Bongo Java's Belmont Boulevard cafe and roastery in Nashville has been a college-town anchor since 1993, supplying beans to Bongo cafes across the city and online.
Tip: Order the breakfast sandwich on a biscuit, then take a bag of beans home. The Belmont students piles in around 10:00.
Address: 2007 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212
Crema's downtown Hermitage Avenue cafe in Nashville houses the company's Coffee Education and Events Lab, where all public classes and cuppings happen.
Tip: Coffee classes run monthly; book online. Pourover flight tastings let you try three single origins at one sitting.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Pour over, Subscription
Crema's roasting operation in East Nashville at Duke Street pulls in green coffee from Ethiopia, Colombia and Guatemala. The flagship cafe sits downtown at Hermitage Ave.
Tip: The roastery is open to visitors with notice; the public coffee classes happen at the Hermitage Avenue cafe instead.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Barista Parlor's East Nashville Gallatin Avenue flagship moved its roasting operation on-site in 2025. The aesthetic-led cafe opened in 2012 and franchised across the city.
Tip: Single-origin pours rotate weekly; ask the bar for the lightest roast on bar that morning.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Honduras, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Pour over, Whole bean retail
Steadfast Coffee in Germantown, Nashville roasts on-site at the Taylor Street cafe and runs a national subscription programme alongside the Coffee Soda cult drink.
Tip: Subscription beans ship monthly from this address; the cafe runs cupping events most months, see the calendar.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Burundi
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Pour over, Subscription
