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A cheap downtown Nashville date night
The cheapest great date night in Nashville is downtown, and it is not a secret bar. It is a $6 plate, no cover, and a walk across the river. The other two plans on this page cost a little more and get you off Broadway.
Care.com's average starting rate for a Nashville babysitter is $20.68 an hour as of October 2026. Four hours is $82.72. Three hours is $62.04. Your sitter may charge more on a Saturday. These totals use the average starting rate so you can compare nights, not so you can skip asking your sitter what they charge.
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The free guide is five Nashville dates under $150, sitter included. The trial is two local plans a month, picked around your kids and your sitter.
Downtown
Honky-tonk and the bridge
$115.89 for two, sitter included
From the free guide, checked October 22, 2026. Two Recession Specials at Robert's Western World: fried bologna, chips, a MoonPie, and a PBR, $6 each. No cover. Then walk the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge. Bring cash for the tip bucket.
When: Any night. Robert's is open from morning until 3 am. It is 21 and over after 6 pm.
What the total includes| Sitter, 4 hours | $82.72 |
| Two Recession Specials ($6 each) | $12.00 |
| Sales tax, 9.75% | $1.17 |
| Cash for the band's tip bucket | $10.00 |
| Public Square Garage, high end of a night or weekend | $10.00 |
| Total for two | $115.89 |
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Park at the Metro Public Square Garage, 101 James Robertson Parkway. Nights and weekends after 5 pm were running about $5 to $10 when there is no event. Fall 2026 work near the bridge can detour the walk, so follow the signs.
Downtown
Whole-hog barbecue and the beer garden
$100.97 to $126.92 for two, sitter included
Martin's downtown posted those hours and the beer-garden music on its site October 23, 2026. The music is free. The meal uses the $15 to $25 a person range from October 21, plus tax, a 20% tip, and a three-hour sitter. Address is 410 4th Avenue South.
When: Sunday through Thursday 11 to 10. Friday and Saturday 11 to 11. Live music Thursday through Sunday, 5 to 9.
Low and high, from the prices we could verify| Line | Low | High |
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| Food and drink, before tax | $30.00 | $50.00 |
| Sales tax, 9.75% | $2.93 | $4.88 |
| Tip, 20% | $6.00 | $10.00 |
| Sitter, 3 hours at $20.68 | $62.04 | $62.04 |
| Total for two | $100.97 | $126.92 |
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This is also the backup if Robert's is packed. You can hear the band from the beer garden and still be home inside three hours.
Downtown
Thursday evening at the Frist
$82.04 to $102.04 for two, sitter included
Those hours were on the Frist visit page October 23, 2026. Adult admission was $20 when we checked October 21, and $10 through October 26, 2026. Two adults and a three-hour sitter. After October 26, use the higher number.
When: Thursday until 8. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Other days the doors close at 5:30, or 5:30 on Sunday after a 1 pm open.
Low and high, from the prices we could verify| Line | Low | High |
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| Two adult tickets ($10 each through October 26, then $20) | $20.00 | $40.00 |
| Sitter, 3 hours | $62.04 | $62.04 |
| Total for two | $82.04 | $102.04 |
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Confirm the price at the desk. The $10 window is only a few days long. Broadway is outside if you want to add the honky-tonk plan after.
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Checked October 21 to 23, 2026. Hours, covers, and menus change. Look at the menu before you leave the house.