Best Buffalo Wings in Nashville, TN

Five hours of happy hour every single day. $8 cocktails and $4 Tecate from 3 to 8 PM — CHERRIES doesn't believe in making you rush through your drinks.

2-for-1 beer, wine, and wells during happy hour, plus half-price burgers. Then it happens again at 9 PM for late-night round two. Thursday goes all day with 2-for-1 select drinks. — “Same legendary wing program. Opened July 2025 in Inglewood.”

“Same legendary wing program. Opened July 2025 in Inglewood.”

Japanese-meets-Southern brunch, Sundays only. The Japanese Chicken & Waffles are exactly what they sound like — and better. For the table: the 42 oz Tomahawk Ribeye "Big Baller Brunch" at $160.

Neighborhood lounge doing weekend brunch right — homemade bagels, piri piri fried chicken for $9, and tacos carnitas for $7. Inglewood's answer to the brunch question.

Spanish tapas meets Nashville brunch. 90 minutes of unlimited sangria, mimosas, cava, or Bloody Marys alongside shareable plates that feel like a trip to Barcelona. The massive patio with Ryman views doesn't hurt.

Converted auto garage in the heart of 12 South. Roll-up garage doors, bottomless mimosas, and Saturday DJ sets. Nashville Hot Chicken & Waffles are the star. Walk-in only — get there early.

300+ whiskey bottles and a happy hour that leans into frozen cocktails. The $7 frozen daiquiris and margaritas are dangerously easy to drink, and the New Orleans spirit runs through everything.

Nashville's beloved craft beer and burger institution, the Melrose location is the original M.L. Rose and a neighborhood staple since 2008. With 30+ rotating taps of local and regional craft beers and some of Nashville's best burgers, it's a quintessential casual happy hour spot. The spacious covere — “Nashville's best beer-and-wings pub. 36 craft beers on tap. Three buffalo tiers.”

“Nashville's best beer-and-wings pub. 36 craft beers on tap. Three buffalo tiers.”

A massive Germantown beer hall with 30+ beers on tap, a full-service scratch kitchen, and a sprawling outdoor space with yard games. Von Elrod's captures the communal spirit of a German biergarten with Nashville flair—smoked meats, gourmet sausages, giant pretzels, and TVs everywhere for game day. T

Neighbors is the kind of unpretentious bar The Gulch desperately needs — half-price everything during a generous four-hour happy hour window. While the surrounding spots go upscale, Neighbors leans into being your actual neighborhood bar: trivia nights, pool tables, and drinks cheap enough that you — “Started smoking wings in the back parking lot. Now one of The Gulch's best kept secrets.”

“Started smoking wings in the back parking lot. Now one of The Gulch's best kept secrets.”

A cheerful Tex-Mex and coastal Mexican brunch spot from Austin-based restaurateurs, Little Rey brings a taste of Austin's vibrant food scene to Nashville's West End. The bright, family-friendly space with colorful tilework and an open layout is perfect for weekend mornings. Known for their breakfast

Beyond the Edge is East Nashville's go-to sports bar for wings since 2003. Wings come in 6, 12, or 18 pieces — available plain, dry-rubbed, or sauced in Buffalo, TN Hot, or Dragon. They also have Buffalo Chicken Quesadilla ($16.25) and Buffalo Chicken Salad on the menu. 30 TVs, 25 beers on tap, dart — “East Nashville original sports bar since 2003. 30 TVs, 25 beers on tap.”

“East Nashville original sports bar since 2003. 30 TVs, 25 beers on tap.”

Tin Roof bills their wings as 'the best in Nashville' and they're not entirely wrong. 8 Jumbo Wings at $13.25, tossed in house-made sauces. 12 sauce options including a dedicated Buffalo, plus Red White & Blue (Buffalo + Alabama White BBQ + blue cheese crumbles). Live music every night — original lo — “Red White & Blue sauce (Buffalo + Alabama White BBQ + blue cheese crumbles) is the move.”

“Red White & Blue sauce (Buffalo + Alabama White BBQ + blue cheese crumbles) is the move.”

Double Dogs in Hillsboro Village is the wing bar where Vanderbilt students and young professionals debate which heat level is the sweet spot. Two wing styles: traditional Wings and Gene's Crunchy Wings (signature double-crispy). 8 sauces and 3 dipping sauces including buffalo. Not a fancy spot — jus — “Signature double-crispy style you can't get anywhere else. Hillsboro Village staple.”

“Signature double-crispy style you can't get anywhere else. Hillsboro Village staple.”

Sportsman's Grille has been around since 1985 and their Buffalo Chicken Wings are done the traditional way — deep-fried and simmered in butter and hot sauce. The menu item is literally called 'BUFFALO CHICKEN WINGS.' Also: Sweet Spicy Wings (grilled with honey cayenne) and Honey Lime Wings. Wings Sa — “Serving Nashville since 1985. Deep-fried, simmered in butter and hot sauce.”

“Serving Nashville since 1985. Deep-fried, simmered in butter and hot sauce.”

The Centennial in The Nations is the Reddit-favorite buffalo wing spot that keeps showing up in every 'best wings in Nashville' thread. Yelp reviews say 'the best wings in town hands down' and they're on Yelp's Top 10 Best Buffalo Wings in Nashville list. Their house 'Centennial Sauce' is what peopl — “Yelp's Top 10 Best Buffalo Wings in Nashville. Reddit's go-to spot in The Nations.”

“Yelp's Top 10 Best Buffalo Wings in Nashville. Reddit's go-to spot in The Nations.”

Germantown Pub earned 'Top 3 Best Wings' from 2020 through 2023, got featured on Food Network and HBO Max. Black-owned neighborhood spot. Wings are slow-smoked then flash-fried — unique technique that adds smoke flavor. Buffalo is one of the main flavors alongside Nashville Hot and Lemon Pepper. Wed — “Top 3 Best Wings 2020-2023. Food Network and HBO Max. Black-owned.”

“Top 3 Best Wings 2020-2023. Food Network and HBO Max. Black-owned.”

The Stillery serves 1-lb cast iron-seared wings for $16 — a unique preparation that gives them a seared crust. Sauce options include Mild Buffalo, House Hot, Nashville Hot, BBQ, Garlic-Parm, and Hot Honey. They're highly regarded for hot chicken and specialty pizzas too. Music Row location with live — “Unique cast iron technique. 7 sauces including Nashville HOT and Hot Honey.”

“Unique cast iron technique. 7 sauces including Nashville HOT and Hot Honey.”

Ghot Wingz is the no-frills, family-run walk-up window on Gallatin Pike that Reddit calls 'best in town.' Over 20 different sauces on chicken wings, with a dedicated Buffalo flavor described as 'mild to medium traditional hot wing flavor.' Fresh wings tossed to order. This is as real as it gets — no — “Family-run walk-up window on Gallatin Pike. Reddit says best in town. 4.6 stars.”

“Family-run walk-up window on Gallatin Pike. Reddit says best in town. 4.6 stars.”

Brother Z's Wang Shack on Dickerson Pike serves chicken wings with more than 15 signature sauces, gizzards, and other comfort eats in a low-key space. Buffalo is among the sauce options alongside BBQ, garlic pepper, lemon pepper, cajun, honey BBQ, and various spicy levels from extra hot to xxx hot. — “Original Country Fried, Naked, and Z-Wangs styles. Dickerson Pike institution.”

“Original Country Fried, Naked, and Z-Wangs styles. Dickerson Pike institution.”

McDougal's Chicken in 12 South serves fresh, never-frozen chicken wings and tenders in basket meals. Their 'Original Buffalo' is described as their classic buffalo flavor with medium hotness. Wings available in 6, 12, or 18 pieces with fries, celery, and dipping sauces. Options for tossed, fried, or — “Original Buffalo with medium heat. Tearjerker, Honeybee, and Gold sauces. 12 South.”

“Original Buffalo with medium heat. Tearjerker, Honeybee, and Gold sauces. 12 South.”

Jonathan's Grille is the upscale sports bar family — 12 locations across Tennessee and Alabama, owned by the same family since 1999. 55 TVs and a wing program that goes beyond the usual with creative sauces like BBQ Sriracha and Buffalo Lemon Pepper dry rub alongside traditional buffalo. — “Family-owned since 1999. 55 TVs. 12 locations.”

“Family-owned since 1999. 55 TVs. 12 locations.”

Alley Pub in Bellevue is the hidden gem that Axios Nashville called out for wing sauces. The 'Juan Sauce' (sticky, tangy, house-made) and old-school buffalo sauce are both made in-house. Genuine neighborhood dive — trivia nights, live music weekends, 11am-3am daily. — “Signature sticky, tangy sauce. Featured by Axios Nashville. Bellevue hidden gem.”

“Signature sticky, tangy sauce. Featured by Axios Nashville. Bellevue hidden gem.”

Edley's takes a different approach — smoked over Southern oak, then flash-fried to crisp the skin. 12+ hour brine. Walking Bird hot sauce is their buffalo-adjacent option. Not traditional buffalo, but some of the best wings in Nashville. Voted Best BBQ 2012-2015 and 2022-2025. — “12-hour brine, smoked over Southern oak, flash-fried. Voted Best BBQ Nashville multiple years.”

“12-hour brine, smoked over Southern oak, flash-fried. Voted Best BBQ Nashville multiple years.”

Tennessee Brew Works is primarily a craft brewery, but Reddit r/nashville calls their burger 'the best in town.' The Five Beer Burger uses Creekstone Farms / Black Hawk Farm beef with white cheddar, Southern Wit comeback sauce, and Pietown Porter onions — all incorporating their own beers into the r

Rosie's has been a South Nashville dive since 1974 and the Big Bad Burger is the reason people keep coming back. Thick, smashed patties with fresh toppings, perfectly breaded onion rings, cold draft beer, and karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights. Kitchen stays open until 1am weekdays, 2am weekends.

Four best friends with family roots in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Vietnam opened the first Hawkers in Orlando in 2011, and the East Nashville outpost has anchored 626A Main Street since October 2020 — back at full roar since May 2026 after a kitchen fire forced a months-long rebuild. The menu reads like a Southeast Asian night market: roti canai with curry for dipping (they call themselves the Roti Experts, and they're not wrong), pork-and-broth soup dumplings from a generations-old recipe, and the C.K.T. — wide rice noodles wok-fired with lap cheong, shrimp and sweet soy. Neon, handmade wooden tables, and a covered, heated patio with a fire pit make it as good for a crawl stop as a full-table takeover. — “Twice-fried for real crunch, sauced in garlic gochujang with peanuts, sesame and cilantro — street-cart wings, not sports-bar wings.”

“Twice-fried for real crunch, sauced in garlic gochujang with peanuts, sesame and cilantro — street-cart wings, not sports-bar wings.”

Noble's Central is the rare Nashville bar with actual water views, a big deck over the MetroCenter lake where Sunday afternoons turn into lake-house parties. Order smoked wings and a brisket plate and grab a table outside.

Maggie's Place is The Nations' backyard: turf, fire pits, a few TVs and a margarita pitcher on every picnic table. Bring the dog, order a round of $5 tacos, and settle in.

Live Oak is the Music Row bar where Patriots fans gather on Sundays, and where the Breakfast Shot comes with a strip of bacon. Come hungry — the house-smoked wings and 7 oz Angus burgers are the move before the band starts.

Noble's East is a Main Street sports bar that takes its smoker seriously: brisket, bologna sliders and smoked wings in eight sauces. Come for 2-for-1 drinks on a weekday afternoon or grab a spot on the covered deck for the game.

Happy Does is Division Street's grown-up playground: karaoke, pool, arcade games and a dog-friendly patio with a big screen for game day. Wednesday's $1 wings and karaoke is the move, and if you bleed purple and gold, this is where the LSU crowd lands on Saturdays.

Scoreboard has been the Music Valley sports bar since 1996, and these days it's as much a live-music deck as a place to catch the game. Smoked meats, hot chicken and a wall of 75-plus TVs make it an easy stop before or after the Opry, and the kitchen runs pizza until 3 AM on weekends.

Crow's Nest is the Green Hills sports bar that doubles as a meat-and-three: country fried steak with mac and greens on one side, every game with the sound up on the other. Bring the dog to the deck and catch weekday happy hour from 2 to 6.

The Music Row TailGate is where you go for cider as much as beer, since it's the only taproom brewing its own small-batch ciders on site. Grab a flight and a pizza on the patio, and come Thursday if you're up for trivia.

TailGate Germantown is the pregame move for a Sounds game or a Brooklyn Bowl show, with a big open taproom, a covered patio and enough TVs to follow the game. Order a seltzer flight or a pint with a Detroit-style pie.

TailGate's Charlotte Pike headquarters is the brewery at its biggest: seven acres out west with a barn, an outdoor bar, a slice window and a sandbox that keeps the kids busy. Bring the dog, grab a Detroit-style pie, and stay for Monday trivia.

The East Nashville TailGate is the small one with the most unusual beer, since it's home to the brewery's wild and spontaneous fermentation program. Come for bottles and drafts you can't get at the other taprooms, stay for pizza and Tuesday trivia.

Riley Green's Duck Blind lives inside Losers, the Midtown dive where music-industry folks have been closing out nights for years. Expect live bands, wings and smash burgers, and a packed room on game days, so book a table if you're bringing a crew.

Fogg Street Lawn Club is a British-leaning soccer pub with a turf rooftop where you can book a lawn-bowling lane and watch the skyline. Come for an early Premier League kickoff with fish and chips and a Guinness, or bring a group on a Saturday and bowl.

Tin Roof Broadway is the Lower Broadway stop that doesn't take itself too seriously: two stages, a rooftop patio and a band going from lunch till 3 AM. Grab a smash burger and a half-price beer before 4 on a weekday, or come on a fall Saturday to watch the Hawkeyes with the Iowa crowd.

Tin Roof 2 is a loud, easygoing Cool Springs bar where the salsa gets as much attention as the band. Come for $6 margaritas at happy hour, stay for trivia on Tuesdays or live music on the weekend.

The Lost Paddy is a proper Irish pub off Spence Lane where the TVs are tuned to rugby and Premier League and the Man United crowd turns up in red. Get the full Irish breakfast on a weekend morning or fish and chips and a Guinness any night.

Tee Line is the rare Nashville bar where the main event is actually curling: three sheets of ice, a few bowling lanes, and plenty of TVs for when you'd rather just watch the game. Book ice time for a group, order wings and pretzel bites, and settle in for a Sunday of football.

Roy's is the Gallatin Pike bar you pick when you want the game on and the food to actually be good. The tavern-style pizzas and short rib totchos punch way above bar-food weight, and Sundays belong to a very loud room of Bills fans.

Drifters is Five Points' patio BBQ hang: smoked meat on paper plates, a band in the corner and 2-for-1 beers most afternoons. Order The Drifter — pulled pork and brisket stacked on garlic-butter brioche — and stay for whoever's playing.

Players South is a late-night neighborhood bar off Wilhagan Rd with more going on than you'd expect: a covered deck, a sand volleyball court, darts and pool. The kitchen keeps it simple with pizza and wings, and it stays open until 3 AM on weekends.

BoomBozz on Russell Street is the easy East Nashville pick when you need pizza, a game on and a local beer for everyone at the table. The dry-rubbed Boom Boom wings are the order, and the weekday lunch pick-two keeps it cheap.

Sanders Ferry Pizza & Pub is Hendersonville's neighborhood pizza joint, with more than 15 specialty pies and names that don't take themselves too seriously. Get the hot chicken & waffles pizza or the Veggimus Maximus, add a pitcher, and grab a table outside if the weather's right.

J's is the bar tucked inside Franklin's bowling alley, and on Packers Sundays it's the loudest room in Williamson County — show up an hour early or you're standing. The rest of the week it's cold beer, fresh wings and a 12-foot screen while the kids bowl.

Heartbreakers Hideaway is a late-night Division Street bar that takes its Detroit-style pizza more seriously than you'd expect — the hot honey pepperoni is the one. Black-and-gold Steelers fans own it on Sundays, and the covered top-floor patio is the spot when Midtown gets rowdy.

Mt. Juliet Sport & Social is part sports bar, part music room, with a back-room speakeasy lounge that turns into a dance floor late on weekends. Order a pizza at the bar, catch the game up front, and stick around for whoever's on stage.

Amruth is a Franklin sports bar where the wings share the table with tandoori lamb chops and chicken tikka pizza. Plenty of TVs, a late Friday and Saturday close, and a kitchen that's a lot more interesting than your usual game-day fare.

Nacho Daddy brings its Vegas nacho playbook to Midtown: towering plates of filet, birria or Nashville hot chicken on house-made chips, plus a long margarita list. It's open until 3 AM on weekends, which makes it one of the better late-night food calls near Vandy.

The Belle Meade Sam's is the West Nashville standby for a game and a plate of ribs, just down the road from Percy Warner. Forty-plus TVs, a 2-for-1 happy hour and a Sunday brunch buffet make it easy for families and the after-work crowd alike.

Brewhouse 100 is Bellevue's go-to for a game, a pint and a late one: the bar runs till 3 AM every night and the screened patio fills up on fall weekends. Order the wings hot and finish with a Bushwacker.

Jonathan's is the dependable suburban sports bar — 55 TVs, a menu that runs from Nashville hot chicken sliders to prime rib, and a 2-for-1 happy hour that covers most of the week. It's where the whole family can watch the game, with a bar side for when the kids aren't along.

The Belmont Martin's is the neighborhood version of Nashville's whole-hog standard: order at the counter, grab a seat on the covered front patio with your dog, and dig into pulled pork and smoked wings. The bar makes it an easy weeknight stop, not just a lunch run.

The Nipper's Corner Sam's is the neighborhood sports grill for the Edmondson Pike and Brentwood-line crowd, with 40-plus screens and wings that hold up to a full slate of games. Hit the weekday 2-for-1 happy hour or come back Sunday for the brunch buffet.

Goodnight Nashville is Jelly Roll's four-story shrine to Broadway excess — live bands, DJs, a tattoo shop and a rooftop that looks down on everybody else's. It's a tourist-and-bachelorette magnet, but the wagyu smash burgers are better than they need to be.

The Hard Rock has held down the river end of Broadway since 1994, and it's still the easy call when you've got a group that can't agree on anything. Burgers, fajitas and a wall of rock history downstairs; head up to the rooftop on Friday or Saturday afternoons for $5 drinks and a band.

The Diner stacks six floors of food onto a SoBro corner, from a coffee counter on the ground floor to a sushi-and-cocktails lounge up top. It's the easy yes when your group can't agree — hot chicken and waffles for one, a strip steak for another, and a view of downtown for everyone.

Jonathan's is the dependable suburban sports bar — 55 TVs, a menu that runs from Nashville hot chicken sliders to prime rib, and a 2-for-1 happy hour that covers most of the week. It's where the whole family can watch the game, with a bar side for when the kids aren't along.

Brewhouse South is the Cool Springs sports bar with seventy-some taps, a wall of TVs and its own pizza kitchen turning out New York slices until 1 AM. It's the easy call for a big group on game day, and the Bushwacker is the house move.

Neighbors Germantown is the easy pick for a game with a crowd: lots of screens, smoked wings and half-price pints from 3 to 7 on weekdays. Trivia Tuesday and music bingo Wednesday keep it busy when nothing's on TV.

Third and Home sits right across from First Horizon Park, and its second-floor patio looks straight into the ballpark. On NFL Sundays they post a TV map so you can pick your seat by game; the rest of the time it's wings, smashburgers and a local draft with a view of the field.

M.L.Rose is the neighborhood pub every part of town wishes it had: smashed burgers, a long craft-beer list and a dog-friendly patio. Go on a Thursday, when the whole drink menu is 2-for-1, and get the ANM.L.-Style.

Jonathan's is the dependable suburban sports bar — 55 TVs, a menu that runs from Nashville hot chicken sliders to prime rib, and a 2-for-1 happy hour that covers most of the week. It's where the whole family can watch the game, with a bar side for when the kids aren't along.

Sam's at Indian Lake is where Hendersonville goes after the ballgame, whether that's a kids' game at Drakes Creek or the Titans on TV. Pizza, burgers and ribs, a 2-for-1 happy hour, and it stays open late on weekends.

The Old Hickory Sam's sits right on the marina at Blue Turtle Bay, so half the crowd walks up from their boats. It's the same wings, pizza and ribs as the other locations, with a lake view in place of a strip-mall parking lot.

ENBW's Wilson County taproom is built for a long Saturday: 32 taps across three bars, a sprawling beer garden with an off-leash dog run, a playground and even a putting green. Grab a Perfect Pig pizza and a pint and let everyone spread out.

The Elliston Place Martin's has the best patio setup of the in-town locations, with an outdoor bar and room for the dog. Grab a tray of whole-hog and a beer before a Vandy game or while one is on TV.

Mt. Juliet's Martin's lets you watch the whole hogs cook from the bar, which is reason enough to sit there with a cold beer. It's also the smart stop for a lake-day pickup order on the way to Percy Priest.

MJ's is Murfreesboro's everyday sports bar: wings the staff will tell you are the best in town, half-pound burgers and a game on every screen. Weeknights bring bingo, pub poll and free poker, so there's usually something going on besides the game.

The Murfreesboro Sam's is a dependable game-day room off Old Fort Parkway, with Blue Raiders on the TVs and ribs and pizza on the table. Weekday happy hour and late weekend hours make it more than a family dinner stop.

This is where Martin's started in 2006, and Nolensville still treats it like the hometown joint it is. Pull through the drive-thru for a pound of pork, or take a tray out to the patio with the dog.

Almost Friday is a downtown sports bar built for groups: beer pong, arcade games, shotskis and every game on. The wings and smash burger do the job, and weekend bottomless brunch is the draw for bachelorette crews and SEC Saturday regulars alike.

Spring Hill's Martin's is the Williamson County outpost of the whole-hog joint, with a beer garden that gets a band on Saturday evenings. Bring the family, order at the counter and settle in outside.

M.L.Rose is the neighborhood pub every part of town wishes it had: smashed burgers, a long craft-beer list and a dog-friendly patio. Go on a Thursday, when the whole drink menu is 2-for-1, and get the ANM.L.-Style.

Sylvan Park's Neighbors is the true neighborhood version: a dog-friendly patio lawn, smoked wings and half-price pints until 7 on weekdays. It's open till 1 AM with a late-night happy hour, so it's the local answer when the game runs long.

Brewhouse West is the original, a low-slung Charlotte Pike bar where the beer specials run all week and the Bushwacker has its own fan club. Weekend half-price pints and a $20 mimosa bucket make it an easy Sunday stop.