Guidebook for Lebanon

Monica
Guidebook for Lebanon

Food Scene

Great food, bar area and live music on Friday and Saturday night. Sunday brunch until 1pm is complete with a biscuit bar.
6 locals recommend
Sammy B's
705 Cadet Ct
6 locals recommend
Great food, bar area and live music on Friday and Saturday night. Sunday brunch until 1pm is complete with a biscuit bar.
A little more upscale with a great wine list. The owners also own a local catering company.
Mo'Cara
1331 W Main St
A little more upscale with a great wine list. The owners also own a local catering company.
Great local Mexican joint
Los Compadres
818 S Cumberland St
Great local Mexican joint
Mangos
Restaurant on the lake with outdoor seating.
13 locals recommend
Awedaddys Bar & Grill
727 Marina Private Rd
13 locals recommend
Restaurant on the lake with outdoor seating.
Best donuts in town for years. Also have breakfast sandwiches and homemade pies.
J. Clayborn's Bakery
1021 W Main St
Best donuts in town for years. Also have breakfast sandwiches and homemade pies.
Starbucks
604 S Cumberland St
Breakfast all day? Yeah! Meat and three? Even better!
11 locals recommend
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
635 S Cumberland St
11 locals recommend
Breakfast all day? Yeah! Meat and three? Even better!
Love this BBQ. The BBQ nachos are excellent. Not open on Sundays.
Stroud's Barbeque
1400 W Baddour Pkwy
Love this BBQ. The BBQ nachos are excellent. Not open on Sundays.
Family-owned pizza joint that is very popular. The cheese pinwheels are a MUST.
Painturo's Pizza
522 W Main St
Family-owned pizza joint that is very popular. The cheese pinwheels are a MUST.
If you're craving a burger and a milkshake, this is your locally owned hotspot.
9 locals recommend
Snow White Drive in
1714 W Main St
9 locals recommend
If you're craving a burger and a milkshake, this is your locally owned hotspot.
The Fontanel is Barbara Mandrel's former home. It is now an Inn with a restaurant, Café Fontanella, that you can pop in to without being a guest at the Inn.
7 locals recommend
Café Fontanella
4125 Whites Creek Pike
7 locals recommend
The Fontanel is Barbara Mandrel's former home. It is now an Inn with a restaurant, Café Fontanella, that you can pop in to without being a guest at the Inn.
Best filet mignon of my life. This popular restaurant books up fast so make a reservation weeks in advance to try their cotton-candy bacon appetizer.
244 locals recommend
Kayne Prime Steakhouse
1103 McGavock St
244 locals recommend
Best filet mignon of my life. This popular restaurant books up fast so make a reservation weeks in advance to try their cotton-candy bacon appetizer.
Amazing food and spectacular Sunday brunch seafood bar and regular menu.
238 locals recommend
Urban Grub
2506 12th Ave S
238 locals recommend
Amazing food and spectacular Sunday brunch seafood bar and regular menu.
Must-try flatbreads.
330 locals recommend
City House
1222 4th Ave N
330 locals recommend
Must-try flatbreads.
Best pizza in Nashville.
131 locals recommend
Slim & Husky's Pizza Beeria
911 Buchanan St
131 locals recommend
Best pizza in Nashville.
Mom & Pop meat and three right in the heart of Lebanon. Be prepared for a short wait.
Sunset Restaurant
640 S Cumberland St
Mom & Pop meat and three right in the heart of Lebanon. Be prepared for a short wait.

Parks & Nature

Hiking, playgrounds, scenic
47 locals recommend
Cedars of Lebanon State Park
328 Cedar Forest Rd
47 locals recommend
Hiking, playgrounds, scenic
Playground, walking/running/biking path, swings
7 locals recommend
Don Fox Community Park
955 W Baddour Pkwy
7 locals recommend
Playground, walking/running/biking path, swings
Cheekwood Botancial Garden is a must. There's always kids activities planned and seasonal events.
593 locals recommend
Cheekwood Estate and Gardens
1200 Forrest Park Dr
593 locals recommend
Cheekwood Botancial Garden is a must. There's always kids activities planned and seasonal events.

Arts & Culture

Fiddlers Grove Historic Village
945 E Baddour Pkwy
The famous Grand Ole Opry has nightly shows. Ticket sales are viewable online.
751 locals recommend
Grand Ole Opry
600 Opryland Dr
751 locals recommend
The famous Grand Ole Opry has nightly shows. Ticket sales are viewable online.
Catch a concert here or the Grand Ole Opry occasionally takes place on this stage as well.
1292 locals recommend
Ryman Auditorium
116 5th Ave N
1292 locals recommend
Catch a concert here or the Grand Ole Opry occasionally takes place on this stage as well.

Shopping

Outlet Mall with GAP, Coach, Bath & Body Works, Reebok to name a few.
17 locals recommend
Lebanon Outlet Mall
1 Outlet Village Blvd
17 locals recommend
Outlet Mall with GAP, Coach, Bath & Body Works, Reebok to name a few.
So many outlet stores next door to Gaylord Opryland Hotel.
260 locals recommend
Opry Mills Shopping Center station
260 locals recommend
So many outlet stores next door to Gaylord Opryland Hotel.
Dreams Boutique, LLC
124 Public Square
Outdoor apparel, camping gear, YETI Coolers
Wilkie's Outfitters
110 Public Square
Outdoor apparel, camping gear, YETI Coolers
Beauty Boutique - Salon, Spa, Boutique
107 Signature Pl
Shopping center with the usual suspects: Target, Old Navy, TJ Maxx Home Goods, Belk, Barnes & Noble, Lizard Thicket, Soma, Best Buy, etc. and several restaurants/fast food chains.
65 locals recommend
Providence Marketplace
401 S Mt Juliet Rd
65 locals recommend
Shopping center with the usual suspects: Target, Old Navy, TJ Maxx Home Goods, Belk, Barnes & Noble, Lizard Thicket, Soma, Best Buy, etc. and several restaurants/fast food chains.
Wedding, prom and special event
The White Room Lebanon
1001 Murfreesboro Rd
Wedding, prom and special event
Gift shop with monogrammed options.
Gifts on Main
1403 W Main St
Gift shop with monogrammed options.

Essentials

7 locals recommend
Publix Super Market at Lebanon Center
1703 W Main St
7 locals recommend
Kroger
1418 W Main St
Lebanon Farmer's Market
143 S Maple St
New favorite nail salon in Lebanon. Top of the line chairs, modern technician equipment and super clean.
Klassiq Nail Bar
1025 W Main St
New favorite nail salon in Lebanon. Top of the line chairs, modern technician equipment and super clean.
Group fitness facility that is now worldwide. Use your membership here about 15 minutes from my house or sign up for a free first time session.
Orangetheory Fitness
11199 Lebanon Rd
Group fitness facility that is now worldwide. Use your membership here about 15 minutes from my house or sign up for a free first time session.
Join a Crossfit class or opt for their kickboxing class.
IMA CrossFit - Integrated Martial Arts Academy
Toshiba Drive
Join a Crossfit class or opt for their kickboxing class.
New liquor store open Monday-Saturday with wine, craft and domestic beer galore and a cigar humidor.
Lebanon Wine & Spirits
111 S Hartmann Dr
New liquor store open Monday-Saturday with wine, craft and domestic beer galore and a cigar humidor.
One of the best hair salons located on historic Music Row in Nashville. Call and ask for an appt with Gina. Tell her Monica sent you.
BBC Nashville
1600 8th Ave S
One of the best hair salons located on historic Music Row in Nashville. Call and ask for an appt with Gina. Tell her Monica sent you.
Men need haircuts too and this place is super popular....so popular that Brad's opens early on Saturday mornings too.
Brad's Barber & Style
1303 W Baddour Pkwy
Men need haircuts too and this place is super popular....so popular that Brad's opens early on Saturday mornings too.

Entertainment & Activities

Outdoor public swimming park
9 locals recommend
Nashville Boat Rentals
4001 Bell Rd
9 locals recommend
Outdoor public swimming park
Movies do not play here everyday. Catch their website for latest info on showings of old movies like The Wizard of Oz and Dirty Dancing.
Capitol Theater
110 W Main St
Movies do not play here everyday. Catch their website for latest info on showings of old movies like The Wizard of Oz and Dirty Dancing.
Paddle boarding on the lake is a great way to get out and enjoy the sun while getting in a workout.
11 locals recommend
Paddle Up Nashville
525 Basswood Ave
11 locals recommend
Paddle boarding on the lake is a great way to get out and enjoy the sun while getting in a workout.
Completed in September 2017, this is an indoor driving range complete with a bar.
191 locals recommend
Topgolf
500 Cowan St
191 locals recommend
Completed in September 2017, this is an indoor driving range complete with a bar.
Held starting the third week of August each year, this fair is one of the nation's top county/state fairs.
10 locals recommend
Wilson County Fair
945 E Baddour Pkwy
10 locals recommend
Held starting the third week of August each year, this fair is one of the nation's top county/state fairs.

Drinks & Nightlife

This is like an indoor play park for adults. Not only is it a restaurant but there's also bowling lanes, a coffee shop, a small outdoor pool and a courtyard with bocce ball.
571 locals recommend
Pinewood Social
33 Peabody St
571 locals recommend
This is like an indoor play park for adults. Not only is it a restaurant but there's also bowling lanes, a coffee shop, a small outdoor pool and a courtyard with bocce ball.
Sports bar with lots of TVs for your sport watching needs.
40 locals recommend
Jonathan's Grille
613 S Mt Juliet Rd
40 locals recommend
Sports bar with lots of TVs for your sport watching needs.
This bar is 100% a small town country bar beside what used to be the local stock barn. It's fun if that's the atmosphere you're looking for...or if you into good people watching.
Whiskey River Bar & Grill
100 Rocky Rd
This bar is 100% a small town country bar beside what used to be the local stock barn. It's fun if that's the atmosphere you're looking for...or if you into good people watching.