Thursday, April 7, 2022

🥃 🍷 Our favorite Knoxville Bars (so far) 🥃 🍷

 



Our blog is all about finding great cocktails where and when we travel. But we also like great drinks closer to home!  So this entry is all about our favorite places in Knoxville, at least for now. We spend a lot of time on the north side of downtown, so that’s where we’ll start. These are places that, unless we have plans elsewhere, you can usually find us on any given weekend.

Don’t worry, we’ll cover some other areas in future posts! 

Corner Lounge

Let’s start with our favorite spot. Ever wonder what it’s like to go “Where everybody knows your name?” Welcome to Cheers Knoxville, aka the Corner Lounge! This is for sure our favorite watering hole in Knoxville for lots of reasons. It’s the oldest bar in town. Con Hunley got his start here. Cormac McCarthy tossed back a few here. They are a classic bar with great drinks (Scott is hooked on Sheena’s Manhattan and Christy is a sucker for Nat’s Bucket of Mos), great food, live music, and a great bunch of regular patrons. Check them out before they get too popular – they did get a 3.75 on a recent foodie review – pinkies up!





Public House

10 years ago, you didn’t walk around on Magnolia Avenue just north of Depot at night. But Public House was there and they’re still going strong. They have a great selection of wine, beer and cocktails – yes, they have yet another of Scott’s favorite Manhattans in town. The bartenders are excellent (shoutout to Franklin and Javier), and the vibe is laid back. They also have a great patio area.




Frank & George’s

One of the newest of our favorite spots is in an unlikely place – a food hall. Frank and George’s Bar is part of the Marble City Market food hall. The bartenders are veterans from other spots in town and have come up with some great cocktails – the Old Fashioned and Manhattan in particular are very tasty. 





Central Depot

Just down the street from the food hall on Depot you’ll find the appropriately named Central Depot (located on the corner of said streets.) Literally, one of the coolest bars on the corner. The menu includes cocktails mainly made with local products and local beers on tap. It’s a friendly vibe where you can just hang out.




Brother Wolf

Once upon a time, we spent a lot of time at Sapphire on Gay Street. As we wait to see if they reopen, it makes sense that we would love the next business from owners Aaron Thompson and Jessica King. Brother Wolf is an Italian aperitif bar with a great selection of cocktails and small bites. They’ve done a great job with the space in the Old City!



Runner Up: For one of the best cocktail selections in town (including a fantastic Old Fashioned) Kefi is a great option. They have cocktail samplers so you can try three different selections at a time! Opa! (Yes, they have a Greek-inspired menu.)

Like we said in the beginning, there are lots of other places we enjoy just downtown – Tern Club, Double S Wine Bar, Bistro at the Bijou, Bernadette’s, 5:30 Lounge to name a few.  And some we haven’t tried yet like the Tennessean and Lonesome Dove. Stay tuned for more about our local favorites! We may even list our favorite Old Fashioned and Manhattan spots.



You may notice that we didn’t cover any of the growing number of breweries. That’s in another post here.

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