Wild Love Bakehouse
Order Almond croissant
Wild Love Bakehouse on North Central, the scratch laminated-pastry and sourdough bakery, was profiled by Afar magazine as a contender for best bakery.
33 cheap eats places in Knoxville, editor-picked. The best low-budget spots in Knoxville: the places editors actually return to. All Knoxville food.
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Yassin's Falafel House (Downtown)
Order A falafel sandwich with hummus and the daily Mediterranean salad sides.
Yassin's Falafel House at Marble City Food Hall, Yassin Terou's Syrian falafel and shawarma counter named Reader's Digest Nicest Place in America in 2018.
Yassin's Falafel House (Marble City Food Hall)
Order A falafel sandwich with hummus and the daily Mediterranean salad sides.
Yassin's Falafel House at Marble City Food Hall, Yassin Terou's Syrian falafel and shawarma counter named Reader's Digest Nicest Place in America in 2018.
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Yassin's Falafel House West Knoxville
Order A falafel sandwich with the chicken shawarma plate and a side of hummus.
Yassin's Falafel House on North Peters Road in West Knoxville, the original Yassin Terou Syrian counter, runs the falafel and shawarma menu that earned.
Old City Java
Drink Filter coffee
Old City Java on South Central Street, the neighborhood coffee shop serving downtown Knoxville since 1991, anchors the Old City's specialty coffee tier.
Yassin's Falafel House Counter
Try Falafel sandwich
Yassin's Falafel House at Marble City Food Hall, Yassin Terou's downtown Knoxville counter, runs falafel sandwiches and shawarma plates for the lunch crowd.
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.
Litton's Market and Restaurant Bakery
- ★ 4.6
- Bakery
- $
- Fountain City
Order Italian cream cake
Litton's Market and Restaurant Bakery on Essary Drive in Fountain City, the burger and bakery counter running since 1946, sells award-winning desserts.
Pete's Restaurant and Coffee Shop
Drink Diner-counter coffee
Pete's Restaurant and Coffee Shop on Union Avenue, the downtown Knoxville diner since 1986, runs the breakfast counter that voted Best Breakfast in town.
Sweet P's BBQ Uptown Corner
- ★ 4.5
- Soul Food
- $
- Fountain City
Order A pulled pork sandwich with the daily soul-food sides.
Sweet P's BBQ Uptown Corner on Tazewell Pike, Cookie Patton's North Knoxville barbecue and soul food counter, runs the brand's pulled pork and brisket.
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Magpies Bakery
Order Lemon raspberry cake
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.
K Brew Downtown
- ★ 4.5
- Café
- $
- Gay Street
Drink Knoxville-roasted espresso
K Brew Downtown on South Gay Street, the locally roasted coffee and handmade bagel counter in the Embassy Suites building, anchors downtown.
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.
Nick and J's Cafe
- ★ 4.4
- American Diner
- $
- Bearden
Order The breakfast platter with bacon and country ham, or the hometown burger at lunch.
Nick and J's Cafe on Lovell Road in West Knoxville, the hometown diner across from the Pellissippi Parkway exit, runs all-day breakfast and burgers.
Cruze Farm Ice Cream Downtown
- ★ 4.4
- Street food
- $
- Gay Street
Try Fresh-churned ice cream cones
Cruze Farm Ice Cream on South Gay Street, the family dairy's downtown counter, slings cones of buttermilk and rotating East Tennessee dairy ice cream daily.
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.
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.
Curious Dog
Order A specialty dog build, plus a bottle off the rotating craft-beer wall.
Curious Dog on West Jackson, the brothers Weidenhamer's hot-dog counter in the historic JFG building, runs over 30 specialty dog builds since 2009.
Buddy's Bar-B-Q
- ★ 4.3
- American Bbq
- $
- Bearden
Order A pulled-pork plate with two sides and a sweet tea.
Buddy's Bar-B-Q on Kingston Pike, the original flagship since 1972 where Buddy and LaMuriel Smothers opened the chain, anchors Knoxville's East Tennessee.
The Plaid Apron Pastries
Order Plaid Apron cinnamon roll
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.
Honeybee Coffee Co. (Sevier Avenue)
- ★ 4.3
- Café
- $
- South Knoxville
Drink Pour-over and seasonal espresso
Honeybee Coffee Co. on Sevier Avenue, the South Knoxville specialty cafe and bakery in the Urban Wilderness corridor, runs pour-over coffee and house.
The Tomato Head Pizza Counter
Try Pizza by the slice
The Tomato Head pizza counter on Market Square since 1990, Mahasti Vafaie's longest-running downtown spot, sells pizza by the slice and happy-hour slices.
Curious Dog Counter
- ★ 4.3
- Street food
- $
- Old City
Try Specialty hot dogs
Curious Dog on West Jackson, the brothers Weidenhamer's hot-dog counter in the historic JFG building, runs 30+ specialty dog builds for the Old City crowd.
Cruze Farm Ice Cream
- ★ 4.2
- Bakery
- $
- Gay Street
Order Buttermilk ice cream
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.
Market Square Saturday Food Trucks
Try Rotating food-truck plates
Saturday food trucks at Market Square Farmers Market, the May-October rotating truck roster alongside vendor stalls, runs Saturday mornings on the plaza.
Crafty Bastard Food Truck Rotation
- ★ 4.2
- Street food
- $
- Old City
Try Rotating food-truck plates
Crafty Bastard at Emory Place hosts nightly rotating food trucks on the brewery patio, the Old City taproom's calling card alongside the rotating tap list.
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.
K Brew North Knox
Drink Drip coffee and bagels
K Brew North Knox on North Broadway, the original K Brew location, runs locally roasted coffee and handmade bagels north of downtown Knoxville with a fuller.
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 Downtown
Try The Petro: chili over Fritos
Petro's Chili and Chips on Market Square, the chili-on-chips concept born at the 1982 World's Fair Knoxville, runs the original Petro signature bowl downtown.
The Tomato Head Bakery
Order House-baked focaccia
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.
Honeybee Coffee Co. (Kingston Pike)
Drink Pour-over and seasonal espresso
Honeybee Coffee Co. on Kingston Pike in Farragut, the West Knoxville arm of the Honeybee brand, runs pour-over coffee for the Bearden crowd.
Petro's Chili and Chips
Try The Petro: chili over Fritos
Petro's Chili and Chips on Market Square, the chili-on-chips concept born at the 1982 World's Fair Knoxville, runs the original Petro signature bowl downtown.
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