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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by nanacat » Mon Dec 29, 2025 6:34 pm

lutecat wrote:
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I'm serious too. Its not what you're thinking.
Haha okay, so what is it?
Its a restaurant. Honestly its been about 15 years. But a cock of the walk was an old way of calling someone the Man.
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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by grizzh8r » Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:48 am

+1 for the country music HOF and the Ryman.

Also, I make a point to always hit up Jack's on Broadway for BBQ at least once every time I'm in Nashvegas. Best smoked pork shoulder I've EVER had. And the portions are stupid; you get your money's worth, no doubt! Perfect hole in the wall BBQ joint.

Parlor Doughnuts is pretty good, as is the breakfast at The Row Kitchen & Pub. Both within easy walking distance of the main area around Vanderbilt ( just a bit east). I've stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt on Broadway closer to Vandy than to the Downtown music district where Jack's and Assembly Food Hall is located.


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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by BobcatDel » Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:59 am

Boy your time is so limited…you are gonna have to focus on only a couple things.

The Country Music HOF, Johnny Cash Museum and Ryman tour have been mentioned multiple times and I concur. These are all downtown so easily doable if staying DT.

About 20 min ride from DT, right now the Gaylord Opry Hotel and Convention Center is massive. They have all their Christmas lights up and the annual ICE show is on…6000 blocks of ice carved into Charlie Brown Christmas village this year….closing with nativity scene ice carvings. Lights inside are pretty.

Get tickets online if you can. Some tours are timed like ice show…I mean your pass allows you in at a set time just to spread out the crowd.

Tennessee is known for whiskey and BBQ so pick one of BBQ joints folks mentioned I have none to add. Southern fried chicken is excellent and Hattie Bs or Princes Chicken you won’t go wrong. I thought the Jack Daniels tour was too expensive so passed on that and you won’t have time to drive out to smaller local distilleries that are a “piece” away.

If more of burger and brat person and into brew tasting, I enjoy The Pharmacy. It has about 4 burgers on menu and 3 brats/wurst…that’s it!…guess a couple vegetarian entries too. But all are tasty with way too many fries!!! Rustic setting! Service is quick if not peak hours…we arrived about 5:15 last night and got right in. By 6:15 it was packed with waiting line. The other thing I like is that they are not a brewery but they have about 30 craft beers from local breweries and they rotate beers. So you can sample the local fare. Reasonable price for large families. But I am sure those recommended by others work too.



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by nanacat » Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:32 pm

BobcatDel wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:59 am
Boy your time is so limited…you are gonna have to focus on only a couple things.

The Country Music HOF, Johnny Cash Museum and Ryman tour have been mentioned multiple times and I concur. These are all downtown so easily doable if staying DT.

About 20 min ride from DT, right now the Gaylord Opry Hotel and Convention Center is massive. They have all their Christmas lights up and the annual ICE show is on…6000 blocks of ice carved into Charlie Brown Christmas village this year….closing with nativity scene ice carvings. Lights inside are pretty.

Get tickets online if you can. Some tours are timed like ice show…I mean your pass allows you in at a set time just to spread out the crowd.

Tennessee is known for whiskey and BBQ so pick one of BBQ joints folks mentioned I have none to add. Southern fried chicken is excellent and Hattie Bs or Princes Chicken you won’t go wrong. I thought the Jack Daniels tour was too expensive so passed on that and you won’t have time to drive out to smaller local distilleries that are a “piece” away.

If more of burger and brat person and into brew tasting, I enjoy The Pharmacy. It has about 4 burgers on menu and 3 brats/wurst…that’s it!…guess a couple vegetarian entries too. But all are tasty with way too many fries!!! Rustic setting! Service is quick if not peak hours…we arrived about 5:15 last night and got right in. By 6:15 it was packed with waiting line. The other thing I like is that they are not a brewery but they have about 30 craft beers from local breweries and they rotate beers. So you can sample the local fare. Reasonable price for large families. But I am sure those recommended by others work too.
Yes, very quick trip unfortunately. Maybe next year we can take more time :wink:
Thanks for the suggestions, all of you! Going to have to prioritize for sure. Thinking BBQ is a must do, and though I'm not a beer drinker, my son likes craft brews so we'll have to find a place that has both! Sure looking forward to it!



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by BobcatDel » Tue Dec 30, 2025 1:11 pm

nanacat wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:32 pm
BobcatDel wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:59 am
Boy your time is so limited…you are gonna have to focus on only a couple things.

The Country Music HOF, Johnny Cash Museum and Ryman tour have been mentioned multiple times and I concur. These are all downtown so easily doable if staying DT.

About 20 min ride from DT, right now the Gaylord Opry Hotel and Convention Center is massive. They have all their Christmas lights up and the annual ICE show is on…6000 blocks of ice carved into Charlie Brown Christmas village this year….closing with nativity scene ice carvings. Lights inside are pretty.

Get tickets online if you can. Some tours are timed like ice show…I mean your pass allows you in at a set time just to spread out the crowd.

Tennessee is known for whiskey and BBQ so pick one of BBQ joints folks mentioned I have none to add. Southern fried chicken is excellent and Hattie Bs or Princes Chicken you won’t go wrong. I thought the Jack Daniels tour was too expensive so passed on that and you won’t have time to drive out to smaller local distilleries that are a “piece” away.

If more of burger and brat person and into brew tasting, I enjoy The Pharmacy. It has about 4 burgers on menu and 3 brats/wurst…that’s it!…guess a couple vegetarian entries too. But all are tasty with way too many fries!!! Rustic setting! Service is quick if not peak hours…we arrived about 5:15 last night and got right in. By 6:15 it was packed with waiting line. The other thing I like is that they are not a brewery but they have about 30 craft beers from local breweries and they rotate beers. So you can sample the local fare. Reasonable price for large families. But I am sure those recommended by others work too.
Yes, very quick trip unfortunately. Maybe next year we can take more time :wink:
Thanks for the suggestions, all of you! Going to have to prioritize for sure. Thinking BBQ is a must do, and though I'm not a beer drinker, my son likes craft brews so we'll have to find a place that has both! Sure looking forward to it!
Just an FYI. We did buy ice show online just because we had small kids and we wanted to insure entry time.

The Ryman Auditorium tours are sold out until January per online…..but we walked up to ticket window and they let us buy tickets.



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by nanacat » Tue Dec 30, 2025 2:18 pm

BobcatDel wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 1:11 pm
nanacat wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:32 pm
BobcatDel wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:59 am
Boy your time is so limited…you are gonna have to focus on only a couple things.

The Country Music HOF, Johnny Cash Museum and Ryman tour have been mentioned multiple times and I concur. These are all downtown so easily doable if staying DT.

About 20 min ride from DT, right now the Gaylord Opry Hotel and Convention Center is massive. They have all their Christmas lights up and the annual ICE show is on…6000 blocks of ice carved into Charlie Brown Christmas village this year….closing with nativity scene ice carvings. Lights inside are pretty.

Get tickets online if you can. Some tours are timed like ice show…I mean your pass allows you in at a set time just to spread out the crowd.

Tennessee is known for whiskey and BBQ so pick one of BBQ joints folks mentioned I have none to add. Southern fried chicken is excellent and Hattie Bs or Princes Chicken you won’t go wrong. I thought the Jack Daniels tour was too expensive so passed on that and you won’t have time to drive out to smaller local distilleries that are a “piece” away.

If more of burger and brat person and into brew tasting, I enjoy The Pharmacy. It has about 4 burgers on menu and 3 brats/wurst…that’s it!…guess a couple vegetarian entries too. But all are tasty with way too many fries!!! Rustic setting! Service is quick if not peak hours…we arrived about 5:15 last night and got right in. By 6:15 it was packed with waiting line. The other thing I like is that they are not a brewery but they have about 30 craft beers from local breweries and they rotate beers. So you can sample the local fare. Reasonable price for large families. But I am sure those recommended by others work too.
Yes, very quick trip unfortunately. Maybe next year we can take more time :wink:
Thanks for the suggestions, all of you! Going to have to prioritize for sure. Thinking BBQ is a must do, and though I'm not a beer drinker, my son likes craft brews so we'll have to find a place that has both! Sure looking forward to it!
Just an FYI. We did buy ice show online just because we had small kids and we wanted to insure entry time.

The Ryman Auditorium tours are sold out until January per online…..but we walked up to ticket window and they let us buy tickets.
Good to know, thanks!



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by grizzh8r » Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:37 pm

BobcatDel wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 11:59 am
Boy your time is so limited…you are gonna have to focus on only a couple things.

The Country Music HOF, Johnny Cash Museum and Ryman tour have been mentioned multiple times and I concur. These are all downtown so easily doable if staying DT.

About 20 min ride from DT, right now the Gaylord Opry Hotel and Convention Center is massive. They have all their Christmas lights up and the annual ICE show is on…6000 blocks of ice carved into Charlie Brown Christmas village this year….closing with nativity scene ice carvings. Lights inside are pretty.

Get tickets online if you can. Some tours are timed like ice show…I mean your pass allows you in at a set time just to spread out the crowd.

Tennessee is known for whiskey and BBQ so pick one of BBQ joints folks mentioned I have none to add. Southern fried chicken is excellent and Hattie Bs or Princes Chicken you won’t go wrong. I thought the Jack Daniels tour was too expensive so passed on that and you won’t have time to drive out to smaller local distilleries that are a “piece” away.

If more of burger and brat person and into brew tasting, I enjoy The Pharmacy. It has about 4 burgers on menu and 3 brats/wurst…that’s it!…guess a couple vegetarian entries too. But all are tasty with way too many fries!!! Rustic setting! Service is quick if not peak hours…we arrived about 5:15 last night and got right in. By 6:15 it was packed with waiting line. The other thing I like is that they are not a brewery but they have about 30 craft beers from local breweries and they rotate beers. So you can sample the local fare. Reasonable price for large families. But I am sure those recommended by others work too.
Oh yeah, how could I forget! The Gaylord Opryland Hotel is so cool. The indoor atriums are amazing - can't even remember how many there are - and there's even a lazy river with boat rides, iirc. It's quite the place. Haven't been there for over 20 years, but I'm sure it isn't any different...


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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by kwcat » Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:35 am

Roberts Western world. Where BR549 got their start. Get a PBR pounder, fried bologna sandwich, Lays potato chips, and a moon pie for six bucks.



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by kwcat » Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:38 am

grizzh8r wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:48 am
+1 for the country music HOF and the Ryman.

Also, I make a point to always hit up Jack's on Broadway for BBQ at least once every time I'm in Nashvegas. Best smoked pork shoulder I've EVER had. And the portions are stupid; you get your money's worth, no doubt! Perfect hole in the wall BBQ joint.

Parlor Doughnuts is pretty good, as is the breakfast at The Row Kitchen & Pub. Both within easy walking distance of the main area around Vanderbilt ( just a bit east). I've stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt on Broadway closer to Vandy than to the Downtown music district where Jack's and Assembly Food Hall is located.
Jack’s BBQ used to be a couple doors down from Tootsies It’s been sold and is no longer on Broadway. There are two other locations though.



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by grizzh8r » Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:42 am

kwcat wrote:
Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:38 am
grizzh8r wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:48 am
+1 for the country music HOF and the Ryman.

Also, I make a point to always hit up Jack's on Broadway for BBQ at least once every time I'm in Nashvegas. Best smoked pork shoulder I've EVER had. And the portions are stupid; you get your money's worth, no doubt! Perfect hole in the wall BBQ joint.

Parlor Doughnuts is pretty good, as is the breakfast at The Row Kitchen & Pub. Both within easy walking distance of the main area around Vanderbilt ( just a bit east). I've stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt on Broadway closer to Vandy than to the Downtown music district where Jack's and Assembly Food Hall is located.
Jack’s BBQ used to be a couple doors down from Tootsies It’s been sold and is no longer on Broadway. There are two other locations though.
Wow, when did that happen? I was just there in February or March...


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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by kwcat » Wed Dec 31, 2025 6:06 am

grizzh8r wrote:
Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:42 am
kwcat wrote:
Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:38 am
grizzh8r wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:48 am
+1 for the country music HOF and the Ryman.

Also, I make a point to always hit up Jack's on Broadway for BBQ at least once every time I'm in Nashvegas. Best smoked pork shoulder I've EVER had. And the portions are stupid; you get your money's worth, no doubt! Perfect hole in the wall BBQ joint.

Parlor Doughnuts is pretty good, as is the breakfast at The Row Kitchen & Pub. Both within easy walking distance of the main area around Vanderbilt ( just a bit east). I've stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt on Broadway closer to Vandy than to the Downtown music district where Jack's and Assembly Food Hall is located.
Jack’s BBQ used to be a couple doors down from Tootsies It’s been sold and is no longer on Broadway. There are two other locations though.
Wow, when did that happen? I was just there in February or March...
A friend’s favorite place too. He said recent

https://jacksbarbque.com/416-broadway-downtown



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by BlackJack » Thu Jan 01, 2026 12:28 pm

grizzh8r wrote:
Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:42 am
kwcat wrote:
Wed Dec 31, 2025 12:38 am
grizzh8r wrote:
Tue Dec 30, 2025 12:48 am
+1 for the country music HOF and the Ryman.

Also, I make a point to always hit up Jack's on Broadway for BBQ at least once every time I'm in Nashvegas. Best smoked pork shoulder I've EVER had. And the portions are stupid; you get your money's worth, no doubt! Perfect hole in the wall BBQ joint.

Parlor Doughnuts is pretty good, as is the breakfast at The Row Kitchen & Pub. Both within easy walking distance of the main area around Vanderbilt ( just a bit east). I've stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn Vanderbilt on Broadway closer to Vandy than to the Downtown music district where Jack's and Assembly Food Hall is located.
Jack’s BBQ used to be a couple doors down from Tootsies It’s been sold and is no longer on Broadway. There are two other locations though.
Wow, when did that happen? I was just there in February or March...
I was there in Feb and stopped in too … but it closed this summer.



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by JDoub » Thu Jan 01, 2026 2:37 pm

more for the foodies -

there’s an area of Nashville not to far from Vandy - 12th South that has some of the best in a small area -

The Buttermilk Ranch - once rated the best restaurant in the country - southern comfort food with creativity. Tried to walk in there about a month ago but it was a 2 hour wait & I had a plane to catch. You can put your name on a waitlist online tho

Five Daughters - best doughnuts I’ve ever had

Frothy Monkey - local fav, spirits in coffee
Edley’s BBQ
The Henry
bartaco
Urbangrub
Ladybird Taco
Martin’s BBQ
the Locust
Postino

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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by cats_thirdeye » Thu Jan 01, 2026 7:07 pm

We found a cheap flight to Memphis, less than half what it would take to get us to Nashville and with better times Get in tomorrow evening but our group of 10 or so aren't arriving until Sunday. So we decided to stay 2 nights there since we haven't been. Would easily trade 2 nights of honky tonk for Blues. Staying downtown near Beale St. Want to get to the National Civil Rights Museum. Any other suggestions for Memphis from those that have been?



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by jhopmsu79 » Fri Jan 02, 2026 5:43 pm

Dave Ramsey Show on Monday at 1pm. Over in Brentwood. I know it's pushing it on gameday but I have been listening to his show for 20 years!



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by RickRund » Sat Jan 03, 2026 12:31 pm

jhopmsu79 wrote:
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Dave Ramsey Show on Monday at 1pm. Over in Brentwood. I know it's pushing it on gameday but I have been listening to his show for 20 years!
So he is based out of Tennessee?


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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by jhopmsu79 » Sat Jan 03, 2026 12:41 pm

In Brentwood just outside of Nashville



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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by CodyCat » Sat Jan 03, 2026 12:48 pm

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Fri Jan 02, 2026 5:43 pm
Dave Ramsey Show on Monday at 1pm. Over in Brentwood. I know it's pushing it on gameday but I have been listening to his show for 20 years!
Don’t tell him you used a credit card to get to Nashville. :D


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Re: Must see, must eat in Nashville?

Post by RickRund » Sat Jan 03, 2026 12:55 pm

CodyCat wrote:
Sat Jan 03, 2026 12:48 pm
jhopmsu79 wrote:
Fri Jan 02, 2026 5:43 pm
Dave Ramsey Show on Monday at 1pm. Over in Brentwood. I know it's pushing it on gameday but I have been listening to his show for 20 years!
Don’t tell him you used a credit card to get to Nashville. :D
:lol: :lol:


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