Coffee in Nashville
The 8 coffee shops that local best-of lists name most often. We read 9 lists from local papers, magazines and food writers, counted who shows up, and link every one.
The list
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Crema
Downtown roaster on Hermitage Avenue that Scene readers picked as Nashville's coffeehouse in 2026.
Named by Nashville Guru, Best Coffee Shops in Nashville (Oct 2026) · The Infatuation, The 18 Best Coffee Shops In Nashville (Apr 2026), as Crema Coffee Roasters · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2026 Readers' Poll, Best Coffeehouse winner · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2025 Writers' Choice, Best Coffee Delivery and 1 more
Elegy Coffee
Scene readers' 2026 cold brew pick; the Wedgewood-Houston cafe on Hagan Street is one of several.
Named by Nashville Guru, Best Coffee Shops in Nashville (Oct 2026) · The Infatuation, The 18 Best Coffee Shops In Nashville (Apr 2026), as Elegy Coffee WeHo · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2026 Readers' Poll, Best Cold Brew winner · NashToday, Nashville's Top Picks 2025: NashToday's Best winners (May 2025), Coffee Shop, honoree (Elegy Coffee East) and 1 more
8th & Roast
Local roaster with four Nashville cafes; Scene readers picked it as the 2025 coffeehouse.
Named by Nashville Guru, Best Coffee Shops in Nashville (Oct 2026) · The Infatuation, The 18 Best Coffee Shops In Nashville (Apr 2026) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2025 Readers' Poll, Best Coffeehouse winner · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2025 Writers' Choice, Best Under-the-Radar Coffee Empire and 1 more
Matryoshka Coffee
Small shop on Herron Drive; Scene writers praised its glow-up in 2025 and its Pride coffee crawl.
Named by The Infatuation, The 18 Best Coffee Shops In Nashville (Apr 2026) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2026 Writers' Choice, Best Coffee Crawl (with Weak Coffee) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2025 Writers' Choice, Best Coffee Shop Glow-Up · NashToday, Nashville's Top Picks 2025: NashToday's Best winners (May 2025), Coffee Shop, honoree and 1 more
Americano Lounge
Houston Street lounge open until midnight Wednesday to Saturday, the Scene's 2026 late-night coffee pick.
Named by Nashville Guru, Best Coffee Shops in Nashville (Oct 2026) · The Infatuation, The 18 Best Coffee Shops In Nashville (Apr 2026), as Americano Coffee Lounge · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2026 Writers' Choice, Best Late-Night Coffee Stop · NashToday, Nashville's Top Picks 2025: NashToday's Best winners (May 2025), Coffee Shop, honoree
Retrograde Coffee
Three cafes, starting on Dickerson Pike; the Scene singled out its whipped feta and prosciutto toast.
Named by Nashville Guru, Best Coffee Shops in Nashville (Oct 2026) · The Infatuation, The 18 Best Coffee Shops In Nashville (Apr 2026) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2025 Writers' Choice, Best Thing on Toast (whipped feta and prosciutto toast) · Eater Nashville, The Best Coffee Shops in Nashville (updated Mar 2025)
Flora + Fauna
Douglas Avenue cafe and roaster the Scene named the place for a coffee date in 2025.
Named by Nashville Guru, Best Coffee Shops in Nashville (Oct 2026) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2025 Writers' Choice, Best Place for a Coffee Date · NashToday, Nashville's Top Picks 2025: NashToday's Best winners (May 2025), Coffee Shop, honoree · Eater Nashville, The Best Coffee Shops in Nashville (updated Mar 2025), as Flora + Fauna Cafe and Roaster
Frothy Monkey
Nashville-born cafe with all-day brunch; the 12 South original has an outdoor beer garden.
Named by Nashville Guru, Best Coffee Shops in Nashville (Oct 2026) · NashToday, Nashville's Top Picks 2025: NashToday's Best winners (May 2025), Coffee Shop, first place · Eater Nashville, The Best Coffee Shops in Nashville (updated Mar 2025) · Nashville Scene, Best of Nashville 2024 Readers' Poll, Best Coffeehouse winner
How this list is ranked
Each place gets a point for every recent local best-of list that names it: readers' choice results, local papers and magazines, food writers. Review-site top tens count half. Newer lists break ties. Nobody can pay to be on it. When reader votes come in, they count too.
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