Best French Restaurants in Chattanooga, TN

Expert-recommended Top French Restaurants in Chattanooga, Tennessee. All of our french cuisines actually face a rigorous 50-Point Inspection, which includes customer reviews, history, complaints, ratings, satisfaction, trust, cost and general excellence. You deserve only the best!

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EASY BISTRO & BAR

801 Chestnut Street,
Chattanooga, TN 37402 Directions

Since 2005

Specialities:

Hearth Roasted Oysters Smoked Grouper Conserva Yellowfin Tuna Raw Spinach and Arugula Strawberry Gazpacho Bear Creek Farms Beef Tartare Niedlov’s Rouge Bread Alabama Peanuts Smoked Olives Gramigna Cocoa Fusilli Squid Ink Mafalde Watercress Tortellini Hen Of The Woods Mushrooms Joyce Farms Poulet Rouge Chicken Bear Creek Farms Bavette Steak Hearth Roasted Marble Grouper Grouper Collar Bear Creek Farms 28-day Dry-aged Kc Strip Steak Steak Fries Anson Mills Golden Grits Broccolini Asparagus Sorbet Ricotta Donuts Velvet Elvis Cara Cara Semifreddo

" Easy Bistro & Bar is a French bistro featuring a raw bar and an extensive cocktail list, all set in a renovated bottling plant. They offer a family-style dining experience with delicious dishes that blend classic bistro concepts with Southern ingredients. The restaurant has an open kitchen and a full raw bar, all within the striking urban interior of a century-old building that was once the world’s first Coca-Cola bottling plant. Chef Erik Niel is a two-time James Beard Award semifinalist. Easy Bistro & Bar prides itself on sourcing only the freshest and highest-quality oysters. They also offer an impressive selection of over 300 whiskies, with a strong emphasis on bourbon, as well as featuring Scotch, Irish, Japanese, and Taiwanese options. Their wine list showcases a variety of styles and focuses on new and old-world producers. For business meetings or social events, the private dining room provides an ideal setting.

2026 Highlights: Easy Bistro & Bar is open for dinner daily and serves brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. Customers can also surprise their loved ones with gift cards available for purchase. "

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Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator in 2017
Best French Restaurant by CityScope Magazine in 2025
License #000470993

Menu:

Small Plates
Hearth Roasted Oysters $5
Smoked Grouper Conserva $10
Yellowfin Tuna Raw $20
Spinach And Arugula $18
Strawberry Gazpacho $17
Bear Creek Farms Beef Tartare $20
Niedlov’S Rouge Bread $6
Alabama Peanuts $5
Smoked Olives $7
Sides
Steak Fries $11
Anson Mills Golden Grits $11
Broccolini $11
Asparagus $12
Meats
Hen Of The Woods Mushrooms $35
Joyce Farms Poulet Rouge Chicken $31-$57
Bear Creek Farms Bavette Steak $37
Hearth Roasted Marble Grouper $49
Grouper Collar Mp
Bear Creek Farms 28-Day Dry-Aged Kc Strip Steak $88
Desserts
Sorbet $6
Ricotta Donuts $11
Velvet Elvis $12
Cara Cara Semifreddo $12

Discount:

$20 Off on Holiday Gift Card Purchases for Every $100 Spent

Contact:

(423) 266-1121

Sun-Thu: 4pm - 9pm
Fri & Sat: 4pm - 10pm

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LA CABRIOLE

1341 Burgess Road,
Chattanooga, TN 37419 Directions

Since 1982

Specialities:

Soup Du Jour French Onion Soup Escargots Tomato Basil Soup Cheese Steak Frites Chicken and Smoked Salmon Coffee Tea and Desserts Crab Cakes Appetizer Main Course

" La Cabriole is a family-friendly restaurant that offers authentic French cuisine in a charming country setting. Each seven-course meal is thoughtfully crafted to create a unique and unforgettable dining experience. The seven-course meal includes soup, appetizer, main course, salad, cheese, dessert, and coffee or tea. La Cabriole has been recognized among the Great Restaurants of America for Best French Restaurant and has received the Chattanooga City Scope Dining Out Award for Best French Restaurant. They are a professional member of the Chaine des Rotisseurs and a member of the French American Chamber of Commerce. They can accommodate your dietary restrictions by adjusting any of their seven-course dinners. Guests are welcome to bring a bottle of wine to enhance their experience. At La Cabriole, they pride themselves on offering a variety of dishes made with fresh, high-quality ingredients at affordable prices.

2026 Highlights: La Cabriole required a 1 to 2 days advance Reservations. They also provide Takeout options for the customers. "

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Best of the Best Award by Chattanooga Times Free Press in 2008

Menu:

7-Course Prix Fixe Dinner
$125 Per Person

Contact:

(423) 821-0350 (423) 551-9730

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