Brown's Diner • 1927

Nashville's oldest operating beer license pours at this Blair Boulevard landmark, where the cheeseburger has reigned since 1927. The tiny trailer-turned-diner draws everyone from construction workers to country stars, all wedging into booths for burgers griddled the same way for nearly a century. Current owner Brett Tuck keeps the spirit intact—no frills, no pretense, just the burger that made Brown's a Music City institution.