Bars

Knoxville, Tennessee

Terminal Bar is Knoxville's most beloved dive bar and live music venue — an Old City institution serving the University of Tennessee community and Knoxville's creative class with cheap drinks, eclectic programming, and the authentic character that makes it irreplaceable in a rapidly gentrifying downtown. Its role in anchoring Knoxville's Old City neighborhood's entertainment identity represents the DIY spirit at the heart of Tennessee's smaller music community.

Old City, Knoxville, TN 37902

Lynchburg, Tennessee

The Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg is the source of the world's best-selling American whiskey and an extraordinary tourism destination that combines distillery tours with a bar experience in Moore County — ironically a dry county where Jack Daniel's is produced. The distillery's visitor experience, including barrel-aging warehouse tours and tastings, provides Tennessee whiskey culture at its most authentic and historically significant source.

182 Lynchburg Hwy, Lynchburg, TN 37352

Memphis, Tennessee

Bathtub Gin is Memphis's most acclaimed craft cocktail bar — a Cooper-Young speakeasy-style venue serving sophisticated cocktails to Memphis's most discerning bar customers. Its role in elevating Memphis cocktail culture beyond the frozen daiquiri bars of Beale Street demonstrates the city's growing sophistication as a drinking destination that matches its legendary music heritage.

Cooper-Young, Memphis, TN 38104

Memphis, Tennessee

Railgarten in Midtown Memphis presents a beer garden, roller rink, and live music venue in a converted rail yard entertainment complex.

2166 Central Ave 38104

Nashville, Tennessee

Acme Feed & Seed on Lower Broadway presents multiple floors of live music and a rooftop bar in a converted 1890s feed store overlooking the Cumberland River.

101 Broadway 37201

Nashville, Tennessee

Attaboy Nashville is the celebrated East Village New York cocktail bar's Nashville outpost — an intimate neighborhood bar in East Nashville serving extraordinary off-menu, guest-preference cocktails from an exceptionally talented team that requires no menu, only a description of your taste preferences. Its parent Attaboy in New York's Lower East Side was voted World's Best Bar, and the Nashville location maintains the same philosophy of hospitality-first cocktail culture.

8 McFerrin Ave, Nashville, TN 37206

Nashville, Tennessee

Corsair Artisan Distillery is Nashville's most adventurous craft spirits producer with a tasting room experience — an experimental distillery producing quinoa whiskey, smoked beers, and bizarre experimental spirits that have won more craft spirits awards than any other distillery of its size. Its Wedgewood-Houston tasting room serves Nashville's creative community with the most unique spirits-tasting experience in Tennessee.

601 Merritt Ave, Nashville, TN 37203

Nashville, Tennessee

Fat Bottom Brewing is Nashville's most playfully branded craft brewery taproom — a Germantown establishment producing Queen-themed beers and serving one of Nashville's most welcoming taproom experiences. The brewery's creative naming, excellent beers, and Germantown neighborhood location (Nashville's most architecturally charming historic district) combine to create one of Nashville's most distinctive craft beer experiences.

800 44th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37209

Nashville, Tennessee

Losers Bar & Grill is a beloved Nashville landmark in Midtown — a two-level country music bar with live performances, outdoor rooftop decks, and a high-energy atmosphere. Its proximity to downtown and the Nashville casino entertainment corridor makes it a central stop for bachelor party groups and music city visitors.

1000 Demonbreun Hill 37203

Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee Brew Works is Nashville's most beloved craft brewery — a Wedgewood-Houston establishment producing outstanding ales alongside an exceptional food program in one of Nashville's most creatively interesting emerging neighborhoods. Nashville's craft brewing scene has grown remarkably alongside the city's extraordinary economic boom, and Tennessee Brew Works' commitment to producing genuinely Tennessee-inspired ales creates a craft beer experience authentically rooted in the state's character.

809 Ewing Ave, Nashville, TN 37203

Nashville, Tennessee

The Cash Cafe & Bar at the Johnny Cash Museum on Lower Broadway is a bar and dining venue beneath the museum level, serving classic American food and a cocktail menu themed around Cash's music and life. A distinctive stop on Nashville's Broadway entertainment district for visitors who want more than honky-tonk.

119 3rd Ave S 37201

Nashville, Tennessee

Whiskey Kitchen is Nashville's most comprehensive American whiskey bar — a Gulch establishment with 100+ whiskeys, a full Southern menu, and the atmosphere of a sophisticated Nashville social club. Tennessee's extraordinary whiskey culture, built on Jack Daniel's and George Dickel alongside dozens of newer craft distilleries, finds its most accessible expression at Whiskey Kitchen's expertly curated spirits selection.

118 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203