The best places to eat outside in Nashville
Nashville is a home to some amazing restaurants - and some great restaurant patios.
From pizza to burgers, sausage to oysters, you can find something below to satisfy your cravings for great food and soak up the Nashville fun.
Fat Bottom’s newer location in the Nations serves elevated comfort food and great beer that you can enjoy in the beer garden or on the patio.
Von Elrod’s Beer Garden & Sausage House
The name says it all! Get your German food fix with a hand-cranked sausage and a jumbo stein of beer on their covered patio.
M.L. Rose – Melrose & M.L. Rose – Sylvan Park
Both of these outposts of M.L. Rose have huge patios with giant Jenga, tasty bar food and a wide selection of craft beer.
This globally-inspired Gulch restaurant serves playful dishes and cocktails on two different patios. Be sure to check out their Tiki Taco Tuesday specials for even more fun.
Pinewood Social bills itself as “a place to meet.” The Pinewood patio and pools are open daily and feature a special menu served from an 30-foot Airstream.
This Nashville classic serves elevated southern cuisine in the SoBro district of downtown. Check out their daily happy hour specials to enjoy on the patio overlooking 3rd Avenue.
If you’re looking for a fun Mexican meal al fresco in the Edgehill neighborhood, don’t miss Taco Mamacita’s expansive outdoor patio.
Germantown wouldn’t be the same without this Chicago-themed pizza and hot dog joint. Their outdoor patio fills up fast when the Nashville Sounds are in town.
Edley’s in 12 South is a Nashville staple for great barbecue and features a covered patio where you can check out the neighborhood.
The Mainstay Restaurant in East Nashville has not one but two patios! You can also bring your pup as the patios are dog friendly.
If you’re looking for a little more adventure, check out one of Nashville’s many parks and greenspaces for a picnic.
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