The City Cafe | Murfreesboro Dining

The City Café, a Meat and Three, located just off the square, and has been in business for over 100 years.

The City Cafe was opened  in 1900 by Dorsey Cantrell in downtown Murfreesboro.   The City Cafe is known for its history, good food, friendly locals, and great environment.  The cafe experienced a ownership change back in 2007 with new owner Scott Perkins taking over in September.

The City Cafe is a relaxed environment and is really just as much a meeting place as a restaurant.  You will immediately notice the history of the city cafe once you go inside.  You’ll see picture filled walls of previous owners, old photographs of other local business owners, as well as old time decor.  The décor brings back memories of 1950′s diners and simpler times.  The City Cafe has held political parties for the regulars every election year, along with various other societies in the community.

As for the food, expect your eggs to be cooked to order with biscuits and country ham at breakfast. Count on one of the area’s best cheeseburgers at lunch. And enjoy comforting plates of fried or barbecued chicken, salmon croquettes, liver and onions, and roast beef and gravy at lunch and dinner, with yeast rolls, corn cakes and locally raised vegetables on the side.  The menu changes daily which keeps customers coming back.  The City Cafe  serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Bluegrass music jam sessions are a late Saturday morning happening.   Every town has a morning “coffee spot” where the local gather to discuss the great issues of our time, the day’s events and gossip. City Cafe has outlasted a number of competitors and is the place for a solid meal and as much of the local gossip as you want.  The community table is a great source of commentary and news.

The City Café has the look and feel of “mom and pop” diners throughout the South, but the main difference with the City Cafe is that regardless of how long they have been in business, more and more new customers flow in and help keep the community circle intact.

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Posted by MurfreesboroMusic on Aug 24 2010. Filed under Murfreesboro Restaurants. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.