My husband and I have a date night every week. It has been a priority of ours for years and a date night in Nashville can be fun and fancy or casual and relaxing. And by “date night,” I really mean sharing a meal, a drink, or a conversation — anytime of day. Our dates change in form week-by-week (and year-to-year) depending on where we are in work, schedules, family… life. For example, when we’re tight on budget, we like to find a cheaper local spot for lunch, or even pack a lunch and meet at the park. Chris is a physician, so when his schedule is particularly tricky, we may meet up for coffee near the hospital. When the kids were younger and we couldn’t find a sitter, we would get take-out, put the boys to bed and enjoy a date night together at home. The point is that we always take some time together each week to check-in and have fun.

Nashville is full of date night options — and many of these can be transformed into a family date, a girls night or a bigger celebration around birthdays, Valentine’s day, or anniversaries. 

Here are our favorite date “day-or-night” options around Nashville:

Get a Little Dressed Up

• Audreys
• The Hart
• The Twelve Thirty Club
• Henrietta Red
• Husk

An Inexpensive Casual Lunch

• Slim & Husky’s
• Red Perch
• Milk & Honey
• Hattie B’s
• Gabby’s Burger & Fries

A Quick Coffee (or Brunch)

• The Cafe at Thistle Farms
• Biscuit Love
• Anzie Blue
• Sump Coffee
• Dose Coffee

Take-out to Enjoy Quietly At-Home

• The Smiling Elephant
• Poncho & Leftys
• Miel
• The Southern V
• Edley’s Bar-B-Que

Just a Nightcap

• Attaboy
• Otto’s Bar
• Authentique
• Patterson House
• Skull’s Rainbow Room

Written by : Sarah Wilson