Neighborhood 48H guide
East Nashville: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Five Points, the Pharmacy’s beer garden and Shelby Bottoms along the river.
East Nashville is across the Cumberland from downtown: Victorian cottages, Five Points’ bars and restaurants, and Shelby Bottoms, a big riverside greenway of woods and wetlands.
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Photo: MaxKelley620 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MaxKelley620 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
A real neighborhood feel with good food, and downtown a 10-minute ride.
Who it's for: Repeat visitors, locals-at-heart and runners.
Pros
- Independent bars and restaurants
- Greenway trails
- Less touristy
Cons
- Need a ride to Broadway
- Spread out
- Few hotels
48H in East Nashville
Greenway, burgers, pizza.
09:00 – Shelby Bottoms Greenway
Walk or bike the paved trail to the Cumberland River bridge.
12:30 – The Pharmacy Burger Parlor & Beer Garden
Burgers and German beer in a big garden.
19:00 – Five Points Pizza
New York-style slices at the heart of Five Points.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
Eat
Eat
The Pharmacy Burger Parlor & Beer Garden
731 McFerrin Ave
Burgers, sausages and house sodas in a leafy beer garden.
Official site / map →
Outdoors
Outdoors
Shelby Bottoms Greenway
East Nashville
Paved and gravel trails through river-bottom woods and wetlands.
Photo: MaxKelley620 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
Specific named properties—not vague city-wide searches. Expedia stays use tracked Creator links; others open the hotel's official site.
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Hotel · Expedia
The Russell Nashville
819 Russell St
Boutique hotel inside a restored church.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for East Nashville.
Nashville requires a short-term rental permit, and whole-home rentals are limited in many residential areas. Look for the permit number on the listing before you book.
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- Downtown & Lower Broadway — The Ryman, Broadway’s honky-tonks and the Johnny Cash Museum.
- SoBro — The Country Music Hall of Fame, the Symphony and whole-hog barbecue.
- The Gulch — Bluegrass at the Station Inn, Biscuit Love and the wings mural.
- Midtown & Vanderbilt — The Parthenon in Centennial Park, Hattie B’s hot chicken and Vanderbilt’s campus.
- Music Row & Hillsboro Village — Elvis’s RCA Studio B, songwriters at Analog and pancakes in Hillsboro Village.
- Germantown — The Farmers’ Market, Bicentennial Mall and Rolf and Daughters.
- Music Valley & the Opry — The Grand Ole Opry, Opryland’s indoor gardens and a riverboat cruise.
- Franklin — Main Street’s storefronts, Civil War history at Carnton and Puckett’s.