To be honest, the real reason we swung by Nashville in the first place was to pick up a washer/dryer set that we bought #adulting. But thanks to that, we were able to spend the day walking up and down the streets of The Gulch and 12 South in Nashville, TN. If you’ve never been, you’re missing out — incredibly. If you have, you’ll probably read this and the whole time be nodding your head and saying “yes!” 

Here’s a look at our itinerary and the places we found along the way. 

On our way into the 12 South neighborhood, we stopped in the Gulch to grab some Biscuit Love coffee to-go. I’m convinced they have the best brew.  I grabbed a chai and Thomas got his regular order, iced coffee.

We ended up parking at the very end of the 12 South strip so we could walk all the way from Jeni’s ice cream all the way down to the White Mercantile and we didn’t miss a thing.

12 SOUTH

Places to Shop:

Amelia’s Flower Shop

The sweetest flower truck that parks in different corners around Nashville carries the greatest selection of flowers to create the bouquet of your dreams. It was just my luck and I was able to put together a Vday bouquet with the help of Thomas. Lots of carnations, eucalyptus and other beautiful flowers. Praise!

Cadeau

A super cute and funky place to just walk around and enjoy all the beautiful knick-knacky things. They have beautiful bar cart stocking items, coffee table books, things for your office that are rather odd and lovely. Not to mention, the music you’re shopping to is always on point and the manager could easily become one of my best friends. 

White Mercantile

If you love antiques, the farmhouse look or anything that has to do with rustic contemporary, be sure to stop by. The White Mercantile has antiques and odd-ends in one room and the other has everything from women and mens clothing to toys to really great socks and journals and thing to make your pet super happy. 

Draper James

This store, owned by Reese Witherspoon, is a great fun shop if you love being identified as a “southern belle.” Almost every clothing piece has the word “y’all” incorporated, they offered Thomas some sweet tea and they have the cutest nooks full of classic southern decor. 

Places to eat:

Bartaco

I can’t rave about this place enough. If you want authentic Mexican food with a great atmosphere, personal servers and want to sip on a margarita while you’re at it, Bartaco is your place. They make their tequila in house so you can imagine how magical their margaritas are. Their menu is sushi-style meaning that you order at your own convince and fill out a paper with how many of what tacos you want and they come by, pick it up and your tacos come out in no time. We, however, ordered the large tray with 9 tacos and 3 sides and 2 tamales. It was the perfect amount for the two of us since we’ve been walking around all day until then. Greatest news – if you eat outside, they’re dog friendly. So, Remi got to join us and eat his dinner right next to us. 

Five Daughters Bakery

The pink neon lights, the white subway tile, the lines and lines and options of donuts, it’s truly magical. I love Five Daughters because of their tiramisu and maple bacon donuts. They’re filled with a buttery cream (I normally don’t like cream filled donuts) so the donuts are well worth the four dollars. Must go. If you don’t have time to go in, no problem! You can order them and pick them up to-go!