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What to order at Wild Love Bakehouse
- Signature drink
- Drip coffee and croissants
- Editor tip
- Mondays and Tuesdays closed; weekend mornings fill fast for the laminated pastries.
CuisineCafé
Price$
Neighborhoodnorth-knoxville
HoursWed-Sun 08:00-16:00; closed Mon-Tue
Phone+1 865 200 8078
Signature drinkDrip coffee and croissants
WifiYes
Work-friendlyYes
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Tip: Mondays and Tuesdays closed; weekend mornings fill fast for the laminated pastries.
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Tip: Weekday afternoons fill with remote workers; the patio sits busier than the inside counter.
Pete's Restaurant and Coffee Shop ★ 4.6
Pete's Restaurant and Coffee Shop on Union Avenue, the downtown Knoxville diner since 1986, runs the breakfast counter that voted Best Breakfast in town.
Signature drink: Diner-counter coffee
Tip: Closed by 14:00 daily; weekend lines form before 09:00, weekdays move faster.
Cruze Farm Ice Cream Downtown ★ 4.2
Cruze Farm Ice Cream on South Gay Street, the family dairy's downtown Knoxville counter, churns ice cream with milk from the Cruze herd in East Tennessee.
Signature drink: Fresh-churned ice cream and milkshakes
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Old City Java ★ 4.7
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K Brew Downtown on South Gay Street, the locally roasted coffee and handmade bagel counter in the Embassy Suites building, anchors downtown.
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