A multi-level sports and music bar a half block off Broadway, with more than 60 screens by day and live bands by night.
Barstool Nashville sits at 123 2nd Avenue South, just off the Broadway strip and near the river. It runs as a sports bar by day and a live music room by night across multiple levels, with views toward the old bridge. Per Visit Music City, the venue carries more than 60 TVs and large video walls for game days, then turns the floor over to local bands seven nights a week.
The room
The build is vertical: several levels stacked with screens, bars, and a rooftop reach toward downtown views. The video walls are the daytime centrepiece, and the upper decks open the room to the 2nd Avenue and river sightlines. Yelp reviewers, updated through June 2026, point to the screen count and the rooftop as the two features that separate it from the honky-tonk crowd on Broadway.
The location does the heavy lifting. A half block off Broadway, it gives visitors a sports-first room within steps of the honky-tonk strip, which is a different pitch than the country-music bars next door. Nashville Guru lists it among the city's top sports bars, and the rooftop reach toward the river is the feature reviewers photograph most.
What to order
This is a screens-and-pours room rather than a craft cocktail bar, so keep it to beer, a shot, or a simple highball for a game. The kitchen runs American bar food built for a long sit through a match. On a game day the draw is the seat with the best wall, not the back bar. Expect downtown Nashville pricing on drinks given the location.
The beer-and-shot model fits the room, and the kitchen runs American bar food built for a long sit through a game. On a marquee match the value is the seat with the clearest wall, and the video walls mean almost every seat has a sightline. Drinks carry downtown Nashville pricing, which is the trade for the location.
What regulars say
Reviewers on Yelp, updated through June 2026, point to the screen count and the multi-level layout as the differentiators, and to the rooftop as the reason to climb. The recurring complaint is the volume and the crowd on weekend nights, which is the same note that applies to most of 2nd Avenue. Game-day groups rate it as a reliable place to watch a match near Broadway.
Who it's for
It is for game-day groups, visitors who want sports near Broadway, and anyone who wants a band after the final whistle. It suits a loud, full night out. Skip it if you want a quiet drink, since the volume and the crowd climb fast on weekend nights. For more of the category, see sports bars in Nashville.
Best time to go
Game days and weekend nights are the headline windows, when the screens and the stage both run. Doors open at 4pm midweek and late morning on weekends, so an early Friday seat beats the rush. For more of the category, see our Nashville bar guide and the wider sports bars guide.
The 123 2nd Avenue South address keeps long hours, opening in the afternoon midweek and late morning on weekends and running into the early hours on the busiest nights. For a game day it rewards an early seat near a video wall, and for a night out it sits within a short walk of the rest of the downtown strip, which makes it an easy first or last stop.
Pair the visit with nearby rooms: Scoreboard Bar & Grill Nashville, Losers Bar & Grill Nashville, all worth a stop in Nashville.
Sources: Barstool Nashville official site (2026); Visit Music City; Nashville Guru; Yelp reviews; Google Maps reviews.
