"Nashville oldest and most celebrated coffeehouse."
2007 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN 37212 --- 615-385-JAVA (5282)
Summer Hours: Open Seven Days a Week 7am - 11pm.
Description
Bongo
Java is Nashville's oldest and most celebrated coffeehouse. The cafe
opened Sunday, March 28, 1993 at 4pm and became world famous in
December 1996 for the discovery of a cinnamon bun that many believe
looks remarkably like Mother Teresa.
The NunBun
was featured by media outlets around the world including The
Tennessean, Washington Post, CNN, BBC, Paul Harvey, David Letterman and
(so we've been told) a Calcutta newspaper.
Location
Bongo Java is located across the street from Belmont University in Nashville's hip Belmont-Hillsboro neighborhood.
Theater/Music Venue
Upstairs at Bongo, is Nashville's most intimate theater and music venue, Bongo After Hours Theater,
created by Kenny Bernstein. The theater is the founding home of
Broadaxe Theater Company, started by singer Steve Earle, and the
original home of the Nashville's Best Musical 2006 "The Doyle & Debbie Show."
Bongo
Java is a gathering place for all of Nashville. Located across the
street from Belmont University in the hip Belmont-Hillsboro Village
neighborhood, Bongo attracts musicians, students, artists and a few
employed people as well.
Customers can sit inside at the tables
hand-painted by local artists or outside on Nashville's largest outdoor
deck. As we like to say, some coffee chains need 3,000 stores to
attract the babes. We just have a big deck.
History
The
building formerly housed Manuel Zeitlin Architects, one of Nashville's
most noted designers. When Bongo opened in 1993, Manuel and crew moved
upstairs. He welcomed lost caffeine junkies for a couple of years
before moving his offices and with wife Janice opening the art gallery
Zeitgeist.
Awards
1994 Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene
1995 Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene
1996 Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene
1997 Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene
1998 2nd Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene (behind sister store Fido)
1999 2nd Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene (behind sister store Fido)
2000 2nd Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene (behind sister store Fido)
2001 2nd Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene (behind sister store Fido)
2002 2nd Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene (behind sister store Fido)
2003 2nd Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene (behind sister store Fido)
2004 2nd Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene (behind sister store Fido)
2005 2nd Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene (behind sister store Fido)
2006 Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene
2007 Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene
2008 2nd Best Coffeehouse Nashville Scene (behind sister store Fido)
In the News
One of 10 Great Places for Coffee & Conversation USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/10great/2003-09-29-coffeehouses_x.html
One of 10 Unconventional Religious Artificats
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,389761,00.html
$40 a Day show with Rachel Ray (Food Network)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/show_ad/episode/0,1976,FOOD_9947_23061,00.html
iDesign,Inc.
