Nashville hidden bar
Your bartender or server will give you a mini-interview of sorts to get a feel for what kind of cocktail connoisseur you are and what type of tonic will tickle your fancy. The draw here is that the place doesn't have a menu. (You'll have to in order to gain entry.)Īttaboy comes to Music City from New York's Lower East Side, the location of the original establishment. The squat, boxy, whitewashed building on McFerrin Avenue in East Nashville's Edgehill neighborhood doesn't look like much from the outside, but go ahead and knock on the door. And, yes, you'll want to order the empanadas. The large, semi-private booths are great for groups and yet cozy enough for canoodling. The room's rough edges, exposed piping and towering ceiling are softened by a foliage wall and an intimate bar space brimming with garden-fresh ingredients.
You'll descend a curved staircase lined with a decorative gold rail into an industrial space complete with the building's original smokestack. To find this Edgehill Village hideaway, head through the alley behind Taco Mamacita and locate the black door in the middle of a giant gilt triangle. Now, they've brought us Old Glory, housed in what used to be the boiler room of a former steam-cleaning operation - the perfect spot for a speakeasy. These Music City mixologist mavens have been serving us top-notch cocktails since they opened Bar No. Just as we have the brothers, we also have the sisters: Alexis and Britt Soler. This smoky number is a taste bud-tantalizing trifecta with a blast of sweet, salty and bitter. Although it's no longer on the ever-changing menu (but you can still order it), the must-have here will always be the Bacon Old Fashioned. Once inside, you'll find everything you could ever want in speakeasy: dark wood, opulent chandeliers, decadent wallpaper, a huge stash of booze and strict rules against douchebaggery. Visitors congregate in a curtained-off study of sorts until their table or seat in the lounge is ready. The Goldberg brothers (Ben and Max), Nashville's hospitality hotshots, opened The PH in 2009, long before mixology was even a movement in Nashville. The Patterson HouseĪ list of Music City speakeasies has to start with The Patterson House, located on Division Street in the Music Row area. Check out one of the following spots the next time you're looking to switch up your Friday night routine –– and discover the latest Nashville rentals. We've rounded up the best speakeasies in Nashville. But today's speakeasies pay homage to the era, with discreet doors and unassuming structures that hide beautiful spaces where you can belly up to a bar or lounge in plush seat with a carefully crafted cocktail in hand. It's an outdated term since we're (thankfully!) no longer living in the days of prohibition. Tucked amidst Nashville's many music venues and legendary watering holes are some inconspicuous spots for getting your spirits on.