Welcome to the K&K Nashville Guide! As a health and wellness guru who lived in music city for 4 years in college, I think I know a thing or two about the best places to explore, eat, and sweat ;) Read below for a list of my favorite restaurants, workouts, and adventures all over the city!
ACTIVITIES
☆Pedal Tavern – boozy group bike tour around downtown Nash. Perfect for a birthday, trip, or friend’s night out!
☆Frist museum – contemporary museum walking distance from Midtown and Downtown
☆Pedestrian Bridge – beautiful views from Downtown
☆Predator’s Game – support the local team at the hockey rink
☆House of Cards – the coolest speakeasy in town! Dress up and expect some amazing magicians
☆Centennial Park – a classic Vandy hangout spot. Check out the Parthenon replica and take a jog around the walking loop
☆Love Hill – sunset views of Midtown
☆Farmer’s Market – 7 days a week indoor market
☆Day trip to Franklin – the cutest little town is just a short drive away from Nash! Drive down for brunch + shopping
☆Cheekwood Gardens – with different displays every season, you can walk around the gardens and take in the beautiful grounds
☆Yazoo Brewery tour – situated in the Gulch, this Nash based brewery will give you a tour + sips of their unique beers
☆Percy Priest – nature walks + boating available here
FOOD
Midtown (Vandy area)
☆Fido – T Swift’s fave restaurant :) Breakfast is served all day!
☆Proper Bagel – fancy bagels near Belmont University
☆Two Boots Pizza – the best pizza (vegan + GF available!) in Midtown
☆Nada – casual street tacos
12 South
☆Flipside – chicken (and salmon) dishes with customizable toppings
☆Bar Taco – delicious tacos + best guac in Nashville
☆Burger Up – burgers, salads, fries
☆Epice – creative Mediterranean fusion
The Gulch
☆Saint Anejo – fancy Mexican
☆Motto – unique Italian dishes (like blueberry lasagna!)
☆Adele’s – Nashville’s most famous Sunday brunch…come hungry because it’s a buffet!
Downtown
☆Sea Salt – fancy dinner spot for seafood
☆Pinewood Social – super yummy food, work space, bowling alley, and more!
Germantown
☆Henrietta Red – eclectic small plates in Germantown
☆Red Bicycle – crepes!!
East Nashville
☆Margot’s – cozy spot with daily changing menus
☆Butcher & Bee – artfully crafted sharing plates
☆Pharmacy Burger – best burgers in Nashville! Enjoy in the beer garden
☆bbq – Edley’s, Hattie B’s, Phuket’s, Martin’s
MOVEMENT
☆Hike Cummins Falls – a beautiful (and slippery!) hike to waterfalls ~2 hours from Nashville. Bring a bathing suit to take a dip in the falls!
☆Percy Warner – escape the city in the beautiful woods + hills. Many hiking paths available!
☆Shakti yoga – amazing community + sweaty flows on Music Row in Midtown
☆Sculpthouse – powerful combination of running on Curve treadmills + Lagree on the Megaformer
☆Title Boxing – 8 3-minute rounds of boxing on individual bags with a warm up and abs section…killer!
☆Barry’s Bootcamp – best HIIT workout in the Gulch! be prepared to sweat on the treads and tone on the floor
☆Pure Barre – simple, effective, fun barre classes!
☆Barre3 – more cardio than Pure Barre with a bit of yoga infused in class too!
MUSIC
☆The Listening Room – come for dinner + drinks to hear 4 up and coming artists
☆Ryman Auditorium – concert venue
☆Dueling Pianos – located in Dick’s Last Resort, you’re guaranteed to have a fun night!
☆Opryland – big concert space, mall, and hotel
☆Ascend Amphitheater – concert venue
☆bars on Broadway – you will find live music in EVERY bar…welcome to Nashville!
WELLNESS SPOTS
☆Sweat & Float – the combination of infrared sauna and float therapy (think a super intense Epsom salt bath) is pure heaven on Earth. Treat yourself for a few hours or get a package to go often!
☆Salt & Soles – relaxing + healing foot reflexology while sitting in a stunning Himalayan sea salt cave. More info here!
☆ Avo – FAVE vegan restaurant in Nash!
☆Lemon Laine – the only clean, nontoxic beauty and skincare store in town. They also host amazing workshops + events each month
☆Wild Cow – delish + simple Southern inspired vegan food
☆Juice Bar – smoothie heaven! Multiple locations around the city
☆E + Rose Wellness Café – yummy smoothies and juices downtown
☆Cosmic Connections – crystals, incense, and spirituality galore!
Enjoy the city!!
xo