Springwater Supper Club & Lounge

What to Expect

Springwater Supper Club & Lounge has served drinks on this same corner of West End since 1896. The building first opened as the bar for the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, making it older than the Parthenon replica next door. It went through Prohibition as a speakeasy, when Al Capone and Jimmy Hoffa were rumored to gamble there, spent time as a joint called the Pirate's Den, and only became Springwater in 1978. The place calls itself the oldest continuously operating bar in Tennessee, its walls lined with band stickers, dusty trophies, and random signs. Dierks Bentley once described it as a dive so rough that the stage leaked when it rained. Don't let the "supper club" name fool you. This is a small, loud, cash-only dive that leans into local punk and indie bands rather than the country you'll hear elsewhere in town. Live music runs five nights a week, Wednesday through Sunday. The Black Keys shot their "Little Black Submarines" music video on-site, turning it into a secret pop-up show for fans. Free pool and darts keep things going between sets, and both the bar and the door are cash only, though there's an ATM inside. Dogs are welcome on the front and back porches. It's 21 and up.