Fiamma Pizza Company is a pizzeria restaurant in North Shore, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must 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.
Address: 405 North Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405
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.
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.
White Duck Taco Shop serves globally-topped tacos counter-style on McCallie Avenue in Chattanooga, opened June 2025 with a huge outdoor patio and full bar.
Order: Two or three off-format tacos; the list changes often.
Tip: Owners Adam Lutz and Nelson Taylor spent six years building the site; a house brewery, Totality, is being added on the campus.
Uncle Larry's Restaurant fries whiting, tilapia and catfish to order on MLK Boulevard in Chattanooga, Larry Torrence's family fish house since 2013.
Order: The whiting sandwich, lemon-pepper style, with hot sauce.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The MLK original is tiny; Brainerd Road and East Brainerd locations take the overflow.
