Schulman's

Thin patties (without going full smashburger) that arrive looking ready for a photo shoot.

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Schulman's is a neighborhood burger bar in East Nashville that goes all in on a Christmas movie theme each December, filling the room with lights and decor. The regular menu keeps running, but the drink list adds a set of movie-referencing holiday cocktails and a beer-and-shot special for the month. It's a laid-back, packed-house scene built around a shared holiday movie in-joke rather than a single showpiece theme. The bar reverts to its everyday look once the new year turns over.

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