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Champy's Famous Fried Chicken is one of The 9 Best Places for Catfish in Chattanooga.

1. Champy's Famous Fried Chicken

8.7
526 E Ml King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN
Fried Chicken Joint · Martin Luther King · 85 tips and reviews

Leah K.Leah Kanak: The catfish is AMAZING! Get it as comes with the fries and coleslaw. The sausage, cheese, and pickle starter is also to DIE for! Screw the 40's, I gotta save room for the food!

Dixie B.Dixie Bagley: Had the Tomatoes, tamales, catfish, and Fried Chicken and we loved it all! Will be back often! Next time gettin my 40!

Alexander E.Alexander Efiom: That Mississippi Fried Catfish.... Banging!!!

Boat House Rotisserie & Raw Bar is one of The 9 Best Places for Catfish in Chattanooga.

2. Boat House Rotisserie & Raw Bar

8.7
1459 Riverside Dr, Chattanooga, TN
Seafood Restaurant · Bushtown - Highland Park · 75 tips and reviews

Mona A.Mona Allday: Catfish!!!

Dave Z.Dave Z: Fantastic fried catfish.

Michelle L.Michelle Lancaster: Sit out on the deck for the great view. The guac dip they have is pretty damn good! As is the salmon. Nom nom.

Bea's Restaurant is one of The 9 Best Places for Catfish in Chattanooga.

3. Bea's Restaurant

7.7
4500 Dodds Ave, Chattanooga, TN
Southern Food Restaurant · South Chattanooga · 24 tips and reviews

Joseph P.Joseph Pendergrass: Fried chicken and fried catfish are probably the best in town. Tip: try the chow-chow on your pintos!

Ned (Mr. Lubbock) C.Ned (Mr. Lubbock) Carriger: This Chattanooga restaurant has been around for 63 years. They serve up their Southern family recipes on a lazy Susan. Very unique and worth Tryon at least once.

Buddy S.Buddy Shirk: Judy Carmichael, at Bea's! What she said on her FB page: "Best fried chicken I've ever had and I live ACROSS THE STREET from the best fried chicken place in the Hamptons. I'm afraid Bea's is better"

Uncle Larry's Restaurant is one of The 9 Best Places for Catfish in Chattanooga.

4. Uncle Larry's Restaurant

7.6
736 MLK Blvd, Chattanooga, TN
Southern Food Restaurant · Martin Luther King · 4 tips and reviews

Wendy G.Wendy Garrison: To me the catfish didn't taste like catfish.

Quincy H.Quincy Hall: Best Catfish I've ever had. I highly recommend this place.

Erik G.Erik Gray: Fried green tomatoes, and all varieties of fried fish. The service is out-of-this-world great.

Nooga-Q Smokehouse & Grille is one of The 9 Best Places for Catfish in Chattanooga.

5. Nooga-Q Smokehouse & Grille

7.6
301 Signal Mountain Road, Red Bank, TN
BBQ Joint · 8 tips and reviews

Jon M.Jon Moss: All you can eat catfish (Friday's) and BBQ ribs (Saturday) 4pm - close

Kyle H.Kyle Hawkins: The owner & servers are awesome! Food is great too! I love the Briskey Loaded Potato!!

T B.T Brie: This usually is my favorite place to go as I love their banana pudding as well as their BBQ pork. However this time I was not pleased what so ever. My beans and pork were COLD as can be. 👎🏾

Blue Orleans Seafood Restaurant is one of The 9 Best Places for Catfish in Chattanooga.

6. Blue Orleans Seafood Restaurant

7.5
1463 Market St, Suite 100 (Main St.), Chattanooga, TN
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Downtown Chattanooga · 18 tips and reviews

Monica P.Monica Proyaseng: Very busy but great food and environment. The employees were very friendly! As an appetizer, we got the crawfish fritters.The seafood platter and Mardi Gras pasta was yummy!

LadyDeidra C.LadyDeidra C: Correction, the crawfish bisque is amazing and then some ;-)

Joshua E.Joshua Elliott: Triple sampler: Jambalaya, Crawfish Etouffee, and Gumbo

Easy Bistro & Bar is one of The 9 Best Places for Catfish in Chattanooga.

7. Easy Bistro & Bar

8.6
203 Broad St (8th St), Chattanooga, TN
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Downtown Chattanooga · 36 tips and reviews

Toland H.Toland Hon: The soft shell crab, steak tartare, and crawfish artichoke dip were delicious! The service was amazing too!

RootsRatedRootsRated: Arguably Chattanooga's best downtown restaurant, Easy Bistro provides a chic debonair atmosphere with excellent food, classy cocktails, and a great location within walking distance of the River Walk. Read more.

Neil P.Neil Patel: Trout with Creamy Grits, and Potatos Gratin!!!

Red Lobster is one of The 9 Best Places for Catfish in Chattanooga.

8. Red Lobster

7.9
2131 Northgate Mall Dr (Hixson Pike), Chattanooga, TN
American Restaurant · Northgate - Big Ridge · 14 tips and reviews

ᴡ L.ᴡ Loveless: Our waiter, Drew, was outstanding; attentive without hovering. Personality + and confident. Grouper not bad, tilapia for $10 less would have sufficed. Still good and will return.

Amanda P.Amanda Poynter: Cheese Biscuits are my fave thing ever!!!

Mike S.Mike S: Crab stuffed mushrooms

City Café Diner is one of The 9 Best Places for Catfish in Chattanooga.

9. City Café Diner

7.8
7641 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, TN
Diner · 53 tips and reviews

Mike D.Mike Dyer: Great place to eat! They have a huge menu, a lot to choose from! The food was amazing!!!!

Steven F.Steven Flynn: The Italian Omelette is amazing .... Good Service with that diner feel.

John R.John Rollan: Cakes. All the cakes.