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find cuisines ranging from Kurdish to El Salvadorian along the stretch of road south of downtown. Recently, the Solis family added a new Tempo is a coffee shop that Ja*ier and Yvonne Solis, along with their kids, Zylah and Uriah opened this September. The family is originally from San Antonio and Houston and the offerings at the shop are distinctly Texan. The coffee is sourced from Greenway Coffee tacos, and they always have cold Topo Chico on hand. They also source Latin pastries from nearby bakery Panaderia La Dorada. When you walk into the cafe, you can catch a glimpse inside the kitchen and see the Solis’ prepping food orders. Each table is decorated with Topo Chico bottles, and in the back of the narrow, but long room is a stage. The name Tempo is drawn from Ja*ier’s career in the music industry. The idea behind the shop is “take your time.” The connection to music comes out in details throughout the cafe, such as a piano that has been retrofitted with plumbing to make a water station. Behind the bar are a couple of Mazzer grinders, a custom white and red La Marzocco Linea PB, a Curtis batch brewer, and an EK 43 grinder. Zylah Solis, who is managing the shop along with her brother, Uriah, said that the team at Greenway helped them figure out exactly what equipment they needed and also came to Nashville to train the staff. The family previously lived in Houston and they were regulars at Tempo is the first cafe in Nashville to be serving Greenway coffee as their house coffee. The day I was there, I had the Scrimshaw espresso which was sweet and rich with notes of orange. On filter coffee, they were serving the Santa Isabel from Guatemala which has notes of The response from both the neighborhood and broader coffee community has been positive. “We’ve heard that this feels cozy and homey for people,” Zylah said. The food menu is largely Tex-Mex with lots of breakfast taco options. It’s great to see people enjoying these things that we grew up with, said Zylah. “It’s important to us as a family and business to make others feel safe and comfortable and