Community Pie is a pizzeria restaurant in Downtown, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must 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.
Address: 850 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Lupi's Pizza Pies has hand-tossed New York-style pizza on Broad Street in Chattanooga since 1996, Dorris Shober's homegrown answer to the chains.
Order: A hand-tossed large with local toppings and craft beer.
Tip: Closed Mondays downtown. The dough and sauce are made daily; expect a proper rise, not a cracker crust.
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.
Tremont Tavern has hand-crafted burgers and a deep beer list on Hixson Pike in Chattanooga since 2006, a neighbourhood pub that takes its patties seriously.
Order: The house burger, medium, with a rotating Tennessee draft.
Tip: Kitchen runs to 22:00 most nights and 23:00 Thursday to Saturday; Monday opens at 15:00, not lunch.
Taco Mamacita builds made-from-scratch fresh-mex tacos and margaritas on North Market Street in Chattanooga's North Shore, a block off Coolidge Park.
Order: Two tacos and a handcrafted margarita on the patio.
Tip: Open daily to 22:00, and 23:00 on Friday and Saturday; the Monen family group also runs Milk & Honey two doors down.
Lupi's Pizza Pies has hand-tossed New York-style pizza on Broad Street in Chattanooga since 1996, Dorris Shober's homegrown answer to the chains.
Order: A hand-tossed large with local toppings and craft beer.
Tip: Closed Mondays downtown. The dough and sauce are made daily; expect a proper rise, not a cracker crust.
