Pickle Barrel is a bar in Downtown, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Burgers and fried pickles to close
Tip: Strictly 21 and over at all times. The wedge-shaped roof deck is the best people-watching perch downtown.
Address: 1012 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Matilda Midnight serves astrology-and-tarot cocktails beneath a twinkling artificial night sky inside the Dwell Hotel in downtown Chattanooga.
Signature drink: Tarot-inspired house cocktails
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Revived at the start of 2026 after a pause; nightly 16:00 to midnight, and the velvet front room suits small groups.
Westbound Honky-Tonk brings line dancing and country bands to Station Street in Chattanooga's Southside on weekends, boots-on and loud on purpose.
Signature drink: Longnecks and whiskey shots
Food: None; eat on Station Street first
Tip: Free 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 anchors Chattanooga's MLK corridor with indie, punk and hip-hop shows in a 150-capacity room where touring acts meet local bands.
Signature drink: Cheap cans between sets
Food: None
Tip: Check the calendar first; most nights are ticketed shows with doors around 20:00 and the room sells out for touring acts.
Alan Gold's Discotheque has run drag shows and dance floors on McCallie Avenue since the 1980s, Chattanooga's long-serving LGBTQ+ nightlife institution.
Signature drink: Well drinks before the midnight show
Food: None
Tip: Thursday to Saturday only, 20:00 to 02:45; drag showtimes post on the club's events page, and the floor peaks after midnight.
Matilda Midnight serves astrology-and-tarot cocktails beneath a twinkling artificial night sky inside the Dwell Hotel in downtown Chattanooga.
Signature drink: Tarot-inspired house cocktails
Food: Bar snacks
Tip: Revived at the start of 2026 after a pause; nightly 16:00 to midnight, and the velvet front room suits small groups.
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.
Signature drink: Gin cocktails on the award-winning flagship
Food: None; the Choo Choo complex feeds you
Tip: The flagship gin made the Beverage Tasting Institute's world-best list in April 2026; daytime tastings become cocktails after dark.
Chattanooga Whiskey pours Tennessee High Malt in the Experimental Distillery bar on Market Street, the city's first distillery in over a century.
Signature drink: Tennessee High Malt flight
Food: None
Tip: Hour-long tours with six pours book out on Tock; the bar serves without a tour if you just want a flight before dinner.
