Brother Wolf
- ★ 4.7
- Aperitivo bar
- $$$
- Old City
Drink Italian aperitivo cocktails and amari
Brother Wolf on West Jackson, Aaron Thompson and Jessica King's Italian aperitivo bar below Osteria Stella, anchors the Old City's cocktail tier with amari.
Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Knoxville for grown-ups.
Where to drink
11 places
The Public House
- ★ 4.6
- Neighborhood cocktail bar
- $$$
- Market Square and Downtown
Drink Craft cocktails and small wine list
The Public House on West Magnolia, the no-TV no-live-music neighborhood bar, runs a serious cocktail program and a tight Southern-inflected food menu.
Boyd's Jig and Reel
- ★ 4.6
- Scottish pub
- $$$
- Old City
Drink Single-malt Scotch whisky
Boyd's Jig and Reel on South Central, the Old City Scottish session pub, holds one of the largest single-malt Scotch lists in the world with live Celtic.
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Suttree's High Gravity Tavern
- ★ 4.4
- Craft beer bar with ramen
- $$$
- Gay Street
Drink 32 rotating craft taps
Suttree's High Gravity Tavern on South Gay Street, the downtown Knoxville craft-beer bar named for the Cormac McCarthy novel, runs 32 rotating taps.
Bearden Beer Market
- ★ 4.4
- Craft beer bar and bottle shop
- $$$
- Bearden
Drink Rotating craft beer flights
Bearden Beer Market on Old Kingston Pike, the West Knoxville beer bar and bottle shop, runs a rotating tap and bottle list open 365 days a year.
Marble City Pub
- ★ 4.0
- Cocktail and craft beer pub
- $$$
- Bearden
Drink Craft cocktails and rotating taps
Marble City Pub on Jack Dance Street, the West Hills cocktail and beer bar, runs craft cocktails, rotating taps and Saturday salsa nights in the strip.
Stock and Barrel Bar
- ★ 4.4
- Burger and bourbon bar
- $$$
- Market Square and Downtown
Drink 300-deep American whiskey list
Stock and Barrel on Market Square, the bourbon-and-burger room since 2013, carries a 300-deep American whiskey list with Pappy and Blanton's allocations.
Pretentious Beer Co. Taproom
- ★ 4.5
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
- Old City
Drink Experimental craft beer in custom glassware
Pretentious Beer Co. taproom on South Central in the Old City, glass artist Matthew Cummings' experimental brewery, pours small-batch beer in hand-blown.
Yee-Haw Brewing Knoxville Taproom
- ★ 4.2
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
- Happy Holler and North Knoxville
Drink Yee-Haw Pilsner and rotating Tennessee lagers
Yee-Haw Brewing taproom on North Broadway, the regional Tennessee brand's Knoxville location, runs the full Yee-Haw lineup with live music programming.
Schulz Brau Beer Garden
- ★ 4.4
- German brewery beer garden
- $$$
- Happy Holler and North Knoxville
Drink Schulz Brau German lagers and weisse
Schulz Brau beer garden on Bernard Avenue in Happy Holler, the German family-owned brewery's outdoor space, pours authentic German lagers and weisse.
Crafty Bastard Brewery Emory Place Taproom
- ★ 4.3
- Brewery taproom
- $$$
- Old City
Drink Rotating Crafty Bastard taps
Crafty Bastard at Emory Place, the downtown Knoxville taproom HQ on a corner lot north of Gay Street, runs a rotating tap list of Crafty Bastard brews.
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