Best American restaurants in East Tennessee

Price: Moderate (38)Price: Expensive (13)Price: Very Expensive (3)

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A photo of Tupelo Honey - Knoxville restaurant

1. Tupelo Honey - Knoxville

4.7

Exceptional(2291)

Price: Moderate

• Regional American (Contemporary Southern) • Knoxville

Booked 144 times today

3rd time here in 6 weeks, absolutely delicious. I highly recommend!!

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2. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill - Knoxville

4.6

Exceptional(1331)

Price: Moderate

• American • Knoxville

Booked 51 times today

Great food as always Great Staff Most prices are reasonable. I am unable to afford the steaks. The Salmon is outstanding.

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3. Chesapeake's Downtown

4.8

Exceptional(818)

Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Knoxville

Booked 23 times today

I had the Sockeye Salmon and my wife had Grouper. They were cooked perfectly. Hostess and wait staff were the best.

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4. Copper Cellar (West)

4.7

Exceptional(217)

Price: Moderate

• American • Knoxville

Booked 21 times today

Great steaks and sides. The crab cake was amazing as well.

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5. Calhoun's Bearden Hill

4.1

Excellent(37)

Price: Moderate

• American • Bearden Hill

Booked 26 times today

We love going to Calhoun’s for the turkey creek salad! The staff is always so welcoming!

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6. Red Lobster - Knoxville - Kingston Pike

4.4

Awesome(34)

Price: Moderate

• Seafood • Knoxville

I just love the crab legs and sitting in the bar area was very quiet! The app also gave me a free dessert for my birthday!

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7. Chesapeake's West Knoxville

4.7

Exceptional(1324)

Price: Expensive

• Seafood • Knoxville

Booked 34 times today

The restaurant does not know how to cook poached eggs. Our eggs came out “hard” and cool to the touch. When we asked they brought hotter eggs but essentially hard boiled again. They offered to fry an egg so it could be “runny.” In the end they took great care of us fixing the bill at least. Still overall a favorite place for us to eat. Really good seafood and steaks usually.

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8. The Walnut Kitchen

4.5

Awesome(1310)

Price: Expensive

• American • Maryville

Booked 28 times today

Absolutely amazing food. The chef here pours his heart into every single thing he makes. We went for half price wine night and the environment was lively, without being noisy. Amazing people coming together for great food. The few times I’ve been here I’ve had experienced Foster, Gracie, and Tina (and the kind man who checks in on tables), and every single person truly cares about the dining experience and is so knowledgeable about the menu. I cannot wait to see what fall brings, because I know it will be bringing me back.