The painted brick storefront of 8th & Roast with its teal windows and door

Nashville

36.1623° N, 86.7743° W

Nashville pours its coffee scene through the same neighborhoods that built its music one, roasters and honky tonks sharing the same old buildings.

The painted brick storefront of 8th & Roast with its teal windows and door

8th & Roast

8th Avenue South, Melrose · Nashville

roasting in Nashville since 2009Beans to go

The industrial room and mosaic mural wall at Barista Parlor East Nashville

Barista Parlor East Nashville

East Nashville · Nashville

the original 2012 location, in an old auto garageBeans to go

The outdoor Bongo Java Nashville sign marked Est 1993

Bongo Java

Belmont · Nashville

Nashville's oldest continuously operating coffeehouseBeans to go

The vintage Crema sign hanging beneath the building's eave

Crema Coffee Roasters

Rutledge Hill, Downtown · Nashville

one of the shops that built Nashville's sceneBeans to go

Dose Cafe and Dram Bar

Riverside Village, East Nashville · Nashville

founded in 2009 by Keith SteunebrinkBeans to go

The seating area beneath a coffee plant mural and Be Honest neon sign at Honest Coffee Roasters

Honest Coffee Roasters

Rolling Mill Hill, Downtown · Nashville

founded 2014 in a former Franklin stove factoryBeans to go

The green counter beneath shelves of branded Light Speed retail bags at Retrograde Coffee

Retrograde Coffee

East Nashville, Dickerson Pike · Nashville

Dickerson Pike's first full service coffee shopBeans to go

The teal espresso machine beneath the hanging liquor shelf at Stay Golden

Stay Golden

The Nations, West Nashville · Nashville

founded by the team behind Steadfast CoffeeBeans to go

The gabion stone wall entrance with the Steadfast Coffee sign

Steadfast Coffee

Germantown · Nashville

founded by Crema Coffee veterans in 2015Beans to go

The hand lettered seasonal drinks chalkboard behind the grinders at Ugly Mugs Coffee & Tea

Ugly Mugs Coffee & Tea

East Nashville · Nashville

one of East Nashville's longest running cafesscratch made sourdough bagels