Lindsey and Dillon
Lindsey and Dillon
Things to Eat + Do
things to eat (restaurants)
asian food
Noko (Asian inspired wood fired)
Smiling Elephant (authentic Thai - it's a Nashville staple)
Present Tense (Japanese izakaya and sake bar)
Sushi Bar (omakase experience. warning: $$$)
Xiao Bao (Asian comfort food - fun fact: we sat next to olivia rodrigo here)
Hawkers (Asian street food)
Otaku Ramen (our neighborhood ramen spot)
Thai Phooket (our neighborhood Thai spot)
O-Ku (sushi + asian fusion)
888 (Japanese restaurant + vinyl lounge)
nashville hot chicken + bbq
Hattie B's (dillon's favorite hot chicken in town)
Edley's Bar-B-Que (Nashville style bbq)
Puckett's ("quintessential Southern experience" with live music + southern food)
Martin's Bar-B-Que (West-Tennessee style whole hog bbq)
tacos + mexican
SATCO (a Vanderbilt student staple and Dan's favorite when he was in law school)
bartaco (some chains are just that good)
Chuy's Tex-Mex (ditto about chains)
breakfast, brunch, + coffee shops
Proper Bagel (actually good bagels + jewish deli vibes)
Pfunky Griddle (make your own pancakes)
Frothy Monkey (favorite chai in town + delicious breakfast)
Fido (the first place lindsey ever ate in Nashville - taylor swift's favorite. many memories)
Dozen Bakery (the best baguette in town)
Noshville (the only real diner in town)
Pancake Pantry (a Nashville tradition)
dessert + treats
The Nashville Sundae Club (sips + scoops)
Bobbie's Dairy Dip (burgers, shakes, and ice cream)
Five Daughters Bakery (donuts)
and more local favorites!
Assembly Food Hall (30+ local nashville restaurants in one food court)
Sixty Vines (sixty wines on tap + delicious food with a view of the ryman)
King Tut's (Egyptian food truck)
Smith & Lentz (brewery + pizza)
Neighbors (sports bar)
Epice (lebanese cuisine)
Elliston Place Soda Shop (an iconic nashville staple)
and thousands more... the food scene is exploding! have fun exploring.
activities + things to do
museums
National Museum of African American Music (our favorite music museum in town)
Country Music Hall of Fame + Museum (be sure to check out the Taylor Swift education center)
Musician's Hall of Fame + Museum
Lane Motor Museum (car museum)
Adventure Science Center (great for kids!)
neighborhoods to explore or shop
Hillsboro Village
12 South
5th & Broadway (+ Assembly Food Hall!)
The Gulch
Pedestrian Bridge (we went on our second date here)
Shoppes on Fatherland
Five Points
Printers Alley (Lindsey lived here from 2017-2020)
Downtown Franklin (where Dillon grew up)
Opryland Gardens
hikes + walks if the weather permits
Radnor Lake
Percy Warner Park + Allée
Centennial Park + Parthenon
Vanderbilt Campus
live music
Listening Room Cafe (songwriters round)
Bluebird Cafe (songwriters rounds)
Station Inn (local bluegrass music)
bars + speakeasies (beyond Broadway)
Puttshack (a mini golf bar. it's as good as it sounds)
LA Jackson (hotel rooftop bar in the gulch)
Up-Down (arcade bar)
Santa's Pub (dive bar with karaoke. a local celeb favorite)
Pearl Diver (tropical food + drinks)
Cross-Eyed Critters Watering Hole (do karaoke with a backup band of animatronic animals - you can't make this up)
Lonnie's Western Room (freshmen at vandy do karaoke here)
White Limozeen (there's a giant pink dolly parton)
breweries
6th & Peabody (yee-haw brewery, ole smokey distillery, daddy's dogs, + white duck tacos)
record + collectible stores
The Great Escape (dillon's favorite shop!)
Vinyl Tap (wax + drafts)
and more!
staying til Tuesday? catch the Preds vs. Golden Knights at Bridgestone Arena (our favorite activity!)
see a movie at the Belcourt Theatre
see a comedy show at Zanie's