This past week Jeremy had some recording sessions to do in Nashville and I tagged along, just for fun! We had a great time dreaming, planning and (of course!) eating. Here are a few photos from our short trip. 
We picked up a Wildsam Field Guide for Nashville (they have one for Austin and SF as well!). It was helpful and really beautiful too. 
Pineapple + Cilantro Agua Fresca from Mas Tacos.
A friend recommended White's Mercantile to us. It's beautifully curated and the coolest space because it was made from a gas station. We visited a bunch of spots that were formerly gas stations or warehouses and things like that. It was inspiring! 
We picked up this amazing giant journal at this shop. It's so beautiful and unique. I'm going to save it for something really special. 
Pinewood Social was a treat. We went there several times during our visit. We love that they serve all three meals and also incredible cocktails and our personal favorite coffee in town. Oh and there is a bowling alley too. It's just crazy. Good crazy, of courses. Crazy good. 
We met up with Coury (and her amazing family) for brunch. It was good to catch up, and Goldie did nothing but feed our baby fever. She's amazing. 
A cute flower shop called Emma's!
Nashville spots we enjoyed + highly recommend:
This trip we loved Pinewood Social (for brunch, coffee, cocktails and hanging out in the middle of the day), Mas Tacos (for tacos, but also the cutest atmosphere and best tortilla soup I've ever had) and The Patterson House for the best (and friendliest!) cocktail experience we've ever had.
And a few favorites from last time: Loveless, BurgerUp, Barista Parlor, Marché, Las Paletas, Jenis and Crema.
We hope to visit again soon, Nashville! You're a lot of fun. xo. Elsie
Credits// Author and Photography: Elsie Larson
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These places all look and sound like so much fun! I have been dying to visit Nashville for ages, so this post isn’t helping my travel fever one bit, but it’s perfectly fine 🙂
What a fabulous time! Love your trip pictures! Looks like the weather is much warmer and sunnier there then here in the upper Midwest! Love it!
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Elsie, Patterson House is my favorite (!) and also headed to Pinewood Social soon. So glad you visited, come back soon <3 I will have to check out White's.
Thanks for sharing your travel experiences and giving recommendations!
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These little peaks in your life is what I enjoy most here (sadly, they are rare nowadays, but I get that what is private is supposed to stay private ;)So much love for the photos though 🙂 All the best to you Xx
Oh no, now I feel I need travel somewhere!
I want a trip too!!!
I’m dying to go back to Nashville just to get another bowl of chicken tortilla soup from Mas Tacos. It really is one of the greatest soups ever!
I have never been and now I sooo want to!
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I love this post!!
I grew up in Nashville, and this makes me homesick for the south.
You definitely picked the best places to go to!
Mmm, tacos! I’ve never made it down to Nashville (I’m from Canada) and this will be so helpful when I finally decide to make the trip!
xx Becky
It’s funny because I live in Nashville and have not been able to go to Pinewood Social because the wait is always so long! Maybe the trick is to go in the middle of the day…
I have found that Holland House is an easier place to get quality cocktails and the wait is generally much shorter than Patterson House, too!
All of your other recommendations are spot on! 🙂
Lucky you! Nashville has always been a place I’ve wanted to go. One day I hope. Looks like it was a fun mini-trip.
Elsie. That hat! where did you get it?
I was recently in Nashville & went to most of the places you listed & loved them just as much! It definitely made me excited to go back [especially pinewood social!! soooo good!!] loved this post 🙂
Love my city! Next time you should check out Holland House. Its amazing. My husband used to bartend at The Pharmacy next door, which is owned by the same people. Completely different types of places, but both are excellent at what they specialize in.
I haven’t checked out Pinewood social but I actually have plans for brunch there on Friday! And I agree…Crema has some of the best coffee in Nashville. I work out of the original Crema a lot, so the fact they married into Pinewood is amazing!
Yay glad you loved Nashville! These are all some of my favorite places!
Yay! Glad you loved Nashville! These are all some of my favorite spots here! An old one people forget about that you should try next time is Monells…served family style at giant tables with other people…the menu is set and they just pass everything around!
My sister-in-law works at Mas Tacos, and I love their agua frescas, as well as all their other delicious food! Nashville is a wonderful place.
I spend too much time planning my never-gonna-happen move to Nashville. I want to eat my way silly.
What beautiful pictures! I have not been to Nashville since I was a little girl, but you have definitely given me some ideas of where to go when we visit. Especially Pinewood Social, my main priority in life is usually food 😉
nashville!! i’ve always wanted to visit! these photos just reminded me. :0)
Thanks a bunch Gina! I appreciate that. 🙂
Elsie
Hi Kori!
My hat is from Ruche.
xo- Elsie
How fun! Lucky you!
xx- Elsie
Oh fun- I’ve never heard of that! Thanks Mallory!
xx- Elsie
looks like fun! have never been to nashville, but hear it’s a blast! cute pics! HeartofChic.com
nashville looks like so much fun!
I love your blog 🙂
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looks like a lovely place!
great photos!
Nashville is my home and very first love! I agree with all of your recommendations, but next time check out: The Stone Fox, Woodlands Vegetarian Indian Restaurant, OldMadeGood, 12th South Taproom… i could seriously go on forever. NASHVILLE <3 <3 <3
I live in Memphis now and have visited Nashville a couple times. I’m always looking for places to jot down and visit the next time I go! What is the name of the shop In your picture that has the cute dishes and you said you got a journal there? Looks right up my alley!
Also check out: Bobby’s Dairy Dip, Husk, City House, the Nashville Farmer’s Market, Pre to Post Modern, Sam & Zoe’s, Coco’s Italian Market.. so many great places in dear Nashville!
Gorgeous.
Looks like a great time. I’ve always wanted to visit.
Great post!
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I love those leopard smoking slippers you have on in the last picture! where are they from? 🙂
Awesome place. Beautiful pictures
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I’ve never been to Nashville, but it seems like a truly lovely city.
What a lovely little trip – and tacos ! Perfection ! I need to get to America !
Nashville… Sounds perfect! Been thinking to do a road trip through the States for ages, this only makes me want to go more 🙂 Looks like a perfect trip Elsie!
Great pics!I especially love that blue cardigan/cape/kimono thingy you are wearing. Please share where you got it from?
Great pictures 🙂 xx
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Interesting pics.
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Wow! That looks like a great trip. I was just wondering, where are Jeremy’s boots from in that last picture? I’ve love a pair for my husband.
Thanks!
That looks like a lot of fun! Love your lipgloss/lipstick colour (:
I´ve been in Nashville three times because my grandparents live there although I live in France and it is one of my favourite places,love your pics
The pictures are really pretty. Now I want to go there 🙂
I’m really happy I found your blog! It is so beautiful and full if inspirations! Thank you for doing such a high quality work with your blog! Which you guys the best!
Nashville is somewhere I have always wanted to visit one day 🙂
Went there this fall.. now I need to go back! Looks like a great trip:)
Nashville looks incredible. I will eventually visit the South!
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I’ve never been to Nashville and really want to
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Road trips are always fun! We’re planning a weekend getway for valetines:)
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i live in the midwest but have actually never been to nashville {crazy, right?!}
thinking i may need to make it a weekend getaway this year 🙂
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I love this post! My best friend and I just started our own Nashville Style Blog, and we have an entire page on awesome spots to visit in The Music City! It’s so fun to see someone enjoy our city as much as we do! Posts like this make me want to go find more hole-in-the wall restaurants and shops to blog about!
Love this! You should make another video, I loved those too! 🙂
I love Nashville! I can’t wait to return some day!
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Looks like you had a blast!
Love all the beautiful photos!
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i love nashville!! what a great trip
xxoo,
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Gorgeous, making me want to go to Nashville! Pineapple cilantro agua freca sounds so good. I must pick up some pinapple and cilantro, and I’m guessing honey next trip to the grocery!
Please pass on a recipe! Please, please, please!
next time you go you HAVE to try las paletas! seriously amazing popsicles!! 2911 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN. I tell everyone to try it here! I used to be able to walk there from where I lived 🙂 it was dangerous lol
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I love Nashville. Will definitely keep these spots in mind for when I go in March!
oh take me there! looks like a magical city.
xx
So sad that you visited Nashville while I’m studying abroad but it looks like you enjoyed it!
I used to live 45 minutes away from that beautiful town, went to Western Kentucky University;)! Try out: Cafe Coco if you get a chance next time! Adored all your snapshots, where were the cans of whoop ass? I need that for my week ahead!
So jealous! Is love to visit Nashville, desperately need to find someone who’ll visit with me, I don’t think it’s top of the list for my OH.
I was thinking of planning a mini vacation to Nashville. Thanks for the insight.
i live two hours from nashville – it is so great!
This looks like it was an amazing trip! This is my second time hearing about Pinewood Social and hope that I can make it out just to give it a try! Thanks for the recommendations. I will definitely have to keep them all in mind for the future! xoxo
I really want to visit Nashville one day! Wonderful photos lovely!
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That travel guide book looks great. I would love to get one for Austin.
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Nashville is a seriously FUN place. I live about 3 hours from there, so when I get to go, I’m so pumped! 🙂
I went to Nashville recently and loved it! I will have to add those spots to my list for next time. Try Frothy Monkey coffee next time, it’s the best!
You hit some great places!! Next time you come, we’ve got some other great recommendations for you… and we might want to stalk you and take you to Jeni’s ice cream 🙂 Your blog is so inspiring to us newbies!!
Hi Elsie,
Late comment – just catching up on all the posts in the past few weeks. Thank you for your recommendations of where to go and what to do in Nashville, I do hope to visit one day in the near future…would love to have seen the giant journal you picked up in that cute store!
Everything looks so unique and eclectic there…
We are going to Nashville in April 2014. Can’t wait to check out these picks! Thanks for sharing!
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LOVE lentils, but my family does not. Such a bummer because I never get to make them, but seeing as i would probably eat this all myself anyway, I guess that is a good thing! They look awesome!