A cheese board with vintage music, seafood to share above the West Village, or a meat-and-cheese board at the Chattanooga Choo Choo: choose your Chattanooga wine stop by what you want alongside the glass. JMac’s Vino & Vinyl and 50/50 Wine + Martini Bar are wine-led bars, while Paloma Bar de Tapas offers a rooftop restaurant setting.
All three suit a seated drink with something to eat. The choice is one stop for the occasion, rather than a bar crawl, and a hosted wine tasting is a separate plan from dropping in for a glass.
A glass of wine and something to eat
| Venue | Area | What to order | Typical spend per person | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMac’s | Downtown, Georgia Avenue | Cheese board | $20–35 | Sunday–Tuesday |
| Paloma | West Village | Conservas | $25–45 | Sunday |
| 50/50 | Southside, Choo Choo | The Kinsey Board | $20–35 | Monday |
JMac’s suits wine, cheese and vintage music. Paloma adds a West Village skyline outlook to Spanish-influenced tapas, while 50/50 puts a substantial sharing board at the centre of a Southside drink. Conservas are preserved fish or seafood, a savoury accompaniment to wine rather than a full main course.
Your bill rises with a more expensive glass or fewer people sharing the food. Treat the ranges as a light wine-and-food stop, not dinner with several drinks. US menu prices usually exclude sales tax, which is added to the bill. For seated service, a tip of roughly 18–20% of the pre-tax total is customary and comes on top.
Ask for seats if eating is part of the visit, rather than assuming a place at the bar. Keep a casual walk-in flexible about seating and timing. For a group or a food visit at a fixed time, reserve ahead. An ordinary glass lets you choose your wine and pace, while a hosted tasting means joining a guided session.
JMac’s Vino & Vinyl
JMac’s Vino & Vinyl pairs a shared cheese board with vintage music, making it a choice for a downtown evening centred on a glass rather than a full meal. On Georgia Avenue, the bar also serves craft beer and cocktails, so companions need not all choose wine.
Order the cheese board for the table and choose individual glasses to go with it. Sharing gives you something to return to between sips without committing everyone to the same wine. The music is part of the regular bar experience, with live performances sometimes adding to the vintage selection.
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Regular wine-and-food service runs Wednesday–Saturday, 5pm–10pm. That makes JMac’s an evening stop rather than an afternoon glass. Leave the guided World of Wine session for an occasion when you want the host to lead the drinking, and choose an ordinary bar visit when conversation and a shared board are the priority.
- Name
- JMac’s – Vino & Vinyl
- Location
- 608 Georgia Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37402 Maps
Paloma Bar de Tapas
Paloma Bar de Tapas combines Spanish-influenced small plates with a West Village skyline outlook. Choose it when the setting matters as much as the wine: this is a rooftop tapas restaurant and bar in The Westin Chattanooga.
Conservas are the food choice for a glass-and-bite visit here. Share them with a companion and keep the order focused if you want a light stop, or add tapas if the occasion develops into dinner.
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Head to the hotel’s tenth floor for the dining and drinking space. Regular service runs Monday–Thursday, 4pm–11pm, and Friday–Saturday, 4pm–midnight. The afternoon opening makes Paloma useful for an early drink with food before the rest of your evening, as well as a later seated visit.
- Name
- Paloma Bar de Tapas
- Location
- 801 Pine St, Chattanooga, TN 37402 Maps
50/50 Wine + Martini Bar
50/50 Wine + Martini Bar puts a meat-and-cheese sharing board alongside wine in the Chattanooga Choo Choo complex. Its Station Street location makes it a Southside choice, and the martini side of the menu gives a mixed group an alternative to wine.
Order The Kinsey Board, with three meats, two cheeses and accompaniments. It costs $25 for the board, so sharing it spreads the food part of the bill. Choose your glasses separately rather than treating the board as a set pairing.
The Local Cheese Board on the January 2026 menu featured two selections from Sequatchie Cove. That was a different board from the Kinsey recommendation. For a sweet alternative, the same January menu listed a Dessert Board, described as “one of everything”, for $26.
- Name
- Fifty Fifty Wine and Martini Bar
- Location
- 43 Station St, Chattanooga, TN 37408 Maps
The Choo Choo’s former railway-terminal setting gives this stop a recognisable Southside landmark. If a shared board sounds too light for dinner, Southside restaurants for a full meal offer a food-first choice around the complex.
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Posted bar hours are Sunday and Tuesday–Thursday, 4pm–10pm, and Friday–Saturday, 3pm–1am. Plan the food part earlier rather than saving it for the end of a late night. For an ordinary visit, choose a glass and board at your own pace, rather than joining a hosted tasting.
Wine tastings at JMac’s and 50/50
JMac’s World of Wine and 50/50’s hosted tastings are the choices for guided wine tasting, rather than simply ordering a glass with food. They turn the occasion towards learning about the wine, with a host shaping what you taste.
At JMac’s, World of Wine explores a different region and theme with a sommelier. Wine and charcuterie are included, so the food accompanies the guided session rather than being a separate cheese-board order. Sessions run on Wednesdays, 5:30pm–6:30pm.
50/50 holds tastings weekly, exploring new producers, regions and styles. It also hosts special sessions with local representatives. Choose this format when discovering unfamiliar wines is the point of the visit. An ordinary bar stop is the better fit when you want to pick your own glass, share food and let the conversation set the pace.
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