11 editor picks in Chattanooga.
11 cocktail bar places in Chattanooga we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chattanooga | Cocktail Bar across every city.
The Bitter Alibi stacks three storeys of dive-bar comfort in an old house on Houston Street in Chattanooga, cocktails and late plates until midnight.
TipThe third floor hosts the Dilemma cocktail bar, Thursday to Sunday from 18:00; the porch is the best seat in the house.
Whiskey Thief keeps 100 whiskeys behind Chattanooga's first rooftop cocktail lounge, on top of the Edwin Hotel with Walnut Street Bridge views.
TipThe roof opens at 14:00 on Saturday and Sunday and at 16:00 the rest of the week; for a daytime meal, brunch is downstairs at Whitebird.
Westbound Honky-Tonk brings line dancing and country bands to Station Street in Chattanooga's Southside on weekends, boots-on and loud on purpose.
TipFree line-dancing lessons Thursday at 20:00; Friday and Saturday it runs to 03:00, among the latest closes in the city.
JJ's Bohemia anchors Chattanooga's MLK corridor with indie, punk and hip-hop shows in a 150-capacity room where touring acts meet local bands.
TipCheck the calendar first; most nights are ticketed shows with doors around 20:00 and the room sells out for touring acts.
Alan Gold's Discotheque has run drag shows and dance floors on McCallie Avenue since the 1980s, Chattanooga's long-serving LGBTQ+ nightlife institution.
TipThursday to Saturday only, 20:00 to 02:45; drag showtimes post on the club's events page, and the floor peaks after midnight.
Matilda Midnight serves astrology-and-tarot cocktails beneath a twinkling artificial night sky inside the Dwell Hotel in downtown Chattanooga.
TipRevived at the start of 2026 after a pause; nightly 16:00 to midnight, and the velvet front room suits small groups.
Gate 11 Distillery pours its own gin, rum and whiskey at the Chattanooga Choo Choo terminal, a family micro-distillery with indoor and garden bars.
TipThe flagship gin made the Beverage Tasting Institute's world-best list in April 2026; daytime tastings become cocktails after dark.
Chattanooga Whiskey pours Tennessee High Malt in the Experimental Distillery bar on Market Street, the city's first distillery in over a century.
TipHour-long tours with six pours book out on Tock; the bar serves without a tour if you just want a flight before dinner.
Matilda Midnight mixes tarot-themed cocktails and keeps a tight wine list under an artificial night sky at the Dwell Hotel in downtown Chattanooga.
TipRevived at the start of 2026 after a pause; nightly 16:00 to midnight, and the velvet front room suits small groups.
Westbound Honky-Tonk two-steps until 03:00 on Friday and Saturday nights on Station Street, the latest dance floor in Chattanooga's Southside quarter.
OrderDrinks only; eat on Station Street first
TipFree line-dancing lessons Thursday at 20:00; Friday and Saturday it runs to 03:00, among the latest closes in the city.
Alan Gold's Discotheque keeps Chattanooga dancing to 02:45 from Thursday to Saturday on McCallie Avenue, with drag shows at the centre of the night.
OrderDrinks only
TipThursday to Saturday only, 20:00 to 02:45; drag showtimes post on the club's events page, and the floor peaks after midnight.
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