The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club feels equal parts neighborhood hideaway and polished cocktail destination. The moody space leans vintage without feeling gimmicky, with velvet seating and dark woods, and it has one of the city’s strongest cocktail programs and a deeply stocked whiskey list. Drinks balance precision with approachability, spanning spirit-forward classics and inventive seasonal drinks that stop you in your tracks. The compact food menu is equally thoughtful, with Wagyu hot dogs, shrimp cocktail and oysters sharing space with vegan cheese plates and some of the most addictive French fries around. It’s the kind of place that feels like a secret hideaway, though the secret is very much out in Nashville these days. Reservations are strongly recommended.