cafe babu

cafe babu

1044 3rd Ave S, Nashville, TN

★★★★★4.7(265 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Cafe Babu has earned serious devotion in Nashville with its genuinely creative specialty drinks like the iced golden branch and thoughtfully crafted brown sugar variations that go well beyond standard cold brew offerings. The warmth here runs deeper than the coffee itself—regulars rave about Bailey and the entire team's genuine pleasantness, making it feel less like a transaction and more like visiting friends who happen to pour exceptional espresso and bake divine fig and prosciutto sandwiches.

What to expect

Cold brew standout, with creative signature drinks. A slow-sit spot, good for meetings. Pastries and light food on the menu. Open late. Family friendly.

Family friendlyLate nightsPastriesSlow sitTraditional drinksCold brewSpecialty drinksMeetingsLight foodSignature drinks

Google Reviews

Grace Colter
★★★★★2 months ago

1000/10 experience. Everyone who works there is so pleasant. The pillar cafe babu coffee is delicious and the specialty coffees are just as creative and tasty. The fig & prosciutto sandwich is divine. Atmosphere and design is simplistically beautiful - transports you to another…

The crazy panhandlefoodie
★★★★★2 months ago

OMG the coffee is so good. I got the iced golden branch. So yumm. Great spot. Definitely worth the drive for me. 10/10 recommend. Later foodies

Jacob McClure
★★★★★2 months ago

This is a super cute cafe with great drinks, great pastries, and great staff! Shout out to Bailey and everyone else on the team for a great experience! Edit: I came back the very next day to try the Babu latte after seriously enjoying the matcha and the latte was fantastic. The…

tarek hamami
★★★★6 months ago

When Babu first opened, the entire town lined up like they were waiting for Taylor Swift tickets sold by the Pope. I refused. I don’t stand in line longer than 15 minutes unless I’m being handed immortality or a free mortgage. Today, post yoga and spiritually fragile, I walked…

Alex Knodel
★★★★7 months ago

I stopped into Café Babu for an iced coffee and a pastry. I got one of their specialty iced coffees with brown sugar, and it was really good. I’m glad that it wasn’t cold brew like most places have these days and it said it was a sweet, traditional iced coffee. I also got a…

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