TO DO

Maple Hall Bowling Alley - offers boutique bowling, life-sized board games, and a cozy cocktail lounge on Gay St

Market Square - historic downtown square with an array of shopping and dining options

Mast General Store - old-timey general store on Gay St filled with everything you can imagine

East Tennessee History Center - historical museum about Knoxville and the surrounding area

World’s Fair Park & Sunsphere - a public park sitting on the former fairgrounds of the 1982 World's Fair, between downtown and UT campus

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame -exhibits and memorabilia from all levels of women's basketball

UT Campus - the famous Ayres Hall and Neyland Stadium are a short drive from downtown or a 30 minute stroll

Saloon 16 - Peyton Manning’s restaurant/bar located in the Graduate hotel right by UT’s campus, a western-inspired watering hole

TO EAT

Downtown Grille & Brewery - located on historic Gay St, one of our common date spots for Sunday brunch or dinner

Vida - upstairs to the Vault cocktail lounge, offers Latin dishes (reservation recommended)

Barley's - taproom and pizzeria in the Old City

Osteria Stella - Italian restaurant in the Old City with homemade pasta and bread, Brother Wolf is on the other side and offers light bites and craft cocktails

Sweet P's - good ole' Southern barbecue, located behind the Crowne Plaza

STIR - Oyster bar with craft cocktails (reservation recommended)

Cruze Farm - fresh churned ice cream from a local dairy farm, another frequented date night spot for us

Ham ‘N Goody’s - home of the world famous Lemon Cookie and other sweet treats and small bites, has a location on Gay St

TO DRINK

Five Thirty Lounge @ Hyatt - rooftop bar on the 10th floor at the Hyatt Place Knoxville/Downtown

The Vault - downstairs of restaurant Vida, a swanky cocktail lounge in an old bank vault (reservation recommended)

Radius Rooftop Lounge @ Embassy Suites - rooftop bar on the 14th floor at the Embassy Suites Downtown Knoxville

Frothy Monkey - local coffeehouse chain serving breakfast through dinner, along with craft cocktails

Peter Kern Library - a speakeasy inside the historic Kern Building

Tern Club - cocktail bar with tropical cocktails (to escape the winter!)

Jack’s of Knoxville - casual local coffee spot with sandwiches and pastries

We spent years eating and drinking our way through all areas of Knoxville! If you need any more recommendations, please reach out.