Guidebook for Knoxville

J.R. & Liz
Guidebook for Knoxville

Food Scene

Our neighborhood coffee shop. Unique local spot with great coffee and hanging out scene.
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K Brew
1138 N Broadway
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Our neighborhood coffee shop. Unique local spot with great coffee and hanging out scene.
Good food, good beer selection, great atmosphere
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Central Flats and Taps
1204 N Central St
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Good food, good beer selection, great atmosphere
Great food, reasonable prices, fun atmosphere, and wonderful beer brewed on site! Happy hour every day from 4-8 and from 11 am to 10 pm Sundays.
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Downtown Grill & Brewery
424 S Gay St
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Great food, reasonable prices, fun atmosphere, and wonderful beer brewed on site! Happy hour every day from 4-8 and from 11 am to 10 pm Sundays.
Amazing pizza and huge beer selection. Live music often and great outdoor patio area.
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Barley's Taproom and Pizzeria
200 E Jackson Ave
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Amazing pizza and huge beer selection. Live music often and great outdoor patio area.
Great for dinner, brunch, or just drinks. Good food & beer and awesome atmosphere.
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Balter Beerworks
100 Broadway SW
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Great for dinner, brunch, or just drinks. Good food & beer and awesome atmosphere.
If you love pho...
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Bida Saigon
8078 Kingston Pike
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If you love pho...
The best sushi in town!
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Nama Sushi Bar - Downtown Knoxville
506 S Gay St
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The best sushi in town!
Tapas and great guacamole made right in front of you. A little pricey but very good.
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BABALU® - Knoxville
412 S Gay St
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Tapas and great guacamole made right in front of you. A little pricey but very good.
Fun atmosphere and delicious food and of course, great beer and cocktails. Close to campus, close to downtown, weekly drink specials; good for brunch also.
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Sunspot
2200 Cumberland Ave
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Fun atmosphere and delicious food and of course, great beer and cocktails. Close to campus, close to downtown, weekly drink specials; good for brunch also.
Delish cakes and desserts. All made with quality ingredients, no synthetic fake stuff.
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Magpies Bakery
846 N Central St
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Delish cakes and desserts. All made with quality ingredients, no synthetic fake stuff.
Serving breakfast lunch and dinner, the owners are dedicated to supporting local, sustainable agriculture. Several healthy and delicious options available.
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The Plaid Apron
1210 Kenesaw Ave
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Serving breakfast lunch and dinner, the owners are dedicated to supporting local, sustainable agriculture. Several healthy and delicious options available.
Good Mexican fare and awesome jumbo margaritas.
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Señor Taco
3325 N Broadway
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Good Mexican fare and awesome jumbo margaritas.
Burgers, bourbon, decadent milkshakes. The restaurant operates on a farm-to-table concept so you can rest assured you are ingesting the best quality food and beverage here! Not to mention it is all amazingly delicious...
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Stock & Barrel
35 Market Square
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Burgers, bourbon, decadent milkshakes. The restaurant operates on a farm-to-table concept so you can rest assured you are ingesting the best quality food and beverage here! Not to mention it is all amazingly delicious...

Essentials

Closest grocery to us.
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Kroger
2217 N Broadway
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Closest grocery to us.
For the health conscious and foodies out there, Three Rivers offers local farm raised produce, dairy and meats. This community owned natural foods grocery store also has a salad bar and hot meal bar.
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Three Rivers Market
1100 N Central St
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For the health conscious and foodies out there, Three Rivers offers local farm raised produce, dairy and meats. This community owned natural foods grocery store also has a salad bar and hot meal bar.
Offering a small selection of groceries, snacks, baked goods, coffee, cold beverages and more.
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The Market
504 S Gay St
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Offering a small selection of groceries, snacks, baked goods, coffee, cold beverages and more.

Sightseeing

Offers wonderful views and great photo ops. There is a huge playground for kids and a big splash pad. There is a pond and amphitheater as well. The Sunsphere is located very close to the amphitheater.
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Worlds Fair Park Drive
Worlds Fair Park Drive
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Offers wonderful views and great photo ops. There is a huge playground for kids and a big splash pad. There is a pond and amphitheater as well. The Sunsphere is located very close to the amphitheater.
Shops, restaurants, bars, farmers market May - October on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and an ice rink in the winter! Live music some nights.
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Market Square
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Shops, restaurants, bars, farmers market May - October on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and an ice rink in the winter! Live music some nights.
Built for the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville. Amazing panoramic sunset views of the city!
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Sunsphere
810 Clinch Ave
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Built for the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville. Amazing panoramic sunset views of the city!
Go VOLS! VFL
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University of Tennessee
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Go VOLS! VFL
Historic spot near downtown.
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James White Fort
205 E Hill Ave
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Historic spot near downtown.
Gay Street, developed in the 1790's rolls through the heart of downtown Knoxville and has played a major role in city development. The Gay Street bridge overlooks the Tennessee River and is a great spot to admire the downtown skyline. Several restaurants, shops and bars can be enjoyed up and down Gay Street.
Gay Street Bridge
Gay Street, developed in the 1790's rolls through the heart of downtown Knoxville and has played a major role in city development. The Gay Street bridge overlooks the Tennessee River and is a great spot to admire the downtown skyline. Several restaurants, shops and bars can be enjoyed up and down Gay Street.
Enjoy 9 miles of paved greenway between Springbrook Park in Alcoa and Sandy Springs Park in Maryville.
Maryville-Alcoa Greenway
Maryville-Alcoa Greenway
Enjoy 9 miles of paved greenway between Springbrook Park in Alcoa and Sandy Springs Park in Maryville.
Restaurants, bars, night life, shops, concerts, coffee houses and more can be experienced in Knoxville's Old City just northeast of downtown.
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Old City
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Restaurants, bars, night life, shops, concerts, coffee houses and more can be experienced in Knoxville's Old City just northeast of downtown.

Drinks & Nightlife

Awesome beer selection and lots of high gravity choices!
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Suttree's High Gravity Tavern
409 S Gay St
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Awesome beer selection and lots of high gravity choices!
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Boyd’s Jig and Reel
101 S Central St
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Excellent micro selection and very close to us
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Crafty Bastard Brewing
6 Emory Pl
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Excellent micro selection and very close to us
Live music some nights, their Mexecal Mule is phenomenal and they have good beer selection. Eclectic spot for sure.
Bar Marley
760 Stone St NW
Live music some nights, their Mexecal Mule is phenomenal and they have good beer selection. Eclectic spot for sure.
Best margaritas in town and you can dance the night away. Only caution is it gets pretty smoky and hot inside.
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Sassy Ann's
820 N 4th Ave
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Best margaritas in town and you can dance the night away. Only caution is it gets pretty smoky and hot inside.
Located in the historic Bijou Theatre building, the Bistro is a restaurant and bar with live jazz playing some nights.
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Bistro At the Bijou
807 S Gay St
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Located in the historic Bijou Theatre building, the Bistro is a restaurant and bar with live jazz playing some nights.
This speakeasy library at the Oliver Hotel downtown was established as an "ice-cream saloon" in the mid 1800's by a German cobbler named Peter Kern. Today you can sip handmade cocktails or regional handcrafted beers and enjoy classical literature and the historic decor of the library.
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Peter Kern Library
407 Union Ave
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This speakeasy library at the Oliver Hotel downtown was established as an "ice-cream saloon" in the mid 1800's by a German cobbler named Peter Kern. Today you can sip handmade cocktails or regional handcrafted beers and enjoy classical literature and the historic decor of the library.
Live music, drinks, lots of people. It does get loud and smoky.
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Preservation Pub
28 Market Square
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Live music, drinks, lots of people. It does get loud and smoky.
This family owned beer garden looks like a castle! Serving traditional German brews in accordance with Reinheitsgebot (purity law), this unique spot is a must visit in Knoxville.
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Schulz Brau Brewing Company
126 Bernard Ave
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This family owned beer garden looks like a castle! Serving traditional German brews in accordance with Reinheitsgebot (purity law), this unique spot is a must visit in Knoxville.
A regional microbrewery started in Knoxville in 2014 with a mission to delight beer lovers with "relatively small quantities of high-quality beer".
Fanatic Brewing Company
2735 N Central St
A regional microbrewery started in Knoxville in 2014 with a mission to delight beer lovers with "relatively small quantities of high-quality beer".
32 craft beers on tap, food trucks on the premises. Growlers available to go. Cool atmosphere.
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Hops and Hollers
937 N Central St
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32 craft beers on tap, food trucks on the premises. Growlers available to go. Cool atmosphere.
This small batch craft distillery happens to be Tennessee's first legal operation. You can enjoy corn whiskey, gin, barrel-aged gin, coffee liqueur, and herbal liqueur.
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Knox Whiskey Works
516 W Jackson Ave
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This small batch craft distillery happens to be Tennessee's first legal operation. You can enjoy corn whiskey, gin, barrel-aged gin, coffee liqueur, and herbal liqueur.
Enjoy over 48 wines on tap and a 150 bottle selection, all in a cool vintage setting.
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Old City Wine Bar
108 W Jackson Ave
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Enjoy over 48 wines on tap and a 150 bottle selection, all in a cool vintage setting.
Tennessee's first urban winery, Blue Slip is located in the Historic Southern Railway Station on West Depot Ave, in close proximity to downtown and the Old City. The tasting bar is open all week.
Blue Slip Winery
300 W Depot Ave
Tennessee's first urban winery, Blue Slip is located in the Historic Southern Railway Station on West Depot Ave, in close proximity to downtown and the Old City. The tasting bar is open all week.

Entertainment & Activities

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Regal Riviera
510 S Gay St
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Home to the Tennessee Volunteers football team, Neyland Stadium is one of the top five largest in the US.
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Stadiumi Neyland
1300 Phillip Fulmer Way
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Home to the Tennessee Volunteers football team, Neyland Stadium is one of the top five largest in the US.
UT campus basketball arena is also used for concerts and special events.
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Thompson-Boling Arena
1600 Phillip Fulmer Way
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UT campus basketball arena is also used for concerts and special events.
Knoxville Zoo has so many animal exhibits and also a splash pad in the summer for the kiddos. There are indoor and outdoor playgrounds and lots of fun attractions for families. Great entertainment for all ages.
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Zoo Knoxville
3500 Knoxville Zoo Dr
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Knoxville Zoo has so many animal exhibits and also a splash pad in the summer for the kiddos. There are indoor and outdoor playgrounds and lots of fun attractions for families. Great entertainment for all ages.

Parks & Nature

Wonderful biking & hiking trails. Beautiful wooded and river views. There is a trail with a field of sunflowers in the summer and fall. Some trails are paved and some are rocky terrain. Lots of options for anyone. Suggest not going alone on any of the trails or walking areas.
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Qendra e Natyrës Ijams
2915 Island Home Ave
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Wonderful biking & hiking trails. Beautiful wooded and river views. There is a trail with a field of sunflowers in the summer and fall. Some trails are paved and some are rocky terrain. Lots of options for anyone. Suggest not going alone on any of the trails or walking areas.
Very close hiking trail! It is short, just a little over 3 miles of trails but really steep and challenging. Would not suggest to hike this trail after heavy rainfall. In the winter be sure to bundle up - strong winds blow at the top.
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House Mountain State Natural Area
9601 Hogskin Rd
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Very close hiking trail! It is short, just a little over 3 miles of trails but really steep and challenging. Would not suggest to hike this trail after heavy rainfall. In the winter be sure to bundle up - strong winds blow at the top.
Over 180 bird species sighted in this wildlife refuge area. Great for a picnic or photo shoot!
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Parku Shtetëror i Shpendëve të Shtetit Shtatë Ishujve
2809 Kelly Ln
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Over 180 bird species sighted in this wildlife refuge area. Great for a picnic or photo shoot!
Beautiful gardens, historic 200 year old nursery.
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Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum
2743 Wimpole Ave
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Beautiful gardens, historic 200 year old nursery.
Huge playground for kids! Across the street from Knoxville Museum of Art.
Fort Kid
1049 Worlds Fair Park Dr
Huge playground for kids! Across the street from Knoxville Museum of Art.
Free to the public, the gardens are open all four seasons and are TN Certified Arboreta. The gardens were named official botanical gardens of the state of Tennessee in 2013.
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Kopshti UT
2518 Jacob Dr
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Free to the public, the gardens are open all four seasons and are TN Certified Arboreta. The gardens were named official botanical gardens of the state of Tennessee in 2013.
Offers one section for large pups and one for small. A great place to walk your furry friends and let them socialize.
PetSafe Downtown Dog Park
200 S Central St
Offers one section for large pups and one for small. A great place to walk your furry friends and let them socialize.
A small park in the heart of downtown adjacent to Market Square and Gay Street.
Charles Krutch Park
504 Market St
A small park in the heart of downtown adjacent to Market Square and Gay Street.

Arts & Culture

Beautiful art museum on the outskirts of downtown.
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Muzeu i Artit Knoxville
1050 Worlds Fair Park Dr
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Beautiful art museum on the outskirts of downtown.
A discovery place for children. Educational, interactive, fun.
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Muse Knoxville
516 N Beaman St
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A discovery place for children. Educational, interactive, fun.
Natural history museum located on UT campus.
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Frank H. McClung Museum
1327 Circle Park
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Natural history museum located on UT campus.
Includes regional history and civil war artifacts.
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East Tennessee History Center
601 S Gay St
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Includes regional history and civil war artifacts.
Take a guided tour back in time to 1797 in this beautiful museum home.
Historic Ramsey House
2614 Thorngrove Pike
Take a guided tour back in time to 1797 in this beautiful museum home.
This spectacular, grand movie hall built in the 1920's can be found in the Burwell Building on South Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. Breathtaking details make this a great spot to experience a concert or show.
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Teatri i Tennessee-së
604 S Gay St
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This spectacular, grand movie hall built in the 1920's can be found in the Burwell Building on South Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. Breathtaking details make this a great spot to experience a concert or show.
Built in 1909 as an expansion of the Lamar House Hotel, the Bijou Theatre is rumored to be haunted. The Lamar House Hotel can be traced back to the 1815 Thomas Humes House hotel/tavern construction. The theatre itself is an intimate, gorgeous concert and show venue.
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Bijou Theater
803 S Gay St
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Built in 1909 as an expansion of the Lamar House Hotel, the Bijou Theatre is rumored to be haunted. The Lamar House Hotel can be traced back to the 1815 Thomas Humes House hotel/tavern construction. The theatre itself is an intimate, gorgeous concert and show venue.
The only LORT professional regional theatre in Tennessee.
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Clarence Brown Theatre
1714 Andy Holt Ave
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The only LORT professional regional theatre in Tennessee.