Brown’s Diner Revamps Menu

NASHVILLE, TN – Brown's Diner, Nashville’s oldest diner and dive bar, announced today the launch of a new lunch, dinner, and beverage menu. Items that have made Brown’s Diner a Nashville favorite since 1927, like the Brown’s Burger, will remain, with the new menu offering more variety for diners.

“When I bought Brown’s in 2021, it was important to me to keep the charm and character that so many people know and love,” said Chef and Owner Bret Tuck. “A lot of the menu has stayed the same, but I have been working with the team to add some creativity, plus things we all love. This menu revamp blends the old and new era of Brown’s, and we’re excited for you all to try it out.”

The new beverage menu brings a lineup of hand-spun milkshakes, fresh-squeezed lemonades, cocktails, and boozy creations to Brown’s. Milkshake options include the Tuck’s Frothy Monkey Mocha Shake, Peach Cobbler Shake, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Shake, Nutella Bananas Foster Shake, Banana Puddin’ Shake, and Maple Bacon Shake, with guests also able to build their own shake or make any shake boozy with vodka or rum. Fresh lemonades include strawberry, raspberry, mango, classic lemonade, limeade, and Arnold Palmer, while the cocktail menu features Brown’s takes on classics, margaritas, sparkling cocktails, and hard lemonades. Highlights include the Day of the Dead Margarita with Arette Fuerte 101 and a mezcal float, The Brown Out-a-rita, Sparkling Paloma, French 75, and the Punchy Peach Lemonade made with vodka, peach syrup, fresh lemonade, and a natural caffeine energy boost.

For lunch or dinner, Brown’s has expanded its selection of shareables and lighter bites, including Nashville Hot Catfish Bites, Hushpuppies with honey butter, Fried Okra, Fried Pickles, and Tennessee Poutine with fries, fried cheese, and country sausage gravy. Guests can also dig into the Southwest Nachos topped with ground beef, hatch chile queso, grilled peppers, onions, jalapeños, pico de gallo, cilantro, salsa, and sour cream; Nashville Hot Quesadillas; or the Hot Chicken Tater Tot-chos Bowl featuring Tuck’s Nashville Hot fried chicken bites, crispy tater tots, hatch chile queso, peppers, onions, jalapeños, pico de gallo, and more. Brown’s housemade wings and tenders are also available with sauces including Buffalo, Tuck’s Nashville Hot, honey butter, Edley’s BBQ, and firecracker sauce.

The burger menu remains a cornerstone of Brown’s, with the Brown’s 1927 Cheeseburger alongside a full selection of smashburgers and Brown’s Burgers. Newer favorites include the OK Onion Smashburger, featuring shaved onions grilled in and on two mustard-seared smash patties; Bacon Crack Smash with bacon, American cheese, and ranch; and the Hot Honey Smash with cheddar, pickles, and hot honey. Brown’s signature burger lineup also includes the Fried Cheese Burger, Queso Burger, Lynn’s Bacon Pimento, Eat a Peach Burger, Red, Blue & Wagyu, and Châtel Farms Wagyu Burger, with options to add an American Wagyu patty or make select burgers double.

Beyond the burgers, Brown’s has added and expanded its selection of wraps, salads, sandwiches, catfish, and diner favorites. Standouts include the Tuck’s Nashville Hot Wrap, Chicken Caesar Wrap, Turkado Wrap with turkey, avocado, pepper jack and ranch, and Nashville Hot Firecracker Chicken with Calabrian firecracker sauce and southern slaw. Guests can also order the Three Cheese Bacon Grilled Cheese, Blackened Catfish Sandwich, or a full Fried Catfish Basket or Dinner. Brown’s all-day breakfast remains available, featuring favorites like Chicken Fried Chicken, Banana Bread French Toast, Corned Beef Hash Browns, Music City Browns, breakfast burritos, and bowls.

To finish, guests can choose from classic diner sweets including soft serve ice cream, a Brownie Sundae, Banana Puddin’, or Mama Lynn’s Cake, a rotating housemade cake baked in limited quantities by Chef Bret Tuck’s mother.

Brown’s Diner has also introduced the “Hundred Year Happy Hour Celebration” on weekdays from 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. – close. Nashville’s happiest of all hours includes $2.50 favorites like soft-serve cones or cups, fresh lemonade, biscuits and gravy, and hushpuppies; $4.50 bites and sips including onion rings, banana pudding, moonshine shots and a single pancake; $6.50 offerings like fried okra, well spirits, a 12-ounce frozen cocktail and the Jukebox Burger; and $8.50 offerings including two tendies and fries, Brown’s 1927 Burger, eight bone-in wings and Nashville hot poutine. All beers on tap will also be $1 off. Happy hour is available for dine-in guests only.

Brown’s Diner is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. No reservations are required. To stay up-to-date, follow Brown’s Diner on Instagram at @thebrownsdiner.

About Brown’s Diner

A Nashville institution, Brown’s Diner first opened in a converted trolley car in 1927. The family-owned bar and restaurant has stood the test of time, remaining in its original location for nearly a century, and being a home away from home to locals and tourists alike, with a roster of regulars that includes some of the city’s most prolific artists and musicians. Brown’s Diner has seen three owners during its lifetime, with the latest being restaurant industry veteran Bret Tuck, who proudly took over management from longtime owner Jim Love in January 2021. Over the years, the restaurant and bar has been recognized for having the “Best Cheeseburger” in town and is committed to excellent food at affordable prices.

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