The 19th-century industrial district north of downtown, revitalized into brewery row, aperitivo bars and Italian dining around Jackson and Central.
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Order Whatever the kitchen is rolling for pasta that night, plus a glass off the Italian-leaning wine list.
Osteria Stella on West Jackson, the Aaron Thompson and Jessica King Italian room above Brother Wolf, runs Italian dinner service in the Old City.
Order A round of steamed buns with the chef's noodle bowl of the week.
Kaizen on South Central, chef Jesse Newmister's Asian-fusion room in the Old City since 2016, runs steamed buns, ramen and rotating chef plates a block.
Order A specialty dog build, plus a bottle off the rotating craft-beer wall.
Curious Dog on West Jackson, the brothers Weidenhamer's hot-dog counter in the historic JFG building, runs over 30 specialty dog builds since 2009.
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Order Filter coffee
Old City Java on South Central Street, the neighborhood coffee shop serving downtown Knoxville since 1991, anchors the Old City's specialty coffee tier.
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Osteria Stella on West Jackson in the Old City, Aaron Thompson and Jessica King's Italian dining room, runs an Italian-only wine program at the bar paired.
Drink Italian aperitivo cocktails and amari
Brother Wolf on West Jackson, Aaron Thompson and Jessica King's Italian aperitivo bar below Osteria Stella, anchors the Old City's cocktail tier with amari.
Drink Single-malt Scotch whisky
Boyd's Jig and Reel on South Central, the Old City Scottish session pub, holds one of the largest single-malt Scotch lists in the world with live Celtic.
Drink Experimental craft beer in custom glassware
Pretentious Beer Co. taproom on South Central in the Old City, glass artist Matthew Cummings' experimental brewery, pours small-batch beer in hand-blown.
Drink Rotating Crafty Bastard taps
Crafty Bastard at Emory Place, the downtown Knoxville taproom HQ on a corner lot north of Gay Street, runs a rotating tap list of Crafty Bastard brews.
Try Specialty hot dogs
Curious Dog on West Jackson, the brothers Weidenhamer's hot-dog counter in the historic JFG building, runs 30+ specialty dog builds for the Old City crowd.
Try Rotating food-truck plates
Crafty Bastard at Emory Place hosts nightly rotating food trucks on the brewery patio, the Old City taproom's calling card alongside the rotating tap list.
Pretentious Beer Co. on South Central, the Old City brewery from glass artist turned brewer Matthew Cummings, pours experimental beers in glassware made.
Crafty Bastard Brewery at Emory Place, the brand's downtown Knoxville HQ taproom in the Old City, runs rotating taps and a nightly food-truck rotation.
On this list, shown aboveBoyd's Jig and Reel
Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria pairs craft beer and pizza with live bands several nights a week in Knoxville's Old City, and only admits 21+ after 21:00.
