Morgan Wallen's This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen rises six stories and roughly 30,000 square feet at 107 4th Avenue North, a block from the Ryman Auditorium. WSMV reported the venue opened on Saturday, June 1, 2024, with three live music stages, six bars and an open air rooftop spread across the floors.
The bar fits anyone who wants a tall stack of stages, bars and a roof in one downtown building rather than a single ground floor room. People after a quiet measured drink should look to a smaller cocktail room off Broadway. The draw here is scale, country music and the rooftop line down 4th Avenue.
Each of the six floors carries its own decor, mixing childhood photos, backstage shots and road memorabilia from the owner's touring years. The Tennessee Kitchen runs Southern plates alongside the music, and the rooftop is the level most reviewers single out. Bands run through the day and into the early hours, keeping a steady rotation across the stages.
The drink to order is a cold draft or a longneck, since the taps are priced for a Broadway adjacent crowd and the music is the reason to stay. There is no cover charge, so the house bands play for tips across the stages. Many visitors order a plate from the Tennessee Kitchen and climb floor by floor toward the roof.
Daytime brings tourists and groups working the area near Bridgestone Arena, while the rooftop holds up as the calmer choice once the lower floors fill on weekend nights. A weekday afternoon is the easiest window for a seat and a clear view of a band.
Google Maps reviewers, read across the recent pattern, repeat a few points. The rooftop and the live bands draw the warmest comments, the six floor layout stands out to first timers, and the main complaint is the weekend wait to move between levels. Reviewers steer newcomers to the roof early before the evening crowd arrives.
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The size is the headline and the reason to plan a route. With six bars across the floors, the quickest way to see the building is to start low and finish on the roof rather than doubling back. The Nashville Downtown Partnership listing notes the venue sits steps from the Ryman, which keeps a steady flow of foot traffic through the door.
The memorabilia gives each floor a reason to pause. Photos from the owner's childhood and the road fill the walls, turning the climb into a slow look through a career rather than a straight shot to the bar. Reviewers treat the rooftop as the payoff at the top.
On food, the Tennessee Kitchen runs Southern plates that most visitors order to share between sets. The taps stay simple and cold, in line with the Broadway pattern, so the kitchen rather than a cocktail list carries the table.
The crowd shifts through the day in a clear pattern. Afternoons draw sightseers working the blocks near the arena, while evenings pull a younger, louder room as the stages fill. The roof stays the steadier choice once the lower floors reach capacity.
Getting in is easy on a weekday and slower after dark, when a doorman manages the flow on the ground floor. A group that wants the full six floor route should start early and climb rather than fight the evening crowd between levels.
Sources: This Bar official site (2026); WSMV opening coverage; Visit Music City press release (2024); Nashville Downtown Partnership listing; Google Maps reviews.