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Nashville

Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee. With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. Nashville is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce. In fact, Dell, Nissan, and Amazon have all moved some operations to or near the city. The music is various; major rap artists and rock bands (Jelly Roll, Young Buck, Haystak, Kings of Leon, Paramore, and Ben Folds) claim Nashville as their hometown, and the city is also the epicenter of the contemporary Christian music industry. Nashville has been

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  1. Drink

    3rd and Lindsley

    3rd and Lindsley offers loud country- and blues-rock from local and touring performers.

  2. Drink

    Barista Parlor

    The first in a chain of serious-minded coffee shops, the original is based in East Nashville, Barista Parlor is already a staple for local coffee lovers and has attained a reputation of style and quality.

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    Bongo Java

    The first and most relaxed in a very successful local mini-chain of quirky coffeehouses, Bongo Java is a meeting place for the young, the arty, and the students at Belmont University just across the street. Linger for hours on the huge porch over several cups of their incredibly strong, flavorful coffee, and take advantage of the free computer, Wi-Fi, and chess set use.

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    CREMA

    Popular coffee shop about a mile south of downtown. Known for its hand-crafted coffee creations and their selection of baked goods. Wifi friendly.

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    Category 10 (formerly Wild Horse Saloon)

    Located downtown, it offers line-dancing lessons during the day. A multi-level bar with rooftop deck, it is near quite a few other bars and clubs aimed at country music fans and tourists downtown, most of which tend to be bustling on weekends. Luke Combs' honky-tonk with a reference to a category 10 hurricane.

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    Exit/In

    A standby for mid-level touring bands of all varieties for decades. Check out the names of past performers over the bar.

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    Fido

    A sister-cafe to Bongo Java, Fido offers the same brew as the other Bongo Java locations while also offering an array of breakfast/brunch options. You may even be able to snag discounted day-old bagels to pair with your espresso.

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    Lipstick Lounge

    Opened as a lesbian bar, the lipstick lounge now considers itself "a bar for humans."

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    Mercy Lounge

    Its many red pool tables, large deck, friendly vibe, and live band karaoke nights add to its charm. Often hosts nationally-known indie bands.

  10. Drink

    Roast, Inc.

    8th and Roast

    Service is very courteous, coffee is delicious, and baristas are very knowledgeable.

    8AM-5PM

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    Springwater

    Located next to Centennial Park, this is one of Nashville's most reliable dive bars and often hosts underground and noisy local and touring bands. Once a speakeasy, later a hangout for Jimmy Hoffa, now host to a strange mix of local drunks, slumming Vandy kids, and musicians. Pool table, arcade games, good jukebox, good booker, a cheap beer-only bar, and a large screened-in cement block porch. Don't miss its regular Working Stiffs Jamboree.

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    Station Inn

    A bit of a time warp, especially located in the middle of the now trendy Gulch area of 12th Ave. Its excellent bluegrass and old-time Americana shows have drawn loyal patrons for decades.

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    The Basement

    Intimate (read: cramped); owner and man-around-town Mike Grimes books everything from country singer-songwriters to young noise bands. Above the venue is Grimey's, his record store that consistently is voted best independent record store in Nashville. A non-smoking, 21+ club.

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    The End

    Located just across from Exit/In, it regularly books reliable indie rock bands, both local and nationally known.

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    The Stage

    Good music nightly on the stage at this spacious two-floor honky tonk in the center of downtown Nashville.

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    Tootsie's Orchid Lounge

    Tootsie's is one of the few denizens of lower Broad that looks like it's been there for half a century - and it has. An old honkytonk where many major country stars got their starts.

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    Ugly Mugs Coffee & Tea

    A locally-owned coffee house residing in historic East Nashville, Ugly Mugs brews the local roast Drew's Brews and displays artwork by local artists as well as live music on Saturday nights. Known for serving coffee in a vast collection of quirky and non-cosmetic coffee mugs. Toys available for children. Wifi friendly.

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    Verna Café & Bar (formerly Cafe Coco)

    It isn't a bar, per se, but it does serve beer and remains open 24 hours every day. Expect to find studious Vandy kids, scene-making hipsters, and drunk everybody at night. Located just off Elliston behind the Exit/In.

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    Pete's Dueling Piano Bar

    Decent piano bar, but can be very rowdy at times.

    Sun/Wed/Thu 6:30PM-1AM; Fri-Sat 6:30pm-2AM

  20. Drink

    The Finch

    Dining and cocktails.