A Foodie鈥檚 Guide to Restaurants in Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee

Last week, I wrote about Nashville 鈥� a city that I still love but that鈥檚 changed immeasurably in the last decade. And while Nashville is Tennessee鈥檚 official capital, Knoxville is the state鈥檚 eastern metropolis 鈥� albeit with a much smaller population. I鈥檇 been to Knoxville a couple of times before (Mr Foodie鈥檚 parents moved to East Tennessee in 2019 so it鈥檚 been our home base in the US for a few years now) but this spring was the first time I felt like I actually got the city. It has a compact Downtown neighbourhood, with an atmospheric Old City that鈥檚 tiny but distinctive, and some interesting suburbs that I need to spend a lot more time exploring. It鈥檚 also home to the iconic golden globe, built when Knoxville hosted the World鈥檚 Fair in 1982 鈥� scale the tower for a bird鈥檚 eye view of the city. But more to the point, it feels a lot more local and a lot less busy than Nashville.

Directly south of Downtown Knoxville is the Tennessee River, which winds southwest towards Maryville, Loudon and Vonore 鈥� the area where my in-laws live, and where many of the restaurant recommendations in the second part of this post are to be found. Go southeast from Knoxville instead, and you reach Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg 鈥� home to Dollywood and all the trappings of tourism in its gaudy glory. Alternatively, head north towards Norris Lake 鈥� a beautiful area for camping in nature (but unfortunately I didn鈥檛 visit any restaurants while I was there!). So if you find yourself in Knoxville, don鈥檛 head straight to Nashville or Memphis. Take your time: explore Knoxville itself before driving out into the rolling, blue-green, tree-covered Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Here鈥檚 where to eat along the way鈥� ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: A Foodie鈥檚 Guide to Restaurants in Knoxville
Guide Location: USA » Knoxville
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Vicky Hampton
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