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Where to eat in Chattanooga

56 hand-picked places in Chattanooga, chosen for people who are in town for something and have one night to get dinner right.

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Top Tables in Chattanooga

St. John's Restaurant Restaurant · $$$$ · Downtown / Market Street
Named the #1 restaurant in Chattanooga by Southern Living, in the historic St. John's Hotel flatiron. Dinner only, closed Sundays.
729 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Alleia Italian restaurant · $$$$ · Southside / Main Street
890 reviews - the rustic-Italian special-occasion room, best pasta in the city.
25 E Main St, Chattanooga, TN 37408
Bridgeman's Chophouse Steak house · $$$$ · Downtown, Read House Hotel
169 reviews - classic steakhouse in the restored Read House, the expense-account pick.
107 W M.L.K. Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Calliope $$$ · MLK Boulevard
Modern Levantine cooking, 155 reviews - the most interesting menu in town right now.

Late Night in Chattanooga

Lo Main Bar · $$ · East Main
Speakeasy-style kitchen open to 1:30am midweek and 2am Friday and Saturday.
2315 E Main St, Chattanooga, TN 37404
HiFi Clyde's $$ · Southside / West Main
424 reviews - open to 2am Friday and Saturday, big bar, live music, food that holds up late.
No Hard Feelings $$ · Downtown / Broad Street
Open 5pm to 2am seven days with a late-night deli counter and pinball - the after-show default.

Healthy in Chattanooga

Southern Squeeze $$ · Northshore
Cold-press juice, smoothie bowls and the Aztec quinoa bowl - the cleanest plate in the city.
Sluggo's North Vegetarian Cafe $ · Northshore
100 percent vegan, longtime Northshore staple - nachos, the Popeye bowl, zero pretension.
Cashew Vegan restaurant · $$ · Northshore / River Street
Plant-based fine-ish dining by the river - the vegan meal you would take a skeptic to.
149 River St, Chattanooga, TN 37405

Sushi in Chattanooga

Totto Sushi & Grill Sushi restaurant · $$ · Northshore / Frazier Avenue
4.5 stars, 331 reviews - the consensus best sushi in Chattanooga.
330 Frazier Ave Ste 124, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Sushi City Sushi restaurant · $$ · Lee Highway / Hamilton
61 reviews - large menu, generous cuts, the east-side workhorse.
6921 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Kumo Hibachi Sushi $$ · East Brainerd
Hibachi plus a full sushi bar - the pick when half the group does not eat raw fish.

Italian in Chattanooga

Alimentari $$$ · Downtown / Pine Street
161 reviews - Italian market and restaurant, handmade pasta and a serious salumi case.
Giardino Italian restaurant · $$$ · Westside
212 reviews and 246 photos - the sleeper red-sauce-plus room locals keep to themselves.
2503 Westside Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Portobello's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria Italian restaurant · $$ · Highway 58
81 reviews - family Italian with a proper pizza oven, north of downtown.
4972 TN-58 Ste 102, Chattanooga, TN 37416