Sandra & Miguel’s guidebook. Where to eat and what to visit in Knoxville
Sandra & Miguel
Sandra & Miguel’s guidebook. Where to eat and what to visit in Knoxville
Best Nearby Restaurants within a 7 minute drive
This is the best breakfast place in Knoxville. Modern, clean look. They are super busy most of the time. If you go on a weekend have the patience to wait or go really early. $$
23 locals recommend
Scrambled Jake's Breakfast Company
7428 S Northshore DrThis is the best breakfast place in Knoxville. Modern, clean look. They are super busy most of the time. If you go on a weekend have the patience to wait or go really early. $$
Cazzy's Corner Grill
2099 Thunderhead RdGreat quality and abundant food. $$$
Great quality food. Elegant but relax French and Belgian food. $$$$
8 locals recommend
Northshore Brasserie
9430 S Northshore DrGreat quality food. Elegant but relax French and Belgian food. $$$$
Blossom Bowls West Knox
9420 South Northshore DriveHealthy bowls.
Corner 16
1640 Bob Kirby RdCasual style restaurant for the whole family. $$
Great beer selection nearby. Go there while you wait for a table at Cazzy's or Soccer Taco. You can bring your dog.
10 locals recommend
The Casual Pint
234 Brookview Centre WayGreat beer selection nearby. Go there while you wait for a table at Cazzy's or Soccer Taco. You can bring your dog.
Modern Mexican restaurant with outdoor seating. You can bring your dog. $$
24 locals recommend
Soccer Taco
9 Market SquareModern Mexican restaurant with outdoor seating. You can bring your dog. $$
Best Restaurants in Knoxville within a 15 min drive
Stock & Barrel
35 Market SquareBest burgers in Tennessee. At least that's what we think. $$$
Emilia
16 Market SquareBest fine Italian restaurant. $$$$
J.C. Holdway
501 Union Ave SWBest elevated farm fresh food $$$$
Great beer and a very nice biergarten with outdoor seating, you can bring your dog. $$.
56 locals recommend
Schulz Brau Brewing Company
126 Bernard AveGreat beer and a very nice biergarten with outdoor seating, you can bring your dog. $$.
Nearby Towns
Gatlinburg, a mountain town known as a gateway to the roughly 520,000-acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Lots of places to see from nature to retail.
660 locals recommend
Gatlinburg
Gatlinburg, a mountain town known as a gateway to the roughly 520,000-acre Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Lots of places to see from nature to retail.
Pigeon Forge, a mountain town and vacation area in eastern Tennessee, is the home of Dollywood, country singer Dolly Parton’s Appalachian-themed park consisting of rides, an adjoining water park and a museum of her costumes and memorabilia. The city’s other attractions include country music revues like the Smoky Mountain Opry, dinner theaters such as Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede and outlet malls
500 locals recommend
Pigeon Forge
Pigeon Forge, a mountain town and vacation area in eastern Tennessee, is the home of Dollywood, country singer Dolly Parton’s Appalachian-themed park consisting of rides, an adjoining water park and a museum of her costumes and memorabilia. The city’s other attractions include country music revues like the Smoky Mountain Opry, dinner theaters such as Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede and outlet malls
Bristol is where country music was born (Nashville may dispute this claim). In Bristol you can find the speedway , a NASCAR short track constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. NASCAR races twice a year here, so if you can catch a race it is a lot of fun.
37 locals recommend
Bristol
Bristol is where country music was born (Nashville may dispute this claim). In Bristol you can find the speedway , a NASCAR short track constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. NASCAR races twice a year here, so if you can catch a race it is a lot of fun.
2 hours or more away...
If you have the time, 2 hours away we have Asheville. It is a city in western Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s known for a vibrant arts scene and historic architecture. A very hip place to go.
904 locals recommend
Asheville
If you have the time, 2 hours away we have Asheville. It is a city in western Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s known for a vibrant arts scene and historic architecture. A very hip place to go.
Ruby Falls is a series of underground cascading waterfalls totaling 145 feet in Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga. There are several options, from really simple walk inside the mountain, to a more intense crawl inside the mountain.
410 locals recommend
Ruby Falls
Ruby Falls is a series of underground cascading waterfalls totaling 145 feet in Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga. There are several options, from really simple walk inside the mountain, to a more intense crawl inside the mountain.
Sightseeing
This is where the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team plays at. Try to get tickets for a game or just visit the university campus.
100 locals recommend
Neyland Stadium
1300 Phillip Fulmer WayThis is where the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team plays at. Try to get tickets for a game or just visit the university campus.
Most GPS systems will take you downtown through the freeway. If you can avoid the freeway and take a left on Northshore drive, left on Lyons View Pike and then left Kingstone Pike you will drive by Sequoyah Hills. If you like architecture and nice yards drive through the neighborhood. It was initially developed in the 1920s, Sequoyah Hills was one of Knoxville's first suburbs, and today is home to some of the city's most affluent residents.
15 locals recommend
Sequoyah Hills
Most GPS systems will take you downtown through the freeway. If you can avoid the freeway and take a left on Northshore drive, left on Lyons View Pike and then left Kingstone Pike you will drive by Sequoyah Hills. If you like architecture and nice yards drive through the neighborhood. It was initially developed in the 1920s, Sequoyah Hills was one of Knoxville's first suburbs, and today is home to some of the city's most affluent residents.
Neighborhoods
Walk around Gary Street and then Market Square which is a pedestrian mall. The square was established in 1854 as a market place for regional farmers, the square has developed over the decades into a multipurpose over the decades into a multipurpose venue that accommodates events ranging from concerts to political rallies, and has long provided a popular gathering place for artists, street musicians, war veterans, and activists.
33 locals recommend
Downtown
Walk around Gary Street and then Market Square which is a pedestrian mall. The square was established in 1854 as a market place for regional farmers, the square has developed over the decades into a multipurpose over the decades into a multipurpose venue that accommodates events ranging from concerts to political rallies, and has long provided a popular gathering place for artists, street musicians, war veterans, and activists.