11 brunch in Chattanooga, editor-picked for brunch open sunday. The sunday brunch destinations editors return to. All brunch in Chattanooga.
Aretha Frankensteins ★ 4.6
north-shore · 518 Tremont Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-14:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-15:00
Aretha Frankensteins pours batter for Chattanooga's most storied pancakes in a horror-postered North Shore house on Tremont Street, beer optional.
Tip: Weekends run 08:00 to 15:00 and the porch queue starts early; weekdays after 09:30 are the calm window.
Whitebird ★ 4.5
downtown · 102 Walnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Hours: Breakfast daily 06:30-10:30; dinner Tue-Sun from 17:00; brunch Sat-Sun 10:30-14:00; closed Monday evening
Whitebird lays on a Saturday and Sunday brunch at the Edwin Hotel in Chattanooga, Appalachian-leaning plates with Walnut Street Bridge views.
Tip: Brunch runs 10:30 to 14:00 on weekends; book a window table, then finish upstairs at Whiskey Thief on the roof.
Milk & Honey ★ 4.4
north-shore · 135 North Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Hours: Daily 06:00-15:00; coffee and gelato until 18:00
Milk & Honey plates breakfast tacos, toasts and gelato-capped espresso from 06:00 on North Market Street, Chattanooga's North Shore brunch default.
Tip: The kitchen closes at 15:00 but coffee and gelato run to 18:00; weekend queues move faster than they look.
The Rosecomb ★ 4.4
north-shore · 921 Barton Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Hours: Mon-Thu 16:00-24:00; Fri 16:00-01:00; Sat 14:00-01:00; Sun 11:00-16:00; kitchen to 22:00 (15:00 Sunday)
The Rosecomb's Sunday daytime service turns its Riverview cottage into Chattanooga's calmest brunch room, with the kitchen running 11:00 to 15:00.
Tip: Sunday is the only daytime service, 11:00 to 16:00 with the kitchen to 15:00; the 21-and-over door policy still stands.
The Daily Ration ★ 4.3
north-shore · 1220 Dartmouth Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Hours: Mon-Fri 08:00-14:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-15:00
The Daily Ration writes a rotating seasonal brunch menu on Dartmouth Street in North Shore Chattanooga, the sit-down sibling of The Bitter Alibi.
Tip: Weekend seatings run to 15:00 and fill by 10:30; weekdays it doubles as a quiet laptop room after the breakfast rush.
STIR ★ 4.3
southside · 1444 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-24:00; Fri 11:00-01:00; Sat 10:00-01:00; Sun 10:00-24:00; brunch Sat-Sun 10:00-14:30
STIR sets out a weekend brunch with oysters and cocktails over hand-carved ice at the Chattanooga Choo Choo, seafood-bar energy well before midday.
Tip: Weekend brunch runs 10:00 to 14:30; ask for the terminal-side tables for people-watching across the Choo Choo gardens.
Old Man Rivers Table & Tavern ★ 4.3
north-shore · 118 Cross Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Hours: Wed-Sat 11:00-21:00; Sun brunch 11:00-15:00; closed Mon-Tue
Old Man Rivers Table & Tavern serves a Sunday-only brunch in a century-old North Shore house in Chattanooga, Southern plates with no deep fryer.
Tip: Sunday brunch is the only Sunday service, 11:00 to 15:00; the rest of the week runs lunch and dinner Wednesday to Saturday.
State of Confusion ★ 4.2
southside · 301 E Main Street, Chattanooga, TN 37408
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-24:00; Fri 11:00-01:00; Sat 10:00-01:00; Sun 10:00-24:00; brunch Sat-Sun 10:00-14:30
State of Confusion runs a weekend brunch with Latin edges on its covered Southside patio in Chattanooga, mezcal cocktails flowing from 10:00 onward.
Tip: Brunch runs 10:00 to 14:30 both weekend days; the covered patio shrugs off rain, so it books out on wet Saturdays.
Frothy Monkey ★ 4.1
southside · 1400 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Hours: Daily 07:00-20:00
Frothy Monkey keeps all-day brunch plates coming inside the Chattanooga Choo Choo terminal on Market Street, pancakes to burgers with proper coffee.
Tip: Daily 07:00 to 20:00; it bridges the afternoon gap when most Southside kitchens close between lunch and dinner.
Five Wits Brewing Company ★ 4.1
southside · 1501 Long Street, Chattanooga, TN 37408
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-22:00; Fri 11:00-23:00; Sat-Sun 08:00-23:00; food last call one hour before close
Five Wits Brewing Company opens at 08:00 on weekend mornings for breakfast in its Long Street taproom, where coffee service leads into the day's first pints.
Tip: Weekend mornings open at 08:00, unusual for a brewery; food last call is one hour before close.
Maple Street Biscuit Company ★ 4.0
downtown · 407 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:00-14:00; Sat-Sun 07:00-15:00
Maple Street Biscuit Company hands over flaky biscuit stacks and shots of maple at 407 Broad Street, downtown Chattanooga's fast brunch fix.
Tip: Doors close at 14:00 weekdays and 15:00 weekends; it is a breakfast-and-lunch operation, not a dinner stop.