8 verified parking spots in 8th Ave South, Nashville: 4 free, 1 validated and 3 paid. Nothing is listed until we've reviewed it, and locals help keep it current.
4 free
1 validated
3 paid
Free parking
8th & Roast Customer Lot
Free for customers only, tow enforced
FreeCustomer lot5 locals confirmed
Small lot at 2104 8th Ave S, between the Dunkin' and The Eighth Room, directly across 8th Ave from Zanies. Signed for customers of 8th & Roast, Local Honey, Anastacia and Douglas Corner Cafe. No time limit is posted and there is no QR to pay, but the sign says violators are towed, so it is not a place to leave the car and walk across to a Zanies show. Observed 7/26/26: about 14 spots. The sign still lists Douglas Corner Cafe, which closed for good in 2020 and is now The Eighth Room, so read that list as loose.
Where 2104 8th Ave S, between the Dunkin' and The Eighth Room
Source: Local confirmed
Baked on 8th Lot
Reserved for Baked on 8th, tow enforced
FreeCustomer lot6 locals confirmed
Lot at 1512 8th Ave S, about 16 spots with a mix of head-in and pull-through striping. No payment box and no QR, and no time limit is posted, but the sign says the lot is reserved and all others are towed at the owner's expense, so it is not overflow parking for the block. Tight entrance and a one-way exit, so plan the approach before you turn in. Observed 7/26/26.
Where 1512 8th Ave S, the lot at the bakery
Source: Local confirmed
M.L. Rose (Melrose)
Free attached garage for customers
FreePub / burgers5 locals confirmed
M.L. Rose's building has a free attached garage, a genuine perk on this stretch of 8th Ave S. It's free while you're there eating or drinking, so treat it as a customer spot, not a park-and-walk-off. Can fill at peak hours, so come a touch early on weekends.
Free Zanies lot about a block down S Douglas, but the lot across 8th Ave tows
FreeVenue lot3 locals confirmed
Turn onto S Douglas Ave off 8th Ave S and go about a block. Look for the sign with the red car reading ZANIES PARKING. Navigate by that sign, not by the pin. Zanies' own FAQ says parking is always free in their lots, in the grassy and unpaved areas around the house at 809 S Douglas behind the Dollar General, and on adjacent streets, with a security guard on site for parking questions. The same FAQ names three places that will tow you: the Shell station next to Zanies, the lot directly across 8th Avenue from Zanies, and behind the townhouse and condo complexes on both sides of Douglas. There are several lots on these two blocks and only some are Zanies'. Sign confirmed on the ground 7/26/26.
90 free minutes in Arnold's own lot when you buy a meal
ValidatedRestaurant lot
Arnold's gives diners 90 free minutes in its own lot, the four rows along the side of the building, per Arnold's own parking page. Scan the QR at the register with your plate number, or just tell the cashier your plate if you can't scan. You have to buy a meal, and Arnold's says plainly that coming in for a drink and scanning doesn't count. The meat-and-three line can run long at lunch, so don't cut the 90 minutes close. Arnold's doesn't say what happens past 90 minutes.
Where Arnold's lot, the four rows beside the building at 605 8th Ave S
Self-park lot the operator calls 2030 Lindell, with the entrance at 1968 Lindell Ave. Parking.com lists it as open 24/7 with no overnight parking, and doesn't post a price, so check the sign at the lot. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the entrance.
Metropolis lot at 2101 8th Ave S. Drive-up rates on Metropolis's page: free up to 15 minutes, $13 up to 1.5 hours, $24.50 up to 7.5 hours, $31 up to 12 hours. No reservations here, and parking.com lists no overnight parking. This is a paid lot, not one of Zanies' free lots down S Douglas. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
A PMC lot at 2200 8th Ave S, open 24 hours. Pay by scanning the QR code on the PMC signs or by text, with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. PMC doesn't post the price online, so check the sign before you walk away. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.