Best Happy Hours in Downtown Nashville

The rare Broadway-adjacent spot that locals actually go to. Multi-level venue with happy hour on the 2nd floor - half-price drafts, $5 frosé, $4 Jell-O shots, and a rooftop with Cumberland River views. Legitimately good food, too. “Happy hour on 1st and 2nd floors. Live DJ every Thursday on 2nd floor. All-day specials also available: $3 Busch Light/Montucky, $4 Acme Lager/Jell-O Shots, $5 Frose, $6 Signature Shots.”

“Happy hour on 1st and 2nd floors. Live DJ every Thursday on 2nd floor. All-day specials also available: $3 Busch Light/Montucky, $4 Acme Lager/Jell-O Shots, $5 Frose, $6 Signature Shots.”

Nashville's most acclaimed Italian fine-dining restaurant, located inside The Joseph luxury hotel. Led by award-winning chef Tony Mantuano, Yolan delivers exquisite handmade pastas, wood-fired dishes, and an extraordinary Italian wine…

Pinewood Social is Nashville's ultimate hangout - a restaurant-bar-bowling alley-pool hybrid that makes happy hour an actual experience. The M-Th 3-6 PM deals bring $8 cocktails, $5 beers, and $6 wines at a venue where you can bowl vintage…

The Hampton Social is ground zero for Nashville's boozy brunch scene - and it leans into that identity with zero apologies. Between the flower wall, the swinging bed, the rooftop, and the large-format frosé served in seashells, it's an…

A coastal Mexican restaurant inside the boutique Noelle Hotel in downtown Nashville's Printers Alley district. Lona brings Baja California and Mexican Riviera-inspired cuisine to the Noelle's ground floor. Weekend brunch features creative… “Two windows on weeknights. Earlier start on weekends.”

“Two windows on weeknights. Earlier start on weekends.”

A unique combination of winery, restaurant, and live music venue in the SoBro district. City Winery produces wine on-site and pairs it with upscale comfort food in a sprawling multi-level space. Weekend brunch combines excellent food with…

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…

Fox Restaurant Concepts property on Broadway with fresh-squeezed juice in every margarita. The shareable Margarita Tree (4 drinks) is the signature experience. “Discounted apps and margaritas.”

“Discounted apps and margaritas.”

Miranda Lambert's Broadway cantina across 4 floors with 5 bars. Made-from-scratch margaritas, fresh daily salsas, and an extensive tequila selection. Live music and rooftop cantina with pink umbrellas and downtown skyline views. “Half-price pitchers and tequila shot deals.”

“Half-price pitchers and tequila shot deals.”

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… “Opens 11 AM Mon–Thu, 10 AM Fri. Late-night HH Sun–Thu 10 PM – close: $5 house liquors, domestic beers & Sun Cruisers.”

“Opens 11 AM Mon–Thu, 10 AM Fri. Late-night HH Sun–Thu 10 PM – close: $5 house liquors, domestic beers & Sun Cruisers.”

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… “Weekday HH too, Mon–Fri noon – 5 PM: specially priced apps & drinks (prices not posted).”

“Weekday HH too, Mon–Fri noon – 5 PM: specially priced apps & drinks (prices not posted).”

3rd Ave N cocktail bar off Printers Alley with $6 old fashioneds at happy hour (weekdays 4-6, Saturday 10-6) and Saturday brunch with $28 bottomless mimosas. “Saturday is the sleeper: $6 cocktails from the 10 AM open until 6 PM.”

“Saturday is the sleeper: $6 cocktails from the 10 AM open until 6 PM.”

4th & Church restaurant with $3 weekend brunch mimosas and a daily happy hour: $5 beers, $8 wine, $3 off cocktails and Korean wings. “Weekend happy hour starts at 3 PM, right after brunch ends.”

“Weekend happy hour starts at 3 PM, right after brunch ends.”

L&C Tower steakhouse with a weekday 4-6 PM bar happy hour: $8 old fashioneds, $5 beers, $12 Nelson's whiskey flight and Nashville hot deviled eggs. “The $8 peach old fashioned uses Nelson's Green Brier from the Marathon Village distillery.”

“The $8 peach old fashioned uses Nelson's Green Brier from the Marathon Village distillery.”

Jean-Georges at the Hermitage Hotel, with weekend brunch 11 AM - 2 PM and a daily 4-6 PM '1910 Hour': $19.10 martini and herbed fries pairings. “Each pairing is a drink plus a bite for $19.10, named for the hotel's founding year.”

“Each pairing is a drink plus a bite for $19.10, named for the hotel's founding year.”

Garth Brooks' four-floor Broadway honky-tonk with weekend brunch 10 AM - 2 PM, giant cinnamon rolls and mimosa towers for up to eight.

4th Ave N oyster bar and jazz lounge with turtle soup, oysters Rockefeller, prime rib and a 3-6 PM happy hour; validated garage parking. “Ask the bartender for the happy hour deals, and get your parking validated for the 4th & Commerce garage just past the restaurant.”

“Ask the bartender for the happy hour deals, and get your parking validated for the 4th & Commerce garage just past the restaurant.”

Bankers Alley Hotel restaurant with daily brunch from 7 AM and a $7 lounge happy hour: old fashioneds, local cans, pork belly sliders and flatbreads. “It's a lounge happy hour, and every item on the list is the same $7.”

“It's a lounge happy hour, and every item on the list is the same $7.”

Fairlane Hotel's mid-century lobby bar with brunch daily until 3 PM and a 4-7 PM happy hour: $4 off cocktails, $5 truffle fries, $12 burger. “Three hours every day, and the house burger is $12 against $22 for the Tavern Burger at brunch.”

“Three hours every day, and the house burger is $12 against $22 for the Tavern Burger at brunch.”

Downtown Puckett's on Church St: Southern breakfast from 7 AM, smoked wings and burgers, live music and a weekday 3-6 PM happy hour with $8 bites. “The $8 bites are the play: fried pickles, fried green beans, smoked sliders or a half dozen wings.”

“The $8 bites are the play: fried pickles, fried green beans, smoked sliders or a half dozen wings.”

Rat Pack-themed lounge in the Southern Turf Building with live music and a Sun-Thu 4-6 PM bar happy hour: $12 martinis, $1.50 oysters, $10 wagyu sliders. “It's bar seating only, so arrive at 4 to grab a stool, and the $1.50 oysters go fast.”

“It's bar seating only, so arrive at 4 to grab a stool, and the $1.50 oysters go fast.”

Union St hotel bar and Southern kitchen with an early daily happy hour starting at 2 PM.

Hermitage Hotel's pink cafe and wine bar with Jean-Georges pizzas, $12 aperitivo spritzes from 11 AM and a 4-6 PM $19.10 rosé-and-sorbet pairing. “Aperitivo Hour prices start at 11 AM daily, so a $12 spritz doesn't have to wait for 4 PM.”

“Aperitivo Hour prices start at 11 AM daily, so a $12 spritz doesn't have to wait for 4 PM.”

Seventh-floor rooftop on 3rd Ave N with skyline views, Southern plates and a daily 4-6 PM happy hour. “Happy hour starts the minute the rooftop opens, so get there at 4 for a good seat.”

“Happy hour starts the minute the rooftop opens, so get there at 4 for a good seat.”

Commerce St Italian steakhouse with pizza, pasta and Prime steaks, plus a Mon-Sat 4-6 PM happy hour with $10 small plates and $3 drafts. “Pair a $10 small plate with a $3 draft; Wednesday also has $10 wine by the glass all day.”

“Pair a $10 small plate with a $3 draft; Wednesday also has $10 wine by the glass all day.”