Website: https://grandpabar.com/
Grandpa Bar is a cocktail bar located in Nashville, Tennessee, in the city’s Germantown area on Herman Street. The venue blends a daytime café offering with an evening cocktail program, serving local coffee, chai, and fresh pastries during the day and shifting to cocktails, beer, and wine in the evening. With a tagline of “Delicious Cocktails – Vintage Vibes,” Grandpa Bar leans into an old-fashioned, nostalgic drinking philosophy inspired by a bygone era of classic mixed drinks. Beyond walk-in service, the bar hosts private events and offers tastings and VIP experiences.
Menu and Offerings
Grandpa Bar operates as a dual-concept venue. During daytime hours, it serves local coffee, chai, and fresh pastries. In the evening, the focus shifts to cocktails, beer, wine, and other beverages. The bar’s cocktail program highlights several signature drinks, including:
- Mickey’s Classic: An Old Fashioned variation named after the founder’s grandfather, made with Buffalo Trace Bourbon, housemade demerara syrup, angostura bitters, and crystal clear ice
- Espresso Martinis: A lineup of variations such as “Chai Me A River,” a bourbon-based drink with housemade espresso, demerara syrup, and chai spices, plus “The Fault of Kate Moss” and “Mocha Chino,” along with a monthly rotating feature and a flight option
The bar also offers a happy hour, as well as tastings and VIP experiences for guests.
About
Grandpa Bar is run by Mike Rosenthal. According to the bar, its concept was inspired when Rosenthal discovered his grandfather’s vintage whisky case, which contained a 1967 newspaper advertisement titled “the history of mixed drinks.” The bar is built around the idea of recreating the experience of his grandfather mixing drinks for friends and family, giving the venue its nostalgic, “vintage vibes” character. The signature Mickey’s Classic is named after Rosenthal’s grandfather, Mickey.
Location and Contact
Grandpa Bar is located at 1501 Herman Street, Suite 123, Nashville, TN 37208, situated between N 16th and N 14th Streets and east of the APEX Apartments garage. Its hours are: Monday and Tuesday closed; Wednesday and Thursday from 3pm to 10pm; Friday and Saturday from 10am to midnight; and Sunday from 10am to 10pm. The bar can be reached through the email subscription and contact options on its website, and it is active on social media as @grandpabarnash on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
Additional Information
Grandpa Bar is available for private events, including birthdays, photoshoots, reunions, and parties, and it offers gift cards through its website. Tastings and VIP experiences round out the offerings, complementing its daytime coffee service and evening cocktail menu. The bar’s dual identity as a daytime café and an evening cocktail spot gives it a long daily window, opening as early as 10am on weekends for coffee, chai, and pastries before transitioning into its cocktail service later in the day. Its signature drinks lean on housemade ingredients, such as the demerara syrup and espresso used across its Old Fashioned variation and espresso martinis, and the rotating monthly feature and espresso martini flight give returning guests new options to try. The venue’s vintage theme, drawn from the founder’s family history and a 1967 advertisement on the history of mixed drinks, shapes both the menu and the atmosphere. Located in the Germantown area of Nashville near the APEX Apartments garage, Grandpa Bar positions itself as a neighborhood spot for coffee by day and classic cocktails by night, with space available for private gatherings on request.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (grandpabar.com).