Easy Bistro Bar
Easy Bistro & Bar
Downtown bistro run for more than 20 years by chef Erik Niel. It has been a Michelin Recommended restaurant two years running and is known for its oyster bar and handmade pasta.
Located on Chestnut Street downtown, the menu reflects the chef's childhood in Louisiana, blending French and American Southern flavors. Oysters are the centerpiece, with varieties from the Gulf and both the East and West Coasts. An oyster happy hour starts as soon as the doors open in the evening. Michelin highlights the Florida rock shrimp and bottarga handmade wide noodles in lemon butter. Desserts include pot de crème and Italian ricotta doughnuts. The bar carries more than 300 whiskeys. Open evenings; book ahead by phone or through OpenTable on weekends. About $70–100 per person. Walkable from the aquarium area.
Opening hours
Sun–Thu 4–9 p.m., Fri–Sat 4–10 p.m.
Nearby sights
- Creative Discovery Museum
- Tennessee Aquarium
- Southern Belle Riverboat
- Bluff View Art District
- Hunter Museum of American Art
- Chattanooga Choo Choo
- Walnut Street Bridge
- Coolidge Park