Nashville didn’t just expand upward with its bar scene. Some celebrity-backed venues seem intent on straddling the Tennessee clouds thanks to their mammoth rooftop lounges dwarfing the cramped honky-tonks dotting Broadway’s sidewalks below.
Table of Contents
- 1. Jason Aldean’s Four Stories Sport 10,000 Square Feet Of Rooftop Revelry
- 2. FGL House Crowns Downtown With A 40-foot Cargo Container Bar
- 3. Luke Bryan’s 32 Bridge Anchors Acme Feed & Seed’s Trendy Tri-Level Venue
- 4. Miranda Lambert’s Casa Rosa Triggers A South-Of-The-Border Fiesta
- 5. Bobby’s Idle Hour Blends Dive Bar Grit With Rooftop Glam
- Craft An Epic Nashville Bar Crawl Spanning Eras
1. Jason Aldean’s Four Stories Sport 10,000 Square Feet Of Rooftop Revelry
Country star Jason Aldean funnels the arena energy of his stadium shows into this four-story restaurant and bar complex. Its mammoth open-air roof proved so popular, that second reservations get snagged fast. The food impresses too, but people flock here for Birds-eye views of neon-lit Broadway.
2. FGL House Crowns Downtown With A 40-foot Cargo Container Bar
Country duo Florida Georgia Line chose a bold centerpiece for their three-floor FGL House – a 40-foot retired shipping container turned swank open-air bar. Nicknamed the “Cruise Rooftop Bar” after their breakout 2012 hit, its eye-level perspective of Broadway bustle seduces patrons for hours on end.
3. Luke Bryan’s 32 Bridge Anchors Acme Feed & Seed’s Trendy Tri-Level Venue
Luke Bryan added his name to Lower Broad’s three-story Acme Feed and Seed complex. Book dinner on the Floor.
1, enjoy your meal watching the stage show on the Floor.
2, and then head to the expansive rooftop for more music beneath the stars on Broadway’s outskirts.
The retractable roof comes in handy during Nashville’s sultry summer months!
4. Miranda Lambert’s Casa Rosa Triggers A South-Of-The-Border Fiesta
Blake Shelton’s ex and fellow country firebrand Miranda Lambert splashes Broadway with her pink-hued Mexican cantina-themed bar. Head up its whimsically decorated stairwell to a Technicolor rooftop lounge ensuring tequila buzzes through your veins all evening long. An ideal escape from the beer-soaked honky tonks downtown!
5. Bobby’s Idle Hour Blends Dive Bar Grit With Rooftop Glam
Bobby’s Idle Host erected a surprisingly chic rooftop addition above its longtime punk rock and heavy metal dive bar. Now three spaces in one shot Jen at the downstairs bar, enjoy pub grub in their mellower second-floor dining room, or sip bespoke cocktails on the third level’s sleek outdoor lounge lined with market lights. The trifecta helps Bobby defy genres spectacularly.
Craft An Epic Nashville Bar Crawl Spanning Eras
Follow my footsteps to experience Nashville’s layered music history via its beloved venues:
- Start with a round of dusky early evening sets in the intimacy of folky singer-songwriter haven The Bluebird Cafe.
- Experience the ghosts of country music’s past at Tootsies Orchid Lounge, where Willie Nelson may slide you a drink if you’re lucky.
- Contrast Tootsie’s funky 1960’s vibe with the state-of-the-art sound and lighting tech at Florida Georgia Line’s slick FGL House axis for some boot-stomping line dancing practice.
- Cap your night with bespoke rooftop cocktails at Miranda Lambert’s Casa Rosa, overlooking neon-lit Broadway as the night winds down.
From hole-in-the-wall listening rooms to megastar flagship bars, Nashville mixes the country’s nostalgic past with a poppy future seamlessly!