The Hot Chocolatier is a bakery in Southside, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Friday and Saturday it stays open to 21:00 for after-dinner chocolate; the St Elmo Avenue shop keeps its own hours.
Address: 1423 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Niedlov's Bakery & Cafe naturally leavens organic-grain sourdough on E Main Street in Chattanooga, a 2026 James Beard Outstanding Bakery semifinalist.
Tip: Erik and Lauren Zilen have run it since 2015; loaves sell down by late afternoon and Sunday the ovens rest.
Worth the queue: Chattanooga Sourdough loaf
Rembrandt's pastry kitchen supplies eclairs, biscotti and hand-dipped truffles to its Bluff View Art District coffee house in Chattanooga daily.
Tip: Open to 21:00 nightly, unusual for a Chattanooga counter; pastries ride on Bluff View Bakery bread from next door.
Worth the queue: Hand-dipped chocolate truffles
Niedlov's Bakery & Cafe naturally leavens organic-grain sourdough on E Main Street in Chattanooga, a 2026 James Beard Outstanding Bakery semifinalist.
Tip: Erik and Lauren Zilen have run it since 2015; loaves sell down by late afternoon and Sunday the ovens rest.
Worth the queue: Chattanooga Sourdough loaf
Julie Darling Donuts fries and ices doughnuts through the morning on Frazier Avenue in Chattanooga's North Shore, with seasonal specials on the racks.
Tip: Open 07:00 to 13:00 and closed Sunday; the popular fillings sell through well before the posted close.
Worth the queue: Bavarian cream-filled doughnut
Bread & Butter bakes sourdough-based loaves and oversized chocolate croissants on Dayton Boulevard in Red Bank, ten minutes north of downtown Chattanooga.
Tip: Every loaf in the case is sourdough-based and baked that day; morning stock is fullest, Sunday closes at 16:00.
Worth the queue: Giant chocolate croissant
