I’m blessed to live on Nolensville Pike, where pretty much every Latino food truck is a safe bet for a great, affordable meal. I can play lotería or watch folklorico dancers weekly at Plaza Mariachi. And I can even buy my furniture completely in Spanish at Siesta Living. But as Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, I’m realizing not every Nashvillian knows where they can support the community after Oct. 15. So here’s some places to start!
🍽️ Where To Eat
Get a dirty horchata and the Texas scramble at Tempo, the Good Morning Elena (guava, cheese and ham sandwich) at Soy Cubano, chilaquiles at Tantísimo brunch, the blackened salmon burrito at Baja Burrito, a cachapa at Maiz de la Vida, quesabirria tacos from Birria Babe, a fried avocado taco at Mas Tacos Por Favor, a huarache al pastor at Alebrije, and a completely out-of-the-box special at Mijo Gordito. As a Boricua, I also have to mention my people’s one and only option locally: De Mi Campo down in La Vergne, which serves sancocho as good as my abuelo’s.
🏬 What To Buy
There are too many Latine businesses to shout them all out. One of my personal favorites is Torres Vintage, just named Best Retail Therapy in the Nashville Scene’s Best of Nashville 2026. Other clothing options abound at Plaza Mariachi, where you can buy everything from a guayabera shirt to your daughter’s quinceanera gown. While there are many, many Latine grocers, Uptown Fruit Market has been my go-to for years. If any of my fellow Caribbeans have found a good quenepa source though, you give me a call first, okay?
💃 When To Dance
Get your groove on — whether it’s weekly salsa, regular reggaeton or special bachata nights — at Plaza Mariachi. Aforementioned Tantísimo also hosts weekly social dancing with free lessons beforehand. Keep an eye out for DJ pop-ups through groups like Radio Esencial and It’s Giving Global, and special nights at venues like the Basement East. (Big fan of the Bad Bunny ones!) National tours like Gasolina and Sorry Papi, an all girls’ reggaeton party, also tend to make stops in Nashville annually.
🆘 How To Help
Volunteer with local organizations like Conexión Américas and the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition. Follow Latine-run accounts like Music City Migra Watch and the Southern Latina Collective. Take an immersive Spanish class through Voces de Nashville. Learn to pronounce “Dalé!” while chanting it with La Brigada de Oro at a Nashville SC game. Tutor Latine kids through The Aloe Family’s weekly opportunities. Join a book club focused on Latine authors like La Biblioteca Del Barrio Book Club. And consider sponsoring locally owned Spanish-language news like Nashville Noticias, which is covering our communities in our first language.
