What are the best road-trip restaurants in Tennessee?

Start with Alleia, Easy Bistro & Bar, Il Primo, Main Street Meats, Tremont Tavern. Roamward keeps this curated to places that make sense for a scenic drive or overnight stop.

Which Tennessee towns are covered?

This starter set covers Chattanooga, Gatlinburg, Knoxville, Leiper's Fork, Manchester, Maryville, Memphis, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Pigeon Forge, Shiloh, Tellico Plains, Townsend. More towns get added as Roamward expands the route-by-route dining layer.

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Best road-trip restaurants in Tennessee

Start here: 89 route-useful dining stops in Tennessee, grouped by town and filtered by cuisine or price. This is the curated road-trip layer, not every restaurant in the state.

Updated 2026-07-01. Check current hours, reservations, and seasonal closures before you go.

CuisineAll89 American14 Southern13 BBQ10 Italian7 Fine Dining5 Mexican4 New American4 Pizza4 Steakhouse4 Burgers3 Coffee & Breakfast3 More18

Price$13 $$49 $$$22 $$$$5

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Chattanooga2

AlleiaItalian

$$$

Southside destination for creative rustic Italian cooking, hand-made pasta and Neapolitan pizza served on a serene brick-walled patio.

Il PrimoItalian

$$$

Riverside North Chattanooga trattoria plating American-Italian dishes from carefully sourced local ingredients on a plant-lined patio.

Knoxville1

Osteria StellaItalian

$$$

Cozy, romantic downtown Knoxville osteria serving upscale authentic Italian dishes with a Wine Spectator-awarded list.

Memphis1

Andrew Michael Italian KitchenItalian

$$$

Michelin-noted neighborhood kitchen where two Memphis chefs root handmade Italian food in Southern tradition and family recipes.

Murfreesboro1

Marina's on the SquareItalian

$$ · Bonnaroo

A warm downtown trattoria for handmade Italian classics near MTSU. (Downtown Square)

Nashville2

City HouseItalian

$$$ · Bonnaroo

James Beard winner Tandy Wilson's Italian-Southern kitchen with wood-fired pizza. (Germantown)

Rolf & DaughtersItalian

$$$ · Bonnaroo

Philip Krajeck's modern peasant food of house-made pasta and seasonal plates. (Germantown)

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Best road-trip restaurants in Tennessee

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Nashville2

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