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Plaza Mariachi

With a large number of eateries (including Mexican, Cuban and Greek options and more), a dedicated bar, and constant entertainment from the stage and beyond, Plaza Mariachi is perfect for large groups and curious travelers. On various nights, bands play, and you can salsa dance, play trivia, watch aerial artists and dancers and more.

Nashville Zoo at Grassmere

Radnor Lake State Park

Ford Ice Center

Game Terminal

Eat and Drink

Pupuseria Reina La Bendición

At this Salvadorian spot, the pupusas are monsters, big masa cakes filled with cheese and other goodness (pork, chicken, beans, etc.), then griddled into submission until there’s a char on both sides. Served with hot sauce and curtido, it’s a gloriously gooey dish when hot.

Black Abbey Brewing Company

Black Abbey Brewing refers to its South Nashville taproom as Fellowship Hall — “a place to gather and chat among friends while enjoying a pint of our unique but approachable brews.” Try out one of the seasonal brews, or the delicious and always-on-tap Tennessee IPA.

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Black Abbey Brewing Company

Pupuseria Reina La Bendición

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Seoul Garden

Rosie’s Twin Kegs

Gojo

OSH Restaurant & Grill

House of Kabob

Waffle Taco

Middle Eatz

King Tut’s

Scene tip:

The history-rich neighborhoods south of downtown still reflect their blue-collar background, though the factories and mills are more likely to be filled with tech companies and hip eateries than workers on an assembly line. There’s auto racing at The Fairgrounds Nashville — as there has been for more than a century — and Nashville SC’s Geodis Park. Nolensville Pike, one of the main drags in these parts, hosts a delightful international amalgam of immigrant-owned shops and restaurants with food from everywhere from Central America to Ethiopia to Nepal.