On the twelfth day of Christmas, my real love gave to me — yet one more vacation pop-up bar? These aren’t the unique lyrics, however they might be in 2025, when limited-time themed vacation decor and specialty cocktails have develop into de rigueur.
It could be robust for us to cowl all of this yr’s vacation pop-ups. (Notice: We now have lined a number of Hanukkah choices right here and right here.) However we’ve got compiled an inventory of a dozen choices you would possibly wish to take a look at. As a result of many of those pop-ups are in small areas, many suggest advance reservations.
1. lou/na, the rooftop bar on the Grand Hyatt Nashville resort, has morphed into a vacation heist pop-up. Thematic touches embrace passports, boarding passes and planes, plus choose nights with trivia and vacation sweater contests. The menu options house-made pizzas, ice cream sundaes and specialty cocktails.
2. Sippin’ Santa, a nationwide Christmas pop-up, is all about bringing Santa to tropical locales with tropical drinks. So after all it’s occurring at East Nashville’s Pearl Diver, one of many metropolis’s favourite tropical-themed bars. The decor contains vacation touches with its year-round retro tropical vibe, each inside and out of doors.
3. Pushing Daisies, Broadway’s underground margarita bar, has gone all-in once more, turning into Pushing Poinsettias for the month. As at all times, you’ll discover themed specialty cocktails and uber-colorful Mexican-inspired vacation decor from its semi-secretive location.
4. You get two pop-ups in a single with the naughty-and-nice theme on the historic Union Station Resort. Head downstairs to the Alligator Bar for the naughty expertise or keep upstairs within the beautiful foyer for a pleasant expertise with cozy cheer.
5. The standout side of Pancake Pantry’s Polar Pub (provided on the downtown location) is that it is without doubt one of the few, if not the one, pop-ups which are family-friendly. Sure, they’ve spiked sizzling cocoa and different grownup drinks, however you may order these whereas your children get the G-rated drinks, and you’ll all eat and drink collectively whereas admiring the decor.
Merry Elfing
6. Head to Wedgewood-Houston for a Merry Elfing Christmas at Honky Tonk Hideaway & Cantina. The bar is decked out just like the North Pole and gives the prospect to trip on embellished celebration buses departing each hour for a complimentary, 45-minute journey round downtown. There is a themed cocktail menu with spiked sizzling cocoa and bourbon eggnog.
7. Whereas most of the pop-ups may work wherever within the nation, Nicky’s Coal Fired in The Nations tries to be slightly extra particular once they give you their concept for St. Nicky’s yearly. For 2025, the theme is Smoky Mountain Christmas. Try a ceiling lined with pine branches and stars — similar to you’d see within the mountains. After all, you’ll discover some Dolly Parton decor alongside the pizza and cocktails. St. Nicky’s is without doubt one of the pop-ups that doesn’t require reservations.
8. You probably have pushed down Porter Street this season, you understand Schulman’s Neighborhood Bar in East Nashville has spared no expense (at the least in the case of the NES invoice). Their theme is Christmas Trip, and which means extra lights than you’d suppose they might match on a constructing. Inside you’ll nonetheless discover their laid-back neighborhood vibe, plus themed cocktails.
9. We are able to’t all get to the Christkindlsmarkts of Germany this December. However we will get to Germantown. TailGate Brewery has turned its Germantown location right into a facsimile of a European-style winter market, with German beers, gooey raclette cheese, peppermint Bushwackers and extra. (TailGate additionally has themed pop-ups at its Murfreesboro and Chattanooga places.)
10. For those who choose some bodily exercise alongside along with your vacation merriment, Fogg Avenue Garden Membership has you lined. The rooftop has been remodeled right into a Bavarian Winter Wonderland with hearth pits, heated cabins, metropolis views and an ice curling lane. Not like many vacation pop-ups that disappear at New Yr’s, this one shall be protecting issues chill till March 1.
11. Chopper is leaning into the offbeat, bizarre vibe it does so nicely. The tiki-robot bar gives a festive vacation escape, bringing vacation cheer to its signature retro-futuristic vibe. Sip Christmas-themed cocktails from festive glassware and watch vacation classics on repeat. Reservations aren’t required, however they’re really useful.
12. The Noelle resort is leaning right into a grown-up Christmas with a glitter-soaked Sugar & Vice theme at its Hidden Bar. Present up in pink sequins or one thing equally sparkly and festive to put on when you sip seasonal cocktails. The fashionable Noelle is at all times a sure-shot for a fantastic photo-op.
