Justin Timberlake And Sam Fox Debut Nashville’s Most Spectacular Restaurant

Nashville’s Twelve Thirty Membership opened this previous week and it’s simply town’s swankiest music and eating expertise—a multi-sensory venue in contrast to something Nashville has ever seen. Situated at Fifth and Broadway, the two-story vacation spot gives up a complete night’s price of choices with 4 experiences on three ranges (all of which have their very own menus and choices): The Honky Tonk, Honorary Member, The Supper Membership and The Rooftop Bar. If you happen to solely have one night time in Nashville, the Supper Membership is the place you could go. The place else are you able to order a wagyu Tomahawk ribeye, sip a glass of Veuve Clicquot, hearken to stay music, and end the night time with recent air and skyline views on the rooftop patio? It’s a whole night in three acts: dinner, music and a nightcap.

The Membership is the brainchild of award-winning hospitality entrepreneur Sam Fox and his accomplice within the undertaking, singer, songwriter and actor Justin Timberlake. Collectively the 2 conceived of a vacation spot that’s each trendy and complicated, however provides Timberlake, “it nonetheless has an unmistakable vitality pushed by music. We needed to set the tone for what Higher Broadway is and what it has the potential to be.”

It has vitality in spades. The highest ground supper membership consumes a single metropolis block and is split into three areas that circulate effortlessly into one another—restaurant, lounge and rooftop. Begin within the eating room the place you’ll be hard-pressed to make selections. A platter of recent oysters? Or, one of many ingenious sushi alternatives? Grammy-winning musician Zac Brown, who carried out on the opening night time, proclaimed the spicy tuna and crispy rice pressed sushi roll to be “the jam.” He’s spot on with that one, ditto the pressed yellowtail and avocado roll. However, there’s extra. Fundamental course temptations reminiscent of English lower prime rib, lobster spaghetti, and Ora king salmon include sides that veer into pure decadence—butcher lower steak frites with herb butter, caramelized wild mushrooms or the crunchy thick hash brown with maple-glazed bacon topped with a comfortable fried egg—which is a non secular expertise.

Transferring previous the meal, you would possibly wander into the luxurious lounge with its low-slung barrel formed chairs and speakeasy vibe. Fox and Timberlake have been intelligent with the seating right here—it’s a delicate amphitheater with principal ground seats that transition right into a collection of tufted-leather cubicles, every row of cubicles a bit increased than the opposite, making the views all through the room kind of equal. And, when the music stops, take a break on the landscaped rooftop patio, order a craft cocktail and take in the views of decrease Broadway, Ryman Auditorium and Nation Music Corridor of Fame. 

If you’re actually pressed for time, contemplate a meal on the principal degree restaurant and stay music venue—one thing Fox describes as “an elevated model of a honky tonk.” With nightly stay music and a menu that options dishes reminiscent of an Anson Mills grain bowl or an all-day egg sandwich, it’s a stable possibility. One ground up, on a mezzanine degree with home windows that look down into the honky tonk, is the Twelve Thirty Membership’s Honorary Member, an intimate 50-person cocktail lounge that provides mild bites and craft cocktails.

What’s Close by:

Nation Music Corridor of Fame, The Ryman Auditorium, Bridgestone Area and all of the motion on Higher and Decrease Broadway.

The place to Keep:

Holston Home: Make issues straightforward on your self and e-book a keep at Holston Home from Hyatt’s Unbound Assortment. It’s the closest, hippest, most luxurious providing to the Twelve Thirty Membership, only a quick 3 minute stroll from the membership and the remainder of the motion on Higher and Decrease Broadway.