What to do and see in Chattanooga, Tennessee (TN): The Best Food & Drink

October 11, 2021 Sheron Bogner

The name "Chattanooga" comes from the Creek Indian word for "rock coming to a point." This refers to Lookout Mountain, one of the city's major attractions. Here visitors can explore extraordinary rock formations, see a roaring enclosed waterfall and travel by train to the top of the mountain for truly awesome vistas. Back down on the ground, don't miss the world's largest freshwater aquarium, the Tennessee Aquarium. History enthusiasts will love the city's museums dedicated to Civil War, Native American and 20th-century history. More than anything, Chattanooga is a scenic city, full of natural wonders waiting to be explored by foot, car, bike or train.
Restaurants in Chattanooga

1. Pints and Pedals

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5.0 based on 237 reviews

Pints and Pedals

Chattanooga's Ultimate Party on Wheels! This two hour BYOB Party Bike experience is unique, fun, and highly entertaining! We provide a cooler with ice to keep your drinks cold, and we also have cups. The route includes 2-4 stops along the way in Southside Chattanooga. You will definitely get to experience the local scene! The bike seats up to 15 people and is equipped with LED lights and stereo hookup. Build your own music playlist and be the perfect DJ! Tired of pedaling? The bike now comes with electric pedal ASSIST in case you get tired. We have thought of everything to make your experience is unique, fun and highly entertaining! You beer we steer, so what are you waiting for book now!

2. Chatt Taste Food Tours

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5.0 based on 51 reviews

Chatt Taste Food Tours

Chatt Taste showcases the transformation of dining and local businesses in Downtown Chattanooga through guided food tours. Guests select from the 3 available Food Tour Options: West Village (our Signature Tour), Taco Tuesday, and the recently launched Art & Southern Cuisine. Each tour comes equip with transportation and a Chattanooga Ambassador. Visit 3-4 restaurant locations effortlessly.

3. Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery

1439 Market St, Chattanooga, TN 37402-4430 +1 423-760-4333 [email protected] http://chattanoogawhiskey.com/?age-verified=5825a1d3fd
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5.0 based on 918 reviews

Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery

Opened in March of 2015, the Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery is making the first legal whiskey in Chattanooga is over 100 years. Daily tours include insight into our history, education on the production process and rounds out with a whiskey tasting! Come learn how we're building upon tradition and bringing whiskey back to the people. Our tasting room is now open Friday and Saturday evenings as a full-service whiskey lounge featuring seasonal cocktails made with Chattanooga Whiskey!

Reviewed By bostonbound-1 - Huntsville, United States

In addition to making great whiskey, Chattanooga Whiskey offers guided tours of the distillery and a whiskey tasting. Our guide was Smiley, who was friendly, courteous, and incredibly knowledgeable on the history of whiskey in Tennessee, the history of the Chattanooga Distillery, and the whiskey making process. She answered all our questions in detail, and her infectious enthusiasm made the tour all the more enjoyable. After the tour the distillery offers a whiskey tasting, which in our case featured their 91 and 111 Whiskeys, a white whiskey barely aged (one week), a coffee liquor, their new rye whiskey, a cocktail (Sazerac) made with the 91 Whiskey, and an experimental whiskey. Each offering was explained in detail by our server, Alex, who also showed both detailed knowledge and an enjoyment of his job. Knowing that I would enjoy the 91 and 111 Whiskeys, I was pleasantly surprised by the rye and the coffee liquor, while the experimental whiskey was phenomenal. Needless to say I left with a case of mixed bottles of the three offerings I cannot purchase at home. I highly recommend this tour to any whiskey lover, and for a great time ask for Smiley as your tour guide and Alex as your bartender. P.S. They were also kind enough to care for our standard poodle, Sofia, while we took the tour. I don't know how they could be more friendly.

4. Sweet and Savory Classroom

45 E Main St, Chattanooga, TN 37408-1242 +1 828-407-7139 [email protected] http://www.sweetandsavoryclassroom.com/
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5.0 based on 15 reviews

Sweet and Savory Classroom

The Sweet and Savory Classroom is a cooking classroom offering a variety of cooking classes to the community. Our classes are very much hands-on. It is a great way to get out and have some fun cooking. You will also enjoy eating what you have made!

Reviewed By WpgDawn - Cumming, United States

Can't say enough about how awesome this is. Chef Jeff knows what he is doing and is sassy enough to make this fun!! Our class was deep dish pizza and he taught us his secrets for tender crust, savory sauce and perfectly gooey mozzarella! Autumn and Lindsey were super sweet and were great at keeping all things moving forward. College daughter and I drove from Atlanta and it was well worth the trip. We're going to come back!

5. Eat Sip Walk

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5.0 based on 65 reviews

Eat Sip Walk

Taste and see the city with us, enjoying the tastes of 4-5 of the best food and/or drinks in town (2 spirited tastings included). Taste and See strives to connect people with people around the context of GREAT food and all the beautiful sights that Chattanooga has to offer. We focus our tours on being the perfect balance of being southern inspired and ethnic, while also including brewery bites and delicious food from award winning chefs.

6. ChattaBrew Tour

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5.0 based on 59 reviews

ChattaBrew Tour

ChattaBrew Tour gives you a behind-the-scenes brewery experience that isn’t available to the general public. On each tour, you’ll visit four different Chattanooga craft breweries over four hours, tasting their signature brews and seasonal selections while you learn the art and science of their craft directly from the brewmasters. You’ll also have time to grab a pint at each stop and even purchase crowlers and growlers to enjoy later. Your ticket includes transportation on the climate-controlled ChattaBrew Tour beer bus, beer tastings at every stop, bottled water on the bus, and a Brewing 101 lesson from your knowledgeable tour guide, who is guaranteed to become one of your favorite drinking buddies. Walking tours and private group tours are available, too.

7. Chattanooga Brewing Company

1804 Chestnut St, Chattanooga, TN 37408-1027 http://www.chattabrew.com/
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4.5 based on 16 reviews

Chattanooga Brewing Company

8. Hutton & Smith Brewing Co

431 East Martin Luther King Blvd Suite120, Chattanooga, TN 37411 +1 423-760-3600 [email protected] http://huttonandsmithbrewing.com/
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4.5 based on 46 reviews

Hutton & Smith Brewing Co

(21+ Establishment) Hutton & Smith is a Chattanooga brewery and tap house dedicated to providing quality craft beers to thirsty souls! There's nothing quite like a great craft brew, and we at Hutton & Smith are fanatically dedicated to the process so we can provide beer drinkers with a memorable tasting experience. Enjoy flights and pints in the Hutton & Smith taproom, or pick up a six-pack, crowler, growler or keg to-go. Looking for a space to host your next event? Our barrel aging room is perfect for fundraisers, networking events, birthday parties and wedding showers. Equipped with a private bar, shuffleboard table, 100” projection screen and up to ten styles of our craft beer, your guests will be sure to have a great time while enjoying a taste of Chattanooga.

Reviewed By 616MattC - Soddy Daisy, United States

New to the city and exploring the local beer scene. Service was quick and efficient. The place seems cool and has a laid back vibe. Plenty of seating. They also have shuffleboard which was nice. I ordered a flight. My favorites were cruxmas, vadose vanilla stout, and base amp blonde. They seem to release new beer fairly frequently too so this is somewhere I will check out periodically.

9. Naked River Brewing Company

1791 Reggie White Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402-4481 +1 423-541-1131 [email protected] http://www.nakedriverbrewing.com/
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4.5 based on 60 reviews

Naked River Brewing Company

Reviewed By B824TXedh - Sanford, United States

Great find for us! Excellent beer and service (Andy I believe) with the food being a HUGE plus. I had the best peppered smoked turkey ever!

10. Wanderlinger Brewing Company

1208 King St Suite 110, Chattanooga, TN 37403-4331 +1 423-269-7979 [email protected] http://www.wanderlinger.com
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4.5 based on 13 reviews

Wanderlinger Brewing Company

Locally owned and operated, independent craft brewery. Featuring taproom with weekly beer specials, live music, local art, and of course fantastic beer! We are kid friendly until 8pm daily and pet friendly on our patio. If you are looking for some of the best new musicians we feature music various days of the week. Follow our social media calendars for details. If you want a warm and inviting space that has something for everyone, you need look no further! We have board games for families, drink boxes for kids and beer for the "Big Kids"! We feature 12 taps that rotate with seasonal options and our traditional favorites. Wander On, Linger Often is our moto and mission!

Reviewed By redtailbnm - Chattanooga, United States

This past Saturday my boyfriend, Gino Fanelli was performing and this was our first time there (this was only their second Saturday open). We had a blast. The owner and team were so amazingly nice. The food truck, Dolly's, had awesome bbq. Great beer selection. Fun atmosphere and a place to showcase local artists in a separate space with seating. In fact they had a guy (Rik Herrmann) doing a live painting and I bought it. I will always have this painting to remember that night. Thanks so much for everything. (Mike, Cory, Dustin, SHIGEKAWA, Rik to name a few......), oh, and all our friends that came out in the rain to see Gino play. We all had so much fun, felt like being at someones home.

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