Neighborhood 48H guide
Germantown: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The Farmers’ Market, Bicentennial Mall and Rolf and Daughters.
Germantown is a 19th-century brick neighborhood just north of downtown, now one of the city’s best restaurant districts. The Nashville Farmers’ Market and Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park sit on its southern edge.
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Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Bneu2013 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Top restaurants on your block, a market and a park, and downtown a mile away.
Who it's for: Food lovers and couples who want a neighborhood feel.
Pros
- Excellent restaurants
- Historic, walkable streets
- Close to downtown
Cons
- Few hotels
- Quiet at night
- Need a ride to Midtown
48H in Germantown
Market, park, pasta.
10:00 – Nashville Farmers’ Market
The Market House food hall and the farm sheds.
11:30 – Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
Walk the history wall up toward the Capitol.
19:00 – Rolf and Daughters
Handmade pasta in Germantown.
19:00 – Day 2: City House
Tandy Wilson’s Italian, with belly-ham pizza.
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
Rolf and Daughters
700 Taylor St
Philip Krajeck’s pasta-focused dinner spot in Germantown.
Official site / map →Eat
City House
1222 4th Ave N
Tandy Wilson’s Southern-Italian restaurant, dinner only.
Official site / map →
Shop
Shop
Nashville Farmers’ Market
900 Rosa L Parks Blvd
Open daily, with a food hall and farm sheds.
Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Outdoors
Outdoors
Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park
600 James Robertson Pkwy
A 19-acre state park below the Capitol, with a granite timeline of Tennessee history.
Photo: Bneu2013 · 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
Germantown Inn
1218 6th Ave N
Small B&B in a historic house a few blocks from the Farmers’ Market.
Check rates on Expedia →
Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Germantown.
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.
Browse vacation rentals in Germantown on Vrbo →Other ways to spend 48 hours in Nashville
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