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Celeb chefs, music history, and craft drink joints are turning this once-lonely neighborhood into a must-stop the Johnny Cash mural on Fourth avenue South is a sight to behold in Sobro.
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4. country Music hall of faMe anD MuseuM The iconic museum, home to the Hall of Fame Rotunda and letterpress shop Hatch Show Print, invested in a $75 million expansion that’ll double its space to 350,000 square feet by next spring. This month, check out Carrie Underwood: The Blown Away Tour exhibit, running through November 10, which showcases dozens of gorgeous gowns, jewels, custom microphones, and backstage mementos collected by the country darling on her latest tour. country musichalloffame.org
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p 1. the southern steak & oyster Restaurateur Tom Morales’ latest hot spot combines the best of the region’s cuisine—like a double-cut smoked pork chop with red onion marmalade ($28). For a post-dinner drink, try the blackberry moonshine with sweet tea ($8). thesouthern nashville.com TN6
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12 South Taproom, the beer pub at the helm of another Nashville hot ’hood 12South, opened a second location in SoBro complete with a rooftop patio. Start with a round of local Yazoo beers before settling down with a plate of chimichurri wings ($11). For a nightcap, try the Rude Boy cocktail ($12) made with George Dickel and Jack Rudy Cocktail Co. tonic. pub5.com
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D i r e c t ly s o u t h o f h o n k y-t o n k heaven broadway, nashville’s sobro used to be a run-down area of empty buildings and dilapidated streets, but the arrival of the $635 million convention venue, Music city center, is quickly changing that. this month, the neighboring omni nashville hotel’s debuts directly across the street. connected to the country Music hall of Fame, the 800-room luxury hotel is the perfect jumping-off point for your exploration of one of nashville’s hottest neighborhoods.
Billed as a coffee brewtique, this rustic cafe sits near the Cumberland River on the cusp of SoBro. The beans are small-batch roasted, and the shop doesn’t shy away from experimenting with drinks such as its Coffee Soda ($4.50), served iced and carbonated. crema-coffee .com
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by Kristin Luna ~ photographs by robbie caponetto
Johnson Nursery & Garden Center
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1717 East Spring Street Cookeville, TN. 38506
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website: johnsongardencenter.com email: johnson38506@hotmail.com
*Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Assoc.
Selected for 6 years as one of the
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p 7. etch Lauded chef Deb Paquette spearheaded SoBro’s culinary rise with the opening of Etch in August 2012. Deb’s first local restaurant in three years keeps patrons guessing with inventive dishes such as roasted cauliflower ($10) with truffled pea pesto and feta cream, or the cornmeal-fried catfish ($13) with a pecan, red bell pepper, and pomegranate sauce and fiery plum preserves. But it’s pastry chef Megan Williams’ desserts, like the pumpkin semifreddo with pecan cake, pumpkin puree, and orange gastrique ($9), that steal the show. etchrestaurant.com
rooM cafe This year, music industry insider Chris Blair moved his music venue from Cummins Station to SoBro, bringing along a steady rotation of impromptu shows with hit songwriters. listeningroomcafe.com
Top 100 Gardens Centers by Today’s Garden Center magazine
A Family of Nurserymen since 1915
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6. Downtown antique Mall Housed in a historic brick building by the train tracks, this wellstocked mall houses more than 40 dealers specializing in midcentury modern furniture and industrial wares. 615/256-6616 TN8
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cash MuseuM Find handwritten lyrics and high school report cards in the 1,000item collection at this homage to the legendary country music star, opened in April by one of his longtime friends. johnny cashmuseum.com
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ToP: CouRTESY THiRD MAN RECoRDS; BoTToM: CouRTESY JARRETT GAzA/THE JoHNNY CASH MuSEuM
Tennessee Retailer of the Year 2011*
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Just 1 mile north of Interstate 40 between exits 290 and 288 on US Hwy 70 North
p 9. thirD Man recorDs Both a label and a shop, Third Man was founded by rocker Jack White of The White Stripes in Detroit in 2001 and moved to Nashville with the musician in 2009. Third Man put SoBro on the map by bringing in artists such as Radiohead and Beck to record in the intimate space. When it’s not being used to record, the studio hosts shows from all kinds of artists—ranging from The Shins to Willie Nelson— and audio recordings of most performances are later sold on vinyl. The store is open daily and features cool collectibles like posters from past concerts, vintage-inspired tees, and Third Man-branded guitar picks. thirdmanrecords.com
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p 10. husk nashville Charleston wunderkind Sean Brock expanded his empire in May to include a Nashville outpost. The menu changes daily and offers a Tennessee-centric spin. order the vegetable plate ($25) because, as Sean says, “in Charleston, it’s all about the sea; in Nashville, it’s about the dirt.” Don’t leave without trying a slice of the buttermilk pie with berries ($7). husknashville.com
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