The Pink Hermit
Cafe · Capitol Hill Area ·
Classy cafe with pink decor serving coffee, cocktails, pastries
Classy cafe with pink decor serving coffee, cocktails, pastries
"Hermitage Cafe is the OG of Nashville diners. Prepare to run into the modern hipster, businessman, woo-girl, and lonely cowboy. Sit down at the counter and feast on the classics prepared right in front of you. Known to fix Southern eats, the chicken fried steak is a must. The breakfast kills and the staff gets to know you with their uncanny sense of humor." - ST8MNT
"Michelin-starred restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten opened a dainty morning-to-night cafe, The Pink Hermit by Jean-Georges, as a casual counterpart to Drusie & Darr; the downtown spot at 231 6th Ave N. serves grab-and-go coffees, pastries, and takeout-friendly sandwiches and salads as well as a sit-down dinner menu aimed at pre- and post-theater meet-ups with bar snacks, French wines by the glass, and cocktails like a raspberry lychee bellini and a Plymouth gin cucumber martini, and it initially opens weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m." - Eater Staff
"Tucked into downtown’s historic Hermitage Hotel, I found The Pink Hermit by Jean-Georges to be a dainty, morning-to-night cafe that brings a sun-drenched spot for coffees, pastries, and takeout-friendly sandwiches and salads to the neighborhood. Open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., it kicks off the day with juices, espresso drinks, and loose-leaf teas from In Pursuit of Tea, plus bakery bites like brown butter chocolate chip cookies and vegan blueberry matcha muffins, chia seed pudding, and croissants stuffed with egg whites and goat cheese. Savory options include brioche-roll sandwiches such as prosciutto and mozzarella or ham and gruyere, along with seared tuna niçoise and roasted beet salads. A sit-down dinner menu aimed at pre- and post-theater meet-ups offers decadent bar snacks, French wines by the glass, elegant cocktails (a raspberry lychee bellini and a Plymouth gin-filled cucumber martini and negroni), wood-fired pizza with black truffles, ahi tuna tartare, elaborate charcuterie and cheese boards, an egg toast topped with caviar ($58), and lush desserts like a salted caramel fudge sundae. The intimate cafe is accessed via a new street-level entrance at Union and Sixth with cozy indoor and outdoor seating; award-winning designer Thomas Juul-Hansen dressed the space in floor-to-ceiling gray marble accents and pale pink tones (even blush-toned cups and plates), and Hermitage executive chef Kelsi Armijo oversees the day-to-day menus." - Tierney Plumb
"Set to open in late fall on the corner of Union and Sixth Avenue, I’m looking forward to The Pink Hermit as a chic cafe and take-out–focused spot whose name nods to hermitage as a ‘secluded retreat.’ Designed by Thomas Juul-Hansen, the intimate space will be clad in pale pink and gray marble with plenty of cozy seating inside and out, and it will evolve throughout the day from a coffee bar with pastries to to-go lunchtime service and, later, a wine bar serving small bites, champagne, and craft cocktails ideal for pre- and post-theater meet-ups." - Delia Jo Ramsey
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