Celebrity honky-tonkLower Broadway
AJ's Good Time Bar
Alan Jackson's bar in what it calls Broadway's oldest building: steel guitar and two-stepping downstairs, karaoke upstairs from 6 PM nightly.
#11 in Broadway honky-tonks#31 in Late-night eats
What to get
- A round with the band - the old 'holler and swaller' tradition is still alive here (Infatuation)
- Karaoke on the 3rd floor, nightly from 6 pm
When to go
At night, when two-stepping happens in front of the little stage (Infatuation); karaoke starts at 6 pm every night.
Insider tip
Housed in what the bar calls the oldest building on Broadway (once home to Bullet Records); three floors of live music, one karaoke floor, Alan Jackson memorabilia throughout and a rooftop bar.
Heads up
21+ after 6 pm; Infatuation clocked $36 for two liquor-and-mixer drinks.
Find it
- Website
- ajsgoodtimebar.com
- Reservations
- n/a
Recognition
Checked Oct. 1, 2026. Ratings are a snapshot from Google and Yelp; ranks are ours (how we rank). Something out of date? Tell us.
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