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.
Southern$$mlkSun-Thu 10:30-22:00; Fri-Sat 10:30-24:00Until 24:00 Fri-Sat; 22:00 Sun-Thu
Champy's Famous Fried Chicken runs its MLK Boulevard fryers to midnight on Friday and Saturday, Chattanooga's late-night bird with cold beer.
Try: Fried chicken and hot tamales
Tip: Friday and Saturday the kitchen runs to midnight. Expect a wait after Lookouts games; the banana pudding travels well.
Seafood$$$southsideMon-Thu 11:00-24:00; Fri 11:00-01:00; Sat 10:00-01:00; Sun 10:00-24:00; brunch Sat-Sun 10:00-14:30Until 24:00 Sun-Thu; 01:00 Fri-Sat
STIR shakes cocktails until midnight or later nightly at the Chattanooga Choo Choo on Market Street, the raw bar running late for downtown Chattanooga.
Try: Oysters and late cocktails
Tip: Weekend brunch runs 10:00 to 14:30. The bar stays open to midnight nightly and to 01:00 Friday and Saturday, rare for a Chattanooga seafood room.
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.