STIR is a bar in Southside, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: Full seafood kitchen
Tip: Weekend brunch runs 10:00 to 14:30. The bar stays open to midnight nightly and to 01:00 Friday and Saturday, rare for a Chattanooga seafood room.
Address: 1444 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
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.
The Rosecomb is the neighbourhood bar Chattanooga's Riverview didn't know it needed, cocktails, unusual wines and Appalachian plates in a cottage.
Signature drink: Craft cocktails and Tennessee beers
Food: Kitchen to 22:00
Tip: Monday is industry night with 30 percent off for bar and restaurant staff; Wednesday is burger and pint night.
The Bitter Alibi stacks three storeys of dive-bar comfort in an old house on Houston Street in Chattanooga, cocktails and late plates until midnight.
Signature drink: House cocktails and cheap pours
Food: Kitchen until late
Tip: The third floor hosts the Dilemma cocktail bar, Thursday to Sunday from 18:00; the porch is the best seat in the house.
Whiskey Thief keeps 100 whiskeys behind Chattanooga's first rooftop cocktail lounge, on top of the Edwin Hotel with Walnut Street Bridge views.
Signature drink: Tennessee whiskey flights
Food: Rooftop small plates
Tip: The roof opens at 14:00 on Saturday and Sunday and at 16:00 the rest of the week; for a daytime meal, brunch is downstairs at Whitebird.
Pickle Barrel has poured from a century-old flatiron wedge on Market Street since 1982, Chattanooga's definitive late-night dive with a roof deck.
Signature drink: Rotating craft drafts
Food: 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.
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.
