What Is the Best Coffee Shop to Work from in Nashville?
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For a full day of work, The Infatuation’s Nashville coffee guide points to Momento East at 347 Douglas Ave in East Nashville. It calls the shop “an attractive place to spend an entire work day, with ample space with counters along the windows, soft seating in corners, and a kind, welcoming staff” (The Infatuation, April 30, 2026). The guide says it paid attention to seating comfort and how close the outlets are. Several other shops on its list get similar notes. Crema downtown has “a large working space” and a loft patio. 8th & Roast on Charlotte Ave feels like “a coworking space, a college common room, and a train station waiting area” put in a blender. The Horn on Murfreesboro Pike has “plentiful outlets” for plugging in. Pick by the kind of work you need to do.
Shops the Guide Describes for Working
| Shop | Address | What the guide says about working there |
|---|---|---|
| Momento East | 347 Douglas Ave, East Nashville | space for "an entire work day", with window counters and soft seating |
| 8th & Roast | 4104 Charlotte Ave, Sylvan Heights | a coworking feel; "Walk in with a computer and you'll immediately feel the urge to be more productive" |
| Crema Coffee Roasters | 15 Hermitage Ave, Downtown | "a large working space" and a wooden loft patio |
| Elegy Coffee Weho | 516 Hagan St, Wedgewood-Houston | "large tables to do some work" plus outdoor tables for conversations |
| The Loading Dock | 906 Buchanan St, North Nashville | a place "to get some work done" in a plant-filled space |
| The Horn | 619 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashboro Village | "plentiful outlets" for an hour or two |
| Cafe Babu | 1044 Third Ave S, Chestnut Hill | coffee by day; after 3 p.m. it serves drinks with Indian whiskey |
| Retrograde Coffee | 1305 Dickerson Pike, East Nashville | window seats for working through your inbox |
Source: The Infatuation, April 30, 2026.
Choosing for the Work You Have
- A long, focused day: Momento East or 8th & Roast.
- A meeting or a call: Elegy Coffee Weho, which has outdoor tables away from the bustle; step outside for calls.
- Power-hungry laptop: The Horn, for its outlets.
- Work that runs into the evening: Cafe Babu, which switches to cocktails in the afternoon.
Before you settle in, check the shop’s hours, parking, and wifi, and buy something every couple of hours if you stay. More shops are in the best coffee shop in Nashville, and parking options are in where to park downtown Nashville.