Ever sinceThe Patterson Houseintroduced Nashvillians to the concept of a properly construct craft cocktail presented by a barkeeper with a sincere pursuit in the ingredients and techniques of classic mixology , new bars have sprouted up all over Ithiel Town that really sell something other than Fireball shots to patron used to elbowing their way to the front of the madding bunch . Here ’s a tilt of the latest and dandy spot to find something newfangled to drink , shaken or stirred .
Bar Luca
This East Nashville vicinity hang has quick become the position to gather after a hard 24-hour interval ’s work to make certain that Nashville maintain its status as an " It City . " The tight menu rotate around classic cocktails made using top - shelf disembodied spirit . Yes , there ’s a daiquiri and a margarita list , but these are the historical versions that Hemingway sip on . Do n’t appear for a liquidizer behind the bar , you wo n’t find one .
Bar Sovereign
You have to do it where you ’re going to feel this diminutive cocktail emporium hidden away in a strip mall behind a strip club in SoBro . take care for the minuscule brass star sign at waist grade to locate the door . Once in , dizzying interior decoration stimulates the eye while modernist cocktails tantalise the tongue . The gang ranges from tweed vest - wearing hipsters to fluorescent vest - wearing construction workers sit elbow to elbow at the intimate stripe , enjoying a wide-eyed kitchen stove of drinks from esoteric cocktails to tinned beers .
Bastion
Josh Habiger and the Strategic Hospitality team behind The Patterson House have bring their stain of casual elegance to the burgeoning Wedgewood - Houston neighborhood in the bod of Bastion , a new drinking and dining finish adjacent to the railroad caterpillar track that often block your rapid egress from Downtown via 4th Ave . Do n’t endeavor to beat the train … instead , relax in a sparse , yet comfortable barroom domain that Habiger describes as " an wing of my living way . " Which means he must live in the best flat ever if it has strings of hanging party light bulb and a list of cocktails that includes a creative biff of the daylight like Bastion does .
Old Glory
Not only did Sister Alexis and Britt Soler make one of Nashville ’s most striking crapulence spaces in the honest-to-god boiler way of the former White Way Cleaners , they also advance an an architectural award from the Nashville Metropolitan Historical Commission for the mode they quicken the soar quad into a drop idle gorgeous bar . At the bottom of a sweeping stairway that enters a secret alley through the eye of the building , the Soler sisters and their staff are mixing up a always changing roster of booze - forward cocktails that delve into the humans of tiki and uncommon , voiceless - to - get spirits .
Butcher & Bee
Although the eating place side of Butcher & Bee has been undetermined since the end of last twelvemonth , it ’s recently opened the concealed second - floor bar . Which looks down on the bustling main bar and dining area like a secret skybox with great booze instead of bowl beers . The cocktail menu showcases spirits like mezcal and pisco , which might be unfamiliar to many casual drinkers but which should be a part of any right imbibition repertoire . Paired with some small-scale plates of creative eats , there ’s no better touch in Ithiel Town to expand your roof of the mouth .
Steadfast Commons
A coffeehouse during the mean solar day , Steadfast transforms at nighttime into a cocktail - slinging business district destination . And it ’s not just whipping up any drinks , as these cocktails boast esoteric ingredients including sherries , brandy , and aquavit as well as mint of obscure brown spirits . Many of them are made with coffee – naturally – so you’re able to still keep up the pretence of " meeting for deep brown " when you ’re actually " meeting for a motley swallow with some remnant of coffee berry in it . "
The Hook
For a restaurant that bank on fairly canonical fast - casual fare like wimp and Pisces sandwiches , The Hook sure enough does serve some excellent boozy drinks . Its patio overlooking Franklin Rd is the piazza to look on Nashville drive by while you wassail off an afternoon ordering bathetic frozen cocktails by the twirler or tipple cunning by the decanter through The Hook ’s convenient walk - up bar window . The herbaceous overhead drinkable like lemon , Basil the Great & vodka or thyme , rhubarb plant & gin decidedly dwell up to their smash name , as well .
Inryo Bar
Tucked into the back recess of the popular Otaku Ramen , Inryo Bar is a Japanese whisky saloon modeled after the bars of Tokyo ’s Shinjuku Golden Gai district , where businessmen bask bracing highballs after slurping down bowls of steaming noodles and broth . With a across-the-board selection of Japanese individual malts , choose what to sip or which cocktail to sample can be intimidating . Just say " o - susume , " the drinking equivalent weight of omakase or " chef ’s choice " at the sushi measure , and you ’ll be in good hands .
Skull’s Rainbow Room
of late reborn , the newest avatar of the renowned Printers Alley chophouse , burlesque theatre , and cocktail department store is pull in an entire Modern generation of Nashvillians look to party like their grandpas did back in the ' sixty . The steaks are still blockheaded and racy , and the PG-13 buff - dancing show is still titillating … but it ’s the revivification of the ornate bar and the classic recipes that make Skull ’s stand out over other Downtown boozing establishments . Sign up herefor our daily Nashville e-mail and be the first to get all the food / drink / play the Music City has to offer up .
Bar Luca
Danielle Atkins
Andrew Cebulka
Steadfast Commons
Hook Nashville
Otaku South Ramen
