Knoxville: Downtown Food Tour with Tastings and Guide
Discover the flavors of Knoxville on a guided food tour. Enjoy tastings at local restaurants, learn about the city's history, and explore the neighborhoods of Market S...
Litton's Market and Restaurant Bakery on Essary Drive in Fountain City, the burger and bakery counter running since 1946, sells award-winning desserts.
Editorially verified June 5, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Cake case sells out by afternoon on Saturdays; weekday morning is the easiest window.
Discover the flavors of Knoxville on a guided food tour. Enjoy tastings at local restaurants, learn about the city's history, and explore the neighborhoods of Market S...
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Address: 2803 Essary Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918
The Tomato Head on Market Square since 1990, Mahasti Vafaie's pizza counter and bakery, bakes its own bread, focaccia and pastries in-house alongside.
Tip: Bakery case rotates with the kitchen; sandwich rolls and focaccia sell down fastest at lunch.
Worth the queue: House-baked focaccia
The Plaid Apron on Kenesaw Avenue in Sequoyah Hills, the long-running Southern brunch room, runs a morning cinnamon roll and biscuit pastry case alongside.
Tip: Cinnamon rolls go in the case by 09:00 and tend to be gone by noon.
Worth the queue: Plaid Apron cinnamon roll
Cruze Farm Ice Cream on South Gay Street, the family dairy's downtown counter, churns small-batch ice cream with milk from the Cruze herd outside town.
Tip: Late-night runs to 22:00 daily; the buttermilk and rotating seasonal flavors sell fastest.
Worth the queue: Buttermilk ice cream
Wild Love Bakehouse on North Central, the scratch laminated-pastry and sourdough bakery, was profiled by Afar magazine as a contender for best bakery.
Tip: Wednesday to Sunday only; the case sells out of laminated pastries by midday on weekends.
Worth the queue: Almond croissant
Magpies Bakery on North Central, the Happy Holler cupcake counter and custom-cake shop, runs the daily cupcake case and special-order wedding cake program.
Tip: Saturday morning sells out fastest; weekday afternoons are quieter for the full case selection.
Worth the queue: Lemon raspberry cake