For food and beverages
ChattaBrew Tour
Call 423-232-0427 or visit chattabrewtour.com.
➥ Launched in April 2018, this four-hour tour capitalizes on the city’s continuously growing craft beer scene. Visitors hit a rotating selection of four local breweries, where they can sample signature beers and seasonal selections and go behind the scenes to see how it all comes together. The walking tours are offered on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, though private, curated excursions can be booked outside of the normal tour times.
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1400 Market St. Call 1-800-872-2529 or visit choochoo.com.
➥ Named for a Cincinnati-based, wood-burning steam locomotive that was the first to provide nonstop service to the South, this terminal was built in 1908. The station, which was designed by students at Paris’ prestigious Beaux Arts Institute, served as a major hub of rail traffic for years but ceased passenger service in 1970, after which it was saved from demolition to become a hotel in 1973. Now a National Register of Historic Places designee, visitors can still gawk at the foyer’s towering dome, eat at a number of restaurants on-site, enjoy the surrounding entertainment venues and stay in rail cars that have been converted to hotel rooms.
In 2020, Nic and Norman’s Restaurant filled the Choo Choo’s last available space, bringing burgers and upscale classic American food in a concept by “The Walking Dead” star Norman Reedus and makeup artist Greg Nicotero. Gate 11 Distillery, another fairly recent addition, offers tours and classes during the day, with a strong cocktail bar focus in the evenings and regular live music and events.
Chattanooga Whiskey
1439 Market St. Call 423-760-4333 or visit chattanoogawhiskey.com.
➥ This homegrown label opened a state-of-the-art, 46,000-square-foot distillery on Riverfront Parkway at the end of 2017 to increase production. Those wanting a look at how the signature whiskey is made can tour the micro-distillery in the Southside, where the brand began its historic endeavor to change state distillation laws to allow for the startup to make whiskey here. In addition to the tours, tastings are offered, and there’s an on-site gift store and full-service cocktail lounge.
Chatt Taste
Call 423-910-9494 or visit chatttaste.com.
➥ In the same length of time as a normal meal, you can visit three to four restaurants and sample signature dishes from each. Choose from the Downtown Chattanooga, Southside, Vegan, Mural & Munch or MLK Southern Cuisine tours. Coming: Desserts & Drinks Food Tour and Farm to Table Food Tour. Each lasts 1.5-2 hours.