Best Wine Lists in Tennessee

Crawdaddy's Restaurant & Oyster Bar

Downtown Parkway · Gatlinburg · Cajun, Seafood, American

The Lazy List

Come for the crawfish and the balcony view, skip the wine list entirely — or grab a $6 Pinot Grigio and make peace with it. This is a cocktail-and-beer spot that happens to have a few bottles of grocery store wine on the menu.

Loco Burro Fresh Mex Cantina

Downtown Parkway Rooftop · Gatlinburg · Mexican, Tex-Mex

The Lazy List

Loco Burro is a great spot for a frozen margarita on a Smoky Mountain rooftop — the wine list is just not the reason you're here, and no one pretends otherwise. Order a cocktail, enjoy the view, and save your serious wine curiosity for a different night.

Mellow Mushroom Gatlinburg

Downtown Parkway · Gatlinburg · Pizza, American, Bar

The Lazy List

Mellow Mushroom Gatlinburg is a genuinely fun spot for pizza and a cold beer — lean into that and you'll have a great time. The wine list, though, is an afterthought dressed up as a menu section, and no amount of hippie décor changes that math.

The Greenbrier Restaurant

Newman Road / Hillside · Gatlinburg · Upscale Steakhouse & American Fine Dining

The Reliable

The Greenbrier is doing exactly what a fine dining steakhouse in a national park tourist corridor should do with wine — keeping it approachable, stocking names people recognize, and not getting too weird about it. It's not a wine destination, but it won't embarrass itself either; send a friend who wants a solid Cab with a great steak and a mountain view.

The Best Italian on Elks Plaza

East Parkway / Elks Plaza · Gatlinburg · Italian

The Reliable

The Best Italian's wine list does exactly what it needs to do: keep casual diners happy, not drain wallets, and get out of the way of the garlic knots. We wouldn't drive to Gatlinburg for the wine, but if you're already there and want something decent with dinner, you'll be fine.

Tennessee Homemade Wines

Downtown Parkway · Gatlinburg · Winery Tasting Room

The Wild Card

Tennessee Homemade Wines isn't trying to be a serious wine destination and it's better for it — this is a fun, honest, local-first tasting room that delivers exactly what Gatlinburg visitors are actually looking for. Send your friends here if they want a taste of Appalachian winemaking culture, not if they're chasing a Riedel-and-Rhône experience.

Smoky Mountain Winery

Cherry Street · Gatlinburg · Winery

The Wild Card

This isn't a destination for serious wine drinkers, and it knows that — Smoky Mountain Winery is a cheerful, unpretentious regional stop that delivers exactly what it promises. If you're in Gatlinburg and curious about Tennessee fruit wines, this is the place; if you're hunting for a serious cellar, keep driving.

The Peddler Steakhouse

River Road · Gatlinburg · Steakhouse, American

The Reliable

The Peddler is a legitimately great steakhouse experience in a gorgeous setting, and the wine list is competent enough to get the job done — but it's a supporting cast, not a destination. Order the Jordan, get the steak, enjoy the river view, and don't expect the list to surprise you.

The Park Grill

National Park Corridor / Parkway · Gatlinburg · American, Steakhouse

The Reliable

The Park Grill is a reliable dinner stop if you're winding down after a day in the Smokies and want a solid glass of California wine with your steak — just don't expect the list to reward curiosity or spare your wallet. Send your friends here for the food and the vibe; tell them to drink the Sonoma-Cutrer and not overthink it.

Alamo Steakhouse Gatlinburg

East Parkway · Gatlinburg · Steakhouse, American

The Lazy List

Alamo Steakhouse is genuinely great at what it does — the oak-fired meats are the draw and they deliver. But the wine list is purely functional, overpriced for what it is, and built for tourists who aren't going to push back on a Kendall-Jackson upcharge. Come for the steak, order a bourbon, and save the wine enthusiasm for somewhere else.

The Heirloom Room Restaurant & Bar

Downtown Parkway · Gatlinburg · New American / Upscale Casual

The Reliable

The Heirloom Room is doing more for wine than most spots in Gatlinburg, and that counts for something. Just go in knowing you're getting a comfortable, familiar list at tourist-town prices — not a revelation.

The Melting Pot Gatlinburg

Downtown Parkway · Gatlinburg · Fondue-focused American

The Reliable

The Melting Pot Gatlinburg isn't a wine destination, but it's a perfectly serviceable place to drink a familiar bottle while melting things in cheese — especially on a Wednesday when the half-price bottle deal makes the steep baseline markups a lot more forgivable. Send a friend here for the fondue experience, not the wine list.