Jane's Hideaway

"Jane’s Hideaway's move from Printer’s Alley to East Nashville hasn’t tamed its wild Downtown spirit. This cozy shotgun-style bar has a hint of neon and everything you need to for a legit Nashville night: excellent music, food, and cocktails. On any given evening, you’ll find live bluegrass or folk acts on its shiny little stage and Southern classics like crispy okra fries, deviled eggs, and a phenomenal fried chicken sandwich coming out of the kitchen. Downing a bottle of Bud feels right here, but so does sipping a mezcal cocktail doused with truffle hot sauce.   " - jackie gutierrez jones 2

"Jane’s achieves the Nashville trifecta: excellent music, food, and cocktails all in one place. This shotgun-style bar is cozy with a hint of neon—just the way Nashvillians like it—and it features Americana and folk acts every night of the week on its shiny little stage. The food menu has stuff like crispy okra fries and deviled eggs with all the fixings, but the star of the show is the Nashville fried chicken sandwich—it’s juicy, flavorful, and has just the right balance of spices. The cocktails are good, too. Don’t miss the Atlas, a rye-based cocktail with pecan, bitter orange, and lime, or the Truffle Hunter that unexpectedly (and successfully) combines mezcal with truffle hot sauce and lime. photo credit: Casey Irwin photo credit: Casey Irwin photo credit: Casey Irwin Food Rundown photo credit: Casey Irwin Deviled Eggs We’re not sure what kind of southern witchcraft was used to make these deviled eggs, but they are some of the best you’ll ever put in your mouth. They’re rich and creamy with a hint of sour and spice, and you’ll find yourself ordering another round before you finish the first. photo credit: Casey Irwin Okra Fries Charred, tender, and topped with a healthy layer of chili crisp, Jane’s okra fries are a nice alternative to the usual french fries. The chili is more savory than spicy, and the okra has great crunch and body. photo credit: Casey Irwin Fried Chicken Sandwich It’s hard to stand out in a city full of fried chicken, but Jane’s Nashville hot sandwich manages to anyway. Perfectly fried, moist throughout, and topped with creamy-but-not-too-sweet coleslaw and pickles, it’s a very respectable addition to the city’s Hot Chickendom." - Bailey Freeman

"Jane’s achieves the Nashville trifecta: excellent music, food, and cocktails all in one place. This shotgun-style bar is cozy with a hint of neon—just the way Nashvillians like it—and it features Americana and folk acts every night of the week on its shiny little stage. The food menu has stuff like crispy okra fries and deviled eggs with all the fixings, but the star of the show is the Nashville fried chicken sandwich—it’s juicy, flavorful, and has just the right balance of spices. The cocktails are good, too. Don’t miss the Atlas, a rye-based cocktail with pecan, bitter orange, and lime, or the Truffle Hunter that unexpectedly (and successfully) combines mezcal with truffle hot sauce and lime." - bailey freeman, jackie gutierrez jones 2

"Writers and booze have long been pals. This may be why a literary theme laces both the menu and the physical place that is 308. Book pages paper its bar and table tops beneath thick epoxy. Writer’s Block Shots spike the menu, Burroughs and Bukowski among them. For premium cocktails, small bites and atmosphere worth the bucks, 308 makes a perfect nightcap (open ‘til 3am) or happy-hour beginning. On beginnings, 308 was born when owner Alexis proposed to now husband Ben in hotel room No. 308 of Manhattan’s Ace Hotel. A refreshing twist indeed." - Perky Bros

"For every boozy drink on this East Nashville hang’s menu, you’ll find a nonalcoholic counterpart. There are six options to choose from, ranging from riffs on the espresso martini and the Old Fashioned to booze-free mixes using ingredients like pecan orgeat, truffle hot sauce, kaffir salt, and orange cardamom syrup. All nonalcoholic cocktails are $9 and under." - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones