American$$southsideSun-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-01:00; kitchen to 22:00Until 01:00 Fri-Sat; 23:00 Sun-Thu
Hi-Fi Clyde's holds the Southside's late shift on West Main Street in Chattanooga, the bar pouring to 01:00 on weekends with the music going.
Try: Tacos and queso before the kitchen closes
Tip: The kitchen closes at 22:00 even when the bar runs late; order food before the band's second set.
Cocktail bar$$southsideThu 20:00-24:00; Fri-Sat 20:00-03:00; closed Sun-WedUntil 03:00 Fri-Sat; 24:00 Thu
Westbound Honky-Tonk two-steps until 03:00 on Friday and Saturday nights on Station Street, the latest dance floor in Chattanooga's Southside quarter.
Try: Drinks only; eat on Station Street first
Tip: Free line-dancing lessons Thursday at 20:00; Friday and Saturday it runs to 03:00, among the latest closes in the city.
Brewery$$southsideMon-Tue 16:00-22:00; Wed-Thu 15:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-02:00; Sun 12:00-22:00; kitchen closes one hour earlierUntil 02:00 Fri-Sat; 22:00-23:00 otherwise
WanderLinger Brewing Company keeps its taps flowing to 02:00 on weekend nights on Station Street in Chattanooga, the city's latest-closing brewery.
Try: House beer with kitchen plates to an hour before close
Tip: Kitchen closes an hour before the bar; Friday and Saturday it runs to 02:00, latest brewery close in the city.
Cocktail bar$mccallieThu-Sat 20:00-02:45Until 02:45 Thu-Sat
Alan Gold's Discotheque keeps Chattanooga dancing to 02:45 from Thursday to Saturday on McCallie Avenue, with drag shows at the centre of the night.
Try: Drinks only
Tip: Thursday to Saturday only, 20:00 to 02:45; drag showtimes post on the club's events page, and the floor peaks after midnight.
American Diner$$downtownDaily 00:00-24:00Until Open 24/7
City Cafe Diner never closes on Broad Street in downtown Chattanooga, 388 menu items and towering cakes available at 03:00 just as readily as noon.
Try: All-day breakfast and diner cakes
Tip: The only true 24-hour room downtown; it absorbs the post-bar crowd after 02:00, so daytime is the quieter visit.
American$$downtownMon 18:00-03:00; Tue-Sat 11:00-03:00; Sun 12:00-03:00Until 03:00 nightly
Pickle Barrel pours and fries until 03:00 every night of the week in Chattanooga's flatiron wedge on Market Street, the city's benchmark late kitchen.
Try: Burgers and fried pickles
Tip: Strictly 21 and over at all times. The wedge-shaped roof deck is the best people-watching perch downtown.