There’s a Chattanooga restaurant for everyone when it comes to the city’s locally sourced food scene.
Looking for a local restaurant that caters to your dietary needs such as vegan or gluten free? Or are you looking for a good pizza? Or do you just want some good, southern cuisine? I’ve got good news for you. There’s a place in Chattanooga just for you that fits your criteria and serves food made with locally sourced ingredients. Does that sound too good to be true? Well, keep reading to learn more about these farm to table restaurants in Chattanooga that will satisfy your cravings.
Tupelo Honey Cafe
Type: southern comfort breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Location: Warehouse Row
1110 Market St, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 10am-8pm
Friday 10am-9pm
Saturday 9am-9pm
Sunday 9am-8pm
Seating: Indoor and outdoor
Parking: Paid parking shopping center (parking validation available)
Tupelo Honey Cafe is a small chain that originated in North Carolina and now has restaurants countrywide. Their focus on farm fresh ingredients and refining the southern cuisine allow for a seasonal menu with plenty of variety. Homemade buttermilk biscuits with fresh blueberry jam and honey greet you at your table. Their entrees are all fantastic and bursting with flavor. See pictured above the “Farm Fresh Burger” with mashed potatoes where you can taste the high quality. Also see the “Picnic Chicken Salad” with their “Baked Mac & Cheese.” The chicken salad boasts flavors of sweet and savory as well as cool and spicy creating an all inclusive party in your mouth. It features pulled chicken in a smoked, jalapeño barbecue sauce, topped with lettuce and tomato and served on a slightly sweet, nutty bread. I’ve been here only a couple times and everything I’ve tried has been satisfactory. I’m looking forward to going again and trying more of their delectable menu.
Daily Ration
Type: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Coffee
Location: Northshore
1220 Dartmouth St, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Hours:
All Week 8am-2pm
Seating: Indoor and outdoor
Parking: Free parking lot (can be packed)
The Daily Ration is a local restaurant that took over an old, abandoned gas station. Although that may not sound inviting, trust me, the atmosphere of this place is cozy, rustic, warm, and definitely inviting. Serving breakfast, brunch, and lunch all week long, you can plan a time to stop in and try this place anytime of the week. I’ve had brunch here a couple of times and love everything I’ve tried. I’ve also had a great lunch here on a weekday. Learn more about what I’ve ordered and more info about the place in my Daily Ration blog post.
Milk and Honey
Type: Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Coffee and Gelato
Location: Northshore
135 N Market St, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Hours:
All Week 6am-3pm
Seating: Indoor and outdoor
Parking: Paid parking shopping center (parking validation available)
Milk and Honey is a local family restaurant chain. The Monen Family Group also has Hi-Fi Clyde’s, Community Pie, Taco Mamacita, and Urban Stack. All their establishments serve unique dishes full of flavor, and Milk and Honey is no exception to this. This restaurant focuses on a brunch menu, specialty coffee drinks, and gelato. I’ve tried their homemade baked goods, as well as their coffee that’s roasted in Nashville. And you can’t forget their brunch dishes. The first one I tried had me coming back to order it again a few weeks later. Learn more details about this place in my Milk and Honey blog post.
Southern Squeeze
Type: Vegan, Organic, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Coffee, Raw Juices
Location: Warehouse Row
1301 Dorchester Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Hours:
Closed Monday
Tuesday-Friday 8am-6pm
Saturday-Sunday 9am-4pm
Seating: Indoor and outdoor
Parking: Free shopping center parking (can be packed)
If you’ve never tried vegan food or have deemed it to be terrible, you need to at least give Southern Squeeze a try. Not only do they locally source as many ingredients as possible, all their food is free of seed oils and most are dairy free, meat free, and some gluten free. I never knew vegan food could taste so good! Plus they have raw juices and use organic ingredients wherever they can. They also serve smoothies and specialty coffee drinks. Check out my Southern Squeeze blog post to see what I’ve ordered and why I love this place so much.
Lupi’s Pizza
Type: New York Style Pizza
5 different locations
Location: Hixson
5504 Hixson Pike, Hixson, TN 37343
Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday: 11AM-9PM
Friday & Saturday: 11AM-10PM
Sunday: 11:30AM-9PM
Seating: Indoor and outdoor
Parking: Free parking lot
Location: Downtown
406 Broad St A, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday: 11AM-9PM
Friday & Saturday: 11AM-10PM
Sunday: 11:30AM-9PM
Seating: Indoor
Parking: Paid street or lot parking (no validation)
Location: East Brainerd
1414 Jenkins Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Hours:
Wednesday-Sunday: 3PM-9PM
Seating: Indoor and outdoor
Parking: Free parking lot
Location: Ooltewah
9453 Bradmore Ln #109, Ooltewah, TN 37363
Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday: 11AM-9PM
Friday & Saturday: 11AM-10PM
Seating: Indoor and outdoor
Parking: Free parking lot
Location: Cleveland
2382 N Ocoee St, Cleveland, TN 37311
Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday: 11AM-9PM
Friday & Saturday: 11AM-10PM
Sunday: 11:30AM-9PM
Seating: Indoor
Parking: Free parking lot
Lupi’s is a popular Chattanooga pizza chain with 5 locations around the area. They offer hand-tossed, New York style pizza made with ingredients from their own farm (in-season). Other local farms are also supported by them and even the food waste from their restaurants is used as pig feed or compost. You can taste the freshness in Lupi’s pizzas. There’s a little more info about Lupi’s in my Chattanooga Pizza blog post.
The Feed
Type: Southern comfort lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch
Location: Southside
201 W Main St, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Hours:
Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm
Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm
Sunday 10am-9pm
Seating: Indoor
Parking: Paid street or parking lot (no validation)
The Feed is located in the old Chattanooga Seed-Feed Supply Company’s store. They preserved a lot of the original store and combined it with their vision of a farm fresh, southern-styled restaurant. Pictured above is an order of their “Sloppy Joe with Extra Sloppy” which is full of farm fresh, beef flavor. I chose to try “The Motherclucker” which did not disappoint. It’s a huge, lightly-breaded, fried chicken breast with local hot sauce and mayo, house-made pickles, and served on a local bakery’s bun. I paired this with their “Whiskey Carrots” which are tender, not mushy, and full of fresh carrot flavor. Prior to the meal they serve a rosemary bread with an herb butter that is so delicious you can’t stop eating it. I can’t wait to go back again and try some of their other flavorful dishes.
Conclusion
If you’re looking for fresh comfort food full of flavor, you need to visit each of these farm to table restaurants. However, this is just merely scratching the surface of the farm fresh and comfort food that Chattanooga has to offer. But this should get you started. Let me know in the comments below, have you visited any of these places? Or, what is YOUR favorite Chattanooga farm to table restaurant? Until next time, enjoy exploring Chatt!
I can hardly wait until we come to town again, and get to try these places.
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