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Chattanooga weekend: Michelin nods and MoonPies ★ 4.6

First-time visitor, two days2 days

A weekend that runs Chattanooga's full range: James Beard-nominated sourdough and Michelin-listed dinners on one day, MoonPies, brisket tacos and a rooftop whiskey on the other.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: Southside bakeries, butcher lunch, West Village dinner

    Morning
    Niedlov's Bakery & Cafe on E Main Street from 08:00. Coffee, a laminated pastry, and a sourdough loaf for the trip home; Saturday runs the brunch menu all day.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Main Street Meats at 12:00 when doors open: the in-house-ground cheeseburger. Then walk Market Street to Chattanooga Whiskey for an afternoon tasting at the Experimental Distillery.
    Evening
    Dinner at Easy Bistro & Bar from 18:00. Hearth-roasted oysters and the whole fish in the old Coca-Cola bottling hall; book Resy ahead.

  2. Day 2: Sunday: North Shore morning, riverfront MoonPies, St. Elmo brisket

    Morning
    Milk & Honey on North Market Street for breakfast and an espresso; the kitchen opens at 06:00, so beat the queue at 09:00.
    Afternoon
    Cross to the riverfront and the MoonPie General Store on the Southern Belle pier for a box of banana MoonPies. Then drive to St. Elmo for a late lunch at Little Coyote, brisket tacos from 11:30 on Sundays.
    Evening
    End on the Edwin Hotel roof at Whiskey Thief from 17:00. Sunday hours run to 21:00, time enough for a High Malt flight over the bridge lights.

Family day on the Chattanooga riverfront ★ 4.3

Family with kids, one day1 day

Biscuits before the Aquarium, oysters and rotisserie chicken on a river deck, ice cream on the North Shore and pizza to finish: a kid-proof Chattanooga Saturday.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: biscuits, river deck lunch, scoops and pizza

    Morning
    Maple Street Biscuit Company at 407 Broad Street from 08:00, fried chicken biscuits two blocks from the Tennessee Aquarium's opening rush.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar on Riverside Drive, rotisserie chicken for the table and oysters for the adults. Afterwards cross the Walnut Street Bridge for Clumpies Ice Cream Co. on Frazier Avenue.
    Evening
    Dinner at Community Pie on Market Street: Detroit squares and New York slices cover every small opinion, and the patio absorbs restlessness.

Southside crawl: tacos, taprooms and a honky-tonk ★ 4.4

Friends' night out, one day1 day

A Friday on foot through Chattanooga's Southside: taqueria lunch, roastery coffee, beer garden afternoon, big-room dinner and country music until the small hours.

  1. Day 1: Friday: Rossville Avenue lunch to Station Street last call

    Morning
    Ease in with a flat white at Velo Coffee Roasters on E Main Street, open from 08:00, and watch the Southside wake up.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at Taqueria Jalisco Ania on Rossville Avenue, tacos al pastor and the pineapple fajita. Then an afternoon session in OddStory Brewing Company's beer garden on Central Avenue.
    Evening
    Dinner and a first band at Hi-Fi Clyde's on West Main Street, kitchen until 22:00. Close it out at Westbound Honky-Tonk on Station Street, which runs to 03:00 on Fridays.
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