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Breakfast cafe & coffee barThe Nations$$$$

Stay Golden

Crispy yeasted waffles and coffee from sister roaster Good Citizen, at a Nations breakfast cafe with a shady patio.

Stay Golden
Photo: Stay Golden

#15 in Coffee#16 in Brunch + breakfast

Google 4.5Yelp 4.1 307 reviews

Brunch + breakfastNashville Scene pick

Directions

What to get

  • Crispy yeasted waffle with vanilla mascarpone
  • Biscuit sandwich with souffléd egg and salsa verde
  • Irish coffee or a carafe of cranberry mimosa
  • House coffee from sister roaster Good Citizen

When to go

Order at the counter; weekday mornings open at 7 am. Groups of 8+ should call first (official site).

Insider tip

Shady patio at the Nations location (Infatuation). Perenn Bakery now runs out of Stay Golden's old Sidco Drive space.

Find it

Reservations
walk-in only

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 Something out of date?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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