The bar scene in East Nashville’s continually bustling Five Points neighborhood didn’t know what it was missing before Duke’s sprang up earlier this year. The straight-up little bar offers sandwiches that are better than you’d expect, drinks that are cheaper than you’d expect, and tunes that are … well, seeing as how the place is owned and operated by local rock ’n’ rollers Joey Plunket and Sara Nelson, the psych, punk and soul jams they pump out ’round the clock are as good as you’d expect.
Best New Dive Bar
Duke’s
