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.
Food program: Raw bar and bistro snacks
Tip: Walk-ins only; same raw bar as The Optimist upstairs at a lower price point and quieter buzz.
Address: 1400 Adams Street Nashville, Tennessee 37208
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 bar.
Signature pour: Growers' Champagne by the glass
Wine focus: Growers' wines and Champagne
Food: Raw bar and wood-grilled fish
Tip: Bar seats walk in; happy hour 17:00 to 18:00 runs $1 oysters and discounted pours.
Rosemary and Beauty Queen on Forrest Avenue in East Nashville pours natural and orange wines alongside Mediterranean small plates from a tight kitchen since 2019.
Signature pour: Natural orange wines
Wine focus: Natural and orange wines
Food: Snacks and Mediterranean small plates
Tip: Bookings on Resy; the back patio is the best seat. Snacks-only menu Sunday after 21:00.
Brian Lea's converted East Nashville church running 150 artisan wine selections and seasonal plates. 2025 Michelin American South Sommelier of the Year award.
Signature pour: Whatever the sommelier is geeking out on
Wine focus: 150 artisan selections, natural and classic
Food: Seasonal small plates and a tasting menu
Tip: Bar walk-ins available; named to the New York Times 50 Best Restaurants in 2024.
Strategic Hospitality's downtown wine bar in Nashville opened 2024 inside the former Acme Feed building. Old World leaning list, by-the-glass programme rotates weekly.
Signature pour: By-the-glass list rotates weekly
Wine focus: Old World and natural by the glass
Food: Seasonal plates and pastas
Tip: Stop in for an aperitivo before dinner at one of Strategic's other rooms in walking distance.
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 bar.
Signature pour: Growers' Champagne by the glass
Wine focus: Growers' wines and Champagne
Food: Raw bar and wood-grilled fish
Tip: Bar seats walk in; happy hour 17:00 to 18:00 runs $1 oysters and discounted pours.
