Andy and Becky Gaines bought one of the most notorious (and oldest) dive bars in East Nashville with one simple goal: making it a neighborhood watering hole where folks go to just knock back a few, hang out with friends, and let the jukebox keep on playin’. Their back-to-basics, anti-trendy approach has proven so popular it just might be the next trend. Oh, the irony.
Best Bar That Ain’t Nothing but a Bar, Dammit
Mickey’s Tavern
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