Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Knoxville, TN

Southern and soul food in Knoxville at a glance

• Southern and soul food is the 14th largest food category in Knoxville, after bars and pizza.
• Its 1.9% share compares with 0.9% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Knoxville leans toward southern and soul food.
• Of the 27 listed below, 20 are independent and 7 belong to chains; 27 list a website.

Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Knoxville

• Chef Mo's Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 131 E Moody Ave
• Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 3101 Sutherland Ave
• Good Golly Tamale
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 112 S Central St
• Captain Jack's
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2701 E Magnolia Ave
• Emma's Southern Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 3701 Sutherland Ave NW
• J.C. Holdway
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 501 Union Ave
• Jackie's Dream
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1008 E Woodland Ave
• Myrtle's Chicken And Beer
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 13 Market Sq
• Sonny's Original Southern Pub
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2613 Adair Dr
• Southern Grit
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 126 S Central St
• Southern Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1525 White Ave
• Sullivan's Fine Food
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 7545 S Northshore Dr
• Tupelo Honey
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 1 Market Square
• Bojangles
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 9101 Kingston Pike
• Oliver Royale
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 5 Market Square
• Jackie's Dream
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 498 E Jackson Ave
• Aubrey's Powell
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 214 E Emory Rd
• Shoney's
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 4032 N Broadway
• Earl’s Knoxville
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 610 Waterfront Dr
• Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 126 Lovell Rd
• Knox Mason
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 131 S Gay St
• Magnolia Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2405 E Magnolia Ave
• Puleo's Grille
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 260 N Peters Rd
• Puleo's Grille
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 110 Cedar Ln
• Puleo's Grille
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 7224 Region Ln
• Steps House
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 712 Boggs Ave
• The Firefly/ Marble City Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 501 W Church Ave

Southern and soul food elsewhere in Tennessee

Among the Tennessee cities in this guide, the most southern and soul food listings are in Memphis (94), Nashville (85), Chattanooga (24), Franklin (14), Murfreesboro (12) and Clarksville (8).

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