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Best-rated bars in Midtown, Nashville
How it's ranked: the 9 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
Midtown, bars
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Google data as of September 25, 2026. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
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Bars in Midtown, in short
The best-rated bars in Midtown, Nashville, are Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern, The Backbar at Verna and Happy Does Nashville. Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern leads the list with 4.7 stars across 540 Google reviews. We looked at 9 places within 1 km of the neighborhood's center. The 9 on this list add up to 5,382 reviews, with an average rating of 4.5.
Midtown is number 4 of 4 neighborhoods in Nashville for bars, with a score of 4.56. The best neighborhood in Nashville for bars is Germantown (4.73).
Questions
What is the best bar in Midtown?
By this list, Bobby's Idle Hour Tavern: number 1 with 4.7 stars and 540 Google reviews. Next come The Backbar at Verna and Happy Does Nashville.
How is this ranking built?
How it's ranked: the 9 places a Google Maps search for this category shows within 1 km, ordered by star rating weighted by review volume. Listings under 30 reviews aren't ranked. Not Google Maps' own ranking.
Which other neighborhoods in Nashville are good for bars?
- Germantown · 4.73 · #1 TailGate Brewery Germantown
- The Gulch · 4.73 · #1 The Finch
- East Nashville · 4.66 · #1 The Amsterdamian
Updated September 24, 2026 · Ratings and review counts from Google.
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