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Where to Celebrate Happy Hour in Nashville

Who doesn’t want a deal on drinks and snacks?

by Jackie Gutierrez-Jones and Eater Staff Updated
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| pH Craft Cocktails
by Jackie Gutierrez-Jones and Eater Staff Updated

Some days call for a drink. Whether you’re unwinding after a long work week, catching up with friends, or watching your favorite game, it’s hard to beat a great happy hour spot where discounted food and drink abound. Luckily there’s no shortage of tempting happy hour options in Nashville, from swank hotel bars to neighborhood favorites and everything in between. Here are 15 of the best in town right now.

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Cafe Roze

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In East Nashville, Cafe Roze is holding it down with its Salt and Spirit happy hour Monday through Friday 4 to 6 p.m. Order from six different varieties of martinis for $8 each and glasses of prosecco for $5. Pair them with $1.75 oysters in a preserved lemon mignonette, $5 crudite, and $3 fries.

1115 Porter Rd, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 645-9100
(615) 645-9100

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Lockeland Table

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Lockeland Table’s Community Hour includes $4 drafts, $7 cocktail specials, and $7 snacks such as crispy pork belly tacos, Queso Fondito, and Tennshootoe ham and cheese arancini. There’s also an $8.50 kids’ menu. It’s all available from Monday through Saturday 4 to 6 p.m., with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the PTOs of schools in and around Nashville.

1520 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 228-4864
(615) 228-4864

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Black Rabbit

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The Farm House owner Trey Cioccia’s Printer’s Alley cocktail den is an ode to a bygone era, both in menu and decor. Black Rabbit’s happy hour is Monday through Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., offering $5 cocktails, two-for-one cans of beer, and sometimes even live music.

218 3rd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 891-2380
(615) 891-2380
Cocktails and plates of food.
A spread of food and drinks.
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Parlour Bar

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Tucked right next to the entrance of the Dream Hotel, the cozy and plush Parlour Bar hosts happy hour Monday to Thursday 4 to 6 p.m. Along with two-for-one cocktails, grab $6 deviled eggs and $15 hot chicken sandwiches, burgers, warm crab dip, and spinach and artichoke dip.

210 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 622-0600
(615) 622-0600

Makeready

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Happy hour at Noelle’s below-street-level bar is choose-your-own-adventure. If golden hour drinks are your thing, you can find half-price wine, cocktails, and $7 to $10 bites Tuesday through Thursday 5 to 7 p.m. If you’re into nightcaps, the downtown Makeready offers the same special Thursday through Saturday 8 to 11 p.m.

200 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 610-7835
(615) 610-7835

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Bringle’s Smoking Oasis

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When the Nashville weather behaves, the sunny, breezy lawn at Bringle’s Smoking Oasis is the right call. A sibling to Peg Leg Porker BBQ, this Nations barbecue restaurant has massive TVs blasting the big game and cornhole to play while you down $5 Fireball shots and $20 domestic buckets of beer available all day, every day. But Thursday and Friday 4 to 7 p.m. you can also take $1 off drafts, well liquor, and the Pork and Stormy mule cocktail on tap.

4901 Centennial Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 583-8886
(615) 583-8886

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Layer Cake

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Get a jump on the raucous downtown action with happy hour at Layer Cake, a fevered Barbie’s Dreamhouse right off Broadway. Specials run Monday through Thursday 3 to 6 p.m. on each of the venue's four floors, including $9 signature cocktails, $4 domestic beers, $5 house wine by the glass, and half off select appetizers like loaded duck fat tater tots, Buffalo chicken egg rolls, and hummus.

127 3rd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 988-7698
(615) 988-7698

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Thistle & Rye

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The Conrad’s half indoor, half outdoor bar in the West End makes a seriously good cocktail — and Wednesday through Sunday 4 to 6 p.m. you can try a weekly rotating specialty drink for $10. Cushion the booze with reduced-price apps like $8 bao buns and secret burger.

1620 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 327-8000
(615) 327-8000

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The Dutch

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Andrew Carmellini’s Nashville location of New York City restaurant the Dutch celebrates Social Hour at the bar only with a surprisingly robust menu of cocktail specials, wines by the glass, and a number of dishes under $10, including $2 oysters on the half shell with mignonette. Social hour is on Monday through Friday 5 to 7 p.m.

300 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 379-9000
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Hathorne

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Hathorne’s Joyful Hour takes place in West Nashville Tuesday through Saturday 5 to 6 p.m. Find $8 classics, $10 signature cocktails, $2 off all glasses of wine, $10 off all bottles of wine, and $5 beers. Bar munchies at the former fellowship hall include marinated warm olives for $6, cheese fondue and focaccia bites for $7, and sorghum chicken and pickles for $9.

4708 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209
(629) 888-4917
(629) 888-4917
Bar seating and low-top tables in a large dining room.
The interior of Hathorne.
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Commons Club

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The ground-floor bar at Virgin Hotels Nashville is the rare unicorn of happy hours, offering discounted food and beverages every single day of the week from 5 to 7 p.m. Grab a $5 draft or $10 Aperol spritz or margarita to go with the dollar oysters on special. Afterward, head up to the rooftop pool to take in the expansive views of downtown at sunset.

1 Music Square W, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 808-8888
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Pastaria

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For an Italian twist on early evening cocktails, Pastaria delivers with select apps, pies, and pasta priced under $20. Kids can also get a piece of the action with all children’s menu items priced at $10. On the drink menu: $8 glasses of house wine and draft prosecco, $11 Old Fashioneds and Aperol spritzes, and $4 draft beer. Happy hour runs Sunday through Thursday 5 to 6 p.m.

8 City Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 915-1866
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STK Steakhouse

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This clubby steakhouse in the Gulch caters to both early birds and late-night warriors with happy hour Monday through Friday 3 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday 2 to 5 p.m., and Sunday to Thursday 10 p.m. to close. Fill up on a $3-$6-$9 menu that includes tater tots, oysters on the half shell, short rib quesadillas, Japanese wagyu tacos, popcorn chicken, signature cocktails, and bottles of Chimay.

700 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 619-3500
(615) 619-3500

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pH Craft Cocktails

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Wedgewood-Houston resident and first-time restaurant owner Marcus Capehart set up shop in mixed-use Six10 Merritt at the Finery in the summer of 2019, and pH Craft Cocktails is a fine destination for creative cocktails and food from fried green beans to cheeseboards. Happy hour is a strong one: Wednesday through Friday 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday 6 to 8 p.m. with $8 cocktails and $6 small plates.

1249 Martin St, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 600-5551
(615) 600-5551

Sinema

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Doing happy hour in Sinema’s lounge feels like being a star in a glamorous Hollywood movie. The scenery isn’t the only reason to check out the former Melrose Theater’s happy hour — Tuesday through Friday 5 to 7 p.m. you’ll find $8 classic cocktails, $7 select wine, and $5 draft beer in the upstairs lounge.

2600 8th Ave S Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 942-7746
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Cafe Roze

1115 Porter Rd, Nashville, TN 37206

In East Nashville, Cafe Roze is holding it down with its Salt and Spirit happy hour Monday through Friday 4 to 6 p.m. Order from six different varieties of martinis for $8 each and glasses of prosecco for $5. Pair them with $1.75 oysters in a preserved lemon mignonette, $5 crudite, and $3 fries.

1115 Porter Rd, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 645-9100
(615) 645-9100

Lockeland Table

1520 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206

Lockeland Table’s Community Hour includes $4 drafts, $7 cocktail specials, and $7 snacks such as crispy pork belly tacos, Queso Fondito, and Tennshootoe ham and cheese arancini. There’s also an $8.50 kids’ menu. It’s all available from Monday through Saturday 4 to 6 p.m., with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the PTOs of schools in and around Nashville.

1520 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 228-4864
(615) 228-4864

Black Rabbit

218 3rd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37201

The Farm House owner Trey Cioccia’s Printer’s Alley cocktail den is an ode to a bygone era, both in menu and decor. Black Rabbit’s happy hour is Monday through Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., offering $5 cocktails, two-for-one cans of beer, and sometimes even live music.

218 3rd Ave N, Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 891-2380
(615) 891-2380
Cocktails and plates of food.
A spread of food and drinks.
The Black Rabbit

Parlour Bar

210 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219

Tucked right next to the entrance of the Dream Hotel, the cozy and plush Parlour Bar hosts happy hour Monday to Thursday 4 to 6 p.m. Along with two-for-one cocktails, grab $6 deviled eggs and $15 hot chicken sandwiches, burgers, warm crab dip, and spinach and artichoke dip.

210 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 622-0600
(615) 622-0600

Makeready

200 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219

Happy hour at Noelle’s below-street-level bar is choose-your-own-adventure. If golden hour drinks are your thing, you can find half-price wine, cocktails, and $7 to $10 bites Tuesday through Thursday 5 to 7 p.m. If you’re into nightcaps, the downtown Makeready offers the same special Thursday through Saturday 8 to 11 p.m.

200 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 610-7835
(615) 610-7835

Bringle’s Smoking Oasis

4901 Centennial Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209

When the Nashville weather behaves, the sunny, breezy lawn at Bringle’s Smoking Oasis is the right call. A sibling to Peg Leg Porker BBQ, this Nations barbecue restaurant has massive TVs blasting the big game and cornhole to play while you down $5 Fireball shots and $20 domestic buckets of beer available all day, every day. But Thursday and Friday 4 to 7 p.m. you can also take $1 off drafts, well liquor, and the Pork and Stormy mule cocktail on tap.

4901 Centennial Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 583-8886
(615) 583-8886

Layer Cake

127 3rd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37201

Get a jump on the raucous downtown action with happy hour at Layer Cake, a fevered Barbie’s Dreamhouse right off Broadway. Specials run Monday through Thursday 3 to 6 p.m. on each of the venue's four floors, including $9 signature cocktails, $4 domestic beers, $5 house wine by the glass, and half off select appetizers like loaded duck fat tater tots, Buffalo chicken egg rolls, and hummus.

127 3rd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 988-7698
(615) 988-7698

Thistle & Rye

1620 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203

The Conrad’s half indoor, half outdoor bar in the West End makes a seriously good cocktail — and Wednesday through Sunday 4 to 6 p.m. you can try a weekly rotating specialty drink for $10. Cushion the booze with reduced-price apps like $8 bao buns and secret burger.

1620 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 327-8000
(615) 327-8000

The Dutch

300 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203

Andrew Carmellini’s Nashville location of New York City restaurant the Dutch celebrates Social Hour at the bar only with a surprisingly robust menu of cocktail specials, wines by the glass, and a number of dishes under $10, including $2 oysters on the half shell with mignonette. Social hour is on Monday through Friday 5 to 7 p.m.

300 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 379-9000
(615) 379-9000

Hathorne

4708 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209

Hathorne’s Joyful Hour takes place in West Nashville Tuesday through Saturday 5 to 6 p.m. Find $8 classics, $10 signature cocktails, $2 off all glasses of wine, $10 off all bottles of wine, and $5 beers. Bar munchies at the former fellowship hall include marinated warm olives for $6, cheese fondue and focaccia bites for $7, and sorghum chicken and pickles for $9.

4708 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209
(629) 888-4917
(629) 888-4917
Bar seating and low-top tables in a large dining room.
The interior of Hathorne.
Sam Angel/Eater Nashville

Commons Club

1 Music Square W, Nashville, TN 37203

The ground-floor bar at Virgin Hotels Nashville is the rare unicorn of happy hours, offering discounted food and beverages every single day of the week from 5 to 7 p.m. Grab a $5 draft or $10 Aperol spritz or margarita to go with the dollar oysters on special. Afterward, head up to the rooftop pool to take in the expansive views of downtown at sunset.

1 Music Square W, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 808-8888
(615) 808-8888

Pastaria

8 City Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209

For an Italian twist on early evening cocktails, Pastaria delivers with select apps, pies, and pasta priced under $20. Kids can also get a piece of the action with all children’s menu items priced at $10. On the drink menu: $8 glasses of house wine and draft prosecco, $11 Old Fashioneds and Aperol spritzes, and $4 draft beer. Happy hour runs Sunday through Thursday 5 to 6 p.m.

8 City Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 915-1866
(615) 915-1866

STK Steakhouse

700 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203

This clubby steakhouse in the Gulch caters to both early birds and late-night warriors with happy hour Monday through Friday 3 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday 2 to 5 p.m., and Sunday to Thursday 10 p.m. to close. Fill up on a $3-$6-$9 menu that includes tater tots, oysters on the half shell, short rib quesadillas, Japanese wagyu tacos, popcorn chicken, signature cocktails, and bottles of Chimay.

700 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 619-3500
(615) 619-3500

pH Craft Cocktails

1249 Martin St, Nashville, TN 37203

Wedgewood-Houston resident and first-time restaurant owner Marcus Capehart set up shop in mixed-use Six10 Merritt at the Finery in the summer of 2019, and pH Craft Cocktails is a fine destination for creative cocktails and food from fried green beans to cheeseboards. Happy hour is a strong one: Wednesday through Friday 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday 6 to 8 p.m. with $8 cocktails and $6 small plates.

1249 Martin St, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 600-5551
(615) 600-5551

Sinema

2600 8th Ave S Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37204

Doing happy hour in Sinema’s lounge feels like being a star in a glamorous Hollywood movie. The scenery isn’t the only reason to check out the former Melrose Theater’s happy hour — Tuesday through Friday 5 to 7 p.m. you’ll find $8 classic cocktails, $7 select wine, and $5 draft beer in the upstairs lounge.

2600 8th Ave S Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 942-7746
(615) 942-7746

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