As businesses respond to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), in these uncertain times, many have decided that the best way they can support visitors and locals is by temporarily closing their doors. Many restaurants are offering take-out or delivery options during this time as indoor dining is currently prohibited across Tennessee. We want to provide you with a resource to help you navigate the area during this time and will update as information is available.
Open Attractions:
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Phased re-opening starting with roads and trails. More information here.
- Alcatraz East
- Anakeesta – Scheduled to open May 21
- Beyond the Lens
- Biblical Times Dinner Theatre
- Build-A-Bear Workshop at The Island
- Byrd’s Cookie Company
- Buttonwillow Civil War Theater – Re-opening June 1. Shop & Mini Museum to remain open at this time
- Bluff Mountain Adventures – Now Open – Call for information on COVID 19 restrictions
- Chocolate Monkey
- Christ in the Smokies Museum & Gardens
- Christmas Place
- Comedy Barn Pigeon Forge
- Cooters
- Country Tonite Pigeon Forge – Reopening June 5, 2020
- Climbworks
- Crave Golf Club
- Dolly Parton’s Stampede
- Dollywood and Dreammore Resort – Phased Reopening will begin on June 15 at Dollywood. Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort & Spa opens June 10. Season Passholder Reservations are required and date-based tickets will be available for general admission at a limited daily capacity. See COVID-19 guidelines here.
- Double Decker Bus Tours
- Fat Daddy’s Arcade
- Floyd Garrett’s Muscle Car Museum
- Foxfire Mountain Adventure Park – Plan to reopen May 22
- Gatlinburg SkyLift Park – Plan to reopen May 22
- Gatlinburg Space Needle
- Gatlin’s Escape Games
- Gatlin’s Fun Center
- Goats on the Roof Alpine Coaster
- Grand Majestic Dinner Theater
- Great Smokies Flea Market
- Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center
- Great Smoky Mountain Murder Mystery Dinner Show
- Great Smoky Mountain Wheel
- Hatfield and McCoy Dinner Show
- Hillbilly Golf
- Hollywood Star Cars of Gatlinburg – Open with limited hours
- Hollywood Wax Museum Entertainment Center
- Lid’l Dolly’s
- Lock Stock & Blade: Open with limited hours. (Call for more info (865)-366-3040)
- Lodge Cast Iron Pigeon Forge
- Magic Beyond Belief
- MagiQuest Pigeon Forge: Open 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Margaritaville Island Hotel: Taking reservations for arrival dates from June 1st forward
- Mel’s Classic Diner
- Mill Bridge Winery
- Moonpie General Store
- Mountain Valley Winery
- Mysterious Mansion of Gatlinburg
- NOC Nantahala Outdoor Center – All river and land-based adventures open with modifications.
- Ober Gatlinburg – Shops and Food Service in the Downtown Tramway Mall are open – the tram, on-mountain activities, and on-mountain shops are closed until further notice.
- Ole Smoky Barrelhouse – Open at limited capacity (no tastings)
- Ole Smoky Distillery -Open at limited capacity (no tastings)
- Ole Smoky Moonshine Pigeon Forge -Open at limited capacity (no tastings)
- Parrot Mountain & Gardens
- Paula Deen’s Lumberjack Feud Show & Adventure Park
- Pigeon Forge Community Center
- Pigeon Forge Snow
- Pigeon Forge Traders Gift Shop
- Pigeon Forge Trolley
- Pirates Voyage Dinner Show
- Rafting in the Smokies
- Rainforest Adventures
- Red Skelton Tribute Theater
- Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
- Rocky Top Mountain Coaster
- Rowdy Bear Mountain Coaster
- Sevier Air
- Sevier County Library branches
- Sevierville Community Center: Reopening May 18
- Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster
- Smoky Mountain Escape Games
- Smoky Mountain Knife Works
- Smoky Mountain Opry
- Smoky Mountain Outdoors Whitewater Rafting
- Smoky Mountain Pink Jeep Tours – Tours resume May 20
- Smoky Mountain Popcorn Company
- Smoky Mountain Ziplines
- Stages West
- Sugarlands Distilling Company – Tours suspended until further notice. The store is open for liquor sales and tastings at this time.
- Sugarlands Visitor Center
- Tennessee Cider Company
- Tennessee Homemade Wines
- Tennessee Mountain Tours – Booking new tours after June 15
- The Escape Game Pigeon Forge
- The Island Pigeon Forge
- The Coaster at Goats on the Roof
- The Tomb
- The Track – Mini Golf and Fat Daddy’s Arcade ONLY
- Three Bears General Store
- Titanic Museum – Scheduled to open June 1
- Top Jump Trampoline Park
- Wahoo Ziplines
- Wilderness At The Smokies – Reopening May 28
- Wonderworks
Business Closures
The following businesses/attractions in the area have temporarily closed to help ease the spread of COVID-19:
- A Long Story Short Company: Closed until further notice
- Alewine Pottery – Closed until further notice. (Online ordering is still available)
- Bush’s Visitors Center – Closed until further notice
- Forbidden Caverns – Opening delayed until further notice
- Governor’s Crossing Stadium 14 Theater – Scheduled to reopen on June 16, 2020
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad – Scheduled to reopen June 4, 2020
- Nascar Speedpark – Scheduled to reopen June 3, 2020
- Ripken Baseball Experience – Closed until further notice
- Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, 5D Moving Theater, Haunted Adventure, Marvelous Mirror Maze, Guinness World Records Adventure, Davy Crockett Mini-Golf Course & Super Fun Zone: Closed until further notice
- Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum – Closed until further notice
- Smoky Mountain Winery: Closed until further notice
- Tennessee Museum of Aviation – Closed until further notice
- Trillium Cove Visitor & Education Center: Closed through the end of April
- Wonders of Magic – Show suspended until further notice
Restaurant Closures and Adjustments
As of Friday, May 15, 2020, all restaurants in the state of Tennessee are allowed to reopen dine-in service with seating restrictions limited to 50% capacity for safety. Many businesses are offering take-out, drive-thru or delivery services but some have decided to temporarily close. (Please contact restaurants to confirm hours and services as this list may not be all-inclusive or out of date as offerings quickly change)
- Alamo Steakhouse – Now Open
- Alamo Steakhouse Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- Apple Barn Winery – Now Open
- Applewood Farmhouse Grill – Now Open
- Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant – Now Open
- Bennett’s BBQ Gatlinburg – Now Open
- Bennett’s BBQ Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- Big Daddy’s Pizzeria Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- Big Daddy’s Pizzeria Sevierville – Now Open
- Blue Moose Burgers & Wings – Now Open
- Brick & Spoon – Now Open
- Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. – Now Open
- Bullfish Grill – Now Open
- Burg Coffees – Open for carryout only
- Calhoun’s Gatlinburg – Now Open
- Calhoun’s Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- Carino’s Italian – Now Open
- Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen – Now Open
- Cherokee Grill Gatlinburg – Now Open
- Chesapeake’s Seafood and Raw Bar – Now Open
- Chick-fil-A – Drive through available
- Chipotle Mexican Grill – Pickup and Delivery available
- Chubby’s Deli – Now Open
- Coffee and Company – Now Open
- Cookie Dough Bliss – Gatlinburg – Now Open
- Corky’s Ribs & BBQ – Now Open
- Courthouse Donuts – Closed
- Crawdaddy’s Restaurant & Oyster Bar Gatlinburg – Now Open
- Crockett’s Breakfast Camp – Now Open
- Crystelle Creek – Now Open
- Curl de la Creme – Now Open
- Dave & Buster’s – Closed until further notice
- Delauder’s Smoky Mountain BBQ – Now Open
- Drafts Burger Bar – Now Open
- Dulce Nitrogen – Ice Cream & Bubble Tea – Now Open
- El Paso Mexican Restaurant – Now Open
- Fannie Farkle’s – Now Open
- Five Guys Burgers and Fries Gatlinburg – Now Open
- Five Oaks Farm Kitchen – Now Open
- Flapjack’s Pancake Cabin Gatlinburg – Now Open
- Flapjack’s Pancake Cabin Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- Fuddruckers – Now Open
- Gatlinburg Brewing Company – Now Open
- Gaucho Urbano – Brazilian Steakhouse – Now Open
- Golden Corral Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- Golden Corral Sevierville – Now Open
- Gondolier Italian Restaurant – Delivery Available
- Graze Burgers – Open for take-out
- The Greenbriar – Now Open
- Hard Rock Cafe Pigeon Forge – Closed until further notice
- Harpoon Harry’s Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- Healthy Balance Meals – Now Open
- HOT Diggity DAWG – Now Open
- Holston’s Kitchen – Now Open
- Howard’s Steakhouse – Closed until further notice
- Huck Finn’s Catfish – Now Open
- Iron Boar Saloon – Now Open
- Joe & Pop’s Sub Shoppe – Take out only
- Joe’s Crab Shack – Now Open
- Johnny Rockets Gatlinburg – Take-out available
- J.T. Hannah’s Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- Junction 35 Spirits – Now Open
- Little House of Pancakes – Now Open
- Local Goat New American Restaurant – Now Open
- Loco Burro Gatlinburg – Now Open
- Log Cabin Pancake House in Gatlinburg, TN – Now Open
- LongHorn Steakhouse – Now Open
- Maddog’s Creamery & Donuts – Now Open
- Mama’s Farmhouse – Now Open
- Margaritaville Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- Mellow Mushroom Gatlinburg – Curbside and delivery available
- Mellow Mushroom Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- MonsterMash Burgers – Drive-thru available
- Mulligan’s Restaurant at the Sevierville Golf Club – Now Open
- Nagano Japanese Grill – Closed until further notice
- No Way Jose’s Cantina – Open for To-Go orders only with curbside service from 12 pm – 7 pm
- Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom: – Take-out and delivery
- Old Mill Creamery – Now Open
- Old Mill Restaurant – Now Open
- Ole Red – Now Open
- Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen in Pigeon Forge, TN – Now Open
- Paw Paw’s Catfish Kitchen – Carryout available
- Pigeon Forge Deli – Closed until further notice
- Poynor’s Pommes Frites – Now Open
- Puckers Sports Grill – Now Open
- Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant – Now Open
- Quaker Steak and Lube – Now Open
- Reagan’s House of Pancakes – Now Open
- Red Oak Bistro – Reopens May 21
- Rita’s Italian Ice – Now Open
- Ruby Sunshine – Now Open
- Sawyer’s Farmhouse Restaurant – Now Open
- Sevier Distilling Company – Now Open
- Smokies Cuban Cafe – Now Open
- Smoky Mountain Brewery Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- Smoky Mountain Brewery Gatlinburg – Now Open
- Smoky Mountain Espresso – Now Open
- Smoky Mountain Pancake House – Now Open
- Smoky’s Pancake Cabin – Now Open
- Split Rail Eats – Open for Take-out
- Steak N Shake – Open for Take-out, drive-thru and delivery
- Stillwater Cold Brew Coffee – Online ordering available
- Sunliner Diner – Now Open
- TGI Friday’s Sevierville – Now Open
- Thai Basil – Now Open
- Texas Roadhouse Gatlinburg – Now Open
- TGI Fridays Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge – Now Open
- The Best Italian Cafe and Pizzeria – Carryout and limited delivery available
- The Casual Pint– Carryout and delivery available – Also offering daily specials on their Facebook page
- The Chop House – Now Open
- The Local Attraction Gastropub – Closed until further notice
- The Melting Pot Gatlinburg – Now Open
- The Park Grill – Now Open
- The Peddler – Now Open
- The Pottery House Cafe and Grille – Take-out and delivery available
- The Wildflour Bakehouse – Limited hours with take-out available
- Three Jimmy’s Restaurant Gatlinburg – Carryout only available on Thurs, Fri, and Sat
- Tony Gore’s Smoky Mountain BBQ – Now Open
- Trish’s Mountain Diner – Open for Take-Out and Curbside
- Wild Plum Tea Room – Closed until further notice
