Fleet Street Pub
In the basement level of Printers Alley next to Daddy’s Dogs, you can find a British-style pub with a strong presence of British Invasion music and support for Arsenal Football Club. (It’s the main gathering place for the Nashville Gooners, Middle Tennessee’s primary group of Arsenal supporters.) While Fleet Street has an intense sports-pub culture on game day, if you go on a weekday afternoon, you’ll be treated to a much calmer vibe — and better yet, one of the last cheap lunches you can find downtown.
Fleet Street offers four $7.50 lunch specials, each of which comes with a soft drink. (Sorry, lunch beers sold separately!) There’s a lot to love among the options, including lamb sliders, a black-bean veggie burger and a soup-and-salad combo. But the standout, naturally, has to be the fish and chips. Beer-battered Alaskan pollock is deep-fried and served over a small basket of thick-cut chips (fries) with a side of tartar sauce and a bottle of malt vinegar at the table. It’s a solid portion of filling comfort food that won’t break the bank. Whether you’re trying to hit protein goals, stretching the last of your paycheck or just want to be engulfed in the British pub aesthetic of rock ’n’ roll and Premier League matches, Fleet Street delivers. It’s a spot you can count on if you work or live downtown, and one of the last bastions for cheap eats in the city center.
