What to order at Pickle Barrel

Signature drink
Rotating craft drafts
Editor tip
Strictly 21 and over at all times. The wedge-shaped roof deck is the best people-watching perch downtown.
CuisineAmerican
TypeDive bar
Price$$
NeighborhoodDowntown
HoursMon 18:00-03:00; Tue-Sat 11:00-03:00; Sun 12:00-03:00
Signature drinkRotating craft drafts
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Food program: Burgers and fried pickles to close

Food experiences in Downtown

Chattanooga: ChattaBrunch Food Tour★ 5.0 (4)

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Chattanooga: ChattaBrunch Food Tour

Discover the flavors of Chattanooga on a food-focused walking tour. Visit four different restaurants and meet the proprietors behind them, all while tasting tapas-size...

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Location

Address: 1012 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

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Matilda Midnight ★ 4.3

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Matilda Midnight serves astrology-and-tarot cocktails beneath a twinkling artificial night sky inside the Dwell Hotel in downtown Chattanooga.

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TipRevived at the start of 2026 after a pause; nightly 16:00 to midnight, and the velvet front room suits small groups.

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Westbound Honky-Tonk ★ 4.2

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Westbound Honky-Tonk brings line dancing and country bands to Station Street in Chattanooga's Southside on weekends, boots-on and loud on purpose.

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TipFree line-dancing lessons Thursday at 20:00; Friday and Saturday it runs to 03:00, among the latest closes in the city.

JJ's Bohemia ★ 4.3

$ Cocktail barMusic venue barMlk

JJ's Bohemia anchors Chattanooga's MLK corridor with indie, punk and hip-hop shows in a 150-capacity room where touring acts meet local bands.

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Alan Gold's Discotheque ★ 3.9

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Alan Gold's Discotheque has run drag shows and dance floors on McCallie Avenue since the 1980s, Chattanooga's long-serving LGBTQ+ nightlife institution.

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Matilda Midnight ★ 4.3

$$ Cocktail barHotel cocktail barDowntown

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Gate 11 Distillery ★ 4.4

$$ Cocktail barDistillery barSouthside

Gate 11 Distillery pours its own gin, rum and whiskey at the Chattanooga Choo Choo terminal, a family micro-distillery with indoor and garden bars.

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FoodNone; the Choo Choo complex feeds you

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Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery ★ 4.5

$$ Cocktail barDistillery barSouthside

Chattanooga Whiskey pours Tennessee High Malt in the Experimental Distillery bar on Market Street, the city's first distillery in over a century.

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