Breakfast and coffee in Nashville: the Gulch, Sylvan Park and East

Last checked Oct. 20, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Breakfast and coffee in Nashville cluster in the Gulch (Biscuit Love, Milk & Honey, PopUp Bagels, Prickly Pear), around Sylvan Park and Murphy Road (Another Broken Egg, Star Bagel, Dose, Benji’s) and in East Nashville. Frothy Monkey and Prickly Pear each have several cafes across the city.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Nashville’s city limits, the same data behind our local business directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 20, 2026. We added the other Frothy Monkey, Biscuit Love, Benji’s and Prickly Pear cafes from each one’s own locations page. We left out cafes whose sites did not load for us or gave no Nashville address. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

Americano Coffee Lounge on Houston Street serves coffee, cocktails and food, runs an event calendar and stays open until midnight Wednesday to Saturday.

Another Broken Egg Cafe at Charlotte and 42nd avenues in Sylvan Park is a breakfast, brunch and lunch chain with Southern-inspired dishes, dine-in and online ordering.

Benji’s Bagel & Coffee House makes everything in house and has two shops, on Robertson Avenue in West Nashville and on Cherokee Avenue in East Nashville, which also serves wine and cocktails.

Biscuit Love has served scratch-made biscuits since 2012 from the Gulch and Hillsboro Village. It closes on Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

City Limits Bakery & Cafe in Bellevue is a breakfast and lunch cafe and bakery, open into the evening on Friday and Saturday.

Dose opened its Murphy Road coffee shop, between Sylvan Park and West End, in 2009.

Frothy Monkey calls itself an all-day cafe, coffee roaster and bakery, with four Nashville cafes. See our brunch list for its all-day brunch menu.

Game Point shares space with Bongo East, which calls itself East Nashville’s first coffeehouse, and doubles as a board game cafe.

Milk & Honey in the Gulch is open every day from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., with online ordering and reservations.

PopUp Bagels began as a backyard pickup window and now sells bagels from shops including its Gulch location on 11th Avenue South.

Prickly Pear Coffee Co. has been open since 2020 and has three Nashville cafes: downtown at 333 Commerce St. near the Ryman, on Division Street in the Gulch and on Bowline Avenue in River North.

Star Bagel Cafe in Sylvan Park says it is Nashville’s oldest locally owned bagel shop, baking bagels and pastries every morning. It closes on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Waffle House on Charlotte Pike is open around the clock.

Related lists: brunch, bakeries, ice cream and desserts, where to eat in Nashville and restaurant inspections.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I get breakfast in Nashville?

This list has 20 places, including Biscuit Love in the Gulch and Hillsboro Village, Milk & Honey in the Gulch, Another Broken Egg Cafe and Star Bagel Cafe in Sylvan Park, City Limits Bakery & Cafe in Bellevue, four Frothy Monkey cafes and two Benji’s Bagel shops.

What is the earliest breakfast in Nashville?

Waffle House at 6930 Charlotte Pike is open 24 hours. Milk & Honey in the Gulch, Star Bagel Cafe on Murphy Road and Dose on Murphy Road open at 6 a.m.; Dose opens at 7 a.m. on weekends.

Which Nashville coffee shops are open in the evening?

Americano Coffee Lounge on Houston Street is open until 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and until midnight Wednesday to Saturday. Game Point in East Nashville is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, and three Frothy Monkey cafes stay open until 8 p.m.

Where can I get bagels in Nashville?

Star Bagel Cafe at 4504 Murphy Road, Benji’s Bagel & Coffee House at 6108 Robertson Ave. and 921 Cherokee Ave., and PopUp Bagels at 226 11th Ave. S. in the Gulch.