# The best honky tonks on Broadway in Nashville

Free live country music from late morning to 2am: the Lower Broadway honky tonks locals and guides send you to.

- 142 votes · 12 items
- Jul 19, 2025 · Madison Daniels
- https://even.best/en/l/2270/the-best-honky-tonks-on-broadway-in-nashville

## Top 12

1. **Tootsie's Orchid Lounge** (19 · ▲19 ▼0) — The purple bar across the alley from the Ryman.
2. **Robert's Western World** (17 · ▲18 ▼1) — Traditional country and the $6 Recession Special.
3. **The Stage on Broadway** (16 · ▲16 ▼0) — Long room with a big stage and mural.
4. **Legends Corner** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — Walls of album covers and solid live country.
5. **Luke's 32 Bridge** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — Luke Bryan's bar with rooftop and sushi.
6. **Nudie's Honky Tonk** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Named after the rhinestone tailor, with the longest bar on Broadway.
7. **Jason Aldean's Kitchen + Rooftop Bar** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Big bar with a rooftop for photos.
8. **Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonk** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — Four floors and a rooftop on the strip.
9. **Layla's Honky Tonk** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Small, old-school room for rockabilly and country.
10. **The Second Fiddle** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Small bar with memorabilia and traditional bands.
11. **Ole Red** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Blake Shelton's multi-level bar and venue.
12. **AJ's Good Time Bar** (3 · ▲7 ▼4) — Alan Jackson's laid-back honky tonk.

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