Teddy's Tavern

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “We had an absolute blast here! From top to bottom, the staff was absolutely amazing. This is hands down one of the best places in Nashville! We spent our last night here laughing, dancing, and truly having the time of our lives. We will definitely be back. The atmosphere is top-notch, with great food, fantastic music, and everything run so beautifully! We kicked off the night at Wallen’s and finished up at Teddy’s—even lost my voice from all the fun we had! Highly recommend this place to anyone looking for an unforgettable night out!” Sarah Babiasz

Teddy's Tavern is right off Broadway but dont take it off your stop list. Stopped in for beer and snacks and watch the football games. They are part of a local brewery and all the beers are on point. They staff was great and while their menu is not huge they will tell you everything is made to be the best. We just had the appetizer fried pickles. They are actually pickle fries and super delicious. This is a must stop a little off the beaten path but they care about their quality and reputation because of this. I will be back great place and great people. I posted thier menu with this post. Perfect little secret spot. I tried the local pilsner and it was exceptional. Give them a try next time your in nashville.

The chicken tenders omg was so delicious, beer also great! Prices are super affordable. Dustin was super friendly! Also a good singer!!

Aelle is so sweet and a gracious host. She invited us in to enjoy the rooftop scenery. We had a great time and the food was delicious. We had buffalo wings, a well-done cheeseburger, fries, and salads. Three rounds cocktails. Dustin is the best bartender.

We were walking by with no intention of entering until Milo engaged us with his witty, charming and contagious personality!! We ended up sitting at the bar. Lindsay and Rho our engaging and entertaining bartenders were fun to watch as they expertly took care of a full bar. Bravo ladies!! Although we didn’t order food, it looked amazing! Great experience and would highly recommend.

Quaint place just off Broadway. Great draft beer. We had the pretzels and they were the best we’ve ever had. Also had the burger which was really good. They also have live music. Prices were very reasonable. Service was great from Liz and Chase but the 2 girls in the evening not so friendly. Dan the door guy was cool! Had a great time and will always go there every time we come back. Highly recommend.

This place is so cool! The band ms Maddox was playing and the talent was out of this world. Great quick chicken and burger bites with some local brews. Cheap pricing for the Nashville strip of bars. Our waitress was extra nice and helpful. Loved it!

Teddy's Tavern is located close to the Ryman auditorium, so we stopped in for a drink while waiting around for our concert time. Teddy's offered live music in a more intimate setting. It's not as loud and energetic compared to a lot of the other bars around Nashville, but that was a plus! We could have a conversation and hear each other talk. I enjoyed the Fat Bottom Mule cocktail. The pretzels and beer cheese were delicious! There's a roof top bar, too! We will have to check that out next time!

Teddy's is just a few steps off of Broadway, and it was much less packed. They have an awesome rooftop bar if you're in the mood to hang outdoors (it's partially heated in the winter), and they have live music on the other two floors. Their chicken sandwich was pretty good, and the drinks were fine. Prices were a little high, but they do provide a local's discount with your Nashville driver's license!

We were lured into Teddy's by a friendly Gingerbread Man standing outside. Nice gimmick, but it worked. We were there early in the afternoon so it was pretty chill, but the bartender was friendly and fun to talk to. He made a pretty good Broadway pub Old Fashioned, to boot. I had hoped to pop back in later when the crowd picked up didn't make it. See ya next trip, Gingy!

I love this little place, it has such fun and friendly staff! I just tried their food for the first time and was blown away. If you need a quick good bite on Broadway this is the place to go. They usually have live music on the first floor, and the place is small enough that you get that really "local pub feeling". They have a roof top as well and it has both sun and shade, so pick your poison!

We walked by several times. What drew us in was Milo at the door. He remembered us each time we walked in so we decided to give it a try. It did not disappoint! Excellent food, drinks and the price was reasonable! Chase the bartender was friendly and efficient! Great spot!

Jamie was an awesome bartender and accommodated our special diet restrictions. The music was great and the musician was a blast!!

This is must stop in Nashville!!!! If you want great draft beer, excellent delicious food and impeccable service...you HAVE to come here! We had the pretzels and beer cheese and the cheeseburger and both were amazing! Probably the BEST pretzels and cheese we have ever had! Liz (the lizard) was so hospitable and gave the greatest service and then we had Chase who was equally hospitable. Good music and atmosphere. Can't say enough good things about this place. You just have to come here!! Period. Came back later and service was unfriendly with Ivy and Becca. Scared to order from them!!!! Mean girls!! But JP the entertainment was awesome!! We got the wings and they were petrified! Don't get those! Bartender makes the difference for sure ! We wanted Liz and Chase back!!!!

This is a great spot to hang out if you want to be downtown near Broadway but not be on the main street. The staff was friendly and super personable. The space can be small in the upstairs lounge but there's a rooftop too if you need fresh air!

Stopped in for a quick bite around 10 pm, place was mostly empty, but went based on Yelp reviews. Very unfriendly greeting, had to ask for menus, ordered 2 appetizers and 2 drinks. The food was awful, so greasy it was inedible. . Drinks weak, not even sure there was any liquor. Bill was over $80..... not sure why so many good reviews. It was down right depressing, a mediocre band playing and not many people there, while the rest of Broadway was packed. Would not be my choice ever again. Sorry to write such a bad review, maybe if staff had been pleasant we could chalk it up to an off night, but I don't think so.

I was craving something hearty after a night of drinking . I decided on a burgers . Teddys tavern got really high reviews for the burgers so I said what the heck . Overall the food was really good . The burger had a nice flavor to it and the fries were well seasoned . The ambiance of the place was fun and they had a live band playing so that was nice .

Ate dinner here after wandering around Nashville. Small menu, great service. We both had the burger and it was cooked very well and had great flavor. Looking for something low key, try this!

Bartenders, AJ, Faith, and Kourtney are beyond friendly and attentive. Great time at the bar. They had live music and the band they had playing was the Annie B Band, amazing musicians. They have a rooftop (didn't make it up) as well. It's awesome that you get the Broadway feel without the Broadway hustle. They have food and plenty of drink choices. I had a beer and their burger. I was a little skeptical about the potato bun but I was very impressed about the texture and taste of it. I chose not to add the bacon and I honestly didn't miss it. The burger was perfectly cooked and the fries... Those things are dangerous. I discovered a new shape of potato fries that I feel is the best I had so far, perfectly crispy and soft in the right places. They had a few more items and it is cool that the kitchen closes at 12. I totally would come here again and try the other menu items and check pout the rooftop. Come check them out and tell me what you think...

Great spot, just off Broadway. It's clean but not frou frou. We were hungry and their simple late night menu of a burger with fries and a chicken tender basket, hit the spot! Make sure to ask for a side of BBQ. Enjoying the live music and Rho's excellent service.

Did not get food. Stopped by for a drink on the Christmas decorated rooftop. Surprised how great the drinks were even though served in plastic cups.

We had the best hamburgers and wings here! We actually went back twice for the burger. The fries are unique and tasty. I absolutely loved the juicy wings. The bbq sauce was fab. Super fast, friendly service even though they were packed. The beer was cold, the food hot and the entertainment top notch.

This is a great bar for chilling at with friends. We went to the rooftop part of it for the seasonal decor they displayed. They also had Christmas themed drinks, including a Christmas ale and spiked hot chocolate. The hot chocolate could've been stronger. The bartenders were nice and the place is more divey. Seating is relatively limited so I wouldn't recommend large parties, but the patio on the roof would be great for summer.

We loved Teddy's. The manager told us it would be the first bar we visited, the last bar we visited and the only one we'd remember. He was partially right. It was the first and last stop during our trip. The staff was so friendly, especially Emerald, and the music was great as well. A bit more low key than the celebrity bars on Broadway, it was nice to sit enjoy a drink and some music.

A must stop when in Downtown Nashville just steps from Nissan center. Great vibe with live music, cold beers and one of the best burgers Ive ever eaten. The entire staff was great too so we will be back!

Saw best burger, walked in, and I think my picture says a lot. It was so good, it was 1/2 gone before I remembered to snap a photo. Oh, and as you know the people make a difference and these folks were amazing! It's small, but it's good!

We stopped in here after the Country Music Museum. Downstairs is quaint but small. Good live music. There are actually two more upstair levels to check out. The top level has frozen slushee drinks. Yeehaw! The burgers and fries were good. Our friends went later for happy hour and said the pretzels were amazing.

Great small bar with good food and a live music. If you are near the conversation center thisbis right outside. Great smash burgers.

This is a great little bar off of Broadway that has fantastic burgers. They have live music on the first floor and a decent roof top as well.

The food is slightly below average, it's a small portion that is somewhat overpriced and not well crafted. The service at the bar is well beyond amazing. Our server was one of the best bartenders I've come across in a long time. It has the same atmosphere as any other of the multiple places in the broadway area but it is directly across from the hockey arena. I great spot to grab a domestic beer in a can.

Truly delicious burger at $12. Every other restaurant we stopped in to in Nashville was $15 to $24. The $12 also included delicious French fries. Service was great, & atmosphere was as well. Oh, and wwonderful live music to boot. Was our first time there. Will now be a regular stop when in the music city.

You want a good place to go just a few yards off the madness of Music Row and all the noise and people. Just to sit and have a drink and some good appetizers? Skip Kid Rocks bar and do yourself a favor and take a load off here. Great drinks, amazing service, and some fried pickles lime I've never had before. Like shredded and fried and super addictive, as well as the pretzel sticks with beer cheese and a great mustard.

We went here once when we arrived to Nashville for lunch before checking into our Airbnb - Musician was good, food was pretty good, but the service was a miss and our drinks tasted like they had zero tequila in them and we had ordered doubles. Decided to give it a second try the next night for a round of drinks at the rooftop and the bartender up there made much better drinks. Overall pretty decent for a bar downtown, but nothing spectacular.

This place is the Nashville I remember. The burger I had was not that great but I was hungry and didn't care. The house beer at Teddy's is simply amazing, and the place exudes an old Nashville charm that's a refreshing change from the commercialized Nash-Vegas vibe that seems to dominate the city. It feels like you can't walk two steps without bumping into the latest artist's newest upcoming bar. Teddy's offers a welcome escape from all that commercial noise. If you're craving the authentic Nashville experience, this is the place to be. As a bonus Zack Neal on acoustic was great on a Wednesday!

Note--quick confession and apology to make. I first visited Teddys last summer (June, 2023) and had a great experience. Unfortunately, I left the review for Teddys on the WRONG business page. Not a mistake I believe I've ever made before. I was in a large group and we stopped in several places back to back. I mistook Teddys for a neighboring bar with a name that seems very similar to me (but I won't mention it here, though I will review them for their specific traits separately). However, I stopped back in last week before a show at the Ryman and instantly recognized my mistake. Here's the thing--like most locals and long-term transplants, I rarely go to Broadway unless I have to. I love going to shows at the Ryman and Bridgestone, but rarely dine or drink in the area unless I'm entertaining out of town guests at their request. But, trying to get ahead of rush hour traffic and snag some affordable Music City Center parking for said concert, I made it to the area a couple of hours early. It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm spring day and I wanted to chill out on a rooftop bar and nurse a beer while eating an appetizer before heading to the Ryman. Teddys seemed the perfect fit. Unfortunately this time around, the roof was closed for a private event. With construction and barricades in the area, it left the view on this sunny early spring afternoon completely obstructed so I couldn't justify hanging here too long. I ordered a beer anyway since I was here, and it was great. Teddys is partnered with Fat Bottom Brewery, a great local brewery, and have most of their beers on tap. And for happy hour (several hours late afternoon into evening AND later on after dinner) they do $5 beers and $10 cocktails. This is pretty fantastic and completely unheard of for Broadway. Service is friendly, there's also usually some live music to be heard. I drank my beer, hung out a moment, then headed out. Unfortunately I went to the other bar I mentioned earlier, where I'd long ago mistakenly left my positive Teddys review. Service there was friendly and they have a larger food menu--I was also able to sit on the roof and look out at the city. But for the price I paid 3x the cost of drinks mere steps from this place at the same hour of the day. So take advantage of Teddys when in the area especially if the rooftop is open. Here, now is my original review finally moved to the proper space! I can't speak to the food here as no one in my party ordered any, but in terms of location, friendliness and efficiency of the service (based on our visit), and general vibe, I'm calling it a 4 star spot for now. I'm generally not a "Broadway person." I have lived in the area just shy of 10 years now, so enough time for it to feel like home, but I haven't done a crawl through Broadway in many years (most of those were as a tourist before I moved here anyway). While I love live music and a bit of nightlife, I tend to favor the Rock Block or other pockets of activity around town depending on what's on the agenda. I will visit the area often if I'm seeing a show at Bridgestone or The Ryman, but I tend to detour around this entire area as much as possible when doing so. However, we had a friend in from out of town who wanted to experience what it was all about and a group of us joined along for the ride. And I'm really glad I did, I have a shockingly new appreciation for this entire tourist-packed aspect of the city. It was far better than I remembered, and maybe it was just the company or a good night for us. Who knows. But we kicked things off here. They had the live music thing going downstairs and the guy playing was doing a solid job. The bartenders hooked us up quickly and chatted, very friendly and personable. We spent the bulk of our time here on the rooftop and it was a great night for that. There's also a bar up top with quick, friendly service. Prices, while not cheap, are fair. We lucked up with free beer passes from the street team outside and that's pretty unbeatable for a Friday night in late spring. The taps are all Fat Bottom and each is a tasty brew. Solid kick-off to the night and from there I rediscovered the quality of much of the music being played down here and was surprised to realize that the type of music on rotation was more diverse than ever, catching up with the rest of the city (while also maintaining what they know most of their folks are visiting for too, a nice mix).

Born & raised in Nashville Arrived here during lunch time (12:30) 5/6/24 thought I'd give it a chance. I'll keep this short and sweet - Bartender(s) : no hospitality/ not greeted/ - didn't even crack a smile. - Had to ask for a food & drink menu. - Got the menu, sat down and realized I'd rather spend my hard earned cash elsewhere so left. I was wondering why they were empty and everything else on broadway was crowded - Now I have the answer to my question I likely won't be back. I'll stick it to legends, Jacks & Tootsies. My hope / intention for this post is staff can get some training on how to be more hospitable and how to appropriately greet their customers.

Loved this place! The food is so good, get the fried pickLes! Happy hour $5 beer! The staff is awesome!

Great little spot right off Broadway. Heard Janae Cherry while there. We'll be back to visit

Blake was a great bartender! He takes pride in his job! The music city light beer and citrus wheat beers are great! The cheeseburger and fries were delicious!

A bit Shempier than the reviews on Yelp portrayed. Limited menu and so-so service. I had to make multiple trips to the bar for info and utensils. The "Nachos" were made from potatoes instead of chips and were very good. I'm sure this place is popular during events at Bridgestone Center which is located right across the street. Grape Tested/Grape does not approve.

Teddys Tavern was a really cool spot in Downtown Nashville for locals. The live music and vibe are great. The manager comes around and greets everyone personally and gives a discount to locals!

Best Hamburger in downtown Nashville! Handcrafted, grass fed beef patties and a great bun, with a kitchen that is open to midnight!! The French fries were also hand crafted and were the best fries I have had in recent memory. The staff is very friendly and the vibe is not of the mega-tiered corporate clownshows going on around the corner. The musicians playing here in our 3 visits so far have been playing more authentic country music. The beer was also hand crafted and delicious. My only critique is that the plastic glasses they use here are not standing up to wear and tear (they look shabby). However, that's a small complaint. It's also an historical place, the building itself was a stop on the Underground Railroad. Ask the staff and they will give you the story.

Great service by the whole staff. The burgers and fried pickles were excellent. Good small bar with a decent singer. Would recommend and would go again.

Cheeseburger and fried pickles.... Both great! The burger was one of the best things we had while visiting for the weekend. The service was also great; courteous and attentive. Drinks were good and strong, and good live music act. Very nice Saturday night on Broadway

An awesome night in Nashville with our co-workers. Food was amazing, entertainment was amazing and our waitress, Faith, was an absolute gem. Definitely made us feel welcome even with my mobility scooter. They made a wat for me to get into their small establishment with it. Amazing job!!!

Came in for a beer, had the pretzel, which was great! Beers were good and the music too! Cool hangout!

Great burger, tasty beer, and for live music they had original artists the night we were there. No cover and the music was at a reasonable volume.

Amazing service and great entertainment. The deep-fried oreos are to die for! The drinks are delicious! All around amazing place to go for drinks, food, and music that isn't overly crowded!!! Great little dive bar!

Make Teddy's your home base safe haven when visiting the broadway strip. You will be glad you did!

Stopped in this place around 10pm for a bite to eat based on others reviews, and we were sorry we did. Place wasn't really busy - a contrast to every place around it, that should have been a hint. Musical act was mediocre at best, but we were hungry so it didn't matter. Ordered 2 rum and cokes, a fried Mac and cheese and an order of the pretzels on the bartenders recommendations. The drinks were weak, pretty much like every bar in the area, but the food was absolutely terrible. The Mac and cheese bites were overcooked and flavorless. The pretzels which should have been hard to screw up were even worse. Dripping with grease, flavorless, with a side of microwaved and separated cheese dip. God awful...... then the bill comes, close to $80 before tip. For 2 horrible appetizers and 2 weak drinks. What a bad experience, and the atmosphere of the place was equally bad. Down right depressing. Never again......

Great little bar off the broadway chaos. Great music, food and staff. Super fun hangout bar!

Best chicken sandwich N fries!! Also, best drinks from Danika and their pretzel sticks

We started the day and came back and ended our night here for my husband's s Birthday. The atmosphere is fantastic! It's been open for just a little over 6 months but the service is above and beyond! They have the philosophy of they want live music but also want you to be able to carry on a conversation. The band was Ms. Maddixx and she was awesome. They only hire local artists. The manager was extremely friendly as well as their staff, especially Claudia and Spencer! Our friends had their food and said that is was really good too! Definitely check it out, right across the street from the Bridgestone entrance on Rep John Lewis Way. Tell 'em the Birthday Boy sent you! We can't wait to come back and we will soon being local!

My wife and I were here for an event last week. The food is very good, as is the beer. The beers are from Fat Bottom. This is also a great place to grab a drink near Broadway, and it doesn't feel overrun with tourists.

I LOVE this place! The bartenders are so courteous and attentive, and the craft beer options are great! I highly recommend the Pilsner. The food is delicious, but the best thing about Teddy's-the LIVE MUSIC! I realize Nashville is the live music capital of the country, but I truly love the musicians that play here. So excellent and authentic! I can't wait until my next visit to Nashville.

Great choice of beers on tap, friendly service and of course live music. The bar is not real big but plenty of seating throughout.

Great place to hang out. Friendly staff. Great downtown bar that doesn't feel downtown.