Updated September 2026
Eight bars, chosen on the record: five Spirited Awards nominees, one with Pinnacle Guide pins.
Eleven11 describes itself as a cocktail bar, discotheque and restaurant under one roof on Dickerson Pike in Nashville. The bar runs later than the kitchen, reservations are handled online, and parking is validated inside.
White Limozeen is the rooftop bar and restaurant on the twelfth floor of the Graduate hotel in Midtown Nashville, with views over the city and a menu that gives Southern comfort food a French turn. It is home to the Governor's Pool, with poolside cocktails and cabana reservations in season, and is twenty-one and over after nine.
Coral Club opened in East Nashville in May 2024, founded by four local hospitality and cocktail veterans, and describes itself as a quick respite: cool, calm interiors, a sweeping stone bar and an open-air rooftop meant to feel like a coastal hideaway away from the noise of the city. It pours a wide range of fresh cocktails, non-alcoholic options and a short wine and beer list, with snacks and a daily happy hour until seven. The 2025 Spirited Awards placed it in the U.S. top ten for Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar.
L.A. Jackson is the rooftop bar of the Thompson Nashville, which describes it as craft cocktails and creative small plates in a swanky room high above the Gulch, skyline views with resident DJs and a calendar of events. It opens at five on weekdays and at two on the weekend, with the kitchen closing at midnight. The 2022 Spirited Awards placed it in the U.S. top ten for Best U.S. Hotel Bar.
The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club sits on Gallatin Pike in East Nashville, a few doors from Tiger Bar on the same stretch, and serves its full menu across every hour it is open.
Tiger Bar describes itself as a 1930s sideshow inspired gin joint, on the East Nashville stretch of Gallatin Pike. It opens three nights a week and is strictly over 21.
Martha My Dear takes its name from the McCartney song and describes itself as an ode to the craft and camaraderie of the classic neighbourhood bar, owned by longtime friends on Gallatin Avenue in East Nashville, with a spirit list posted online and the room available for full and partial buyouts. Open every day from five until one.
Rosemary & Beauty Queen describes itself as a 21-and-over cocktail bar and lounge in East Nashville with rooftop cabanas, happy hour and late-night hours, craft cocktails and patio seating in a converted house on Forrest Avenue. It runs until two on weeknights and three on Friday and Saturday, with the cabanas bookable for groups.
These 8 are the starting point. The full BarMagazine directory covers every listed bar in Nashville, with a map, filters by bar type, and new openings as we verify them.
