Hi-Fi Clyde's is a live music venue in Southside, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Friday and Saturday the bar pours to 01:00; weeknights it winds down at 23:00, and the kitchen holds to 22:00 every night.
Address: 122 West Main Street, Chattanooga, TN 37408
Whiskey Thief was Chattanooga's first rooftop cocktail lounge and remains its best, 100 whiskeys poured above the Edwin Hotel and the river bridges.
Tip: The roof opens at 14:00 on Saturday and Sunday and at 16:00 the rest of the week; Sunday is the early close, at 21:00.
Paloma Bar de Tapas holds down the Westin's tenth floor with Spanish wines, gin tonicas and late tapas over downtown Chattanooga's rooftop skyline.
Tip: Closed Sunday; happy hour runs 16:00 to 19:00 on weekdays and the terrace rail tables go first in fair weather.
Matilda Midnight hides behind the Dwell Hotel lobby in downtown Chattanooga, a jewel-box bar mixing tarot-themed cocktails under a false night sky.
Tip: Revived at the start of 2026 after a pause; nightly 16:00 to midnight, and the velvet front room suits small groups.
Alan Gold's Discotheque has been Chattanooga's LGBTQ+ anchor on McCallie Avenue since the 1980s, drag shows, dancing and a crowd that spans the decades.
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.
JMac's Vino & Vinyl is Chattanooga's wine-and-records listening room on Georgia Avenue, sommelier John McCune pairing pours with whatever spins next.
Tip: Live music Saturdays and open-mic nights midweek; closed Sunday and Monday, and seats are few, so arrive at 17:00 open.
Pickle Barrel is the Chattanooga dive of record, a flatiron wedge on Market Street pouring until 03:00 nightly with a roof deck over the downtown grid.
Tip: Strictly 21 and over at all times. The wedge-shaped roof deck is the best people-watching perch downtown.
