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Food Bellevue, Nashville

Loveless Cafe

A place to eat in Bellevue, Nashville, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Breakfast.

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Loveless Cafe in Bellevue, Nashville
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Why go

Roadside cafe at the start of the Natchez Trace, serving biscuits, country ham and fried chicken since 1951.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Nashville, alongside 4 activities, 2 sights and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Cheekwood Holiday LIGHTS, 6.5 mi away as the crow flies.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Bellevue
Price
$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Breakfast

Nearby

Our closest curated picks, including 5 beyond Nashville. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.

  1. 1
    Cheekwood Holiday LIGHTS

    Cheekwood's botanical garden and 1930s mansion lit with about a million lights on a mile-long winter walk.

    Activity · 6.5 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Leiper's Fork

    Village of galleries and old clapboard shops in the hills west of Franklin, with a homespun Christmas parade in December.

    Activity · Franklin · 8.1 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    The Harpeth

    Downtown Franklin hotel a block from Main Street, within walking distance of the Dickens festival.

    Stay · Franklin · 9.5 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    Gray's on Main

    Southern restaurant and bar in the old Gray's pharmacy building, under its landmark neon sign.

    Food · Franklin · 9.5 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Franklin Theatre

    Restored 1937 Main Street movie house that screens holiday films and hosts Christmas concerts in December.

    Activity · Franklin · 9.5 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Dickens of a Christmas

    Two-day street festival on Main Street with costumed Dickens characters, carolers, artisan stalls and food vendors.

    Activity · Franklin · 9.5 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Loveless Cafe is a stop on our Nashville & Franklin route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Nashville

Loveless Cafe is our only food pick in Nashville; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Nashville guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Nashville run from 46°F in January to 90°F in August; February is usually the wettest month. For Loveless Cafe itself, we suggest: Breakfast.

Modelled monthly averages for Nashville from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Nashville weather by month.

Getting there

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Coordinates
36.03533, -86.97203
Destination
Nashville, Tennessee
Website
lovelesscafe.com

Loveless Cafe: quick answers

How much time do you need at Loveless Cafe?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Loveless Cafe. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Loveless Cafe?

Our pick: Breakfast. Insider tip: Weekend waits are long; go on a weekday morning.

Which TripsCircle routes include Loveless Cafe?

Loveless Cafe appears on Nashville & Franklin, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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