Knoxville: Downtown Food Tour with Tastings and Guide
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14 cocktail bar places in Knoxville we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Knoxville | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Knoxville's bar culture leans heavily on craft beer and taprooms, with cocktails most at home in the Old City and downtown. Brother Wolf and Boyd's Jig and Reel give the Old City its drinking heart, while Suttree's High Gravity Tavern and The Public House hold the downtown and Gay Street side. Happy Holler adds the brewery-driven energy of Yee-Haw Brewing and Schulz Brau Beer Garden.
Brother Wolf ★ 4.7
old-city · 108 W Jackson Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37902
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.
The Public House ★ 4.6
downtown · 212 W Magnolia Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917
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
old-city · 101 S Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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.
Suttree's High Gravity Tavern ★ 4.4
gay-street · 409 S Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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
bearden · 4524 Old Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
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
bearden · 108 Jack Dance Street, Knoxville, TN 37919
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
market-square · 35 Market Square, Knoxville, TN 37902
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
old-city · 131 S Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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
happy-holler · 745 N Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917
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
happy-holler · 126 Bernard Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917
Schulz Brau beer garden on Bernard Avenue in Happy Holler, the German family-owned brewery's outdoor space, pours authentic German lagers and weisse.
Elst Brewing Taproom ★ 4.2
north-knoxville · 2419 N Central Street, Knoxville, TN 37917
Elst Brewing taproom on North Central, the dog-friendly Belgian-leaning craft brewery patio, runs saisons, farmhouse ales and rotating seasonals in North.
Crafty Bastard Brewery Emory Place Taproom ★ 4.3
old-city · 6 Emory Place, Knoxville, TN 37917
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.
Schulz Brau Brewing Late Garden ★ 4.4
happy-holler · 126 Bernard Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917
Schulz Brau Brewing on Bernard Avenue keeps the German beer garden running until 01:00 Fridays and Saturdays, the latest brewery hours in Knoxville's Happy.
The Public House ★ 4.5
downtown · 212 W Magnolia Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37917
The Public House on West Magnolia, the no-TV cocktail bar, runs the kitchen and craft cocktail program through midnight Monday through Saturday in downtown.
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