Alleia is an italian fine-dining restaurant in Southside, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Discover the flavors of Chattanooga on a food tour of the Southside neighborhood. Learn about the history of the area and the food from a trained guide.
Guided tour · 3 hours
Discover the flavors of Chattanooga on a guided food tour of the downtown district. Savor the flavors of the city as you enjoy a variety of dishes at up to four curate...
Guided tour · 3 hours
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...
Address: 25 E. Main Street, Chattanooga, TN 37408
Easy Bistro & Bar is Chattanooga's special-occasion room, French-rooted seafood cooking in a 1900s Coca-Cola bottling hall, Michelin Recommended in 2025.
OrderThe raw bar tower, then hearth-roasted oysters.
TipReserve on Resy ahead of weekends; the marble bar takes walk-ins from 16:00 and the happy hour oysters are the value play.
Calliope is Chattanooga fine dining at its most current: Levantine tasting plates from 2026 James Beard semifinalist Khaled Albanna on MLK Boulevard.
OrderThe mezze course with whatever bread came off the fire.
TipThe New York Times put Calliope on its 2025 Top 50 list; Tock reservations open ahead and Friday and Saturday sell out first.
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.
Bridgeman's Chophouse is the Read House hotel's white-tablecloth steakhouse in Chattanooga, USDA Prime cuts, veal chops and a grand seafood tower.
OrderThe 11oz centre cut filet and the grand seafood tower.
TipThe 1926 hotel setting is the occasion here; go before a show at the Tivoli and let the sommelier steer the pairing.
Hennen's is downtown Chattanooga's steak-and-seafood standby on Chestnut Street, hand-carved Certified Angus beef and a cellar of more than 100 wines.
OrderAged Angus ribeye with a Bordeaux from the deep list.
TipSunday service ends at 21:00, earlier than the rest of the week; OpenTable holds tables for aquarium-adjacent evenings.
