Drinks

Patterson House LA Jackson (roof top) 

The bar atop the new Westin Hotel (roof top)

Germantown depot 

Von elrods beer garden 

Dinner

These prob would be best to have a reservation, but the last two REALLY need one:

City House (my fav restaurant after my family's) 

Virago 

Rolf and Daughters

Catbird Seat 

Kayne Prime 

Chauhan (Indian) 

Moto Henrietta Red 

Tansuo 

Mockingbird 

Urban cowboy 

Gray and Dudley (in the 21c hotel) 

Bastion restaurant (need reservation) 

Catbird Seat (need reservation) 

Trattoria Il mulino 

Lunch/Brunch: 

Monells! They serve lunch at 1. Family style southern food. 

Pancake Pantry 

Biscuit Love 

Martins or Edley’s BBQ 

Princes Hot Chicken or Boltons (don't waste your time at Hattie b's) 

Loveless Cafe (go for brunch....but its pretty far. Worth it though, its famous.) 

The Farmers Market has a lot of cute places and is walking distance from Germantown 

Suzy Wong’s House of Yum's drag brunch. Also happens to be my brothers restaurant. 

The Grilled Cheeserie then walk around Hillsboro village 

Cupcake collection

Going Out

Midtown - this is a very Vandy crowd, but lots of fun. 

Bars: Broadway Brewhouse, Distellery, Losers, Kung Fu, Hopsmith, etc. Theres a lot around this area. 

Hillsboro Village - Cabana, There are a few other dive-y places 

Lower Broadway - Big Bang (Piano Bar), Roberts Western World, The Stage, Tootsies, Acme, FGL 

2nd Ave - I never go out around here but thats where a lot of honkey tonks are. 

Printers Alley - Dive-y kareoke bars: Miss Kellys 

Really fun bars - Pinewood Social, Bastion, Old Glory 

Gay bars: Tribe (best music), Play (drag shows)

Neighborhoods to Explore

East Nashville - 5 Points and around there 

Downtown - Country Music Hall of Fame, the Johnny Cash Museum, Hatch Show Print in the Omni, and the Ryman 

Hillsboro Village - Grilled Cheeserie, Pancake Pantry, the Belcourt 

12th South - this is where Reese Witherspoons store is (Draper James), 5 Daughters Doughnuts, Edleys, Las Paletas, and many other boutiques and stores. 

The Gulch - the Thompson and the Westin downtown. Both have roofs. Go to the roof and have drinks or food. Great views. Fun area to go out and walk around in. Also there are tons of distilleries to look into. Beer and liquor. They are all really fun.

Personal Favs

Yazoo

Tennessee Brew Works

Corsair

Arrington vineyard is great for wine, but far away

A bunch of boutique hotels and rooftop bars/restaurants just opened all around downtown. I haven’t been to them yet, so not sure if they’re good or not.