What to order at Whitebird

Must order
The seasonal Appalachian tasting plates with a whiskey pairing.
Editor tip
Ask for a window table at dusk for bridge views, and time dinner around a rooftop aperitif at Whiskey Thief upstairs.
CuisineNew American
Price$$$
NeighborhoodDowntown
HoursBreakfast daily 06:30-10:30; dinner Tue-Sun from 17:00; brunch Sat-Sun 10:30-14:00; closed Monday evening
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Food experiences in Downtown

Chattanooga: ChattaBrunch Food Tour★ 5.0 (4)

Guided tour · 3 hours

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: 102 Walnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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Bridgeman's Chophouse ★ 4.5

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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 ★ 4.4

$$$ SteakhouseDowntown

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.

Easy Bistro & Bar ★ 4.8

$$$ SeafoodDowntownChef Erik Niel

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.

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Bridgeman's Chophouse ★ 4.5

$$$$ SteakhouseDowntown

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 ★ 4.4

$$$ SteakhouseDowntown

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.

Alleia ★ 4.6

$$$ ItalianSouthsideChef Daniel Lindley

Alleia is Chattanooga's candlelit Italian dining room on E. Main Street, where Daniel Lindley's kitchen hand-rolls pasta and fires Neapolitan pizza.

OrderHandmade gnocchi, then the wood-fired duck for two.

TipThe dim Harrington Building room suits anniversaries; Resy releases tables ahead and Saturday seatings start at 16:45.

Easy Bistro & Bar ★ 4.8

$$$ SeafoodDowntownChef Erik Niel

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 ★ 4.8

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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.

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