What Coffee Shops Have the Best Pastries in Nashville?

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For a pastry that is the reason to go, The Infatuation’s Nashville coffee guide, updated April 30, 2026, points to Haraz Coffee House at 901 Woodland St. It says the Yemeni coffee is good, “But the real reason we’re here is the mosaic cake” (The Infatuation). The same guide names other strong pastry stops. The Horn on Murfreesboro Pike has six types of sambusas; the guide calls the pastry “always hot and flaky” there. Silver Fox on Music Row makes its own buttermilk biscuits for “a wildly good buttermilk biscuit sandwich” with sausage and a fried egg. Headquarters on Charlotte Pike sells the “fist-sized muffins” seen at the Richland Park farmers market. Several shops also stock pastries from local bakeries: Momento East from Village Bakery, and Elegy and Ugly Mugs from Dozen.

Pastry Picks in the Guide

Shop Address Pastry
Haraz Coffee House 901 Woodland St, East Nashville mosaic cake; also Bee Bites
The Horn 619 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashboro Village six types of sambusas
Silver Fox Coffee Lounge 1001 16th Ave S, Music Row a house-made buttermilk biscuit sandwich with sausage and egg
Headquarters 4902 Charlotte Pike, Sylvan Park large muffins
Cafe Babu 1044 Third Ave S, Chestnut Hill a mini baklava with the Babu latte
Momento East 347 Douglas Ave, East Nashville pastries from Village Bakery
Elegy Coffee Weho 516 Hagan St, Wedgewood-Houston a muffin from Dozen
Ugly Mugs Coffee And Tea 1886 Eastland Ave, East Nashville pastries from Dozen Bakery
Crema Coffee Roasters 15 Hermitage Ave, Downtown a tiny shortbread cookie with some specialty drinks

Source: The Infatuation, April 30, 2026.

Getting the Best Pastry

  1. Look at the case before you order, since selections change by day.
  2. Pair by drink: the guide suggests a dirty iced drink with a sambusa at The Horn; iced drink picks are in the best iced coffee in Nashville.
  3. Want breakfast, not a pastry? Early openers with full menus are in the best coffee shops open early in Nashville.

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