Cocktail Bars in Nashville
12 cocktail bars in Nashville, including eight Spirited Awards nominees and one James Beard nominee.
- White LimozeenRooftop Bar
White Limozeen
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.
101 20th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203Full profile - Eleven11Cocktail Bar
Eleven11
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.
913 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, TNMon-Tue closed; Wed-Sun 5pm-1amFull profile - Pearl DiverTiki Bar
Pearl Diver
At 1008 Gallatin Avenue in East Nashville, Pearl Diver runs a tropical bar and kitchen with a lush patio, plus cabanas and booths that can be reserved. The classics lean on rum and cachaça: a Mai Tai of Appleton Signature and an agricole rhum, a Painkiller and a Novo Fogo Caipirinha. Among the signatures, Banana! Banana! mixes banana-soaked dark rum with Thai tea and arrives on fire, the house Pearl Diver blends rum with spiced honey butter, orange and lime, and El Padrino brings cucumber and serrano to blanco tequila. The kitchen keeps to island flavors, with guava-cane burnt ends and a mojo pork sandwich, plus weekend brunch and Thursday trivia.
1008 Gallatin Ave, Nashville, TN 37206Sun 2pm-12am, Mon-Thu 4pm-12am, Fri 4pm-1am, Sat 2pm-1amFull profile - Coral ClubRooftop Bar
Coral Club
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.
604 Gallatin Avenue, Suite 217, Nashville, TN 37206Daily until 1amFull profile - Old GloryCocktail Bar
Old Glory
Old Glory is an unsigned room in Edgehill, reached by finding the golden triangle off Edgehill Avenue. It takes reservations only for parties of ten or more.
1200 Villa Place, Suite 103, Nashville, TN 37212Daily 5pm-1amFull profile
- Tiger BarPINNACLECocktail Bar
Tiger Bar
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.
2909 Gallatin Pike, Suite B, Nashville, TN 37216Thu-Sat 4pm-lateFull profile - The Fox Bar & Cocktail ClubCocktail Bar
The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club
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.
2905B Gallatin Pike, Nashville, TN 37216Tue-Sun 5pm-12am, Mon closedFull profile - AttaboySpeakeasy
Attaboy
Attaboy Nashville is the Nashville outpost of the New York original on Eldridge Street, and runs on the same terms: no reservations, first come and first served, and parties of six and under only. It opens seven nights a week, from 5pm Sunday through Thursday and from 4pm on Friday and Saturday.
8 McFerrin Ave, Nashville, TN 37206Sun-Thu 5pm-2am, Fri-Sat 4pm-2amFull profile - L.A. JacksonRooftop Bar
L.A. Jackson
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.
401 11th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203Mon-Thu 5pm-12am, Fri-Sat 2pm-1am, Sun 2pm-12amFull profile 
SpeakeasyThe Patterson House
Open since 2009 and a foundational room in Nashville's cocktail scene, The Patterson House moved in 2025 to the fifth floor of the Bill Voorhees Building on 8th Avenue South, in Midtown. The entrance is on Paseo Place, behind the building.
700 8th Avenue South, Fifth Floor, Nashville, TN 37203Daily 4pm-1amFull profile- Martha My DearCocktail Bar
Martha My Dear
Martha My Dear takes its name from the McCartney song and describes itself as an ode to the craft and camaraderie of the classic neighborhood 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.
2503 Gallatin Avenue, Nashville, TN 37206Daily 5pm-1amFull profile - Rosemary & Beauty QueenCocktail Bar
Rosemary & Beauty Queen
An East Nashville cocktail bar and lounge, strictly 21 and over, spread across three spaces that include a courtyard and a rooftop with private cabanas for groups of seven to ten. All orders are taken at the bar, with no table service, and walk-ins of any size are welcome; reservations are only for parties larger than six. The cocktail list runs from a house Old Fashioned of Angel's Envy and cognac to the Rule of Thirds, with mezcal, Aperol and Ancho Reyes, plus THC drinks and zero-proof options. Food is bar fare such as a double cheeseburger, hot dogs and nachos. Happy hour starts at five every day, dogs are welcome in the courtyard and on the roof, and the bar stays open until three on Friday and Saturday.
1102 Forrest Avenue, Nashville, TN 37206Mon-Thu 5pm-2am, Fri 5pm-3am, Sat 3pm-3amFull profile
More of Nashville
These are the cocktail bars specifically. The full Nashville guide ranks the best bars of every style, and the directory lists all 15 with a map and filters.
