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Happy hour in Nashville

Where the good rooms are cheapest — hotel lounges, steakhouses and terraces across Nashville, with the hours that matter and what is actually discounted.

The Gulch

L.A. Jackson illustration

L.A. Jackson

KEY2 Pick

Thompson Nashville

Mon–Fri · 4:00pm – 6:00pm

  • —Discounted cocktails and draft beer
  • —Skyline rooftop seating before the dinner rush

401 11th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203

SoBro

Pinewood Social illustration

Pinewood Social

KEY2 Pick

Downtown

Mon–Fri · 3:00pm – 5:00pm

  • —Half-price bowling lanes with drink specials
  • —Discounted wine and cocktails at the long bar

33 Peabody St, Nashville, TN 37210

Downtown

Rare Bird illustration

Rare Bird

Noelle

Mon–Thu · 4:00pm – 6:00pm

  • —Reduced cocktail list on the rooftop
  • —Best early-evening skyline seats downtown

200 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219

Midtown

The Patterson House illustration

The Patterson House

KEY2 Pick

Midtown

Sun–Wed · 5:00pm – 7:00pm

  • —Bartender's-choice pricing early in the night
  • —No standing, no phones, no rushing

1711 Division St, Nashville, TN 37203

Germantown

Von Elrod's Beer Hall & Kitchen illustration

Von Elrod's Beer Hall & Kitchen

Germantown

Mon–Fri · 3:00pm – 6:00pm

  • —Discounted German drafts and house sausages
  • —Big biergarten before Sounds games

1004 4th Ave N, Nashville, TN 37219

Wedgewood-Houston

Bastion illustration

Bastion

Wedgewood-Houston

Tue–Sat · 5:00pm – 7:00pm

  • —Nachos and a cocktail in the front bar
  • —Only 24 seats in the back dining room, so arrive early

434 Houston St #110, Nashville, TN 37203

Happy-hour times change with season and event calendars — call ahead on fight weekends and major conventions.