12South SHOP

White’s Mercantile

This gift shop features upscale fashion and accessories along with a good selection of locally made products.

Imogene + Willie

Judith Bright

Emerson Grace

Halcyon Bike Shop

Eat And Drink

Epice

Among Nashville’s many great Mediterranean restaurants, Epice stands out by making its Lebanese cuisine elegant as well as delicious.

Frothy Monkey

Josephine

Burger Up

Edley’s Bar-B-Que

SCENE TIP:

At the southern end of the main strip of 12South is Sevier Park, with lots of open grassy areas to picnic or lounge (and plenty of trees that provide shade), a playground and jogging trails. It’s also the home of Sunnyside, an antebellum mansion. It was built in the mid-19th century by Mary Benton, the first cousin of first lady Sarah Childress Polk. Her husband Jesse Benton famously engaged in a pistol fight with Andrew Jackson in 1813. The Battle of Nashville raged around the house in December 1864, and the bullet-scarred porch and columns still bear the marks of battle. Sunnyside is now home to the Metropolitan Historical Commission.