City and State is a cafe in Broad Avenue, Memphis.
City and State on Broad Avenue in Memphis is a hybrid coffee shop and small-goods store, with pour-over from rotating local roasters and a shortlisted retail.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The light back room is the work seat; the front counter is for grabbing and going.
Address: 2625 Broad Ave, Memphis, TN 38112
Belltower Coffee on Highland Street near the University of Memphis is the flagship of the Memphis-grown roaster, with a sit-and-work room, attached studio.
Signature drink: Honeysuckle latte
Tip: Open daily 7:00-18:00. Pet-friendly patio out back.
French Truck Coffee Highland is the second Memphis branch of the New Orleans roaster on Highland Row near the University of Memphis with espresso.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: Crowds run on student schedules; mid-mornings and afternoons are emptiest.
Sunrise Memphis on Jefferson Avenue downtown is a colourful quick-serve diner running Southern breakfast and lunch with a full bar daily 07:00-14:00.
Signature drink: Drip coffee with biscuits
Tip: The shotgun building fills fast at 09:00. The Rooster biscuit sammy is the dark-horse order.
Brother Juniper's near the University of Memphis on Walker Avenue has run breakfasts in a tiny house behind a white picket fence since the Koplins took it.
Signature drink: Drip coffee with omelettes
Tip: Tuesday to Sunday breakfast only; closes 13:00 weekdays, 12:30 Saturdays. Get there by 08:30.
Art Bar at Crosstown Arts in Memphis runs coffee by day and wine, beer and cocktails into the evening, doubling as a cafe and bar in the Crosstown Arts.
Signature drink: Espresso, wine by the glass
Tip: Closed Sundays. The afternoon switch from coffee to wine happens around 16:00.
Cxffeeblack in Memphis is Bartholomew Jones and Renata Henderson's coffee roaster and cafe with an Ethiopia-direct supply chain, serving single-origin.
Signature drink: Ethiopia single-origin
Tip: The roastery doubles as the retail cafe; weekend hours are limited so check the site.
