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Retrograde Coffee

4.5 ★★★★★ 419 Google reviews · Cafe · Coffee shop · Restaurant

Wholesale Espresso great espressofresh pastriescozy atmosphere

Cozy coffee shop (opened in 2018) serving pour-overs, lattes, bagels and pastries.

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1305 Dickerson Pike
Nashville, TN 37207

+1 615-964-7770

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Hours

Monday 7 am–5 pm
Tuesday 7 am–5 pm
Wednesday 7 am–5 pm
Thursday 7 am–5 pm
Friday 7 am–5 pm
Saturday 7 am–5 pm
Sunday 8 am–3 pm

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What's in the cup

What Retrograde Coffee is pouring and bagging — straight from customers' own reviews, not our guesswork.

Espresso 7 mentions

“The espresso leans towards the greener notes that people tend to favor in Nashville that it's not my fave, but I did like it.”

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What regulars say again and again

The things that keep coming up across 419 Google reviews — with a reviewer's own words as proof.

great espresso 2 mentions

“Great view of Nashville meets excellent coffee. The Market Pour Over and espresso score high and the Espresso Old Fashioned was the highlight!”

🥐 fresh pastries 9 mentions

“I got the Bee-Hive vegan sausage, avocado, and sprouts bagel sandwich and a chocolate croissant, and both were great!”

🛋️ cozy atmosphere 3 mentions

“They also have a great ambiance to be able to work from, with cute little London style phone booths in the back.”

What customers say

NASHVILLE COFFEE TOUR #1: My friend and I tour different coffee places around Nashville that are new to me. ☕ We had a good experience overall. It was a well-lit, intimate coffee shop. The bar was a great place to converse and people watch. I had an Americano while my friend had a Latte.

★★★★☆ — Ara, 2024-05

Good new coffee spot in East Nashville. Lots of great potential for this third wave spot serving a variety of great Third Wave roasters from around the States. Vibe is pretty nice with a great art piece on the outside wall. Americano was good as was the latte but the pour art needs some work. Definitely worth a visit.

★★★★☆ — Brad, 2018-08

I ordered a Carmel Latte and it was good in quality and taste. It seemed like the syrup was made from scratch and the quality of the coffee beans were good. It wasn't much parking lot space but it was easy to park. I had a really cool atmosphere chill quiet. They do serve food and the pastries are from dozens.

★★★★★ — Victor, 2025-12

Great view of Nashville meets excellent coffee. The Market Pour Over and espresso score high and the Espresso Old Fashioned was the highlight! Recommend giving Retrograde a try and the pastries look delicious!

★★★★☆ — Caffeinated, 2020-09

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