27 Best Restaurants in Tennessee, USA
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The Appalachian
Downtown Sevierville's transformation feels complete with the opening of this fine-dining twist on traditional mountain cuisine. If you're feeling adventurous, try the seared headcheese or the buffalo frog legs, but there's plenty of comfort dishes like hanger steak with hen-of-the-woods mushrooms to fall back on.
The Greenbrier
It's well worth the five-minute drive from town to this haven in the hills for prime beef steaks and inspired seafood. The stone-and-log entryway is a clue that you've left the touristy part of the Parkway behind and entered a dining room with a talented chef calling the shots on the ever-changing menu. And speaking of shots, the selection of top-shelf bourbons and whiskeys is second to none in Gatlinburg. Choose from the cigar menu and slowly sip by the fireplace.
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Erling Jensen
Jensen first earned a loyal following as the chef at La Tourelle. The cuisine at his East Memphis restaurant is French; most noteworthy is the rack of lamb.
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Gray & Dudley
Gray's on Main
Hemingway's Bar & Hideaway
House of Cards
J. Alexander's
Kefi
Greek meets fine dining at this trendy spot for Mediterranean-style mezze like grilled octopus, lamb chops, and beef short ribs. An extensive cocktail menu, highlighted by anise liqueurs from Lebanon and Turkey, invites diners to relax and settle in for the evening.
Marsh House
Midtown Cafe
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Park Cafe
Red Pony
Sambuca
The 404 Kitchen
The Old School Farm to Table
The Peddler Steakhouse
It's not every day in the Smokies you walk past an 80-foot-high redwood tree to eat at a riverfront steak house comprising five historic log cabins. And it's probably just as unusual to have your steak brought table-side and custom cut before being sizzled over Texas hickory charcoal while you graze on hot homemade bread and items from the salad bar. Chicken, shrimp, salmon, and fresh boneless English mountain trout are also on the menu, along with desserts like hot blackberry cobbler or Peddler's version of strawberry shortcake.