Barista Parlor
Nashville, Tennessee
Ask anyone in Nashville where to get the best espresso and they’ll likely point you straight in the direction of Barista Parlor. Lucky they do, because unless you know your way to the converted warehouse squirrelled away on a backlot, there’s a good chance you’ll drive straight past without even noticing. But this caffeine-fuelled hub in the quickly gentrifying (and hipster-populating) East Nashville is worth getting lost for, as its shrewd but friendly baristas will serve you some of the USA’s best coffees – Four Barrel, Intelligensia, Counter Culture, Sightglass and Stumptown among them. But before you pull up a stool and revel in your pourover, be sure to order Barista Parlor’s infamous (and heavenly) sausage biscuit as an accompaniment.