Martin's Bar-B-Q Joint's downtown location is built around whole hog barbecue, part of a small multi-city operation with outposts in Nashville, Charleston, Birmingham, and Louisville. This one sits blocks from Music City Center and the Honky Tonks, and it's scaled up from the rest of the group: a full dining room plus a beer garden out back with seating, yard games, and a stage that hosts live music.
The menu runs through chopped pork sandwiches, brisket, spare ribs, and wings, backed by sides like broccoli salad, hush puppies, baked beans, and cole slaw, with pecan pie for dessert. Groups can book the Rutledge Room, a separate space set up for larger parties.
Lines build here, especially around peak times, and certain items can sell out before the day's done — a byproduct of a downtown spot that draws both regulars and visitors treating it as a Nashville must-do.
The menu runs through chopped pork sandwiches, brisket, spare ribs, and wings, backed by sides like broccoli salad, hush puppies, baked beans, and cole slaw, with pecan pie for dessert. Groups can book the Rutledge Room, a separate space set up for larger parties.
Lines build here, especially around peak times, and certain items can sell out before the day's done — a byproduct of a downtown spot that draws both regulars and visitors treating it as a Nashville must-do.