What Is the Best Iced Coffee in Nashville?

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The iced drink a current guide singles out is the Barcelona at Dose, 3431 Murphy Rd. The Infatuation’s Nashville coffee guide, updated April 30, 2026, describes it as “a $6 draft iced coffee topped with soft, salted whipped cream, that’s so popular it has its own T-shirt” (The Infatuation). The same guide names other iced drinks worth a trip. Elegy has its honey bear cold brew. Humphreys Street makes the Sunny Hunny, an iced coffee with honey, almond, and cardamom. Retrograde in East Nashville is the place to go “when the craving for an espresso tonic or soda hits”. Silver Fox on Music Row serves iced old-fashioned-flavored espresso tonics. Which is best depends on whether you want it creamy, sweet and spiced, or sparkling.

Iced Drinks Named in the Guide

Drink style Shop Address What the guide says
draft iced coffee with salted cream Dose 3431 Murphy Rd, West End the Barcelona, $6
cold brew Elegy Coffee Weho 516 Hagan St, Wedgewood-Houston the honey bear cold brew
spiced iced coffee Humphreys Street Coffee 424 Humphreys St, Wedgewood-Houston the Sunny Hunny: honey, almond, and cardamom
espresso tonic or soda Retrograde Coffee 1305 Dickerson Pike, East Nashville the place for an espresso tonic or soda
espresso tonic Silver Fox Coffee Lounge 1001 16th Ave S, Music Row iced old-fashioned-flavored espresso tonics, made with locally roasted beans
a "dirty iced" drink The Horn 619 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashboro Village the guide's own combo: dirty iced with a Philly cheesesteak sambusa

Source: The Infatuation, April 30, 2026. Prices and menus change; check before you go.

Picking Your Iced Coffee

  1. Creamy and sweet: the Barcelona at Dose.
  2. Bright and sparkling: an espresso tonic at Retrograde or Silver Fox.
  3. Spiced: the Sunny Hunny at Humphreys Street; more spiced drinks are in the best chai or tea in Nashville.
  4. Plain cold brew: Elegy’s honey bear cold brew.

Weekend lines at Dose are covered in the coffee shop with the longest lines on weekends.

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