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Where to Celebrate Happy Hour in Nashville

Who doesn’t want a deal on drinks and snacks?

by Jackie Gutierrez-Jones and Eater Staff Updated
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by Jackie Gutierrez-Jones and Eater Staff Updated

Some days call for a drink. Whether you’re unwinding after a long work week, catching up with friends, or watching your favorite game, it’s hard to beat a great happy hour spot where discounted food and drink abound. Luckily there’s no shortage of tempting happy hour options in Nashville, from swank hotel bars to neighborhood favorites and everything in between. Here are 15 of the best in town right now.

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Cafe Roze

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In East Nashville, Cafe Roze is holding it down with its “Salt and Spirit” happy hour Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Order from six different varieties of martinis for $8 each and glasses of prosecco or sparkling rosé for $6. Pair them with $2 oysters in a preserved lemon mignonette, $5 crudite, and $5 fries.

1115 Porter Rd, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 645-9100
(615) 645-9100

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The Treehouse

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This East Nashville staple in the Five Points neighborhood offers happy hour Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. with $6 house cocktails, two-for-one beers, and $6 wine. If the weather’s playing nice, take your drinks to the Treehouse’s patio space out front.

1011 Clearview Ave, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 454-4201
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5 Points Diner

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At this Five Points mainstay, you’ll find a daily happy hour that runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. On special: $8 martinis, $5 house wines, $5 draft beers, $4 bottled beers, and $5 select appetizers that include fried pickles, pretzels, and mozzarella wedges.

1016 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 747-9955
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Lockeland Table

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Lockeland Table’s Community Hour includes $4 drafts, $7 cocktail specials, and $7 snacks such as crispy pork belly tacos, queso fondito, and pimento cheese jalapeno popper arancini. There’s also an $8.50 kids’ menu. It’s all available from Monday through Saturday 4 to 6 p.m., with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the PTOs of schools in and around Nashville.

1520 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 228-4864
(615) 228-4864

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Henrietta Red

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Over in Germantown, the seafood-centric Henrietta Red runs happy hour specials Tuesday through Sunday from 5 to 6 p.m. On the menu: $2 on select oysters, $10 on select cocktails, $6 cava and rosé, and $6 rotating drafts.

1200 4th Ave N (Madison Street), Nashville, TN 37208
(615) 490-8042
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Makeready

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Happy hour at Noelle’s below-street-level bar is choose-your-own-adventure. If golden hour drinks are your thing, you can find half-price wine, $8 specialty cocktails, and $7 to $10 bites like blue crab arancini, meatballs, and bruschetta. Happy hour is available Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m., and Thursday through Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m.

200 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 610-7835
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Layer Cake

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Get a jump on the raucous downtown action with happy hour at Layer Cake, a fevered Barbie’s Dreamhouse right off Broadway. Specials run Monday through Thursday 3 to 6 p.m. on each of the venue's four floors, including $9 signature cocktails, $4 domestic beers, $5 house wine by the glass, and half off select appetizers like loaded duck fat tater tots, Buffalo chicken egg rolls, and hummus.

127 3rd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 988-7698
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The Dutch

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Andrew Carmellini’s Nashville location of New York City restaurant the Dutch celebrates Social Hour at the bar only with a surprisingly robust menu of $8 cocktail specials, $7 wines by the glass, $5 beers, and several dishes under $10, including $3 oysters on the half shell with mignonette. Social hour is on Monday through Friday 5 to 7 p.m.

300 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 379-9000
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Hathorne

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Hathorne’s Joyful Hour takes place in West Nashville Tuesday through Saturday 5 to 6 p.m. Find $8 classics, $10 signature cocktails, $2 off all glasses of wine, $10 off all bottles of wine, and $5 beers. Bar munchies at the former fellowship hall include marinated warm olives for $6, cheese fondue and focaccia bites for $7, and sorghum chicken and pickles for $9.

4708 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209
(629) 888-4917
(629) 888-4917

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Commons Club

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The ground-floor bar at Virgin Hotels Nashville is the rare unicorn of happy hours, offering discounted food and beverages every single day of the week from 5 to 7 p.m. Grab a $5 draft or $10 Aperol spritz or margarita to go with the $2.50 oysters on special. Afterward, head up to the rooftop pool to take in the expansive views of downtown at sunset.

1 Music Square W, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 808-8888
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Pastaria

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For an Italian twist on early evening cocktails, Pastaria delivers with select apps, pies, and pasta priced under $20. Kids can also get a piece of the action with all children’s menu items priced at $10. On the drink menu: $8 glasses of house wine and draft prosecco, $11 Old Fashioneds and Aperol spritzes, and $4 draft beer. Happy hour runs Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m.

8 City Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 915-1866
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STK Steakhouse

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This clubby steakhouse in the Gulch caters to both early birds and late-night warriors with happy hour Monday through Friday 3 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 3 to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday to Thursday 10 p.m. to close. Fill up on a $3-$6-$9 menu that includes tater tots, oysters on the half shell, short rib quesadillas, Japanese wagyu tacos, popcorn chicken, signature cocktails, and bottles of Chimay.

700 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 619-3500
(615) 619-3500

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pH Craft Cocktails

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Wedgewood-Houston resident and first-time restaurant owner Marcus Capehart set up shop in mixed-use Six10 Merritt at the Finery in the summer of 2019, and pH Craft Cocktails is a fine destination for creative cocktails and food from fried green beans to cheeseboards. Happy hour is a strong one: Wednesday through Friday 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday 6 to 8 p.m. with $8 cocktails and $6 small plates.

1249 Martin St, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 600-5551
(615) 600-5551

Embers Ski Lodge

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This faux ski lodge in 12 South offers up one of the finest happy hour deals in the city. Every day from 3 to 7 p.m., you can get double pours on all liquors, two-for-one bottles and drafts, $6 house wines, and daily specials that range from two-for-one bottles of wine to half off select appetizers.

2410 12th Ave S (Caruthers), Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 866-5652
(615) 866-5652

Sinema

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Doing happy hour in Sinema’s lounge feels like being a star in a glamorous Hollywood movie. The scenery isn’t the only reason to check out the former Melrose Theater’s happy hour — Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. you’ll find $8 classic cocktails, $7 select wine, and $5 draft beer in the upstairs lounge.

2600 8th Ave S Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 942-7746
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Cafe Roze

1115 Porter Rd, Nashville, TN 37206

In East Nashville, Cafe Roze is holding it down with its “Salt and Spirit” happy hour Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Order from six different varieties of martinis for $8 each and glasses of prosecco or sparkling rosé for $6. Pair them with $2 oysters in a preserved lemon mignonette, $5 crudite, and $5 fries.

1115 Porter Rd, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 645-9100
(615) 645-9100

The Treehouse

1011 Clearview Ave, Nashville, TN 37206

This East Nashville staple in the Five Points neighborhood offers happy hour Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. with $6 house cocktails, two-for-one beers, and $6 wine. If the weather’s playing nice, take your drinks to the Treehouse’s patio space out front.

1011 Clearview Ave, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 454-4201
(615) 454-4201

5 Points Diner

1016 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206

At this Five Points mainstay, you’ll find a daily happy hour that runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. On special: $8 martinis, $5 house wines, $5 draft beers, $4 bottled beers, and $5 select appetizers that include fried pickles, pretzels, and mozzarella wedges.

1016 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 747-9955
(615) 747-9955

Lockeland Table

1520 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206

Lockeland Table’s Community Hour includes $4 drafts, $7 cocktail specials, and $7 snacks such as crispy pork belly tacos, queso fondito, and pimento cheese jalapeno popper arancini. There’s also an $8.50 kids’ menu. It’s all available from Monday through Saturday 4 to 6 p.m., with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the PTOs of schools in and around Nashville.

1520 Woodland St, Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 228-4864
(615) 228-4864

Henrietta Red

1200 4th Ave N (Madison Street), Nashville, TN 37208

Over in Germantown, the seafood-centric Henrietta Red runs happy hour specials Tuesday through Sunday from 5 to 6 p.m. On the menu: $2 on select oysters, $10 on select cocktails, $6 cava and rosé, and $6 rotating drafts.

1200 4th Ave N (Madison Street), Nashville, TN 37208
(615) 490-8042
(615) 490-8042

Makeready

200 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219

Happy hour at Noelle’s below-street-level bar is choose-your-own-adventure. If golden hour drinks are your thing, you can find half-price wine, $8 specialty cocktails, and $7 to $10 bites like blue crab arancini, meatballs, and bruschetta. Happy hour is available Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m., and Thursday through Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m.

200 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 610-7835
(615) 610-7835

Layer Cake

127 3rd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37201

Get a jump on the raucous downtown action with happy hour at Layer Cake, a fevered Barbie’s Dreamhouse right off Broadway. Specials run Monday through Thursday 3 to 6 p.m. on each of the venue's four floors, including $9 signature cocktails, $4 domestic beers, $5 house wine by the glass, and half off select appetizers like loaded duck fat tater tots, Buffalo chicken egg rolls, and hummus.

127 3rd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37201
(615) 988-7698
(615) 988-7698

The Dutch

300 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203

Andrew Carmellini’s Nashville location of New York City restaurant the Dutch celebrates Social Hour at the bar only with a surprisingly robust menu of $8 cocktail specials, $7 wines by the glass, $5 beers, and several dishes under $10, including $3 oysters on the half shell with mignonette. Social hour is on Monday through Friday 5 to 7 p.m.

300 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 379-9000
(615) 379-9000

Hathorne

4708 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209

Hathorne’s Joyful Hour takes place in West Nashville Tuesday through Saturday 5 to 6 p.m. Find $8 classics, $10 signature cocktails, $2 off all glasses of wine, $10 off all bottles of wine, and $5 beers. Bar munchies at the former fellowship hall include marinated warm olives for $6, cheese fondue and focaccia bites for $7, and sorghum chicken and pickles for $9.

4708 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37209
(629) 888-4917
(629) 888-4917

Commons Club

1 Music Square W, Nashville, TN 37203

The ground-floor bar at Virgin Hotels Nashville is the rare unicorn of happy hours, offering discounted food and beverages every single day of the week from 5 to 7 p.m. Grab a $5 draft or $10 Aperol spritz or margarita to go with the $2.50 oysters on special. Afterward, head up to the rooftop pool to take in the expansive views of downtown at sunset.

1 Music Square W, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 808-8888
(615) 808-8888

Pastaria

8 City Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209

For an Italian twist on early evening cocktails, Pastaria delivers with select apps, pies, and pasta priced under $20. Kids can also get a piece of the action with all children’s menu items priced at $10. On the drink menu: $8 glasses of house wine and draft prosecco, $11 Old Fashioneds and Aperol spritzes, and $4 draft beer. Happy hour runs Sunday through Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m.

8 City Blvd, Nashville, TN 37209
(615) 915-1866
(615) 915-1866

STK Steakhouse

700 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203

This clubby steakhouse in the Gulch caters to both early birds and late-night warriors with happy hour Monday through Friday 3 to 6:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 3 to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday to Thursday 10 p.m. to close. Fill up on a $3-$6-$9 menu that includes tater tots, oysters on the half shell, short rib quesadillas, Japanese wagyu tacos, popcorn chicken, signature cocktails, and bottles of Chimay.

700 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 619-3500
(615) 619-3500

pH Craft Cocktails

1249 Martin St, Nashville, TN 37203

Wedgewood-Houston resident and first-time restaurant owner Marcus Capehart set up shop in mixed-use Six10 Merritt at the Finery in the summer of 2019, and pH Craft Cocktails is a fine destination for creative cocktails and food from fried green beans to cheeseboards. Happy hour is a strong one: Wednesday through Friday 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday 6 to 8 p.m. with $8 cocktails and $6 small plates.

1249 Martin St, Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 600-5551
(615) 600-5551

Embers Ski Lodge

2410 12th Ave S (Caruthers), Nashville, TN 37204

This faux ski lodge in 12 South offers up one of the finest happy hour deals in the city. Every day from 3 to 7 p.m., you can get double pours on all liquors, two-for-one bottles and drafts, $6 house wines, and daily specials that range from two-for-one bottles of wine to half off select appetizers.

2410 12th Ave S (Caruthers), Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 866-5652
(615) 866-5652

Sinema

2600 8th Ave S Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37204

Doing happy hour in Sinema’s lounge feels like being a star in a glamorous Hollywood movie. The scenery isn’t the only reason to check out the former Melrose Theater’s happy hour — Tuesday through Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. you’ll find $8 classic cocktails, $7 select wine, and $5 draft beer in the upstairs lounge.

2600 8th Ave S Suite 102, Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 942-7746
(615) 942-7746

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