13 soul food places in Chattanooga we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Chattanooga | Soul Food across every city.
Public House ★ 4.4
downtown · 1110 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Public House has anchored Warehouse Row since 2009, pairing Southern plates with local farm sourcing and craft cocktails in downtown Chattanooga.
Old Man Rivers Table & Tavern ★ 4.3
north-shore · 118 Cross Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Old Man Rivers Table & Tavern cooks Southern food with no deep fryer in a century-old North Shore house in Chattanooga, opened by Alexander Rivers II in 2023.
Champy's Famous Fried Chicken ★ 4.4
mlk · 526 E ML King Boulevard, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Champy's Famous Fried Chicken fries chicken to order on MLK Boulevard in Chattanooga, with Delta hot tamales, cold beer and blues on the speakers.
Wally's Restaurant ★ 4.2
mccallie · 1600 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Wally's Restaurant has served Chattanooga meat-and-three plates on McCallie Avenue since 1937, from drive-in burgers to today's homecooked vegetables.
Bea's Restaurant ★ 4.3
east-chattanooga · 4500 Dodds Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37407
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.
Champy's Famous Fried Chicken ★ 4.4
mlk · 526 E ML King Boulevard, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Champy's Famous Fried Chicken is Chattanooga's juke-joint-styled bird specialist on MLK Boulevard, frying to order with Delta tamales and cold beer.
Champy's Famous Fried Chicken ★ 4.4
mlk · 526 E ML King Boulevard, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Champy's Famous Fried Chicken runs its MLK Boulevard fryers to midnight on Friday and Saturday, Chattanooga's late-night bird with cold beer.
Bea's Restaurant ★ 4.3
east-chattanooga · 4500 Dodds Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37407
Bea's Restaurant hides on industrial Dodds Avenue in Chattanooga, spinning lazy susans of fried chicken for four generations of one cooking family.
Wally's Restaurant ★ 4.2
mccallie · 1600 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Wally's Restaurant keeps a 1937 Chattanooga routine alive on McCallie Avenue, a meat-and-three the highway generation built and locals kept.
Wally's Restaurant ★ 4.2
mccallie · 1600 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Wally's Restaurant plates Chattanooga's honest meat-and-three on McCallie Avenue, a since-1937 counter where breakfast and lunch stay cheap.
Bea's Restaurant ★ 4.3
east-chattanooga · 4500 Dodds Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37407
Bea's Restaurant loads lazy susans with all-you-can-eat fried chicken and vegetables on Dodds Avenue in Chattanooga, one family price per person.
Champy's Famous Fried Chicken ★ 4.4
mlk · 526 E ML King Boulevard, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Champy's Famous Fried Chicken piles quarter-bird plates and Delta tamales on MLK Boulevard in Chattanooga, big portions that undercut its fame.
Old Man Rivers Table & Tavern ★ 4.3
north-shore · 118 Cross Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Old Man Rivers Table & Tavern serves a Sunday-only brunch in a century-old North Shore house in Chattanooga, Southern plates with no deep fryer.