Where is Printers Alley in Nashville?
Printers Alley, Nashville, TN, is the alley between 3rd Avenue North and 4th Avenue North. It runs from Union Street south to Commerce Street. The stretch visitors mean by “Printers Alley Nashville bars” is the nightclub block between Church Street and Union Street. A large sign marks the entrance on Church Street. The alley continues across Church Street toward Commerce.
Use the map, then walk. Nashville Barrel Company’s downtown tasting room is 425 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37219, a short walk from the Church Street end of the alley.
Printers Alley, between 3rd and 4th Avenues North. Open the Printers Alley map · Directions to 425 Church Street
What is Printers Alley?
Printers Alley takes its name from the printing houses and publishers that filled this block in the early 1900s. The Tennessean and the Nashville Banner both had offices here, along with print shops and other publishers. The nightclub district dates to the 1940s. In 1982 the Printers Alley Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
It is one block, not a neighborhood the size of Broadway. For the honky-tonk route on Lower Broadway, use the Broadway bar crawl. This page is the alley itself: where it is, the map, and the bars with a Printers Alley address.
How do I walk from Printers Alley to a whiskey tasting?
Leave the alley at the Church Street sign and walk to 425 Church Street. That is Nashville Barrel Company’s downtown tasting room, and it is a short walk. You have to be 21. The Whiskey Flight from the Barrel is $35, four pours at the bar, and walk-ins are welcome. A Xola booking holds a time if you want one.
The same room books a Premium Tasting ($50) when you want a guide. The chocolate pairing ($40) is booked online. Other tastings, including the ones at distillery HQ, are on the tours page.
425 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37219. Mon–Thu 11am–7pm · Fri–Sat 11am–8pm · Sun 11am–5pm. Get directions
What bars are in Printers Alley Nashville?
These are the venues the Downtown Nashville nightlife directory places on Printers Alley. Names and street numbers are the directory’s. Two rooms also describe themselves on their own sites. Lineups change; check the venue before you go.
Bars on 3rd Avenue or on Church Street are not listed here, even when they sit beside the alley. A things to do in Nashville list covers the rest of downtown.
Was Printers Alley a speakeasy?
Yes, historically. After Tennessee banned alcohol in 1909, bars on this stretch operated as speakeasies. The nightclub district people visit now dates to the 1940s, which is the era Wikipedia and the historic-district record describe. A search for “speakeasy Nashville Printers Alley” is that history. This page does not name a current bar as a speakeasy.
What is Printers Alley like at night?
At night it is a narrow block of bars and live-music rooms, quieter in scale than Lower Broadway. Bourbon Street Blues & Boogie Bar is the blues room. Skull’s Rainbow Room is the jazz and burlesque room. The other directory listings above are on the same alley.
Do the tasting first. The downtown room closes at 7pm Monday through Thursday, 8pm Friday and Saturday, and 5pm Sunday, which is earlier than the alley. If the night is a Broadway crawl instead, start with the Broadway bar crawl and come back to this page for the alley.
Printers Alley questions
Where is Printers Alley in Nashville?
Printers Alley is in downtown Nashville, between 3rd and 4th Avenues North. It runs from Union Street to Commerce Street. The nightclub block most people mean sits between Church Street and Union Street, and a sign marks the Church Street entrance.
What is Printers Alley?
Printers Alley is a historic alley named for the printing houses and newspapers that lined it in the early 1900s, including The Tennessean and the Nashville Banner. It has been a nightclub district since the 1940s and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
What bars are in Printers Alley Nashville?
The Downtown Nashville nightlife directory lists Alley Taps at 162 Printers Alley, Snitch at 206 Printers Alley, Fleet Street Pub and Ms. Kelli's Karaoke Club at 207 Printers Alley, Bourbon Street Blues & Boogie Bar at 220 Printers Alley, and Skull's Rainbow Room at 222 Printers Alley. Bourbon Street Blues & Boogie Bar describes itself as live blues with Cajun and Creole food. Skull's Rainbow Room describes itself as fine dining with live jazz and burlesque.
Was Printers Alley a speakeasy?
After Tennessee banned alcohol in 1909, bars along this stretch operated as speakeasies. The nightclub district visitors walk today dates to the 1940s. This page does not name a current room as a speakeasy.
How do I walk from Printers Alley to a whiskey tasting?
The Nashville Barrel Company downtown tasting room at 425 Church Street is a short walk from the Church Street entrance of Printers Alley. Tastings are 21 and over. The walk-in Whiskey Flight from the Barrel is $35. Downtown hours are Monday–Thursday 11am–7pm, Friday–Saturday 11am–8pm, and Sunday 11am–5pm.
What is Printers Alley like at night?
Printers Alley is a narrow nightclub block, not a Broadway-sized strip. The directory lists live-music rooms and bars on the alley itself. Taste at 425 Church Street first. That room closes at 7pm Monday through Thursday, 8pm Friday and Saturday, and 5pm Sunday.
