White Limozeen ★ 4.3
$$$$16 cocktails, smart casual, no athletic wearHillsboro Village and Belmont{'monday': '16:00-00:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-00:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-00:00', 'thursday': '16:00-01:00', 'friday': '12:00-01:00', 'saturday': '12:00-01:00', 'sunday': '12:00-00:00'}
White Limozeen on the Graduate by Hilton rooftop in midtown Nashville is the pink Dolly Parton bar with a nine-foot Dolly bust, a pool deck and rhinestone booths.
Tip: Reserve via the hotel for the cabana pool deck. Cocktails like the Queen of the Rodeo run $16; the kitchen serves until 22:00.
The Nash Rooftop Lounge ★ 4.2
$$$$15 cocktails, casual chic dressDowntown and SoBro{'monday': '10:00-22:00', 'tuesday': '10:00-22:00', 'wednesday': '10:00-22:00', 'thursday': '10:00-22:00', 'friday': '10:00-00:00', 'saturday': '10:00-00:00', 'sunday': '10:00-22:00'}
The Nash Rooftop Lounge above Printers Alley in downtown Nashville is the ten-story backyard with a retrofitted 1956 Scenicruiser bus, cabanas and a bag-toss lawn.
Tip: Open to the public except the pool. Live music on the backyard stage runs most weekend afternoons; Friday closes at midnight.
The Patterson House ★ 4.6
$$$Downtown and SoBro{'monday': '16:00-01:00', 'tuesday': '16:00-01:00', 'wednesday': '16:00-01:00', 'thursday': '16:00-01:00', 'friday': '16:00-01:00', 'saturday': '16:00-01:00', 'sunday': '16:00-01:00'}
The Patterson House moved from 12 South to a fifth-floor room atop the Voorhees Building in SoBro Nashville. Bartenders build classics behind a velvet curtain.
Tip: Entry through Paseo Place behind the building. Open 16:00 to 01:00 daily; no standing room, parties of six maximum.
Attaboy Nashville ★ 4.6
$$$East Nashville{'monday': '17:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-02:00', 'thursday': '17:00-02:00', 'friday': '16:00-02:00', 'saturday': '16:00-02:00', 'sunday': '17:00-02:00'}
Attaboy Nashville in a concrete shed on McFerrin Avenue is the East Nashville sister of the Eldridge Street original, no menu, dealer's-choice cocktails only.
Tip: Knock to enter, no reservations, parties of six maximum. Open Sunday to Thursday 17:00 to 02:00, Friday and Saturday 16:00.
Old Glory ★ 4.5
$$$Hillsboro Village and Belmont{'monday': '17:00-01:00', 'tuesday': '17:00-01:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-01:00', 'thursday': '17:00-01:00', 'friday': '17:00-01:00', 'saturday': '17:00-01:00', 'sunday': '17:00-01:00'}
Old Glory hides in a 1920s boiler room behind Taco Mamacita in Edgehill Village Nashville. The golden triangle on a black door marks the entrance off the alley.
Tip: Look for the golden triangle on Suite 103 down the alley. Open 17:00 to 01:00 daily; cash and card both accepted.
Play Dance Bar ★ 4.5
$$Hillsboro Village and Belmont{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '20:00-02:00', 'thursday': '20:00-02:00', 'friday': '20:00-03:00', 'saturday': '20:00-03:00', 'sunday': '20:00-02:00'}
Play Dance Bar on Church Street in midtown Nashville is the flagship gay nightclub with three-show drag nights and a dance floor that runs until 03:00 weekends.
Tip: Closed Mon-Tue. Shows at 21:00 and 23:00 Wed-Sun, plus a 01:00 set Fri-Sat. Cover varies by show; cash and card both work.