Litton's Market and Restaurant is a burgers restaurant in Fountain City, Knoxville.
Littons Market on Essary Drive is the 1946 Fountain City burger counter that anchors North Knoxvilles hometown dining without leaving its residential setting.
Why locals love it: The Fountain City burger counter since 1946 has anchored North Knoxville's hometown dining without ever leaving its residential setting.
Tip: Cash and card both work; the bakery case sells out by mid-afternoon. Closed Sundays.
Address: 2803 Essary Drive, Knoxville, TN 37918
Pete's Restaurant and Coffee Shop in Knoxville: cafe room. Tourists flow to Tupelo Honey; locals walk a block to Pete's on Union Avenue for the diner.
Why locals love it: Tourists flow to Tupelo Honey; locals walk a block to Pete's on Union Avenue for the diner breakfast voted best in Knoxville for seven years running.
Tip: Closes 14:00 daily; weekend lines form before 09:00, weekdays move faster.
Curious Dog is the brothers weidenhamer hide a 200-bottle craft-beer wall behind the jfg building's hot-dog counter that most old city visitors walk past.
Why locals love it: The brothers Weidenhamer hide a 200-bottle craft-beer wall behind the JFG building's hot-dog counter that most Old City visitors walk past.
Tip: Pair a specialty hot dog with a bottle off the craft beer wall; the bottle shop is the real story.
Schulz Brau Beer Garden is a german room in Happy Holler. Closed Mondays; the outdoor beer garden runs weather-dependent. Drive over from downtown Old City.
Why locals love it: The largest German-style beer garden in Knoxville hides on Bernard Avenue in Happy Holler where downtown tourists rarely venture for an authentic helles.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the outdoor beer garden runs weather-dependent. Drive over from downtown Old City.
Magpies Bakery is the north central cupcake counter has anchored happy holler's residential dessert scene without ever putting a downtown branch in place.
Why locals love it: The North Central cupcake counter has anchored Happy Holler's residential dessert scene without ever putting a downtown branch in place.
Tip: Closed Sundays; the Italian cream cake is the not-to-miss order. Wedding cake bookings months out.
Boyd's Jig and Reel is the scottish session pub in the old city keeps one of the world's largest single-malt scotch lists with live music six nights a week.
Why locals love it: The Scottish session pub in the Old City keeps one of the world's largest single-malt Scotch lists with live music six nights a week.
Tip: Sunday and Monday Scottish music jam sessions are the most authentic windows; over 1,000 whiskies on the menu.
Wild Love Bakehouse on North Central Street is the bakery Afar called a contender for best in America, still operating Wednesday through Sunday by design.
Why locals love it: Afar magazine profiled the North Central bakery as a contender for best in America, but the cafe still operates Wednesday through Sunday only.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday; arrive before noon on weekends to catch laminated pastries before they sell out.
