Dawn Cafe Nashville

Dawn Cafe Nashville

★★★★4.3(147 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

The staff here genuinely cares—Angel's hot chocolate drew praise from someone who needed comfort after a concert, and Lilly takes real time explaining drinks like chai lattes—but quality control is inconsistent, with several customers reporting disappointingly watery matcha and all-premade pastries with limited dietary options. The atmosphere and decor are lovely, and you'll find a solid latte and warm cookies that make for a pleasant Broadway escape, though the pricing skews high for what you're getting. This is a spot where the human warmth might outweigh the occasional letdown in the cup, especially if you stick to their coffee drinks rather than specialty items.

What to expect

Strong matcha and tea selection. A slow-sit spot, good for meetings. Pastries on the menu.

MeetingsTraditional drinksMatcha & teaPastriesSpecialty drinksSlow sit

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Lana Latas
★★★★★3 months ago

It's very unfortunate that such a cute place with a very friendly staff has such a bad quality Matcha. I got excited when they told me that matcha is already unsweetened, but this is mostly milk and almost no Matcha as you can see by the color

Travis Woodard
★★★★★5 months ago

Walked here for a nice breakfast. Turns out everything is premade the night before - no accommodations for vegetarians or vegans. The drinks were good, but pricey. Edit: There's a response from the manager saying that they are trying to have more options. Just make food to…

Adrienne G
★★★★★5 months ago

Listen to me! Angel is the BEST AND KINDEST ever. After sobbing my eyes out at the Tommee Profitt concert, the only thing I could think about was hot chocolate as we walked back to our hotel. He made me the BEST hot chocolate ever. I said it was “slapping” and I think it made my…

Ron James
★★★★★6 months ago

Great coffee shop just a few blocks off Broadway. Wonderful, had a great latte with a warm chocolate chip cookie. Relaxing escape from smells and chaos on Broadway.

Luna
★★★★★10 months ago

Such a lovely coffee shop. I loved the atmosphere and the decor. The chai and matcha lattes were excellent! Lilly was very friendly and took her time telling me about the chai latte. Will definitely go back when I visit Nashville.

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