Spring is brewing around Knoxville right now, and specialty drinks are in season. The warmer weather means it’s time to put “iced” back in front of your drink orders — if it ever left.
Some of your favorite cafes have already released their bold, colorful spring drink menus, and they do not disappoint.
Five & Hoek Coffee
Five & Hoek Coffee is a family-owned business located in Old City, close to the Marble City Market Food Hall. They roast ethically sourced coffee, make all of their syrups in-house and have turned their small coffee shop into a friendly community. This spring, they feature bright flavors including a limoncello latte with sea salt cold foam, a white grape and jasmine latte, a matcha lavender lemonade and a hibiscus lavender espresso tonic.
Seed Coffee Co.
Seed Coffee Co. is a sustainable coffee shop that gives back to the coffee farmers they source from by partnering with fair trade roasters. Their mission is to support fair pay for farmers worldwide, meaning all of the coffee and breakfast they sell are made with a purpose. Supporting their business means supporting their mission, and their coffee makes it easy to do. Their spring drinks include an Uncrustables shaken espresso, a croissant and chill cold brew, an orange dreamsicle matcha and a salted honey latte.
Camp Honey Coffee & Provisions
Camp Honey Coffee has become a student-favorite caffeine spot for its cute, cozy vibes and amazing specialty lattes. This spring is no exception, as Camp Honey is releasing a blueberry cobbler latte, a cookie butter latte, a lavender honey latte and a creme brulee fog. The social cafe is warm and welcoming, and you can feel their love for the community they’ve built when you stop by. It is located right next to Lakeshore Park, making for a great stroll while you sip.
Mis Amores Bookshop Cafe
If you’ve never gone to a romance bookshop cafe, it’s the perfect time to go. Mis Amores is Knoxville’s first Afro-Latina-owned coffee and bookstore that puts the love from their books into the drinks that they make. Their specialty menu this spring includes a blueberry dream iced latte, a lavender London fog and a grumpy sunshine matcha inspired by the famous grumpy-sunshine character trope in romance novels.
Jacks of Knoxville
Jacks’ seasonal spring menu brings your favorite desserts to life in coffee form. Featuring a honey bun iced coffee, a lemon berry matcha, a tiramisu latte, a berry chantilly latte and a flower bomb latte, they’ve got something to please everyone. Jacks also sells a variety of breakfast foods, lots of fun knick-knacks and best of all, plants. It’s your Saturday morning coffee and shopping run all in one place.
Primo Passo Coffee Co.
Located off of South Northshore Drive, Primo Passo Coffee Co. opened less than a year ago and is a hidden gem worth the 20-minute drive. It is a family-owned cafe that roasts in small batches and only uses hand-made syrups. The spring specials are an iced cherry blossom cloud latte, a cherry sakura matcha latte and a vanilla cloud latte. They call their precise craft and flavor profiles “coffee science,” and their seasonal menu proves it.
There is nothing a delicious, specialty iced coffee or matcha can’t cure, even your seasonal allergies.
Jameson • Mar 30, 2026 at 10:52 pm
This amazing!! Can’t wait to check out these shops they all look soooo good!!☕️☕️