A most delightful discovery, situated quite unassumingly along the road, this modest coffee house possesses a charm that far exceeds its size. Though small, it is exceedingly inviting, offering a pleasing variety of pastries and breakfast sandwiches, all of which are most satisfactory. The coffee, I must add, is of excellent quality. Those in attendance are gracious and attentive, contributing greatly to the agreeable nature of the visit. I would most heartily recommend that one pause here for a cup of coffee; it is an experience unlikely to disappoint. read more

If you're looking for a coffee shop that actually feels like a community, this is it. The moment you walk into The Good Cup, you can tell it's something special. The atmosphere is warm, relaxed, and full of personality--cozy without feeling cramped, even when it's busy. The coffee is consistently excellent, and you can tell it's made with care. Whether you're grabbing a quick cup or staying awhile, it hits the mark. The food honestly surprised me too--everything tastes fresh and homemade, not like typical coffee shop fare. What really sets this place apart, though, is the people. The staff is genuinely kind and welcoming, and there's just a sense that this place is about more than coffee--it's about connection. You see people meeting, working, laughing... it feels like a local hub in the best way. This is the kind of place you don't just visit once--you keep coming back. Highly recommend. read more

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I review 3 Nashville restaurants each week on IG @lillypulitzerstylist This cozy coffee place was recommended to me by a local I met at Herban market. They make a great cup of coffee, but what impressed me the most was the sense of community. Everyone seemed to know everyone. The kind of place & you come with a book and walk away with a new friend. Comfy pink couch is a VIBE. I ordered the oatmeal cookie latte, blueberry scone, chicken salad sandwich, and Thai curry soup. The latte & soup was 5 stars. I would order the Thai soup again and again. If you get the chicken salad sandwich. You HAVE TO order an extra scoop. The amount of chicken salad I initially got was paper thin. So if your sandwich looks different than mine, it's bc you have to order extra. Next time, I'll try one of their muffins! That seemed to be popular with everyone else around me. read more

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I've been going to the Good Cup for a minimum of 10 years now. The staff+owner are always incredibly kind and welcoming. The Good Cup is an excellent business that really works to foster community -- often hosting a variety of events like open mic nights and local artists' crafts. The place is incredibly cute! A little awkward to move around since tables/chairs are close together, but still a great environment. There's always great vibes here! If you decide to come, I'd recommend the Espresso Chocolate Chip muffins!! They have been and continue to be my FAVORITE! read more

The Good Cup - Espresso chocolate chip muffins - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

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The coffee is my favorite ever. It's so delicious and it's never too sweet or bitter. And it's such a cute place to enjoy some food and coffee. Everyone who works here is so sweet and amazing and they work super hard. I have been going here for a little over a year and I can find another place with as good as coffee as they make! I love this place and I think everyone should check it out!!! read more

The food and coffee are out of this world good. Staff are amazing and the coziness is welcoming.

Conveniently located for both Franklin and Brentwood residents in Grassland, this cute little coffee shop is located down Hillsboro Road just five minutes south of the Brentwood border, six minutes south of Nashville's southern border, and 10 minutes north of downtown Franklin. Good Cup is a super charming place with an eclectic interior, very good coffee, mediocre hot chocolate, and tasty treats that appear to be made fresh daily. It's truly a wonderful, locally owned business. read more

Such a cute, comfy, and unique coffee shop in Franklin, TN! I was looking for a new coffee shop to try and stumbled upon this hidden gem. The barista, Julie, was super friendly and offered great recommendations. I tried their caffeine-free chai tea and would definitely recommend! So so delicious I wanted to get another one! There are also lots of spots to sit and catch up with a friend or get some work done. Prices are also reasonable. Super friendly staff, delicious tea, and amazing atmosphere! I'll definitely be back :)) read more

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I have been coming the The Good Cup for 10 years! I absolutely love the atmosphere, comfortability, and at-home feel. Their coffee and baked goods (especially the Chocolate Chip Espresso muffins!) are consistently yummy. Kind staff. If you are looking for that nostalgic coffee house feeling, this is the place. read more

Cute coffee shop with lots of cozy spots to enjoy your coffee and pastry or goat cheese avocado toast. Just a really nice, local spot- no fuss, nice people who work here, and lots of regulars. Highly recommended. The raspberry sauce added to a regular latte is my fav. read more

Incredible mochas and the breakfast sandwich is exactly what you need in the morning. Not to heavy, not to light.

Nice eclectic decor and vibe. Solid coffee. Good service. Great for conversation and a quick bite to eat. I think I got a blue berry muffin and it was great! read more

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I was instantly attracted to the atmosphere in this place... It's so cozy, with sitting areas that make you feel like you're in someone's living room ... I could spend hours here, with a friend or alone... They have free Wi-Fi and very friendly staff... Come here often, and you'll see the locals...I'm looking forward to many future visits. I will be trying every item on the menu... Can't wait to taste some of those coffee drinks and pastries, but I came at lunch hour... I had the chicken salad sandwich (on multi-grain bread from a local bakery) and the deviled egg potato salad; both were delicious. The chicken salad had a hint of orange, which gave it an unusual spin... It could also be served on white bread or in a wrap. The deviled egg salad actually tastes like deviled eggs, in potato form ... I was very pleased with my meal. It as an overall great experience... I even noticed if you want an extra special sweet treat, they have Jeni's ice cream (yum)... Keeping it local, that's what it's all about- local people, local vendors, local produce, local ice cream, etc... This is my kind of place... No wonder, it's been in business approx 18 yrs. read more

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This is a gem of a local coffee shop. It is very unpretentious but the staff and food is top notch. I have been here several times and it's always a great experience. My cafe Americano was spot on and server very quickly. The pastry I got was also very, very fresh and scrumptious. I would highly recommend going here vs the national brands. read more

The Good Cup - cinnamon nut muffin!!! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

We stopped in at this coffee shop on a whim a few weeks ago and had a really nice experience. I got the turkey sandwich which was okay but I liked my husband's avocado blt much better so he shared with me. The vanilla iced coffee and strawberry banana smoothie were also very good. We loved the atmosphere and enjoyed our time there. read more

Love this cute and cozy coffee shop! Food and drinks are delicious and reasonably priced. Check out the shops on either side of it too!

Fun environment with good vibes. Good place to meet up, busy but not overly noisy. The coffee was excellent.

Wonderful place to go just snuggle up on their couch with a cup of their coffee a muffin. I love this place Lovely people thank you so much. I'll see you next week. read more

I can't say enough amazing things about this coffee shop! I work up the road and this has become my regular go to for coffee! Friendly faces, excellent service, AMAZING coffee and even better food and pastries! It's so nice to see a locally owned business thriving and providing the best products! Starbucks who!? They have my business for life. :) . Also, their avocado toast with goat cheese and bacon is my go to!! SO GOOD!! thanks Good Cup! read more

The Good Cup - Avocado Toast & an Iced Vanilla Almond Milk Latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

Love this little slice of Tennessee. Local feel. Great coffee. The Good & Plenty latte is my favorite.

I always enjoy coming to the good cup. I highly recommend their blueberry scone and mocha. The mocha is not too sweet, just perfect! It is such a cozy little coffee shop with friendly staff. read more

Latte drinks overly sweet. In fact they're more like dessert drinks. Maybe that's what people want?? The baked goods are very small, but priced as if they're much larger. The iced coffee is unmemorable. Further visits and menu items needed; will re-review at a later date. read more

Solid local coffee shop with a warm ambiance. Coffee menu is very good and there are enough food offerings for everyone to find something they like. read more

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My home away from home. Can't thank them enough for how hard they work, how polite they are, and how good everything tastes. Definitely not your run-of-the-mill coffee shop. read more

Always friendly service. Gets very crowded and some people just sit there for hours on their computers while those of us who want to Sit to Drink our drinks are left with no Where to Sit. They should set up a specific one person seating area for those people who are there to do "work" read more

I usually never review places but I had to write one for The Good Cup! The employees were so sweet and were so patient with all my questions. I got a honey lavender oat milk latte and it was so good and an espresso chocolate muffin which was delicious! Also, the vibe is so cozy inside. Can't wait to comeback. Thanks for a great experience :) read more

I never get to this part of Franklin. Usually, when I'm headed down to rich folk land, I am going 65S or taking 8th/Franklin Ave. Franklin Road? Vas is? Anything south of Harding on Hillsboro (leaving Green Hills) is usually a 'not this time' for me. But I needed to go south and was in Green Hills and I was not about to fight Hillsboro traffic to get to 65 so into the matrix I went. I liked it. This drive was so much more relaxed than my usual roads into Franklin. As I passed through the no-man's-land-Hills (either Oak or Forest; I can't keep up) and entered into Brentwood/Williamson County, I thought to myself that this is the way to go when parenthood chases me out of Nashville. Proximity, nice big house and a good school system. Noted. Before too long, I'd made it to my coffee destination. It was in a nondescript strip mall atop a small hill. Getting out of my car, I thought (again with the thoughts) that this was a decidedly old-school Yelp haunt (ie more 'look at this cool place I discovered' than 'Instagram'). Walking in, I discovered my thoughts were correct. On a random Thursday afternoon, the dining room was packed with regulars (?) and the place was bustling. There was no danger of someone 'cool' walking in and making this a scene. Rather this was just a well-worn business that had earned customers through good product and following through on promises. Old school. I parked at the high top table, waited for my friend to arrive and studied the menu. Before too long, she showed up and it was show time. Not wanting to be a pain, I was just going to get cider and a side but as my friend ordered her food, the gentleman behind the counter asked if she wanted her sandwich made on gluten-free bread. What's that, now? We have a ball game. I called an audible and changed my order on the fly: a chicken salad sandwich on gluten-free bread, chips and a seasonal beverage, please. As we typed on our laptops, the counter fellows brought the food out. My chicken salad was just the way I like: heavy on the chicken, just enough mayonnaise to bind everything together and crunchy vegetables for texture and taste. No glop. No additional mayo slathered on the bread. Just.right. My good fortune extended to my beverage. My honey nut maple latte was made with almond milk and was a warm hug of a fall drink. Truthfully, I had a hard time deciding on which fall beverage to try. From pumpkin to apple, they had all the hits. I wouldn't have found this place without a need to drive south and the Yelp app. This is the exact reason a site/app like Yelp exists: to connect people to/with great local businesses they, otherwise, would never have heard of. The Good Cup is a comfortable sweater of a coffee shop, perfect for this time of year. read more

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Small, quaint (well, sort of), cozy, slow-paced, really good coffee and really good coffee. (Did I say that twice?) Yep, worth saying it 'cause it is, 'cause it is. Polite, methodical staff - so be prepared to wait a bit for your personally prepared pour. Eclectic decor, dimly lit...but who needs a lot of light in a coffee shop? (Well, maybe me...) Nice selection of bits and bites....but my absolute fave is their "Good 'n Evil spicy, mocha (chocolaty) latte. Oooohhh sooooo good. read more

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Manager is very rude. They don't take complements here without getting offended. I would not recommend this place is you believe in the freedom of speech or expression. Very little flexibility in what the employees can make. Overall service is poor. Don't recommend unless you're a snow f read more

I love this place. I moved almost an hour away and still try to grab a cup when nearby

The Good Cup feels like a neighborhood coffee shop and that's what it's been for many years. I am not a "regular" (as in going every week or multiple times a week, which many many of my neighbors are including my husband!) but I do visit frequently. I always find it warm, relaxing, welcoming and a good place to visit or spend a bit of quiet time too. This visit I had the Chai Latte which was very good. It's a small shop and they take time to prepare the drinks. Don't be in hurry and relax as you wait. Isn't that why we go to coffee shops? (If you're in a huge hurry, find a place with a drive thru and get a go cup) You can get go cups here, but it feels like a place you linger. I paired it with an Espresso muffin. This is my go to nibble at the Good Cup, Nice muffin top, not overly sweet muffin and the chocolate/espresso adds just a little zing. My favorite spot to meet friends so yes! I will be back. read more

The Good Cup - Chai Latte & Espresso Muffin - A Perfect Pairing! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

We have been coming to The Good Cup for probably a decade. It feels like home. Staff is always nice, casual and helpful. The food is good and the coffee is great, come here with a friend, you will have a great time! Or come with your laptop and work. It's so cozy. read more

The Good Cup - Iced coffee, perfect for hot weather! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

Funky coffee shop along Hillsboro Rd ... love the decor but the coffee could be hotter ? Not sure why you have self serve when your paying so much for a cup of coffee ? Sadly , they miss the mark a bit on service ? Table service would be nicer .... especially at lunch time ? The last few times I stopped the coffee was warm at best. read more

The BEST coffee shop in town. Art (Barista) is genuinely kind and attentive. He noticed that we're new visitor to town and greet us with the sweetest Southern hospitality. We talked about Nut and Honey Latte Coffee, BBQ in Austin, TX, twin kids and local property market. Great coffee and a new friend certainly is a pure bliss. Thank you Art and The Good Cup. read more

One of my favorite staples in Franklin for many years! The food options are good and the coffee is fantastic. It's just a fun spot to meet a friend too! read more

Very unique coffee place from the decor to the location. Absolutely awesome! The food was delicious too!

YES. Reading my book and drinking a cup of coffee at the Good Cup was EXACTLY what I needed today! I grabbed a cappuccino (very good) and sat in the most comfortable chair in the world. I was only planning on stopping there for a few minutes, but the chair was so comfortable and the coffee and book so good that I think I was there for an hour. Great coffee shop: quiet, big, plenty of tables and chairs, nice staff, good coffee (they have food, too). It was a charming coffee shop and, if I'm in the area again, I'll definitely stop in to sit that most comfortable chair and drink a coffee and read my book! read more

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With a name like The Good Cup, expectations are high for a good cup of coffee. After my first visit, I can say that the name not only goes for the drinks, but also the overall atmosphere. I usually find myself going to coffee shops in Nashville. We all know the trend around town. Yes, I'll say it, it's hipster pretty. Now don't get me wrong, I love hipster pretty, because, well it's pretty. However, rolling up to The Good Cup gave me some major nostalgia to the coffee shops I frequented in my home state of Wisconsin. The Good Cup is off of a busy road and is in a strip of stores. Right when walking up I could tell this place was going to be super cute. The outside is kind of rustic with an old time feel. The inside is old school coffee shop comfortable. Hopefully that makes sense. No fancy bells and whistles. Eclectic decor. Comfortable chairs are a plenty throughout the shop so you can plop down and spend a good amount of time working here. The music here is spot on. Relaxing music for a relaxing space. It was very Bon Iver heavy which I'm definitely ok with (he's a fellow Wisconsite). The walls were covered in art, some of which was for sale. I believe the artists were all local so it's nice to see a coffee shop supporting the community. Now, I will say I can't comment too much on the drink. I got really excited when I saw their fall menu for drink specials. I saw they had a pumpkin spice latte and for some reason in my head I thought this was like a chai latte but with pumpkin flavor. I blame Starbucks for this. They call it a pumpkin spice latte. So I ordered the latte and when I took the first sip, I realized my mistake. I don't like coffee. This was of course a normal latte with coffee. 100% my fault. I'm a dumby. I think if I liked coffee it would have been very delicious haha. I still drank it though, and wow, I was wired. I can see why people drink coffee. I usually drink tea but this coffee hit me hard. Maybe I need to force myself to switch over. I was also hungry so I ordered half a sandwich. I ordered a pesto turkey deli sandwich with chips. I believe the sandwich had turkey, pesto, spinach, and cheese. It was good. Nothing spectacular but still tasty and filling. I should mention that the baristas were also very friendly. Service with a smile goes a long way! Overall, The Good Cup was a warm and comfortable place to get some work done. I would for sure come back and order correctly next time so I could comment more on the drinks! I'm sure they are all delicious though :) read more

Nashville's best coffee shop. Truly a mom and pop where everybody knows each other's name. People come every morning more to say hi to their friends than they do for their coffee and sausage biscuit...well, it's a close call. It's equal parts hallmark movie and an episode of Friends. Amanda, the owner, has done such an amazing job of creating community within a community. And the iced coffee is truly my favorite in the whole city. You'll catch me ordering it even in the dead of winter. read more

I visited the "Good Cup" Wednesday May 9th 2018, 9:15 am. If you like slow service, bad coffee and terrible food this is going to be your favorite place. The "frittata" I got was sitting on a plate right next to the register. I though it was the display but then the cashier, without gloves reach out and dropped it in a to go bag. I was not even that mad at that point then she added "Is cold, you might want to use the microwave over there" I mean, forget about costumer service, I am not just telling you this thing you are about to eat is cold, you got to heat it up yourself. Once I ate my "frittata" it was so nasty. I mean cold, old, nasty garbage. I would have rather lick the bottom of my shoe that put this garbage on my mouth. I had two bites and that enough "Good Cup Frittata" for the rest of my life. Coffee was nothing special. I had a double espresso it was alright. But the food was awful. DONT EAT THE FOOD HERE. read more

The Good Cup - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee