A couple sitting side by side on the lawn at Centennial Park, the Nashville Scene’s 2026 Best Cheap Date in Nashville

Best Cheap Date: Centennial Park

Second Place: Dino’s

Third Place: Daddy’s Dogs

Past Best of Nashville wins: Centennial Park also took Best Park (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019) and Best Free Fun (2023) in the Readers' Poll. In our Writers’ Choice they’ve been named Best Green-Space Overhaul (2021).