8 editor picks in Chattanooga.
8 new american places in Chattanooga we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chattanooga | New American across every city.
Main Street Meats runs a working butcher counter and burger-led kitchen on East Main Street in Chattanooga, Michelin Recommended in the 2025 guide.
OrderThe cheeseburger, ground in-house by the butchers.
TipWalk-ins queue at peak; the butcher case sells cuts to take home. Kitchen runs to 21:00 Sunday to Thursday, 22:00 on weekends.
The Rosecomb pours natural-leaning wines and cooks Appalachian plates in a 1920s Riverview cottage, one of four Chattanooga spots in the 2025 Michelin guide.
OrderWednesday burger and pint night; every dish can be made gluten-free.
Tip21 and over only. Kitchen closes at 22:00 while the bar runs later; Sunday is a daytime 11:00 to 16:00 service.
Whitebird plates Appalachian-leaning modern American cooking at the Edwin Hotel by the Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga, with river views upstairs.
OrderWhatever the kitchen is doing with Tennessee River Valley produce.
TipBreakfast daily from 06:30 and weekend brunch to 14:00; pair dinner with a nightcap upstairs at Whiskey Thief on the roof.
Whitebird runs the Edwin Hotel's dining room by the Walnut Street Bridge in Chattanooga, modern Appalachian cooking with Tennessee River Valley sourcing.
OrderThe seasonal Appalachian tasting plates with a whiskey pairing.
TipAsk for a window table at dusk for bridge views, and time dinner around a rooftop aperitif at Whiskey Thief upstairs.
The Rosecomb is the neighbourhood bar Chattanooga's Riverview didn't know it needed, cocktails, unusual wines and Appalachian plates in a cottage.
TipMonday is industry night with 30 percent off for bar and restaurant staff; Wednesday is burger and pint night.
The Rosecomb built its bar around unusual wines and the best beers it can find, poured in a 1920s cottage garden in Chattanooga's Riverview blocks.
Tip21 and over only. Kitchen closes at 22:00 while the bar runs later; Sunday is a daytime 11:00 to 16:00 service.
Whitebird lays on a Saturday and Sunday brunch at the Edwin Hotel in Chattanooga, Appalachian-leaning plates with Walnut Street Bridge views.
OrderThe brunch board with Tennessee River Valley produce.
TipBrunch runs 10:30 to 14:00 on weekends; book a window table, then finish upstairs at Whiskey Thief on the roof.
The Rosecomb's Sunday daytime service turns its Riverview cottage into Chattanooga's calmest brunch room, with the kitchen running 11:00 to 15:00.
OrderBrunch plates that can all be made gluten-free.
TipSunday is the only daytime service, 11:00 to 16:00 with the kitchen to 15:00; the 21-and-over door policy still stands.
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