Winter food and drinks in Nashville

Donut forget the sweets this holiday season.

 A coffee mug surrounded by pinecones and a metal tray of cookies.

Warm up with the Santa’s Pub or cool down with the peppermint mocha frozen latte. | Photo via @wellcoffeehouse

It’s time for cozy, caffeinated lattes and sweet sprinkled treats to fuel the ho-ho-holidays. Say season’s greetings to these winter sips and snacks.

Fill your cup

The Well Coffeehouse | You can’t get more Nashville than Santa’s Pub, a non-alcoholic bourbon and sugar cookie latte.

Honest Coffee Roasters | The Spice Girl combines eggnog and cold brew with the coffee shop’s Roosevelt syrup for a festive and flavorful holiday drink.

8th & Roast | Warm up with the North Star (latte sweetened with miso and vanilla syrup + topped with toasted marshmallows and pretzel dust), the Little Pepper (spicy hot chocolate made with vegan chocolate syrup, cayenne, and smoked ancho chili), and three more winter drinks.

Crema Coffee Roasters | Miss Peppermint Patty features a cool mint syrup and warm dark chocolate sauce, topped off with a crumbled Oreo cookie and peppermint.

A fizzy winter tonic drink topped with foam and cranberries and surrounded by a spread of cranberries and lemon slices.

Be fizzy and festive with Surefire’s winter tonic. | Photo via @surefirecoffeeco

Surefire Coffee Co. | Visit the shop’s Germantown and East Nashville outposts or swing by the new Brentwood location to try five festive drinks — like the RoseMERRY and Sage Latte and the Holly Jolly Tonic.

Fido | The Hillsboro Village cafe drew inspiration from Brett Eldredge’s holiday tour to create the Merry Berry Matcha, a vanilla matcha with cranberry coulis, whipped cream, and sprinkles.

The Union Station Nashville Yards | Step into the hotel’s holiday pop-up to sip on The Mistletoe Tipsy Mule, crafted with Patron silver, lime juice, cranberry juice, and ginger beer + topped with cranberries and a fir sprig.

Harriet’s Rooftop | Savor the Coco Manhattan, a sweet blend of cocoa nibs, toasted coconut, sweet vermouth, and Bittercube Cherry Bark Vanilla Bitters, while relaxing 18 stories above downtown.

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Trade the figgy pudding for this winter fig tartine. | Photo via @bagelshopnashville

Fill your plate

Bagelshop | Pair the shop’s seasonal sips with this winter fig tartine — whipped goat cheese, sliced figs, candied cardamom pistachios, and honey.

Donut Distillery | If you can’t make it to the donut shop’s annual “Elf”-themed pop-up, pick up a holiday box with gingersnap, vanilla, peppermint mocha, and chocolate churro donuts.

Dozen Bakery | Indulge in the bakery’s chocolate hazelnut pie, featuring a hazelnut frangipane filling, a chocolate cookie crust, and a gooey chocolate ganache layer—available by the slice or whole every day in December.

Little Gourmand | The French cafe and market’s bûches de noël (yule logs) offerings come in five flavors this year, including Tour Eiffel (vanilla and strawberry) and Louvre (dark chocolate, pineapple, and guava).

E+Rose | “6:30, dinner with me... I can’t cancel that again.” The Grinch Bowl is the perfect way to fill up (blended almond milk, bananas, spirulina, cashew butter, peppermint, and cacao nibs).

Five Daughters Bakery | Find a variety of holiday flavor options for the bakery’s 100 layer, 100 layer mini, and yeast-raised donuts. Try this: Spiced Honey Cheesecake.

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