I hesitate to write about The Batter’s Box, lest it immediately close. But the ramshackle cabinesque bar on Hermitage Avenue is just as epic today as it was during my first visit 20 years ago, and respect must be paid. Cold beers and bartenders who’ll gladly say you’re not there if someone calls the landline looking for you — it’s the best place to pre-game before an Ascend Amphitheater show, and the only one with our most iconic bachelorettes as clientele: the ones on their fourth marriage who still know where to party.
Best Old Nashville Holdout
The Batter’s Box
The Batter’s Box
