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Barbecue and honky tonk · Lower Broadway, Davidson County
Rippy's Honky Tonk
Barbecue and live music on two levels across from Bridgestone Arena.
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Why go
Nashville restaurateur Jeff Rippy opened Rippy's Bar and Grill in 2000 at 429 Broadway, on the corner of 5th.3 A longtime J.C. Bradford bond trader, he earned raves for his smoked barbecue and ribs at Nashville Kats tailgates before taking over the former Turf building.2
The 2001 menu included smoked chicken wings, smoked chicken, pulled pork, sliced pork loin and dry-rubbed ribs slow-cooked until the pork barely clings to the bone.2 Today the spot has 2 levels, 3 stages and private dining, across from Bridgestone Arena and Tootsie's Orchid Lounge.1
Good to know
Live music
Three stages over two levels.1
What people are saying
In the press
- Nashville Scene · Burning Money
What we don’t know yet
We only publish what we can source. Here’s what’s missing.
- Prices
- Photos
- Wood and pits
- Cash or card
- The pitmaster
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Photo: Kaldari, Public domainResearched by Erik Peterson, sources linked below.
Sources (3) · every fact on this page links to one
- Home · Rippy's Honky Tonk · Checked Oct 27, 2026
- Burning Money · Nashville Scene · checked Oct 27, 2026
- Rippys bar and grill · barsonbroadway.com · Checked Oct 28, 2026