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Is The Patterson House Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 Nashville, Tennessee

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, The Patterson House is listed open on thepattersonnashville.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: The Patterson House's website is live with an active reservation system, and Google Places lists it as operational. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate featured The Patterson House in the 'Holiday' episode, highlighting a cocktail from the Nashville bar's menu. The Patterson House is a cocktail bar at 700 8th Ave S in Nashville, entered from Paseo Place behind the Bill Voorhees Building, operating primarily on a walk-in basis with limited reservations and valet parking offered Wednesday through Saturday evenings. The Patterson House's website, checked 2026-09-08, was live with an active reservations system and described the bar as continuing to serve cocktails after 'sixteen years' in business. Google Places, checked 2026-09-07, lists the business status as operational. No closure, relocation, or ownership-change announcement has surfaced. The bar continues to appear under its original name at its Eighth Avenue South location in Nashville.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2

Air date not confirmed
Title: Holiday · What was featured: A cocktail from The Patterson House's Nashville bar menu

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. thepattersonnashville.com http://www.thepattersonnashville.com/
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.150632099999996,-86.77869919999999
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