Places to Eat in Tennessee
Tennessee runs from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Mississippi River, and spring blooms and fall color are the best times to roll through. Restaurant guides for Tennessee are on the way, town by town. Use the map to see each area and the best time to go.
Tennessee · Volunteer State
Areas
10 on the map
Restaurant guides coming soon
Restaurant guides
Coming soon
Arizona & California have guides now
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Pigeon Forge
The first town on our list
Seasons
Spring & fall
Several mountain parks close in winter
Updated October 31, 2026 · Restaurant guides are on the way
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Choose an area to see when to go and what’s there. Restaurant guides for each area are on the way.
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East Tennessee
Pigeon Forge
Riverside parks on the Parkway, Dollywood and Great Smoky Mountains National Park next door.
Restaurant guides coming soon
Beale Street blues, Graceland and barbecue on the Mississippi.
Cypress swamps, fishing and wintering bald eagles at a lake formed by the 1811–12 earthquakes.
Shiloh National Military Park and Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River.
Live music downtown, the Grand Ole Opry and RV parks near Opryland and Percy Priest Lake.
Small-town Tennessee whiskey country and the Jack Daniel’s distillery.
One of the state’s largest parks, with a 256-ft waterfall on the Cumberland Plateau.
Lookout Mountain, the Tennessee Aquarium and a walkable riverfront.
The quiet side of the Smokies, close to Cades Cove.
Riverside parks on the Parkway, Dollywood and Great Smoky Mountains National Park next door.
Bristol Motor Speedway, plus lakes and mountain towns in the far northeast corner.
Hungry now?
Restaurant guides in other states
While we write Tennessee’s guides, browse restaurants near the RV parks we cover in Arizona and California, with prices, hours and RV parking tips.
Places to Eat in Arizona
Sedona patios, Lake Havasu brewpubs, Quartzsite diners and Yuma’s historic Main Street, plus Fat Olives in Flagstaff.
Places to Eat in California
Anaheim restaurants near Disneyland, from Little Arabia falafel to prime rib, barbecue and craft beer.
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