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Cafes

Every fan of country music has heard of the Bluebird cafe — Nashville's iconic and sacred performance space for singer and songwriters. Being young and hip, Nashville has quickly developed a robust network of third wave coffee joints, with artisanal espresso drinks, trendy specialty coffees and fragrant roasteries. Many cafes are going with the flow of modern life and accommodate laptop warriors, giving them fast internet, outlets and elbow room. But most of all, cafes are cozy feel-good spaces for you to connect with friends and strangers, building a community of like-minded people. Be sure to check out our favourite cafes in Nashville:

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Chef's Market

Serving all of Middle Tennessee, Chef’s Market has become one of Music City’s go-to restaurants. It’s easy to see why they’re so great with a menu featuring delicious items like these: salads, white lasagna, New England style pot roast, Jerusalem chicken and calypso roasted pork loin. Top things offs like delicacies such as cake, …

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Frothy Monkey

Frothy Monkey is a comfy, hip neighborhood coffeehouse chain offering full breakfast, lunch and dinner menu. The staff includes a number of trained baristas who are qualified to provide superior coffee and espresso, proudly brewing Kaldi's Coffee daily. They are also are a BYOB establishment, conveniently allowing wines and high gravity beers above 6% …

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The Café at Thistle Farms

Thistle Farms' volunteer-built cafe sells locally roasted and fair-trade coffees, teas and healthy catered foods for breakfast and lunch. A stage gives women who have survived tumultuous pasts a place to share healing stories while providing opportunities for artists to express their creative …

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Moonshot coffee bar

Nashville has quite a few hotel coffee shops, and Moonshot is one of the most popular among them. Highly praised by coffee experts, Moonshot offers classic espresso drinks and creative alternatives such as the Roxy — coffee with orange tonic. The cafe makes great looking pastries and sandwich, too. The prices are fair, there's …

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Ugly Mugs Coffee & Tea

Ugly Mugs is a local coffeehouse with an artsy, industrial feel that serves breakfast and lunch, sometimes accompanied with live music. Really unattractive coffee mugs straight off the clearance rack at Goodwill are this cafe's specialty. It's not the appearance what counts — the caffeinated beverages inside are consistently divine. Chill with one of …

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Crema, Coffee Roasters

Crema, Coffee Roasters is an artisanal cafe in the SoBro area serving drinks, pastries and small bites in an industrial space with wood paneling. Their patio, though not huge, was a cool spot to hang out and it had a pretty good view of the city. The founders are passionate about third wave coffee …

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Fido

Your new best friend Fido is a converted pet shop was named “Best Place for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner” by the Nashville Scene! Come discover where the magic happens, for Fido is an amalgamation of upscale coffeehouses and casual dining venues. They serve coffee from their sister store Bongo Java, as well as a …

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