What to order at Il Primo

Must order
Chicken piccata with a negroni from the bar.
Signature dishes
Chicken piccata, House pastas
Editor tip
Dinner only, Monday to Saturday from 17:00; the Ooltewah sibling in Cambridge Square keeps the same menu closer to the suburbs.
CuisineItalian
Price$$
NeighborhoodNorth Shore
HoursMon-Sat 17:00-21:00; closed Sunday
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Location

Address: 1100 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN 37405

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Fiamma Pizza Company fires Neapolitan-style pies in a wood oven on North Market Street in Chattanooga, trained under pizzaiolo Roberto Caporuscio.

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Community Pie ★ 4.2

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Community Pie stretches Neapolitan, New York and Detroit-style pizzas at 850 Market Street in downtown Chattanooga, with 40 draft beers and house gelato.

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OrderFried chicken with Delta hot tamales on the side.

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Easy Bistro & Bar serves hearth-roasted oysters, raw bar platters and house pasta in a former Coca-Cola bottling plant in Chattanooga's West Village.

OrderHearth-roasted oysters, then the whole fish for the table.

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