the Hot Spot gas station in Franklin, North Carolina is bustling with locals and road trippers. Many of them are there to fill up, but there's also a steady crowd at Caffé REL, the gas station's ...

In Franklin, Caffe REL is located in a building the restaurant shares with a Hot Spot gas station. According to its website, Caffe REL is named for founder Richard E. Long who opened the spot in 2003 ...