Elegant dining table setting with white flowers, candles, and glass bottles as centerpieces; includes plates, bowls with food, and glasses on a wooden table.

Gather Around the Table

One of our favorite parts of traveling is discovering the best local dining—and the Smoky Mountains offer no shortage of memorable spots. From cozy coffee shops and casual favorites to elevated dining experiences, we’ve curated a list of our go-to restaurants throughout Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Wears Valley, and Townsend. Whether you’re planning a relaxed morning coffee, a date-night dinner, or an evening sampling local distilleries, breweries, and wineries, these are the places we return to again and again. Many restaurants accept reservations, and we recommend booking ahead to ensure your seat at the table during your stay.

Assorted fresh vegetables including tomatoes, cucumbers, okra, mushrooms, and yellow flowers on a wooden surface.

Area Restaurants

* indicates some of our favorite local restaurants

  • The Appalachian*
    DŌ Scratch Made Pizza & Pasta*
    Graze Burgers*
    Season’s 101*
    Holston’s Kitchen
    Pinchy’s Lobster & Raw Bar

  • The Old Mill Restaurant *
    Brick & Spoon *
    The Cottage *
    The Apple Barn Restaurant *
    Pigeon Forge Deli *
    Iron Forge Brewing Co. *
    Five Oaks Family Farmhouse
    Local Goat
    Puckett’s Restaurant
    Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen
    JT Hannah’s Kitchen
    Alamo Steakhouse
    Bennett’s Pit Bar-B-Que
    Mama’s Farmhouse
    Smoky Mountain Pancake Cabin
    Little Black Bear Cafe

  • Red Oak Bistro *
    The Greenbrier *
    The Peddler 🩶
    The Melting Pot *
    Chesapeake’s
    Cherokee Grill
    Ole Red
    Loco Burro
    The Pancake Pantry

  • Elvira’s Café
    Boss Hogg’s BBQ Shack
    Smoky Mountain Pizza Co.

  • Dancing Bear Appalachian Bistro
    The Abbey 🩶
    Black Bear Café
    Peaceful Side Social Brewery & Craft 🩶
    Apple Valley Mountain Village & Cafe

  • Moonshine Mountain Cookie Company 🩶

    Cruze Farm Ice Cream 🩶
    Apple Valley Creamery & Bake Shop
    Ole Smoky Candy Kitchen
    Knox Dough
    Cinnaholic

  • Tennessee Shine Co.
    Shine Girl
    Old Tennessee Distilling Co.
    Tennessee Legend Distillery
    Gatlinburg Brewing Company
    Iron Forge Brewing Co.
    The Casual Pint of Sevierville
    Yee-Haw Brewing Co.
    The Neighborhood Beer House
    Hillside Winery
    Apple Barn Winery
    Tennessee Mountain View Winery
    Tennessee Homemade Wines
    Cades Cove Cellars
    Rocky Top Wine Trail

  • The Artistic Bean (Townsend) 🩶
    Honeybee Coffee Co. (Downtown Sevierville)
    Black Rifle Coffee Company (Pigeon Forge)
    The Tennessee Grind Coffee & Tea (Sevierville)
    The Heavenly Roast (Wears Valley)
    Towns End Coffee Co. (Townsend)
    Little River Coffee Co. (Townsend)