Nashville has so many hidden gems once you get away from Broadway that we are always pleasantly surprised to come across a new one. We decided to walk down 5th Ave from Union because we usually take 3rd or Printer’s Alley. Imagine our surprise when stumble into The Arcade, a cool covered space full of boutiques, eateries, one of kind shops and artist spaces upstairs. It was a great escape from the heat. This should be on everyone’s walking list.

I was in the area, staying in a hotel nearby and had to walk through here to get to a place to have breakfast. This arcade connects two blocks together and offers many shops and places to grab a bite. It’s nicely decorated and appealing to walk through.

We passed through during our walking tour, nice history of the building which is good to know but not much to see and would need some renovation. A lot small places with food and some galleries.

The restaurants here must cater to the business crowd because almost all the shops were closed when we passed through here on a weekend! Except for the shoe repair store - he was open - a go-getter!

This is a great stretch of a large block along a small covered walkway loaded with small, reasonable shops and restaurants. The only drawback is that they’re not open all the time. You need to go in the middle of the day.