Tennessee

Rain on a Saturday does not have to mean another afternoon stuck on the couch. Tennessee has a…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 29

Some Tennessee diners never got the memo that the 1950s ended, and honestly, that is the best part.…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 29

Some breakfast orders get passed down like family recipes. In downtown Knoxville, there is a small diner where…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 29

There is a small building in Lenoir City with no sign out front, no name on the windows,…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 28

Breakfast prices have climbed fast, and a plate of eggs and biscuits can cost more than a tank…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 28

Seven years is a nice milestone for any restaurant, but the places on this list blew past that…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 28

Some steakhouses treat the salad as an afterthought, but a few Tennessee spots still build the whole meal…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 28

Some Nashville restaurants come and go faster than a new song on the radio. One steakhouse has stayed…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 28

Some towns still have a place where the coffee pot and the conversation never seem to stop, and…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 27

Some Memphis-area families keep a short list of places for the big moments, and one restaurant has held…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 27

Some mornings call for a stool, a hot cup of coffee, and a plate of eggs passed straight…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 27

Every small Tennessee county seat has a courthouse in the middle of town, and somewhere on that square…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 27

Some places in Kingsport open their doors at 6 a.m. and get to work like the clock has…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 27

Some pizza needs a fork and a nap afterward. Bar pies are the opposite. They come out cracker-thin,…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 26

Some breakfast spots chase trends, and some simply keep the coffee coming for decades. In Greeneville, Tennessee, one…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 26

Most drugstores hand over a paper bag and send people on their way. One spot in downtown Knoxville…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 26

Some of the best meals in Tennessee are served far from any city traffic. Out in the countryside…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 26

Some places stay hidden on purpose, tucked down a back road in southern Middle Tennessee where the map…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 26

Every Smoky Mountain town has an argument that never quite ends, and around Sevier County it goes like…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 25

Some of the most talked-about plates in Memphis come from places with no flashy sign and no big…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 25

Downtown Nashville has plenty of shiny brunch spots, but some of the city’s most loyal breakfast fans skip…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 25

In a lot of Tennessee homes, the holidays do not officially start until someone shows up with a…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 25

Some Knoxville lunch spots come and go faster than a fourth-quarter comeback. One little deli near the University…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 25

Picture a pharmacy where you can pick up a prescription, then slide onto a stool for a pimento…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 24

Some of the best country cooking in Tennessee comes from places that once sold gas, oil, and road…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 24

Some restaurants hand over a menu and a dozen tough choices. One spot in Pigeon Forge skips that…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 24

Lynchburg, Tennessee is a small town with a big reputation, and most people roll in for the famous…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 24

Plenty of restaurants open and close before anyone learns their names. A few Tennessee diners have done the…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 24

A good diner breakfast is only half the story, because the real test is what happens to your…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 23

Some of the best meals in East Tennessee sit far from the busy strip of Gatlinburg, at the…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 23

Remember when a road trip meant pulling off the highway for coffee, eggs, and a booth by the…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 23

Some Memphis mornings start before the sun does, and a line is already forming on Summer Avenue. People…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 23

Some of the best coffee in Tennessee gets poured before most people have found their car keys. In…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 23

Some Clarksville families plan their whole weekend around one question: how many plates is too many? At one…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 22

Some of the best meals in Tennessee get served while most of the state is still asleep. Before…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 22

Some restaurants chase trends, while others simply keep the grill going decade after decade. In downtown Murfreesboro, one…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 22

Tennessee was built along its rail lines, and some of the old depots that once sold tickets now…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 22

Some towns have a spot where nobody needs a reservation, a reason, or a dress code, just a…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 22

Some Tennessee lunch spots open with a ribbon cutting and fade away in a few years, but a…

By Caleb Whitaker · Oct 21