What Are the Best Rooftop Bars in Nashville?

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The best rooftop depends on whether you want height, a hotel lounge, or a honky-tonk deck on Broadway. Nashville Guru’s rooftop guide, updated September 10, 2026, lists 25 rooftops (Nashville Guru). For height, it sends you up 25 floors to lou/na atop the Grand Hyatt Nashville. For an upscale hotel rooftop, it names Harriet’s on the 19th floor of 1 Hotel Nashville, “easily one of the most upscale rooftops in Music City.” It also names Rivière on the seventh floor of the Four Seasons. On Lower Broadway, it calls Jason Aldean’s “My Kinda Party” rooftop “one of the largest rooftop patios on Broadway.” It says Ole Red has “one of the more refined rooftop patios on Lower Broadway.”

Rooftops by What You Want

You want Rooftop Area What the guide says
height lou/na, Grand Hyatt Nashville Downtown / Upper Broadway 25 floors up; live music, skyline views
an upscale hotel lounge Harriet's Rooftop, 1 Hotel Nashville Downtown 19th floor; greenery and high ceilings
an upscale hotel lounge Rivière Rooftop, Four Seasons Downtown / SoBro seventh floor; skyline views and cocktails
a big Broadway deck Jason Aldean's Kitchen + Rooftop Bar Lower Broadway one of the largest rooftop patios on Broadway
a calmer Broadway deck Ole Red Lower Broadway comfy seating and umbrellas
something to do Fogg Street Lawn Club SoBro rooftop lawn bowling at the official pub of Nashville SC
a quirky setting Elevate, The Nash Downtown / Printers Alley a 1956 Scenicruiser bus on the roof
plants and skyline Tall Tales Rooftop, Waymore's Guest House East Nashville a plant-filled setting with skyline views
a smaller hideaway Tin Roof Broadway Lower Broadway the smallest rooftop on Broadway

Source: Nashville Guru, September 10, 2026. Other rooftops on its list include COA, Butterfly, and L.A. Jackson in the Gulch, Denim and L27 in SoBro, and Rare Bird downtown.

Before You Go Up

  1. Check access rules. The Pool Club at Virgin Hotels needs a stay or a cabana booking, per the guide; ask any hotel rooftop about entry before you go.
  2. Check the weather and hours; rooftops can close for storms or private events.
  3. Pick by view: for a river view on Broadway, see which Broadway rooftop bar has the best view of the Cumberland River.

Hotels with rooftop bars are compared in the best hotel in downtown Nashville.

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