• Locally Roasted, Nationally Awarded

    Locally Roasted, Nationally Awarded


    Second place, 2013 Roasters Guild awards.

  • CREMA {Slow Bar}

    CREMA {Slow Bar}


    Journey through the finer points of coffee.

  • We Do Events

    We Do Events


    Make your next event one to remember.

  • PERFECTLY RIPE

    PERFECTLY RIPE


    Gesha cherries on our Colombia origin trip.

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News

Origin Trip: Costa Rica

We had the wonderful opportunity of returning to Costa Rica this year, a beautiful country and people. This time we had the pleasure of meeting and spending time with Francisco, who started an innovative business connecting micro roasters with quality-minded Costa Rican coffee farmers.

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Get Coffee Smart

CREMA’s College of Coffee-Craft are a popular (hint: sign up early!) ongoing series of classes designed to help achieve great coffee at home or the office. We’ll cut through the unneeded complexities and provide you with the tools and the know-how to replicate the expert’s secretes.

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Nationally Awarded

While Seattle remains the mecca for coffee in the United States, one of the best cups in the country can be found right here in Nashville. Sean and Winston, Roasters, recently competed in the proclaimed “Olympics of Coffee” and brought home a prestigious Brewers Cup third place finish. In addition, for a second year they placed second among the esteemed top roasters in the nation.

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Hours

MON - FRI 7am - 7pm
SAT 8am - 6pm
SUN 9am - 4pm

Location

15 Hermitage Ave.
Nashville, TN 37204 (map)

Say Hello

(615) 255-8311
hello@crema-coffee.com


Coffee

  • Colombia, Gesha Las Margaritas

    Colombia, Gesha Las Margaritas

  • Colombia, Yellow Bourbon Las Margaritas

    Colombia, Yellow Bourbon Las Margaritas

  • Rwanda, MIG Buremera Cooperative

    Rwanda, MIG Buremera Cooperative

  • Burundi, Kaziba Lot #4

    Burundi, Kaziba Lot #4

  • Guatemala, Las Aguas Altas

    Guatemala, Las Aguas Altas

  • Yemen, Al Maghariba

    Yemen, Al Maghariba

  • Seasonal Espresso

    Seasonal Espresso

  • Decaf Peru

    Decaf Peru

{Slow Bar}

The CREMA {Slow Bar} is a place to honor and explore coffee, a venue to curate and share our passion for coffee’s abundant nuances and varieties. Coffee is an extraordinary and complex beverage and there is so much to learn and enjoy outside of the sometimes hurried cafe experience.
The Barista has complete freedom to do almost anything, join them as they create, explore and journey through the intriguing finer points of coffee’s tasting profiles, volatile production, cultural, ritual and culinary disparities. They will expound on details such as growth and harvesting, roasting, and other factors which determine what you ultimately encounter in the cup.
The menu is predetermined, and the details will change along with their whims and the seasonality of our coffees.

No reservation required. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook to learn of upcoming sessions or email us at hello@crema-coffee.

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Origin trip: Colombia

Origin trip: Colombia

In the hills of Trujillo, Colombia sits the beautiful farms of Cafe Granja La Esperanza. After meeting the farmers two years ago plans were soon in progress to visit Colombia. We are honored to have developed a direct trade relationship with Rigoberto Herrera Correa and his team at Cafe Granja La Esperanza in the Valle del Cauca, Colombia. They have several different plots of land spanning across southwest Colombia, and we visited three of them. The farm won three spots on the 2012 Coffee of the Year board at The Event in Portland, and continues to pursue new and unique varietals, rigorous climate control and data recording, and quality protocols in every step of the process. They pay their workers well above the industry norm, have built a [...]

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Origin Trip: Costa Rica

Origin Trip: Costa Rica

We had the wonderful opportunity of returning to Costa Rica this year, a beautiful country and people. This time we had the pleasure of meeting and spending time [...]

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Unlike Anything Else: Finca Las Margaritas Gesha

Unlike Anything Else: Finca Las Margaritas Gesha

It is here in Colombia, amid a beautiful landscape with lush green jungle foliage and tropical rainforest plant life, that we experienced a coffee varietal of [...]

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Stop Buying Bad Coffee

Stop Buying Bad Coffee

Huff Post author Nicholas Thompson rages against dark roast coffee (in a knowledgable, respectable manner) and all that is wrong with mass produced coffee today. [...]

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Conversion of a Coffee Skeptic

Conversion of a Coffee Skeptic

A balanced and real account by Matt Richtell, New York Times, of his day spent learning about the finer points of coffee from some of the best in California. He [...]

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About

 

A Coffee Brewtique

Crema is the rich foam topping of espresso, the mark of excellence, and an indicator of deft preparation and ideal extraction. Crema signifies our aim, our ethos, and passion for excellence.

In our quest for excellence, we have not overlooked the little things. Obsessive and detailed, we are coffee chemists, craftsmen, and creators. Spectacular coffee is found where science and art intersect. As eager learners, we seek out meaningful dialogue with the worldwide coffee community, while dutifully experimenting behind the scenes in our own coffee lab. We simply love coffee, and we’re excited to talk about it, making us the most welcoming bunch of coffee snobs you’ll ever meet.

CREMA is proudly owner operated, say hi the next time you’re in!

A Roasterie

We ethically source coffees (often direct from the farmer) with notable flavor, balance, sweetness and with deep respect for the farmer and land. We roast in such a way to celebrate every coffee’s unique nuances: microclimate characteristics, varietal cup qualities, and distinct planting, harvesting and processing practices.

Rigorous quality control and focused roast notation produces roast profiles (a mathematic curve that charts movement of time and temperature) that we meticulously monitor to produce exceptional consistency and tasting notes. This commitment to detail enables us to identify and celebrate the complexities of each coffee.

We cup (sample) every coffee we roast, every time.


Our Story

2007

Passion above all else
Inspired by coffee experiences in Chicago, New York, California and propelled by a passion for coffee spanning 14 plus years in the industry, Rachel, Co-Founder and Chief of Dishwashing, determines it’s go time.

A diesel engine shop reborn
Co-Founders sign lease on former diesel engine repair shop and provisional homeless shelter in historic Rutledge Hill near downtown Nashville, TN.

2008

Bootstrapped
Rachel enlists husband, friends and family to finalize build out, painting, build out using materials from Habitat for Humanity Home Store, scavenged lumber and used appliances. Tired, worn out they are excited to open and proud of the work they did themselves.

Good beginnings 
First annual CREMA Christmas raises awareness and funds for Safe Haven, a family homeless shelter a mile south of CREMA.

2011

A roasterie
With the consult of renowned industry pros and awarded roasters, we begin roasting and learning the craft. Launch the CREMA {Slow Bar}, a dedicated space to explore the culinary side of coffee through varietal cupping, brew methods and food pairings.

Our proudest achievement
Become Safe Haven Gold Guardian Angel providing a family with the opportunity to receive comprehensive training, counseling and support through the shelter program for 45 days.

2012

Coffee City USA
CREMA’s Finca La Suiza, a single origin El Salvador coffee, receives second place in national Roasters Guild’s 2012 Roasters Choice competition.

Sourcing exceptional coffee
Solidify first of several direct trade relationships and plan more trips to meet and source micro lots from central and south America.

2013

Origin trips
Make second and third origin trips to Colombia and Costa Rica. Meet and collaborate with inspiring farmers and trade directly, importing Gesha varietals and other inventively processed coffees.

Etc.

Say it again please and again
“Crema is my favorite coffee shop anywhere.” – Erik Anderson, an Food & Wine Magazine Best New Chef 2012 and co-chef at Nashville’s hottest new restaurant, The Catbird Seat. (Read on f&w.com)

Remaking the way we make things
CREMA recycles 90% of waste including coffee grounds, diverting way over 1,000 pounds from the landfill monthly.

Mmmmmmmmmmm
Baked goods are from right here, not way, way over there. All food items are made from scratch and contain no artificial ingredients, shelf stabilizers, or processed ingredients.


Our Team


Jess

Barista

She blogs. She travels. She reads. Known for her undying love of CREMAritos and drinking coffee out of little glass cups.

John

Barista

Known for throwing down some sweet latte art. Practices art on weekends. He’s in costume, or is he?

Julie

Barista

Loves butter. Speaks French. Enjoys a large bowl of pasta salad. Imagine the super bowl filled with pasta salad.

Lacey

Barista

Enjoys a strong cold brewed coffee with a shot of soy milk – a shot of soy milk in the coffee not a soy shooter. That would be “oh, gross!”

Mark

Barista, Mayor & Shift Lead

Working towards a sustainability degree and authors horoscopes as Mr. Mysterio for the Contributor. He enjoys checking, double checking and then re-checking the quality of the drip coffee. It’s important work for a mayor.

Nathanael

Barista, Trainer

Makes his own soda. And then you know what? He drinks it. He has fancy boots. In his spare time is developing a sustainable sling shot.

Nick

Barista

He’s in a band. He ain’t vocal though about his barista ninja skillzzz. He’s also a champion dish-doer, dunno what that means but congrats Nick!

Rachel

Co-Owner and Chief of Dishwashing

Watch out for this one. She’ll steal your espresso shots. Once secretly studied by NASA’s caffeine in space project – often states “I spaced it” …this is code we haven’t cracked.

Raleigh

Barista

Has no intrest in how things work, except the world. An intellectual ninja and real life body builder. Once chased an apple for ten yards in a grocery store where he “lost it under a huge metal cooler.” 

Sean

Roaster + Green Buyer

Only guy we know who looks so dapper in ’spenders and a copious, luscious coat of man fur on his chin. Just got a Spanish cookbook. Keeps a little extra cheese in that beard for safe keeping.

Ben

Co-Owner and Chief Executive Janitor

Loves biscuits n gravy. Bacon. Burgers. Cheese. Bacon bits. Is responsible for planning and execution of janitorial strategic strategy.

Winston

Roaster + Green Buyer

Fits in small places, like the fridge and Yugo’s and that’s good because he teaches Yoga. A chef of sorts. His magical flavor combos are like a monkey circus for your taste buds.

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