4 editor picks in Knoxville.
American cooking in Knoxville runs from World's Fair nostalgia to college-town comfort, with the heaviest concentration around downtown and the University Strip. Petro's Chili and Chips on Market Square keeps the chili-on-chips concept from the 1982 World's Fair alive downtown, while Curious Dog in the Old City builds its menu around specialty hot dogs. Out on the Cumberland Avenue Strip, Sunspot anchors the student-area dining scene with a Southwestern leaning room.
4 american places in Knoxville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Knoxville · American across every city.
Order The sweet potato burrito with black beans, or the Sunspot bowl of the season.
Sunspot on the Cumberland Avenue Strip near the University, the multicultural Southwestern and Caribbean room since the 1990s, anchors the UT dining scene.
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.
Order The sweet potato burrito with black beans, or the Sunspot bowl of the season.
Sunspot on Cumberland Avenue, the multicultural Southwestern and Caribbean room on the UT Strip since the 1990s, anchors Knoxville's student-area dining.
Order The original Petro with chili, cheese, sour cream, salsa and Fritos.
Petro's Chili and Chips on Market Square, the chili-on-chips concept born at the 1982 World's Fair Knoxville, runs the Petro signature bowl downtown.
