Bad Idea is a wine bar in East Nashville, Nashville.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Seasonal small plates and a tasting menu
Tip: Bar walk-ins available; named to the New York Times 50 Best Restaurants in 2024.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Walk through Downtown Nashville with five food tastings, lively stories, and sights like the Ryman, Country Music Hall of Fame, Broadway’s honky tonks, and hidden gems...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Experience East Nashville through 5 tastings and stories of resilience, creativity, and community on a guided walking food tour.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Experience the best of Nashville on a bus tour. Visit a local distillery for a guided tour and whiskey tastings, enjoy a meal at a local BBQ joint, and sip on a flight...
Address: 1021 Russell St #101, Nashville, TN 37206
French wine bar and creperie on Gallatin Avenue in East Nashville with 49 wines by the glass, savory crepes, and a tucked-in Parisian-decor room.
Pour49 wines by the glass, rotating French selections
WineFrench by the glass, organic and biodynamic selections
FoodSavory crepes, cheese and charcuterie boards
TipBook the Tuesday night Au Naturel guided tasting for a clear walk-through of natural vs organic vs biodynamic; weekend jazz sets pack the room after 21:00.
Rosemary and Beauty Queen on Forrest Avenue in East Nashville pours natural and orange wines alongside Mediterranean small plates from a tight kitchen.
PourNatural orange wines
WineNatural and orange wines
FoodSnacks and Mediterranean small plates
TipBookings on Resy; the back patio is the best seat. Snacks-only menu Sunday after 21:00.
French wine bar and creperie on Gallatin Avenue in East Nashville with 49 wines by the glass, savory crepes, and a tucked-in Parisian-decor room.
Pour49 wines by the glass, rotating French selections
WineFrench by the glass, organic and biodynamic selections
FoodSavory crepes, cheese and charcuterie boards
TipBook the Tuesday night Au Naturel guided tasting for a clear walk-through of natural vs organic vs biodynamic; weekend jazz sets pack the room after 21:00.
Julia Sullivan's Germantown seafood room in Nashville pours one of the city's deepest by-the-glass wine programmes, with strong growers' Champagne and raw.
PourGrowers' Champagne by the glass
WineGrowers' wines and Champagne
FoodRaw bar and wood-grilled fish
TipBar seats walk in; happy hour 17:00-18:00 runs $1 oysters and discounted.
Le Loup is the downstairs cocktail and wine lounge beneath The Optimist in Germantown, Nashville, with a French-leaning list and the same kitchen's raw bar.
PourBurgundy by the glass
WineFrench and biodynamic
FoodRaw bar and bistro snacks
TipWalk-ins only; same raw bar as The Optimist upstairs at a lower price point and quieter buzz.
Rosemary and Beauty Queen on Forrest Avenue in East Nashville pours natural and orange wines alongside Mediterranean small plates from a tight kitchen.
PourNatural orange wines
WineNatural and orange wines
FoodSnacks and Mediterranean small plates
TipBookings on Resy; the back patio is the best seat. Snacks-only menu Sunday after 21:00.
