The Bitter Alibi is a late-night dive bar in Mlk, Chattanooga.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The third floor hosts the Dilemma cocktail bar, Thursday to Sunday from 18:00; the porch is the best seat in the house.
Address: 825 Houston Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
JJ's Bohemia packs touring indie, punk and hip-hop acts into a 150-capacity room on MLK Boulevard, Chattanooga's scrappiest and most essential venue.
Tip: Check the calendar first; most nights are ticketed shows with doors around 20:00 and the room sells out for touring acts.
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.
Westbound Honky-Tonk turns Station Street into Chattanooga's country dance hall on weekend nights, with line dancing lessons before the bands plug in.
Tip: Free line-dancing lessons Thursday at 20:00; Friday and Saturday it runs to 03:00, among the latest closes in the city.
JJ's Bohemia packs touring indie, punk and hip-hop acts into a 150-capacity room on MLK Boulevard, Chattanooga's scrappiest and most essential venue.
Tip: Check the calendar first; most nights are ticketed shows with doors around 20:00 and the room sells out for touring acts.
Songbirds stages rock, Americana and bluegrass on W Main Street in Chattanooga, the venue that helped turn Station Street into a music corridor.
Tip: Most shows are ticketed with doors around 19:00; the calendar at venue.songbirds.org runs 20-plus shows a season.
WanderLinger Brewing Company doubles as a Station Street stage in Chattanooga, running live sets with house-brewed beer most weekends until 02:00.
Tip: Kitchen closes an hour before the bar; Friday and Saturday it runs to 02:00, latest brewery close in the city.
Hi-Fi Clyde's books bands onto its West Main Street stage in Chattanooga's Southside, big-room bar energy with murals, games and long shared tables.
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.
