Is 12 South Walkable?

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Yes, once you are there. The restaurants in The Infatuation’s 12 South guide all sit on one street, 12th Avenue South, between the 2200 and 2900 blocks (The Infatuation). Sunnyside, the neighborhood around Sevier Park, scored 75 on Walk Score’s March 2024 data in Apartment Guide’s Nashville ranking (Apartment Guide). Getting there on foot from downtown is a longer trip: Broadway to 12 South measured about 3.0 miles by road on the OSRM route planner in October 2026. So the practical plan is to walk the strip and ride in and out.

On the Strip

From To Same street?
Sushi-San, 2212 12th Ave S Locust, 2305 12th Ave S yes
The Butter Milk Ranch, 2407 12th Ave S The Frothy Monkey, 2509 12th Ave S yes
Edley's Bar-B-Que, 2706 12th Ave S Epice, 2902 12th Ave S yes

Sevier Park, with its playground, picnic shelters, and tennis and basketball courts, is part of the neighborhood (Nashville Sites).

Getting There and Back

WeGo’s Route 17 runs along 12th Avenue South itself, so the bus drops you on the strip; fares, bike share, and the other options are compared in how to get to 12 South from downtown. What is on the strip is in what 12 South is.

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