What Is the Best Coffee Shop in 12 South?

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Start with The Frothy Monkey at 2509 12th Ave S, the chain’s original location and a local roaster. The Infatuation calls it an all-day cafe and local coffee roaster whose “original location is in 12 South” (The Infatuation). Frothy Monkey says its coffee is roasted to order by Frothy Monkey Coffee Roasters (Frothy Monkey). For a coffee-and-breakfast alternative on the same street, Hearts at 2701 12th Ave S is a Melbourne-inspired breakfast cafe tagged for breakfast and coffee with a light bite.

Coffee in 12 South

Spot Address What the sources say
The Frothy Monkey 2509 12th Ave S the original location of an all-day cafe and local roaster; tagged for breakfast, coffee and a light bite, lunch, and walk-ins
Hearts 2701 12th Ave S a sun-drenched, Melbourne-inspired breakfast cafe, with avocado toast, muesli, and Turkish eggs

Picking One

  1. For coffee roasted in Nashville, The Frothy Monkey, which roasts its own.
  2. For an Australian-style breakfast, Hearts.
  3. For a walk afterward, Sevier Park is part of the neighborhood; see what Sevier Park is.

More food on the strip is in the best restaurants in 12 South.

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