The Pancake Pantry - Nashville

"Buddy the Elf is spreading his special brand of holiday cheer at the Pancake Pantry this year with an explosive amount of over-the-top decor. Head over to this classic Nashville breakfast spot for an after-hours pop-up Thursday through Sunday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. On the menu: spaghetti and syrup (made from the Pantry’s pancake batter) and themed drinks like the Jingle Juice served in a glowing lightbulb and the 11 Cookies in the VCR (Doughball whiskey and chocolate liqueur topped with cookie dough from No Baked)." - Jackie Gutierrez-Jones

"One of the longest lines in Nashville isn’t to get into that new Broadway bar from another country star who happens to love beer, trucks, fishing, and beer - it’s for pancakes. Each weekend morning, people wrap around the block in front of the Pancake Pantry, which has been open since 1961. This daytime-only spot serves 23 varieties of pancakes, along with waffles, omelets, and sandwiches. Get the pecan or sweet potato pancakes, though if you had enough to drink last night that you ended up line dancing on a bar, the Pigs in a Blanket - three sausage links wrapped in fluffy buttermilk pancakes - should help you recover." - Kristen Shoates