Guidebook for Chattanooga

Sheri & Mike
Sheri & Mike
Guidebook for Chattanooga

Food Scene

It is almost across the street at the Springhill Suites by Marriott. It has good food, relaxed atmosphere, full bar and fabulous views.
37 locals recommend
Scottie's On The River
491 Riverfront Pkwy
37 locals recommend
It is almost across the street at the Springhill Suites by Marriott. It has good food, relaxed atmosphere, full bar and fabulous views.
It is across the street! Comfort bar type food, Cajun style, outdoor patio, great hangout place
18 locals recommend
Parkway Pourhouse
801 Riverfront Pkwy
18 locals recommend
It is across the street! Comfort bar type food, Cajun style, outdoor patio, great hangout place
It is a 10 min. walk right near the Aquarium. Great food, nice atmosphere, finer dining but relaxed, nice bar area with TV's, outside patio (not covered)
40 locals recommend
Hennen's
193 Chestnut St
40 locals recommend
It is a 10 min. walk right near the Aquarium. Great food, nice atmosphere, finer dining but relaxed, nice bar area with TV's, outside patio (not covered)
The best Mexican food in Chattanooga! This is a 10 min bike ride or 25 min. walk going over Walnut St. Bridge or Market St. Bridge to the Northshore area. There is indoor & outdoor seating, parking can be tough but its our favorite Mexican - not your typical Mexican food - fresh and different.
132 locals recommend
Taco Mamacita
109 N Market St
132 locals recommend
The best Mexican food in Chattanooga! This is a 10 min bike ride or 25 min. walk going over Walnut St. Bridge or Market St. Bridge to the Northshore area. There is indoor & outdoor seating, parking can be tough but its our favorite Mexican - not your typical Mexican food - fresh and different.
Its a 5 min. drive from the Condo and is new and trendy hotel, restaurants, bars including a bar that is up on a higher floor with open air views. Surrounding the base of the Westin is the West Village area of downtown that has several good restaurants and bars that you can walk to within the block. Cool area on Saturday and Friday nights with music, laser shows, kids activities and vendors.
8 locals recommend
The Westin Chattanooga
801 Pine St
8 locals recommend
Its a 5 min. drive from the Condo and is new and trendy hotel, restaurants, bars including a bar that is up on a higher floor with open air views. Surrounding the base of the Westin is the West Village area of downtown that has several good restaurants and bars that you can walk to within the block. Cool area on Saturday and Friday nights with music, laser shows, kids activities and vendors.
This is one of our favorites for dinner, a short 5 min. drive from the condo right on the river. Great views of the river & city, covered outside heated and cooled seating on the patio. Seafood and great chicken plus lots of other good food. The best Margarita - called Lawton Margarita!
113 locals recommend
Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar
1459 Riverside Dr
113 locals recommend
This is one of our favorites for dinner, a short 5 min. drive from the condo right on the river. Great views of the river & city, covered outside heated and cooled seating on the patio. Seafood and great chicken plus lots of other good food. The best Margarita - called Lawton Margarita!
This is a great coffee and bakery plus fabulous breakfast and lunches. Not open on Sundays. A quick 5 min drive or bike ride over. Parking can be tough sometimes.
125 locals recommend
Niedlov's Breadworks
215 E Main St
125 locals recommend
This is a great coffee and bakery plus fabulous breakfast and lunches. Not open on Sundays. A quick 5 min drive or bike ride over. Parking can be tough sometimes.
Great coffee, breakfast and lunch! A 5 min. drive from the Condo. also has cute outside patio.
113 locals recommend
Mean Mug Coffeehouse South
114 W Main St
113 locals recommend
Great coffee, breakfast and lunch! A 5 min. drive from the Condo. also has cute outside patio.
A great Italian pasta shop with hand made pasta, sauces, great bread & salads! The views from the upper patio of the river are lovely. Its in the Bluffview Art District which is a great area to walk around, look at art galleries & sculpture garden and walking distance to the Hunter Museum of Art
105 locals recommend
Tony's Pasta Shop & Trattoria
212 High St
105 locals recommend
A great Italian pasta shop with hand made pasta, sauces, great bread & salads! The views from the upper patio of the river are lovely. Its in the Bluffview Art District which is a great area to walk around, look at art galleries & sculpture garden and walking distance to the Hunter Museum of Art
We love this coffee house, its been a local favorite for a long time. The best place to enjoy your coffee is the outside patio. It is in the Bluffview Art District which has many things to do & see. They serve breakfast and are open late with sandwiches, soups & salads besides coffee. They make all their own breads, sweets & chocolates!
117 locals recommend
Rembrandt's Coffee House
204 High St
117 locals recommend
We love this coffee house, its been a local favorite for a long time. The best place to enjoy your coffee is the outside patio. It is in the Bluffview Art District which has many things to do & see. They serve breakfast and are open late with sandwiches, soups & salads besides coffee. They make all their own breads, sweets & chocolates!
A favorite local Italian restaurant with handmade pastas, etc. great atmosphere in the cool Southside district where there are lots of things to see & do including the Choo Choo nearby.
158 locals recommend
Alleia
25 E Main St
158 locals recommend
A favorite local Italian restaurant with handmade pastas, etc. great atmosphere in the cool Southside district where there are lots of things to see & do including the Choo Choo nearby.

Drinks & Nightlife

Live Music on the weekends, good food even though its a bar, covered outside porch, ping pong tables in the daytime and serves breakfast and lunch and they are really good. It is walking distance the Chattanooga Choo Choo where there are lots of bars and nightlife.
145 locals recommend
HiFi Clyde's Chattanooga
122 W Main St
145 locals recommend
Live Music on the weekends, good food even though its a bar, covered outside porch, ping pong tables in the daytime and serves breakfast and lunch and they are really good. It is walking distance the Chattanooga Choo Choo where there are lots of bars and nightlife.
There are several restaurants, several bars, comedy club, & music venues all in an area called Station Street next to the Choo Choo. Something for everyone!
151 locals recommend
Chattanooga Choo Choo
92 Market St
151 locals recommend
There are several restaurants, several bars, comedy club, & music venues all in an area called Station Street next to the Choo Choo. Something for everyone!
Gorgeous views of the river and downtown. Great drinks & appetizers !
52 locals recommend
Whiskey Thief
102 Walnut St
52 locals recommend
Gorgeous views of the river and downtown. Great drinks & appetizers !

Sightseeing

Its a great ride and fabulous views of the city and surrounding area. Its an unusual type of cable car and has a great history plus at the top of Lookout Mountain it is a short walk to Point Park, a national park and great views.
249 locals recommend
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway station
3917 St Elmo Ave
249 locals recommend
Its a great ride and fabulous views of the city and surrounding area. Its an unusual type of cable car and has a great history plus at the top of Lookout Mountain it is a short walk to Point Park, a national park and great views.
Its a 1 mile walk to the bridge from the condo or a bike ride. It is a beautiful old restored bridge that is only for walking or biking across. It gives you great views of the city, the river and mountains and gets you across to the Northshore area which has lots of fun shops and restaurants - so walk or ride there and eat and shop and come back!
58 locals recommend
Walnut Street Bridge
Walnut Street Bridge
58 locals recommend
Its a 1 mile walk to the bridge from the condo or a bike ride. It is a beautiful old restored bridge that is only for walking or biking across. It gives you great views of the city, the river and mountains and gets you across to the Northshore area which has lots of fun shops and restaurants - so walk or ride there and eat and shop and come back!
On a beautiful day, you can't beat the views and its a great walk around the gardens, a little challenging with lots of stairs for folks not used to it. They have a nice restaurant and other touristy food and its a 15 min. drive from the Condo.
229 locals recommend
Rock City Gardens
1400 Patten Rd
229 locals recommend
On a beautiful day, you can't beat the views and its a great walk around the gardens, a little challenging with lots of stairs for folks not used to it. They have a nice restaurant and other touristy food and its a 15 min. drive from the Condo.

Entertainment & Activities

It has two areas, an Ocean building and River building, both are very good, educational and beautiful. Worth seeing and 10 min. walk from Condo. Best to walk or ride a bike, parking will be expensive and may be hard to find.
481 locals recommend
Tennessee Aquarium
1 Broad St
481 locals recommend
It has two areas, an Ocean building and River building, both are very good, educational and beautiful. Worth seeing and 10 min. walk from Condo. Best to walk or ride a bike, parking will be expensive and may be hard to find.
Its super close downtown about a 15 min. walk from the condo - has all the latest movies!
47 locals recommend
AMC CLASSIC Majestic 12
311 Broad St
47 locals recommend
Its super close downtown about a 15 min. walk from the condo - has all the latest movies!
Its a 10 min or less walk from the Condo and its a fun thing to do. Very relaxing, can get drinks and food on the boat and see the awesome river and scenery around Chattanooga.
76 locals recommend
Southern Belle Riverboat
151 Riverfront Pkwy
76 locals recommend
Its a 10 min or less walk from the Condo and its a fun thing to do. Very relaxing, can get drinks and food on the boat and see the awesome river and scenery around Chattanooga.

Arts & Culture

It is a 10-15 min. walk (1 mile) Fabulous Art museum and Art district around it are very cool - two restaurants and great coffee shop called Rembrandts located outside the museum towards the street to get out. A must see area even if you don't go to the Art museum.
268 locals recommend
Hunter Museum of American Art
10 Bluff View Ave
268 locals recommend
It is a 10-15 min. walk (1 mile) Fabulous Art museum and Art district around it are very cool - two restaurants and great coffee shop called Rembrandts located outside the museum towards the street to get out. A must see area even if you don't go to the Art museum.
If you ride the Incline up Lookout Mountain, you can walk to this also - very good museum about the Civil War
15 locals recommend
Battles For Chattanooga Museum
1110 E Brow Rd
15 locals recommend
If you ride the Incline up Lookout Mountain, you can walk to this also - very good museum about the Civil War

Essentials

It is a 10 min. drive across the river
104 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
301 Manufacturers Rd
104 locals recommend
It is a 10 min. drive across the river
About a 10 min. drive across the river in Northshore area
112 locals recommend
Publix Super Market on North Market Street
400 N Market St
112 locals recommend
About a 10 min. drive across the river in Northshore area

Parks & Nature

15-20 min. walk across the river on Walnut St. Bridge - great open park for walking around, great for kids with a carousel and in the summer, spitting water fountains they can play in.
242 locals recommend
Coolidge Park
150 River St
242 locals recommend
15-20 min. walk across the river on Walnut St. Bridge - great open park for walking around, great for kids with a carousel and in the summer, spitting water fountains they can play in.
The Riverwalk is a wide walkway running along the TN River just steps away from the condo with several places to rent bikes at the Chattanooga Bikeshare program. The riverwalk goes 3.5 miles to the South to St. Elmo/Lookout Mountain area and then 8 miles the other direction past the Aquarium all the way down to the Chicamauga Dam. It passes many parks and beautiful views of the river and mountains and some attractions.
22 locals recommend
Tennessee Riverwalk
Tennessee Riverwalk
22 locals recommend
The Riverwalk is a wide walkway running along the TN River just steps away from the condo with several places to rent bikes at the Chattanooga Bikeshare program. The riverwalk goes 3.5 miles to the South to St. Elmo/Lookout Mountain area and then 8 miles the other direction past the Aquarium all the way down to the Chicamauga Dam. It passes many parks and beautiful views of the river and mountains and some attractions.
Easy trail and beautiful views of the city from Signal Mountain. Its about a 20 min. drive from the condo.
31 locals recommend
Signal Point Park
Signal Point Park
31 locals recommend
Easy trail and beautiful views of the city from Signal Mountain. Its about a 20 min. drive from the condo.
Its close, a 10 min. drive across the river. Great fairly easy hiking trails with views, also good for mountain biking.
13 locals recommend
Stringers Ridge Spears Ave. Trailhead and Pumptrack
1312 Spears Ave
13 locals recommend
Its close, a 10 min. drive across the river. Great fairly easy hiking trails with views, also good for mountain biking.
There is great hiking trails as well as all levels of Mountain Biking just a 25 min. drive away from the Condo. Great views as well from the overlook and large lake up on top of the mountain.
6 locals recommend
Raccoon Mountain Mtb Trail
6 locals recommend
There is great hiking trails as well as all levels of Mountain Biking just a 25 min. drive away from the Condo. Great views as well from the overlook and large lake up on top of the mountain.