Stage space and eating at The Supper Membership
Nashville’s Twelve Thirty Membership opened this previous week and it’s simply town’s swankiest music and eating expertise—a multi-sensory venue not like something Nashville has ever seen. Situated at Fifth and Broadway, the two-story vacation spot presents up a whole 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. Should you solely have one evening in Nashville, the Supper Membership is the place it’s essential go. The place else are you able to order a wagyu Tomahawk ribeye, sip a glass of Veuve Clicquot, hearken to reside music, and end the evening with contemporary air and skyline views on the rooftop patio? It’s a whole night in three acts: dinner, music and a nightcap.
The Supper Membership bar—centered in the primary eating room
The Membership is the brainchild of award-winning hospitality entrepreneur Sam Fox and his associate within the venture, singer, songwriter and actor Justin Timberlake. Collectively the 2 conceived of a vacation spot that’s each trendy and complex, however provides Timberlake, “it nonetheless has an unmistakable power pushed by music. We wished to set the tone for what Higher Broadway is and what it has the potential to be.”
It has power in spades. The highest flooring 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 choices. A platter of contemporary oysters? Or, one of many ingenious sushi picks? Grammy-winning musician Zac Brown, who carried out on the opening evening, 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. Most important course temptations akin to English minimize prime rib, lobster spaghetti, and Ora king salmon include sides that veer into pure decadence—butcher minimize steak frites with herb butter, caramelized wild mushrooms or the crunchy thick hash brown with maple-glazed bacon topped with a tender fried egg—which is a spiritual expertise.
Honorary Member lounge on the Twelve Thirty Clun
Transferring previous the meal, you would possibly wander into the splendid lounge with its low-slung barrel formed chairs and speakeasy vibe. Fox and Timberlake had been intelligent with the seating right here—it’s a delicate amphitheater with principal flooring seats that transition right into a sequence of tufted-leather cubicles, every row of cubicles a bit increased than the opposite, making the views all through the room roughly equal. And, when the music stops, take a break on the landscaped rooftop patio, order a craft cocktail and absorb the views of decrease Broadway, Ryman Auditorium and Nation Music Corridor of Fame.
Rooftop Bar on the Twelve Thirty Membership
If you’re actually pressed for time, contemplate a meal on the principal stage restaurant and reside music venue—one thing Fox describes as “an elevated model of a honky tonk.” With nightly reside music and a menu that options dishes akin to an Anson Mills grain bowl or an all-day egg sandwich, it’s a strong choice. One flooring up, on a mezzanine stage 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 gives gentle bites and craft cocktails.
What’s Close by:
Nation Music Corridor of Fame, The Ryman Auditorium, Bridgestone Enviornment and all of the motion on Higher and Decrease Broadway.
The place to Keep:
Holston Home: Make issues simple 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.
Stage and seating on the Honky Tonk, principal stage of the Twelve Thirty Membership