Luke Bryan’s bar on Broadway is called Luke’s 32 Bridge Food + Drink, located at 301 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37201. It opened in July 2018 and was named after the Route 32 bridge over the Flint River in Georgia, near where Bryan grew up. He has described it as a place that is personal to him and tells his story, which is why the same “32 Bridge” branding appears on his clothing line. The bar operates under TC Restaurant Group, the same hospitality company that operates Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar next door. The two venues share a kitchen and a head chef.
What It Has
Luke’s 32 Bridge spans six floors and eight bars, making it one of the physically largest venues on the strip. Each floor has a different programming focus. There is a main music floor with a large stage and a black pickup truck suspended above it, a sports bar floor with screens for watching games, a rooftop labeled the “Crash My Party Rooftop Patio” with views of Broadway, and additional levels for dining and group events.
The venue has been voted Best New Bar and Best Place to Dance in Nashville by fan polls. The dance floor on the main performance level is marketed as the largest in downtown Nashville, with professional line dancing instruction offered Thursday through Sunday.
The Luke Combs Overlap
Luke Combs, a different Luke, opened a separate bar also called Category 10 on 2nd Avenue North, which was previously branded as Luke’s 32 Bridge at a second location. The two Lukes are unrelated to each other’s business operations. Luke Bryan’s place is on Broadway at 301. Luke Combs’ Category 10 is around the corner on 2nd Avenue North. If someone mentions “Luke’s bar on Broadway” without specifying, they mean Luke Bryan’s.
How It Compares to the Other Celebrity Bars
Luke Bryan’s and Jason Aldean’s are the most closely associated pair on Broadway because of their shared kitchen, adjacent locations, and connected rooftops. A staircase links the two rooftops, which means during the day you can move between them without going back to street level. The venues are managed to feel separate, but operationally they are linked.
The experience at Luke’s is comparable to Aldean’s: a tourist-oriented full-service bar and restaurant with celebrity branding, strong audio-visual production, and the kind of capacity designed to handle large groups and bachelorette parties comfortably. The food leans toward Southern American comfort food with some unexpected items, including elk burgers and Luke Bryan’s own Two Lane Beer Can Chicken. A rooftop sushi bar from Chef Nick Phrommala occupies one of the upper floors, which is an unusual addition for a Broadway venue.
The Honest Assessment
Luke’s 32 Bridge does what it is designed to do well. It holds enormous crowds, the live music quality is generally solid, the rooftop views are good, and the staff is trained to manage high-volume nights without complete chaos. For a group that wants the Broadway experience in a managed, full-service environment with food options, it delivers. The criticism is not that it fails at its own goals but that its goals are oriented entirely toward tourist throughput rather than anything specific to Nashville’s music tradition. A trip through Luke’s on a Saturday night will leave you with drinks, a view, and a souvenir, but it will not leave you knowing more about country music than when you arrived. For that, walk two blocks east to Robert’s.
Sources
- Rolling Stone, How Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean Theme Bars Are Remaking Nashville’s Broadway: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/how-luke-bryan-jason-aldean-theme-bars-are-remaking-nashvilles-broadway-721634/
- Category 10 official website: https://www.category10.com/
- Taste of Country / 97.3 The Dawg, Guide to Nashville’s Best Celebrity Bars: https://973thedawg.com/best-nashville-celebrity-bars-guide/