Bluegrass Grill is a breakfast restaurant in Southside, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Eggs with the potato cakes and toast from the house loaf.
Tip: Tuesday to Saturday 06:30 to 14:00 only, and the Saturday queue forms early; solo counter seats turn fastest.
Address: 55 E Main Street, Chattanooga, TN 37408
Maple Street Biscuit Company layers fried chicken on flaky biscuits at 407 Broad Street in downtown Chattanooga, a Southeast biscuit-house favourite.
Order: A fried chicken biscuit with house-made pepper jelly.
Tip: Doors close at 14:00 weekdays and 15:00 weekends; it is a breakfast-and-lunch operation, not a dinner stop.
Champy's Famous Fried Chicken is Chattanooga's juke-joint-styled bird specialist on MLK Boulevard, frying to order with Delta tamales and cold beer.
Order: Quarter dark fried chicken, hot tamales, banana pudding.
Tip: Friday and Saturday the kitchen runs to midnight. Expect a wait after Lookouts games; the banana pudding travels well.
Community Pie covers three pizza styles, Neapolitan, New York and Detroit, under one downtown Chattanooga roof at 850 Market Street, gelato included.
Order: A Detroit-style square, then a scoop of house gelato for dessert.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 22:00 every day; the all-weather patio seats walk-ins when the dining room is on a wait.
Han Mi cooks Korean family recipes on Broad Street south of downtown Chattanooga, a storefront that grew out of the Korean Underground supper series.
Order: Dak-galbi, then the pork cutlet if the table is hungry.
Tip: Chef Panda's menu is compact and sells through; arrive before the 12:00 rush on Saturdays when service starts at noon.
Fiamma Pizza Company works a wood-fired oven on North Market Street in Chattanooga, with Neapolitan technique learned under Roberto Caporuscio.
Order: The Salsiccia Pepe pizza, blistered from the wood oven.
Tip: North Shore's most serious pizza crust; go at 11:00 opening or after 20:00 to skip the family rush on weekends.
Universal Joint fills a converted gas station on Lookout Street in North Shore Chattanooga with burgers, tacos, draft beer and a wraparound patio.
Order: A smash-style burger and whatever local draft is pouring.
Tip: Wednesday trivia and Thursday Mario Kart nights pack the bar; the garage doors open the whole room in good weather.
