Nashville
A towering smokestack rises like an altar in a corner of this steampunk speakeasy. Tucked off an alley in Edgehill Village, the space was a laundromat…
Must-see nightlife in Tennessee
Memphis
A favorite Memphis taproom, Wiseacre is in the warehouse district of Binghampton, 5 miles east of downtown. Sample year-round and seasonal craft brews on…
Tennessee
During the popular and free Music in the Vines party (weekends April to October) you might catch co-owner Kix Brooks, of country-music duo Brooks & Dunn,…
East Tennessee
Nicknamed The Holler, this stone-and-wood moonshine distillery – Tennessee's first licensed moonshine maker – appears at first glance to have a Disney…
Nashville
Its entrance at an unassuming warehouse marked by a parked military transport Unimog, this taproom's relatively nondescript external set-up belies the…
Memphis
A massive, countrified adult-play oasis in downtown Memphis, this buzzy spot sits on nearly an acre of junkyard-aesthetic beer garden anchored by the old…
East Nashville
With shelves stacked high with jar upon jar of exotically named teas and spices, this bewitching shop would look quite at home between the wand store and…
Downtown & the Gulch
Nashville's best artisan coffeehouse (coffee $3-7) has enlisted an old stereo shop in the Gulch for its downtown location, and its retro aesthetic is a…
East Nashville
New York City's famed Attaboy is one of the bars credited with the entire modern craft-cocktail movement – its cocktails are accorded near mythological…
East Nashville
An unrepentantly hipster coffee joint (coffee $3.50-6.50) housed inside a huge former transmission shop. Some of America's best beans are put through…
East Nashville
Set behind Nashville's hottest B&B (also bearing the Urban Cowboy name), this bar is hotter than the 16ft-tall double-sided outdoor fireplace and adjacent…
Nashville
This urban coffeehouse (coffee from $4) welcomes visitors with the warm aroma of roasting beans. Beverage favorites include the vanilla-bean latte, a…
Nashville
With large retractable doors and a lofty industrial ceiling, this former auto-repair shop is now a smart java bar, perhaps the hippest member of the…
Tennessee
The produce, all of it organic, is sourced from Tennessee farms at this small and spare juicery in the Factory. The fruit and vegetables are cold-pressed,…
Downtown & the Gulch
One of Nashville's first breweries to feature live music, Tennessee Brew Works continues the ages-old tradition of dancing with a beer in your hand (or at…
Corsair Distillery & Headquarters
Nashville
The post-tour samples at Corsair Distillery are generous – and sometimes 90 proof. This small-batch distiller of gin, rum, whiskey and even absinthe takes…
Nashville
Without a doubt one of Nashville's best spots for artisanal cocktails – so much so that there is often a wait (yes, for a drink at a bar!). There is also…
Nashville
Nashville's beer and home-brewing bulwark, this taproom has 32 rotating taps of the region’s best brews, as well as the equipment to make a few yourself…
East Tennessee
The TasteMakers at this cavernous distillery are akin to carnival barkers as they pour 13 flavors of moonshine for sampling, singing their praises while…
Downtown & the Gulch
On an overcast Sunday, this taproom feels like the Cheers bar. Staff and locals are chatty, and the not-too-hoppy beer is easy to sip over a lazy hour or…
Knoxville
Popular with outdoorsy types coming back from the Urban WIlderness, dog-friendly Alliance's SoKno taproom offers 12 taps, some of which are devoted to…
Nashville
The Bible Belt loosens a notch for this welcoming gay bar and dance club on, of all places, Church St. High-energy drag shows start at 9pm, 11pm and 1am…
East Tennessee
Dubbed 'the Barn,' this big-windowed moonshine distillery and tasting room has a front-row seat on the action at The Island, an outdoor retail and…
Chattanooga
One of the anchors of the newly hip MLK district, this 20-tap microbrewery ironically added a garage door so that it appears that its taproom is housed in…
Nashville
Americano brings something new to the Nashville coffee scene: a great place to hang out. With an eye for design, the owners have crafted a comfortable and…
Knoxville
This marvelous speakeasy, named for a former Knoxville mayor, sits inside a cosy space that served as the library in a former iteration of the Oliver…
East Nashville
Thinker, writers and (web)surfers hunch over laptops in the cavernous interior where the coffee is house-roasted and sacked, and where rocker Robert Plant…
Tennessee
The patio at this primate-themed coffee shop is the perfect place to relax, the buzz of espresso machines whirring behind you. From dawn til dusk, Frothy…
Downtown & the Gulch
You won't be raving about the ambience on any postcards home, but this small (but devoted!) bar in the Gulch is one of Nashville's best for taking a deep…
East Nashville
This neighborhood pub slash brewery specializes in an ever-evolving line-up of experimental suds such as the Winter Sweet Tooth, a barley wine brewed with…
Memphis
Ahoy! The pirate-themed murals here could be sincere or ironic, but it really won't matter after a couple of dark 'n' stormies. Craft cocktails are the…
Tennessee
The scene? Cool jazz on the speakers. Exposed brick as the backdrop. And experienced baristas in natty canvas aprons preparing coffee drinks from beans…
Downtown & the Gulch
This ambitious, four-floor takeover of an old 1875 farm supply warehouse has finally given Nashvillians a reason to go downtown even when family is not…
Downtown & the Gulch
Who says the community gathering place is dead? Just look at the Jackalope patio on a sunny spring afternoon. Named for a mythical antlered rabbit, this…
Downtown & the Gulch
This speakeasy-style bar in Printers Alley offers superb cocktails, upscale eats and a gloriously seedy backstory. First opened in the late 1940s, its…
Springwater Supper Club & Lounge
Nashville
Folks say this smoky dive is Tennessee's oldest bar. We're not sure how to verify that claim, but true or not, how many dives provide a view of the…
Knoxville
This nano-brewery taproom occupies historic building space in NoKno's Emory Place district. The rustic, chipped-concrete warehouse vibe augments a…
Nashville
12 South Taproom is a true neighborhood hangout, with an extensive array of craft beers, an excellent patio and friendly low-key vibes. The rotating taps…
Nashville
A hard-drinking dive bar at heart, Red Door has an extensive beer and liquor selection, and a bar menu featuring staples such as nachos, hot dogs and…
Nashville
This hipster hangout, the first beer hall in Germantown since 1909, plays to the neighborhood's historical roots. The 2200-sq-ft space is gorgeous:…
