Pete's Restaurant and Coffee Shop
Try Diner breakfast platters
Pete's Coffee Shop on Union Avenue, the downtown diner since 1986, runs $8-12 breakfast platters voted Best Breakfast in Knoxville seven years running.
Eat well in Knoxville for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
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Yassin's Falafel House
- ★ 4.7
- Food hall
- $
- Market Square and Downtown
Try Falafel sandwich
Yassin's Falafel House at Marble City Food Hall, Yassin Terou's Syrian counter named Reader's Digest Nicest Place in America 2018, runs $7-10 falafel.
Buddy's Bar-B-Q
- ★ 4.3
- American BBQ
- $
- Bearden
Try Pulled pork plate with two sides
Buddy's Bar-B-Q on Kingston Pike, the original flagship since 1972, runs a $9-13 pulled pork plate with two sides as Knoxville's most reliable East TN BBQ.
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The Tomato Head Happy Hour Slice
Try Pizza by the slice
The Tomato Head on Market Square since 1990 runs $4-7 happy-hour pizza slices Sunday through Thursday 16:00-18:00 at the downtown plaza counter.
Litton's Burger Counter
- ★ 4.5
- Burgers
- $
- Fountain City
Try Thunder Road burger
Litton's Market on Essary Drive in Fountain City since 1946 runs $8-13 burgers, the family-run counter that pairs the famous burger with award-winning.
Sunspot Strip Lunch
- ★ 4.2
- Caribbean
- $
- Cumberland Avenue (The Strip)
Try Sweet potato burrito
Sunspot on Cumberland Avenue near UT runs $10-15 lunch plates from the Southwestern and Caribbean menu the multicultural counter has run on the Strip.
Soccer Taco Tacos
Try Taco plate
Soccer Taco on Market Square's south end runs $10-15 taco plates with three tacos and rice, a Mexican counter staple on the downtown plaza any night.
Petro's Chili and Chips
Try The original Petro
Petro's Chili and Chips on Market Square, the Knoxville chili-on-Fritos concept born at the 1982 World's Fair, runs $6-10 Petros downtown daily.
Stock and Barrel Weekday Lunch
Try House burger
Stock and Barrel on Market Square runs $13-16 weekday lunch burgers, the bourbon-and-burger counter's most-affordable window on the plaza Monday through.
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