The Cranberry Thistle
About Us
Owners of The Cranberry Thistle are sisters Jo Storie & Nancy Colburn & Nancy's husband Joseph, who does all the scrumptious baking.
THe Cranberry ThISTLE
We opened on Independence Day, July 4th, 1999. Our mission was to create a Cafe/Coffee House where locals could hang out. We believe we have indeed achieved that mission as we have since become known as “Jonesborough's Favorite Gathering Place”.
We have music & storytelling. The storytellers call it their home away from home.
In April 2007 we moved two doors down to a larger building with a picking parlor\music room & a much larger dining area.
We specialize in just good-ole down home cooking. Soup beans & fried cornbread is one the most favorite items on the menu as well as the best chicken salad sandwiches with homemade Cranberry Chutney, not to mention some of the best sirloin burgers in the entire area.
We have a large Astoria Espresso machine and make lots of cappuccino's & Latte's etc.People can just sit back relax & hava a cupo'Joe or one a Joe's famous Desserts, read a book, play checkers or check your e-mail on wifi. Maybe our resident ghost will show herself or maybe not.
From Southern Living Magazine
Don't miss an inexpensive ($2.50) breakfast of eggs, toast, potatoes, and bacon at The Cranberry Thistle, a perfect small-town gathering place where chatty gossips come to dish. Bring your ears and appetite, and you'll leave town with a great story.
At the end of the day, Jonesborough and The Cranberry Thistle are simply the best places in the world to be. Come See Us!
