Plan

The same sprawling food hall, played from the SoBro side. Practical when the show's near the Hall of Fame and logistics matter more than atmosphere.

Open through dinner

European-style coffeehouse at 205 Demonbreun with a long pastry case and a full bar. Open from 8 AM until 9 PM, and to 11 PM on Friday and Saturday.

Open 8 AM to 9 PM, 11 PM Fri and Sat

The anchor of SoBro at 222 Rep. John Lewis Way South. Entry is timed in 15-minute slots and most visits run about two hours, so buy ahead if you are on a clock.

Open 9 AM to 5 PM daily

Deb Paquette's restaurant at 303 Demonbreun. She was the first woman in Tennessee to qualify as a certified executive chef. Lunch on weekdays, dinner from 4:30, closed Sunday.

Lunch weekdays, dinner from 4:30 PM. Closed Sun

The shop for the Goo Goo Cluster, first made in Nashville in 1912. Candy counter, dessert bar and hands-on classes at 116 3rd Avenue South.

Open 10 AM to 6 PM daily

Founded in 1879 by the Hatch brothers. Still running letterpress presses, some more than a century old, inside the Country Music Hall of Fame complex.

Open until 5 PM

Sean Brock opened this one in 2013 in a 19th-century house on Rutledge Hill, a few blocks south of Broadway. Southern cooking built around ingredients sourced in the region. Allow time for a seated meal.

Dinner from 5 PM, plus Saturday brunch

The 1909 Shelby Street Bridge, closed to cars in 1998 and reopened for walking in 2003. About 3,150 feet across the Cumberland to the East Bank, with the skyline on one side. Free and always open.

Open all hours

Ground floor of the Pinnacle building at 150 3rd Avenue South. Raw oysters, steaks and a long bar. The kitchen closes between 3 and 5 PM.

Lunch and dinner, closed 3 to 5 PM

Jack White's label storefront at 623 7th Avenue South, open since 2009. Vinyl, a novelties counter, and a restored Voice-O-Graph booth where you can cut your own record.

Open 11 AM to 6 PM daily

On the 27th floor of the Westin at 807 Clark Place, open to the public and not just hotel guests. Full bar and a food menu, with views in every direction.

Until midnight, 1 AM Fri and Sat

Whole-hog barbecue at 410 4th Avenue South, cooked over four pits. Three bars and an outdoor beer garden, which makes it easy to land a seat late.

Until 10 PM, 11 PM Thu to Sat · Elliston Place location; verify hours before you go.

Ground floor of the Cambria hotel at 114 8th Avenue South, on the line between SoBro and the Gulch. Southern plates and a full bar, serving from 7 AM until midnight.

Until midnight, 11 PM Sunday

Indoor and outdoor space at 423 6th Avenue South shared with Yee-Haw Brewing. Moonshine and beer tastings, yard games, and counters from Prince's Hot Chicken and White Duck Taco Shop.

Until 10 PM, 11 PM Thu to Sat

Vintage bowling lanes from a 1950s Indiana Bowl-O-Rama. Handcrafted cocktails, dipping pools, a covered patio. A quieter stop once Broadway gets to be too much.

Open late

The best honky-tonk on Lower Broadway. No cover. Whoever's playing is probably incredible.

Open late

Brewery and beer hall at 809 Ewing Avenue with a kitchen that cooks with its own beer. Large enough to absorb a group without a reservation.

Until 10 PM, 8 PM Sunday