The Nash Rooftop Lounge ★ 4.2
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$15 cocktails, casual chic dressDowntown And SobroMon-Thu 10:00-22:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-00:00, Sun 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.
TipOpen 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
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Wedgewood HoustonDaily 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.
TipEntry through Paseo Place behind the building. Open 16:00-01:00 daily; no standing room, parties of six maximum.
Attaboy Nashville ★ 4.6
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East NashvilleMon-Thu 17:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00, Sun 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.
TipKnock to enter, no reservations, parties of six maximum. Open Sunday to Thursday 17:00-02:00, Friday and Saturday 16:00.
Old Glory ★ 4.5
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EdgehillDaily 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.
TipLook for the golden triangle on Suite 103 down the alley. Open 17:00-01:00 daily; cash and card both accepted.
Play Dance Bar ★ 4.5
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Hillsboro Village And BelmontWed-Thu 20:00-02:00, Fri-Sat 20:00-03:00, Sun 20:00-02:00. Closed Mon-Tue.
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.
TipClosed 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.
The Lipstick Lounge ★ 4.5
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East NashvilleMon-Fri 18:00-03:00, Sat 17:00-03:00, Sun 18:00-03:00.
The Lipstick Lounge on Woodland Street in East Nashville is the lesbian-owned karaoke bar opened in 2002, a multi-year Best LGBTQ Bar in Nashville Scene polls.
TipKaraoke nightly from 20:00, Sunday from 18:00. Open 18:00 weekdays and 17:00 Saturdays; cash bar plus card.