Dose Cafe and Dram Bar is a cocktail bar restaurant in Inglewood, Nashville.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Why locals love it: Inglewood's Riverside Village corner cafe converts to a wine and cocktail bar after 17:00, with a full bakery few visitors find.
Tip: Brunch on weekends is the secret: full kitchen, on-site pastry, and a quiet patio few visitors find.
Guided tour · 2h 45m
Time-travel & taste-travel on Nashville’s original speakeasy tastes VIP tour. Savor Prohibition-era cocktails and bites while hearing amazing true tales from an unforg...
2 hours
Join a 2-hour interactive cocktail class in Nashville. Learn to make 3 cocktails, enjoy a performative history lesson, and discover local drink history in a speakeasy setting.
Guided tour · 2 hours
Jazz-era joints & hidden gems. Shocking-but-true Prohibition stories. Nashville’s original and best: secrets, scandals, vintage vibes. Small groups. Drink what you lik...
Address: 1400 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37216
Isaac Beard's Centennial Boulevard hot chicken shop in Nashville pioneered the Tender Royale, a chicken tender sandwich on grilled cheese. Family-friendly.
Why locals goCentennial Boulevard location requires the drive, but the Tender Royale (chicken tender on grilled cheese) is the cult Nashville sandwich.
TipClosed Sundays and Mondays. Order ahead online; Tender Royale at Medium is the cult sandwich.
Brian Lea and Leina Horii's Highland Yards counter in East Nashville quietly out-cooks most of Nashville's downtown rooms with okonomiyaki, curry rice.
Why locals goA 40-seat Highland Yards Japanese comfort-food room earned a 2025 Michelin Bib Gourmand and Garden and Gun Hot List in East Nashville.
TipLunch only Wednesday through Sunday. No reservations; queue starts before opening on weekends.
Yeast Nashville's Woodland Street counter in East Nashville bakes Czech-style kolaches with sausage, cheese and fruit fillings since 2014; closes by noon.
Why locals goCzech-style kolaches baked at dawn on Woodland Street, closed by noon every day. Tourists rarely find it; locals know the cherry kolache cult.
TipSausage and cheese kolache plus a cherry kolache and coffee is the canonical lunch order for $8.
Bolton Polk's Main Street hot chicken shop in East Nashville cuts a smaller, darker-fried hot chicken than Hattie B's at half the price. At 624 Main St.
Why locals goThe original family-run Main Street counter is darker-fried and cheaper than Hattie B's, and most tourists never walk to East Nashville for hot chicken.
TipClosed Sundays and Mondays. Tiny counter; takeaway is the move.
I Dream of Weenie's East Nashville Woodland Street school-bus counter in Nashville serves loaded hot dogs with house chili and toppings. At 1108 Woodland St.
Why locals goA converted school bus on Woodland Street serves the city's best loaded hot dogs from a window, with gluten-free buns at no upcharge.
TipCombo with chips and a fountain drink keeps the bill under $11. Gluten-free buns are the same price as regular.
Rosemary and Beauty Queen on Forrest Avenue in East Nashville pours natural and orange wines and Mediterranean small plates from a tight kitchen since 2019.
Why locals goA 30-seat East Nashville natural-wine room with a Mediterranean small-plate menu, rarely on tourist itineraries.
TipReservations on Resy; the back patio is the best seat. Snacks-only menu Sunday after 21:00.
