Soul food bakery & cafeNorth Nashville / Dickerson Pike$$$$
Shugga Hi Bakery & Cafe
Sisters Kathy Leslie and Sandra Austin's soul food bakery on Dickerson Pike. Come Sunday for the Jazz & Eggs buffet; call ahead for times.
#9 in Brunch + breakfast
What to get
- Chicken and waffles
- Sunday Jazz & Eggs buffet (smothered pork chops, collards, cornbread, donut casserole)
- Mimosa bar (extra)
When to go
Sunday for Jazz & Eggs (Infatuation); call ahead to confirm times, since there is no working website.
Insider tip
Founded in 2017 by sisters Kathy Leslie and Sandra Austin near where they grew up; every year before Thanksgiving it hosts a free 'community harvest' meal (Banner). The teal building at the Whites Creek/Dickerson Pike fork is hard to miss.
Heads up
Ignore the old shuggahibakeryandcafe.com address; it no longer goes to the cafe.
Find it
- Phone
- (615) 928-6576
- Website
- shuggahibakeryandcafe.com
Recognition
Checked Oct. 1, 2026. Ratings are a snapshot from Google and Yelp; ranks are ours (how we rank). Something out of date? Tell us.
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