The Top 23 Places to Drink in Nashville
The best places to drink in Nashville, by the professional record: Esquire, Food & Wine, and Nashville Scene have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Four Walls comes out on top.
Tiger Bar and Junior hold the next two places. Difford's Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Nashville Scene next.
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- Esquire The Best Bars in America
- Food & Wine The Top 10 Hotel Bars in the US
- Nashville Scene 2025 · Best Elevated Bar Experience · Best of Nashville
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Rank 1. Tiger Bar
Cocktail Bar
- The Pinnacle Guide 1 Pin
- Esquire The Best Bars in America
- Nashville Scene 2024 · Best Theme Bar · Best of Nashville
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- Difford's Guide 5 stars · Difford's Guide
- Esquire Mushroom Martini · The Best Martinis in America
- Nashville Scene 2025 · Best Restaurant and Bar Relocation · Best of Nashville
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- Punch Best New Bartenders · Matthew Izaguirre
- Nashville Scene 2024 · Best New Cocktail Bar · Best of Nashville
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
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Rank 5. Locust
Japanese
Reservations are scarce at this compact Japanese-influenced restaurant, and the walk-in line forms early. Chef Trevor Moran's menu is built around sharing plates with a precision that feels almost theatrical, from beef tartare hand rolls to rotating kakigori shaved into powdery, sculptural blocks. A Michelin star and a James Beard semifinalist nod signal the ambition; the laidback, buzzy room suggests nobody here is taking themselves too seriously.
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- USA Today Restaurants of the Year
- Esquire Seaweed Martini · The Best Martinis in America
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- Esquire The Best Bars in America
- Nashville Scene 2023 · Best Trend For Sake Lovers · Best of Nashville
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- Spirited Awards 2026 · Top 10 Nominee · Best U.S. Hotel Bar
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Hotel Bar – U.S. East
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
- Spirited Awards 2025 · Regional Top 10 Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
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- Nashville Scene 2023 · Best Unique Bar Entertainment: House of WOW · Best of Nashville
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Cocktail Bar – U.S. East
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East
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- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East
- Difford's Guide Difford's Guide
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- Nashville Scene 2023 · Best Girl Dinner · Best of Nashville
- Spirited Awards 2024 · Regional Honoree · Best U.S. Bar Team – U.S. East
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The elongated leaf-shaped island bar, ringed in mustard yellow and sage green stools, sets the tone here: grown-up, art deco, easy jazz in the background. This is a proper cocktail bar where sitting at the counter is the point, not a fallback while you wait for a table. The bartenders are worth watching, and the cocktail menu gives you plenty of reasons to stay put.
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