Alligator Bar

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Sip and play where alligators once lounged.

Just steps from The Trestle lies Alligator Bar, a modern watering hole with a story all its own.
Relaxed, social, and just a touch unexpected, it invites guests to gather, linger, and discover something new beneath the Broadway Bridge next The Union Station.

From 1900 to 1919, two alligator pools sat at The Union Station’s track level, surprising and amusing travelers passing through the rail corridor. Today, that quirky piece of Nashville history returns not as a replica, but as a wink.

Alligator Bar revives the spirit of curiosity, connection, and shared storytelling, now with casual pours, open-air energy, and effortless good company. It’s where post pickleball games drift into afterhours laughter, where conversations unfold slowly, and where evenings stretch just a little longer than planned.