Bastion’s food, though less intellectual, doesn’t skip a creative beat and is arguably more delicious. Enter through smoke and lights, then sample mind-bending dishes underscored by natural-leaning wine pairings. The Catbird Seat, hidden behind an unmarked door, offers an experience based on sensory stimulation. Henrietta Red / Photo by Andrea Behrends Dine to Wineĭon’t go to Music City on a diet both hot and haute cuisine demand an eager stomach. If you wander downtown and need a break, catch the elevator to Ellington’s Mid Way Bar & Grill in the Fairlane Hotel for a restorative glass of rosé on the patio. Take a tour of French bubbles or skin-contact wines at Folk. Grab a bar seat at Etch for a “sommelier pick” from Greece or Croatia. Though better known for its whiskey collection, The 404 Kitchen also has a strong wine program. Founded by Michael Dorf, it’s Nashville’s first fully operational urban winery, tasting bar, restaurant and music stage. Perhaps the best place to enjoy wine and music together, however, is City Winery. The Patterson House, a speakeasy underneath The Catbird Seat, offers creative cocktails and wines by the glass. Break for lunch and a bottle upstairs at Merchants, where the wine list complements steak and seafood dishes. Though a whiskey and beer thoroughfare, Broadway isn’t a total wine wasteland. Rolf & Daughters / Photo by Emily Dorio Sips Around the City Here’s your guide to finding wine around town, in between a little two-stepping at honkytonks. But a maturing wine industry is hiding in plain sight (as well as in a few spots that are literally hidden). If you stroll the lower Broadway strip at 11 am, you might see revelers riding and sipping on Pedal Taverns, students in slogan tees sloshing around flatbed trucks and day drinkers filling music bars.
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