Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk runs four floors and close to 55,000 square feet at 411 Broadway, the largest of the artist owned honky tonks Garth Brooks opened in downtown Nashville. Billboard reported the building opened to the public in 2024 and named the food program after the bar owner's wife and fellow country star, Trisha Yearwood.
The bar suits anyone who wants a full Broadway honky tonk under one roof, with several stages, a rooftop and a kitchen rather than a single room. People hoping for a quiet seat and a slow cocktail will be happier at a smaller East Nashville room. This is a music first operation built for volume and movement between floors.
Each floor carries its own bar and stage, and the top level opens to a rooftop deck with a view down Broadway. American Songwriter described the project as a bet on hospitality and food quality rather than novelty, with Yearwood's menu of Southern plates running alongside the music. Bands rotate from late morning into the small hours, which keeps the energy steady across the day.
The drink to order is a cold longneck or a domestic draft, because the music and the room are the product and the taps are priced for a Broadway crowd. There is no cover charge, in keeping with Broadway tradition, so the working musicians play for tips. Most visitors pair a bucket of beer with a plate from the Yearwood kitchen and work their way up the stairs.
Daytime skews toward tourists and groups working the strip, while the rooftop stays the calmer pick once the lower floors fill on weekend nights. The most rewarding window is a weekday afternoon, when a strong band often plays to a half full room and the climb to the roof is easy.
Google Maps and Yelp reviewers, read across the recent pattern, return to a few notes. The multiple stages and the rooftop draw the warmest comments, the building size stands out to first timers, and the main complaint is the weekend wait for the elevator and upper floors. The same reviewers point newcomers to the roof for air and a clearer line on the band.
It suits a first walk down the honky tonk strip, a group that wants several stages in one building, and country fans tracking the newest artist owned rooms. Pair it with a tighter, more traditional room a few doors along such as Robert's Western World in Nashville or the newer Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row in Nashville, and see where it lands in our guide to the best live music bars in Nashville.
The kitchen is the part that separates this room from its neighbours. American Songwriter noted the menu leans on Trisha Yearwood's recipes, with Southern plates and shareable starters rather than the thin bar snacks common up and down Broadway. Groups tend to anchor a table with food before the music pulls them between floors.
Timing matters more here than at a smaller room. The building holds a large crowd, so a Saturday night arrival without a plan means a wait at the door and a slow climb to the roof. Visitors who come for a specific band check the posted schedule first, since the lineup rotates by floor through the day.
The rooftop is the part most first timers remember. The top deck looks down Broadway and runs its own stage, which makes it the calmer place to land once the lower floors fill. Reviewers point newcomers there first on a busy night.
The crowd shifts through the day in a clear pattern. Afternoons pull sightseers and families working the strip, while evenings draw a younger, louder room as the stages fill. A weekday visit is the way to see the building without the queue.
Sources: Friends in Low Places official site (2026); Billboard launch coverage; American Songwriter feature; Visit Music City business listing; Yelp reviews (n=274+).