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Visit Franklin debuts Craft Coffee Trail featuring 11 local coffee shops

McGavock's Cafe & Provisions is located inside The Harpeth Hotel in downtown Franklin. (Courtesy Visit Franklin)
McGavock's Cafe & Provisions is located inside The Harpeth Hotel in downtown Franklin. (Courtesy Visit Franklin)

McGavock's Cafe & Provisions is located inside The Harpeth Hotel in downtown Franklin. (Courtesy Visit Franklin)

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By Wendy Sturges | | Updated

Tourism bureau Visit Franklin has launched a new way to help residents and visitors find more ways to stay caffeinated this summer with its Craft Coffee Trail, a list of 11 local coffee shops where customers can check in for a chance to win prizes.

To participate, customers can download a passport via Visit Franklin and check-in with their phone at each participating location.
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Those who visit five or more locations can pick up a prize from the Visitor's Center in downtown Franklin, located at 400 Main St., Ste. 200.

Shops on the Craft Coffee Trail include:

  • Coffee House at Second and Bridge

  • Coffee & Coconuts

  • Just Love Coffee Cafe-McEwen

  • The Good Cup

  • McGavock's Coffee & Provisions

  • Frothy Monkey

  • The Redbyrd Coffee Shop

  • Southerner's Coffee

  • Curio Brewing Co.

  • High Brow Coffee & Tea

  • Mama's Java Cafe


Additional passport programs from Visit Franklin include a Sweet Treats Trail and the Masters and Makers Trail.
Franklin Visit Franklin Just Love Coffee Cafe Frothy Monkey The Good Cup High Brow Coffee & Tea Curio Brewing Co. The Redbyrd Coffee Shop McGavocks Coffee & Provisions Coffee & Coconuts Mamas Java
By Wendy Sturges
A Houston native and graduate of St. Edward's University in Austin, Wendy Sturges has worked as a community journalist covering local government, health care, business and development since 2011. She has worked with Community Impact since 2015 as a reporter and editor and moved to Tennessee in 2019.

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