What to order at Lupi's Pizza Pies

Must order
A hand-tossed large with local toppings and craft beer.
Editor tip
Closed Mondays downtown. The dough and sauce are made daily; expect a proper rise, not a cracker crust.
CuisinePizzeria
Price$$
NeighborhoodDowntown
HoursTue-Thu 11:00-21:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00; Sun 11:30-21:00; closed Monday
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Chattanooga: ChattaBrunch Food Tour★ 5.0 (4)

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Chattanooga: ChattaBrunch Food Tour

Discover the flavors of Chattanooga on a food-focused walking tour. Visit four different restaurants and meet the proprietors behind them, all while tasting tapas-size...

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Location

Address: 406A Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402

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City Cafe Diner ★ 3.8

$$ American DinerDowntown

City Cafe Diner keeps a 388-item menu going 24 hours a day on Broad Street in downtown Chattanooga, with towering cakes and breakfast at any hour.

OrderAll-day breakfast and a slice from the 90-cake case.

TipThe only true 24-hour room downtown; it absorbs the post-bar crowd after 02:00, so daytime is the quieter visit.

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White Duck Taco Shop ★ 4.3

$ TacosMccallie

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.

OrderTwo or three off-format tacos; the list changes often.

TipOwners 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 ★ 4.5

$ SeafoodMlk

Uncle Larry's Restaurant fries whiting, tilapia and catfish to order on MLK Boulevard in Chattanooga, Larry Torrence's family fish house since 2013.

OrderThe whiting sandwich, lemon-pepper style, with hot sauce.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The MLK original is tiny; Brainerd Road and East Brainerd locations take the overflow.

Wally's Restaurant ★ 4.2

$ SouthernMccallie

Wally's Restaurant has served Chattanooga meat-and-three plates on McCallie Avenue since 1937, from drive-in burgers to today's homecooked vegetables.

OrderMeat-and-three with whatever vegetables came in that morning.

TipBreakfast from 06:00 on weekdays; Saturday closes at noon and Sunday is dark. Cash-friendly, counter-fast service.

Bea's Restaurant ★ 4.3

$ SouthernEast Chattanooga

Bea's Restaurant spins all-you-can-eat Southern cooking on lazy susan tables on Dodds Avenue in Chattanooga, four generations of one family at the stove.

OrderFried chicken and whatever vegetables land on the lazy susan.

TipWednesday to Sunday 11:00 to 20:00 only. Tables are shared-spin; go hungry and let the staff keep the bowls refilled.

City Cafe Diner ★ 3.8

$$ American DinerDowntown

City Cafe Diner keeps a 388-item menu going 24 hours a day on Broad Street in downtown Chattanooga, with towering cakes and breakfast at any hour.

OrderAll-day breakfast and a slice from the 90-cake case.

TipThe only true 24-hour room downtown; it absorbs the post-bar crowd after 02:00, so daytime is the quieter visit.

The Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe ★ 4.2

$ American BBQSt Elmo

The Purple Daisy Picnic Cafe plates barbecue and picnic fare at the base of Lookout Mountain in St. Elmo, Chattanooga, next to the Incline Railway.

OrderThe BBQ plate, or the Rainbow sandwich if you want the local cult order.

TipClosed Sunday. Order at the counter and take the side garden; it is the natural lunch stop after riding the Incline down.

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