French Truck Coffee Highland is the second Memphis branch of the New Orleans roaster on Highland Row near the University of Memphis with espresso.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Crowds run on student schedules; mid-mornings and afternoons are emptiest.
Address: 395 S Highland St Ste 126, Memphis, TN 38111
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.
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.
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.
Dr. Bean's Coffee and Tea Emporium tucks into the Stock and Belle retail loft on South Main, with a pour-over bar, cold brew on draft and a small-batch.
Signature drink: Single-origin pour-over
Tip: Sit at the pour-over bar and ask for the current single-origin; the cold brew on tap is the summer order.
Java Cabana on Young Avenue in Cooper-Young Memphis is the city's longest-running indie coffeehouse, open since 1992 with poetry slams, Elvis kitsch and big.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: Open until 22:00 most nights; the late-evening crowd is regulars and writers.
