Southern Squeeze is a cafe in North Shore, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Nearly everything is vegan and made without seed oils or refined sugar; weekend hours are 09:00 to 16:00, later start than weekdays.
Address: 1301 Dorchester Road, Unit 101, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Clumpies Ice Cream Co. has churned small-batch scoops in Chattanooga since 1999, with the Frazier Avenue shop pulling North Shore queues nightly.
Signature drink: Seasonal small-batch scoop in a waffle cone
Tip: North Shore and Southside shops remain after the St. Elmo store closed in February 2026; Frazier Avenue scoops to 23:00 on Friday and Saturday.
Milk & Honey pulls espresso and churns gelato from 06:00 daily on North Market Street in Chattanooga, with a full brunch kitchen until 15:00.
Signature drink: Espresso with a scoop of house gelato
Tip: The kitchen closes at 15:00 but coffee and gelato run to 18:00; weekend queues move faster than they look.
Clumpies Ice Cream Co. has churned small-batch scoops in Chattanooga since 1999, with the Frazier Avenue shop pulling North Shore queues nightly.
Signature drink: Seasonal small-batch scoop in a waffle cone
Tip: North Shore and Southside shops remain after the St. Elmo store closed in February 2026; Frazier Avenue scoops to 23:00 on Friday and Saturday.
The Hot Chocolatier hand-tempers truffles, sipping chocolate and pastry on Market Street in Chattanooga's Southside, a couple-run chocolate workshop.
Signature drink: European-style sipping chocolate
Tip: Friday and Saturday it stays open to 21:00 for after-dinner chocolate; the St Elmo Avenue shop keeps its own hours.
Niedlov's Bakery & Cafe bakes naturally leavened bread and runs a busy breakfast-to-lunch cafe counter on E Main Street in Chattanooga's Southside.
Signature drink: Drip coffee with a butter-laminated pastry
Tip: A 2026 James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery; Saturday serves the brunch menu all day and Sunday is dark.
Goodman Coffee Roasters pours its own roasts in Warehouse Row on Market Street in Chattanooga, a fourth-generation coffee family's flagship cafe.
Signature drink: Flat white on the house roast
Tip: Closed Sunday. The St Elmo Avenue outpost is the southern-end alternative when downtown parking is tight.
Rembrandt's Coffee House anchors Chattanooga's Bluff View Art District with house-roasted coffee, hand-dipped chocolates and pastries on a garden terrace.
Signature drink: House-roasted drip with a hand-dipped truffle
Tip: Open to 21:00 nightly, unusual for a Chattanooga cafe; the courtyard tables above the river are the draw at golden hour.
Milk & Honey pulls espresso and churns gelato from 06:00 daily on North Market Street in Chattanooga, with a full brunch kitchen until 15:00.
Signature drink: Espresso with a scoop of house gelato
Tip: The kitchen closes at 15:00 but coffee and gelato run to 18:00; weekend queues move faster than they look.
