Paloma Bar de Tapas is a rooftop bar in Downtown, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Sunday; happy hour runs 16:00 to 19:00 on weekdays and the terrace rail tables go first in fair weather.
Address: 801 Pine Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
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.
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.
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.
The Bitter Alibi keeps three floors of house-party dive comfort going until midnight on Houston Street, Chattanooga's after-work clubhouse of choice.
Tip: The third floor hosts the Dilemma cocktail bar, Thursday to Sunday from 18:00; the porch is the best seat in the house.
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.
