West Nashville

Do

McKay’s

A book lover’s paradise, the ground floor of McKay’s is crammed with worn classics, paperbacks, DVDs, cookbooks, Xbox games and how-tos of every description; overlooking it is a balcony ringed with thousands of CDs and records.

CLIMB Nashville West

The Warner Parks

The Barbershop Theater

Centennial Park

Eat And Drink

Hathorne

The menu at Hathorne is composed of shareable plates of various sizes created with care and impeccable ingredients. Good drinks enhance the conviviality, as does the patio, an oasis along the Charlotte corridor.

Bobbie’s Dairy Dip

M.L. Rose

Neighbors of Sylvan Park

Nicky’s Coal Fired

SCENE TIP:

The Tennessee hills start their gentle roll west of downtown, home of long-established neighborhoods like Sylvan Park and Belle Meade, founded as quieter alternatives to more intown locales. You’ll find Nashville’s most famous park, Centennial, home of a full-size replica of The Parthenon, an homage to the city’s status as Athens of the South and a legacy of higher education that includes nearby Vanderbilt University. A renaissance along Charlotte Avenue brought new restaurants and shops, and beer lovers will want to visit the breweries in The Nations, one of the city’s most charmingly — and mysteriously — named neighborhoods.