A food hall. Top Golf. Chipotle. Are we dreaming or is Chattanooga getting cooler by the second? (Not literally, it’s still hot outside.)
We’ve got an update on what’s coming and what new spots have opened recently that you may have missed.
Coming Soon
Market South
Opening date: This week
Location: 122 W. Main St.
More info: Taylor and Mike Monen, who are behind the MF restaurant group that includes Milk and Honey, Community Pie, Urban Stack, Taco Mamacita + Hi-Fi Clydes, are bringing a food hall to Southside. Five Wits Brewing Company will be the anchor tenant, and the food hall will also feature a new craft coffee, cocktail + vinyl record shop called the Green Room.
Topgolf
Opening date: TBA
Location: Next to the Bass Pro Shops retail store at Exit 1 on Interstate 75
More info: Over the summer, architectural drawings for a TopGolf Entertainment complex were filed in East Ridge, and there is earthwork going on at the site. Check out the full story here. ⛳
Chipotle
Opening date: This fall
Location: 2122 Gunbarrel Road
More info: If there’s one thing y’all ask for as much as Trader Joe’s, it’s Chipotle. Well, your dreams are coming true. A permit filed with the city revealed that the fast-casual Mexican restaurant is likely going in the former Famous Dave’s location.
Recently Opened
Valkyrie Axe Throwing
Location: 45 E. Main St., Suite 108
Hours: Mon-Thurs. 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat. 11 a.m.-12 a.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
More info: Valkyrie Axe Throwing, located in the Southside on Main Street, opened on Aug. 2. Besides learning how to throw an ax, you can also find a bar shaped like a Viking ship with drinks + a bartop running through the room. (Bonus: they also have mobile lanes than can come to you!) ⛏️
Sleepyhead Coffee
Location: 735 Broad St.
Hours: Mon.-Fri: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
More info: Sleepyhead opened in downtown Chattanooga on June 28. At Sleepyhead’s comfy coffee shop, you can find vegan and gluten-free pastries, uniquely flavored drinks, and plants for purchase.
Be Caffeinated
Location: 3601 Dayton Boulevard.
Hours: Mon.-Fri: 6 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
More info: Be Caffeinated, a drive-through coffee shop located in Redbank, opened on July 2. The small coffee shop offers various flavors of coffee in addition to different pastries. The best part? Be Caffeinated has tax built into the prices you see on their menu, with all items on the 50-cent or $1-mark.
Mr. Burrito
Location: 517 E. MLK Blvd.
Hours: Mon-Wed + Sun: 11 a.m.-12 a.m. Sat: 11 a.m.-2 a.m.
More info: The new Mexican restaurant opened earlier this summer, with lots of options from tacos to their famously large burritos.
The Bicycle Bar
Location: 45 E. Main St.
Hours: Tues.-Sun.: 6 p.m.-12 a.m.
More info: It’s a beer bar + bicycle CO-OP. The “community-conscious” bar opened over the summer and hosts events, including open mic nights and scavenger hunts.
Pax Breu Ruim
Location: 516 E. Main St.
Hours: Mon-Thurs: 4-10 p.m.; Fri-Sat: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sun: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
More info: The new 3,200 square-foot space offers a variety of craft beers, ciders + hard seltzers. Eventually, they will offer wines-on-tap + small plate snack foods. 🍷
Guests can also expect to view streaming live concerts + live local and regional performers. And about that name: “Pax” is Latin for “peace” and “Ruim” is Dutch for “spacious.”
