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The Ten Best Hotel Bars in Nashville

Polished, precise, civilised. Nashville's best hotel-bar drinking — picked for craft, not concierge buzz.

  1. No. 01 · Hotel Bar

    Rooftop Lounge at Bobby Hotel

    Downtown · $$$

    Rooftop Lounge at Bobby Hotel draws a steady local crowd in Downtown. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.

  2. No. 02 · Hotel Bar

    Rare Bird Rooftop at The Joseph

    SoBro · $$$$

    Rare Bird Rooftop at The Joseph draws a steady local crowd in SoBro. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.

  3. No. 03 · Hotel Bar

    The Patterson House

    City centre · $$$

    Book your seat at The Patterson House via OpenTable or walk in and take your chances.

  4. No. 04 · Hotel Bar

    The Bluebird Cafe

    Green Hills · $$$

    The Bluebird Cafe draws a steady local crowd in Green Hills. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.

  5. No. 05 · Hotel Bar

    FGL House

    Downtown · $$$

    FGL House draws a steady local crowd in Downtown. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.

  6. No. 06 · Hotel Bar

    L27 Rooftop at Westin

    Downtown · $$$

    L27 Rooftop at Westin draws a steady local crowd in Downtown. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.

  7. No. 07 · Hotel Bar

    Sky Blu Rooftop

    Downtown · $$$

    Sky Blu Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in Downtown. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.

  8. No. 08 · Hotel Bar

    Stillwater Rooftop

    Downtown · $$$

    Stillwater Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in Downtown. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.

  9. No. 09 · Hotel Bar

    The Catbird Seat Bar

    Midtown · $$$$

    The Catbird Seat Bar draws a steady local crowd in Midtown. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.

  10. No. 10 · Hotel Bar

    The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club

    East Nashville · $$$

    The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club draws a steady local crowd in East Nashville. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the eve

Hotel bars solve specific problems. You need a bar near your room. You need somewhere quiet to take a meeting. You want the drink right the first time and you don't want to negotiate a wait. Every recommendation below clears those three bars. Most are open to non-guests; we've flagged any that aren't.

Best for: business travellers, late-checkout drinks, hotel-room negotiations made civilised, anniversaries that deserve a hotel jacket. Pricing skews higher than the city average — that's the trade. The rooms below justify it.

Civilised, polished, not pretending to be a club. Pick by neighbourhood and proximity to where you're sleeping.

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