Guidebook for Chattanooga

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Guidebook for Chattanooga

Food Scene

Great salsa. A must if you're looking for a quick dinner nearby without the huge wait.
6 locals recommend
Los Potros Mexican Restaurant
9408 Apison Pike
6 locals recommend
Great salsa. A must if you're looking for a quick dinner nearby without the huge wait.
Tuesday night karaoke. Serves great food till 2AM. Strong frozen drinks, daily drink specials. Awesome Saturday & Sunday Brunch. LGBTQ friendly.
32 locals recommend
The Big Chill and Grill
103 Cherokee Blvd.
32 locals recommend
Tuesday night karaoke. Serves great food till 2AM. Strong frozen drinks, daily drink specials. Awesome Saturday & Sunday Brunch. LGBTQ friendly.
Cool outdoor college atmosphere, good food.
22 locals recommend
Universal Joint
532 Lookout St
22 locals recommend
Cool outdoor college atmosphere, good food.
Best burger in town. Beer only bar, but a wide selection. Open Mic Night on Tuesdays. Weekend live music. An always full bustling tavern with first-come-first-served seating.
163 locals recommend
Tremont Tavern
1203 Hixson Pike
163 locals recommend
Best burger in town. Beer only bar, but a wide selection. Open Mic Night on Tuesdays. Weekend live music. An always full bustling tavern with first-come-first-served seating.
fast, affordable, easy mexican food
7 locals recommend
Amigo Mexican Restaurant
3805 Ringgold Rd
7 locals recommend
fast, affordable, easy mexican food
Incredible food. Japanese style tapas. Creative drinks.
45 locals recommend
Two Ten Jack
1110 Market St
45 locals recommend
Incredible food. Japanese style tapas. Creative drinks.
Locally brewed beer, made from scratch food. Get a Vienna Lager
26 locals recommend
Big River Grille & Brewing Works
222 Broad St
26 locals recommend
Locally brewed beer, made from scratch food. Get a Vienna Lager
Good Italian food, free birthday meal.
6 locals recommend
Provino's Italian Restaurant
5084 South Terrace
6 locals recommend
Good Italian food, free birthday meal.
Sometimes you just need coffee.
14 locals recommend
Starbucks
1400 Patten Rd
14 locals recommend
Sometimes you just need coffee.
Cute cafe with good coffee and a lovely view.
28 locals recommend
Stone Cup Cafe
208 Frazier Ave
28 locals recommend
Cute cafe with good coffee and a lovely view.
Best fried Chicken in town. TVs to watch the game. Hooters college girl employee kinda vibe.
98 locals recommend
Champy's
526 E M L King Blvd
98 locals recommend
Best fried Chicken in town. TVs to watch the game. Hooters college girl employee kinda vibe.
Hip spot. Artisan ice cocktails. Great happy hour.
176 locals recommend
STIR
1444 Market St
176 locals recommend
Hip spot. Artisan ice cocktails. Great happy hour.
Awesome happy hour makes their expensive (but worth it) food affordable. The bar side, called "The Social" often offers live music or DJs on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturday nights.
68 locals recommend
Public House Restaurant
1110 Market St
68 locals recommend
Awesome happy hour makes their expensive (but worth it) food affordable. The bar side, called "The Social" often offers live music or DJs on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturday nights.
OMG did you sleep past 3:00 on a Sunday afternoon and you really need brunch? Don't worry, they got you. Brunch all day. Dollar mimosas.
47 locals recommend
Food Works
205 Manufacturers Rd
47 locals recommend
OMG did you sleep past 3:00 on a Sunday afternoon and you really need brunch? Don't worry, they got you. Brunch all day. Dollar mimosas.
Brand new spot, all the rage. Lots of people.
113 locals recommend
State of Confusion
301 E Main St
113 locals recommend
Brand new spot, all the rage. Lots of people.
New Brewery
Hutton & Smith Brewing Co. Production Facility
3108 Riverside Dr
New Brewery
A Chattanooga lunch staple. New York style deli with great sandwiches and soups.
33 locals recommend
River Street Deli
151 River St
33 locals recommend
A Chattanooga lunch staple. New York style deli with great sandwiches and soups.
Love the bang bang shrimp
Bonefish Grill
2115 Gunbarrel Rd
Love the bang bang shrimp
A little pretentious, but so delicious.
121 locals recommend
Main Street Meats
217 E Main St
121 locals recommend
A little pretentious, but so delicious.
Delicious food. A good place to take a special date for a special occasion. Upscale.
158 locals recommend
Alleia
25 E Main St
158 locals recommend
Delicious food. A good place to take a special date for a special occasion. Upscale.
Upscale dining with a great brunch. Good for a special occasion.
68 locals recommend
Easy Bistro & Bar
801 Chestnut St
68 locals recommend
Upscale dining with a great brunch. Good for a special occasion.
Great breakfast. Usually a line. First come first served. Open super early and closes at 1. Closed Sundays.
102 locals recommend
Bluegrass Grill
55 E Main St
102 locals recommend
Great breakfast. Usually a line. First come first served. Open super early and closes at 1. Closed Sundays.
Good local coffee
46 locals recommend
Velo Coffee Roasters
509 E Main St
46 locals recommend
Good local coffee
delicious artisan bread shop.
125 locals recommend
Niedlov's Breadworks
215 E Main St
125 locals recommend
delicious artisan bread shop.
Local artisan cheese shop.
16 locals recommend
Bleu Fox Cheese Shop
324 E Main St
16 locals recommend
Local artisan cheese shop.
Local artisan chocolate shop.
69 locals recommend
The Hot Chocolatier
1437 Market St
69 locals recommend
Local artisan chocolate shop.
Vegan comfort food
Your Local Seitanist
Vegan comfort food

Drinks & Nightlife

They serve breakfast every day.
91 locals recommend
The Bitter Alibi
825 Houston St
91 locals recommend
They serve breakfast every day.
Great Sunday brunch. Good dinner. Great drinks.
196 locals recommend
Flying Squirrel
55 Johnson St
196 locals recommend
Great Sunday brunch. Good dinner. Great drinks.
Adult bowling alley with multiple floors, lots of hiding places with games, a stellar outdoor area with cornhole, and good drinks and food.
77 locals recommend
Southside-Saloon Bistro
1301 Chestnut St
77 locals recommend
Adult bowling alley with multiple floors, lots of hiding places with games, a stellar outdoor area with cornhole, and good drinks and food.
awesome dive bar, good music
17 locals recommend
J J's Bohemia
231 E M L King Blvd
17 locals recommend
awesome dive bar, good music
Good Saturday/Sunday Brunch. Occasional live music at night.
25 locals recommend
The Honest Pint
35 Patten Pkwy
25 locals recommend
Good Saturday/Sunday Brunch. Occasional live music at night.
If you're looking to get in trouble tonight, look no further than Alan Golds. Strong drinks. Drag shows. Dancing dancing dancing. Smoking inside. Bring lots of singles for the drag queens and be prepared to make it rain.
15 locals recommend
Alan Gold's Discotheque
1100 McCallie Ave
15 locals recommend
If you're looking to get in trouble tonight, look no further than Alan Golds. Strong drinks. Drag shows. Dancing dancing dancing. Smoking inside. Bring lots of singles for the drag queens and be prepared to make it rain.
A place to go and dance the night away! They often play throwback 80s and 90s hits and have a full bar.
9 locals recommend
Regan's Place
24 Station St
9 locals recommend
A place to go and dance the night away! They often play throwback 80s and 90s hits and have a full bar.
Honky Tonk line dancing joint.
7 locals recommend
Westbound Bar
24 Station Street
7 locals recommend
Honky Tonk line dancing joint.
Large nationally touring acts play here.
14 locals recommend
The Signal
21 Chestnut St
14 locals recommend
Large nationally touring acts play here.
New brewery
8 locals recommend
Barley Chattanooga | Taproom |
235 E M L King Blvd
8 locals recommend
New brewery
Good restaurant but also has live music at night on weekends.
145 locals recommend
HiFi Clyde's Chattanooga
122 W Main St
145 locals recommend
Good restaurant but also has live music at night on weekends.
Chattanooga’s newest midsize music venue and brewery
Barrelhouse Ballroom
Chattanooga’s newest midsize music venue and brewery

Essentials

Closest drug store
Walgreens
5301 Ringgold Rd
Closest drug store
Closest Grocery Store
51 locals recommend
Food City
3801 Tennessee Ave
51 locals recommend
Closest Grocery Store
Farther away, but it's Publix
112 locals recommend
Publix Super Market on North Market Street
400 N Market St
112 locals recommend
Farther away, but it's Publix

Arts & Culture

Movie theater chain known for presenting 3D films on a giant screen, including blockbusters.
8 locals recommend
AMC Chattanooga 18
5080 South Terrace
8 locals recommend
Movie theater chain known for presenting 3D films on a giant screen, including blockbusters.
Downtown movie theater
47 locals recommend
AMC CLASSIC Majestic 12
311 Broad St
47 locals recommend
Downtown movie theater
Stellar views
268 locals recommend
Hunter Museum of American Art
10 Bluff View Ave
268 locals recommend
Stellar views
For the kiddos
130 locals recommend
Creative Discovery Museum
321 Chestnut St
130 locals recommend
For the kiddos
Some larger acts play here, as well as the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera
68 locals recommend
Tivoli Theater
709 Broad St
68 locals recommend
Some larger acts play here, as well as the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera
One of a kind guitar museum on the trendy Southside's Station Street.
39 locals recommend
Songbirds
206 Station St
39 locals recommend
One of a kind guitar museum on the trendy Southside's Station Street.

Parks & Nature

Kid friendly park with carousel and fountains surrounded by good eateries.
242 locals recommend
Coolidge Park
150 River St
242 locals recommend
Kid friendly park with carousel and fountains surrounded by good eateries.
Dog friendly park
37 locals recommend
Renaissance Park
133 River St
37 locals recommend
Dog friendly park

Entertainment & Activities

Every Sunday (excluding Winter) they host a farmer's market with great produce, live music, and artisan vendors. The tailgating party for the Chattanooga Football Club happens here before games. Great time. Highly recommended. Usually on Saturdays.
8 locals recommend
First Tennessee Pavilion
1826 Reggie White Blvd
8 locals recommend
Every Sunday (excluding Winter) they host a farmer's market with great produce, live music, and artisan vendors. The tailgating party for the Chattanooga Football Club happens here before games. Great time. Highly recommended. Usually on Saturdays.
Fine tune your climbing skills in the middle of the city and scale the outside of a building!
124 locals recommend
High Point Climbing
219 Broad St
124 locals recommend
Fine tune your climbing skills in the middle of the city and scale the outside of a building!
Touristy Stuff
481 locals recommend
Tennessee Aquarium
1 Broad St
481 locals recommend
Touristy Stuff
Mini Golf!
9 locals recommend
Sir Goony's Family Fun Center
5918 Brainerd Rd
9 locals recommend
Mini Golf!
Riverboat tours
76 locals recommend
Southern Belle Riverboat
151 Riverfront Pkwy
76 locals recommend
Riverboat tours
Very fun, educational, amphibious tour of chattanooga. (doesn't run during winter.)
83 locals recommend
Chattanooga Ducks
151 Riverfront Pkwy
83 locals recommend
Very fun, educational, amphibious tour of chattanooga. (doesn't run during winter.)
Only a short drive from downtown Chattanooga, you'll find one of the best boulder fields in the entire country. Killer sandstone and primo lines.
7 locals recommend
Stone Fort Little Rock City
9104 Brow Lake Rd
7 locals recommend
Only a short drive from downtown Chattanooga, you'll find one of the best boulder fields in the entire country. Killer sandstone and primo lines.
Ocoee River Rafting Outpost
11 locals recommend
Adventures Unlimited
522 US-64
11 locals recommend
Ocoee River Rafting Outpost
The Zoo
155 locals recommend
Chattanooga Zoo
301 N Holtzclaw Ave
155 locals recommend
The Zoo
Fun for the kids, and even fun for the adults.
57 locals recommend
Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park
1730 Lakeview Dr
57 locals recommend
Fun for the kids, and even fun for the adults.
This hotel hosts big parties in the West Village (area surrounding) every weekend. Live music, food trucks, laser show. Family friendly.
8 locals recommend
The Westin Chattanooga
801 Pine St
8 locals recommend
This hotel hosts big parties in the West Village (area surrounding) every weekend. Live music, food trucks, laser show. Family friendly.

Sightseeing

SEE ROCK CITY
Rock City Trail
Rock City Trail
SEE ROCK CITY
Touristy stuff
410 locals recommend
Ruby Falls
410 locals recommend
Touristy stuff
Beautiful trail for running, cycling, etc. Not dog friendly.
22 locals recommend
Tennessee Riverwalk
Tennessee Riverwalk
22 locals recommend
Beautiful trail for running, cycling, etc. Not dog friendly.