Eating Your Way Through Dollywood

Munch, sip, nibble, and crunch your way around Dollywood. We’ve organized this guide by types of foods so you can find favorites quickly.

HEARTY DOWN-HOME MEALS

Relax between rides and shows–dine at eateries with Southern flair.

• Aunt Granny’s One of USA Today’s top 10 theme park restaurants in America! Feast on fried chicken and fish, potatoes, green beans, biscuits, and more.
• Front Porch Cafe Salads, sandwiches, and entrees like roasted chicken or pastas. Chefs here can accommodate food allergies.
• Hickory House BBQ, Miss Lillian’s BBQ Corner, Miss Lillian’s Smokehouse These three stops feature smoky specialties from BBQ sandwiches to brisket.
• Granny Ogle’s Ham & Beans are a Southern classic, plus Granny serves chicken stew and pot pie.
• Till & Harvest Food Hall has seasonal entrees and sandwiches, including vegetarian and vegan options.

HOT DOGS, BURGERS, PIZZA, AND TENDERS 

These family favorites are everywhere! 

• Dogs & Taters: Footlong hot dogs and corn dogs, plus “tater twist” fries.
• The Dog House: Specialty dogs with loads of toppings.
• Red’s Drive-In: 1950s menu with burgers and shakes.
• Grandstand Cafe: Chicken tenders, fries, nachos, hot dogs, and salads.
• Iron Horse Pizza & Lumber Jack’s Pizza: Iron Horse features flatbread pizzas, while Lumber Jack’s offers personal pizzas.

FOOD TRUCKS

At the Food Truck Park in Craftsmen’s Valley, look for a seasonal, changing roster of trucks with Greek food, healthy superfood bowls, baked potatoes, and much more.

SNACKS AND SWEET TREATS

With more than a dozen snack stops, we’ll just hit a few highlights:

• Grist Mill Cinnamon Bread A Dollywood “must.” If you have only one sweet here, make it cinnamon bread. Try it with buttercream icing or apple butter.
• Spotlight Bakery: Cupcakes, cookies, and homemade apple pie are great theme park fuel.
• Funnel Cakes - Two locations serve this fairground classic: Crossroads Funnel Cakes and Splinter’s Funnel Cakes.

SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM

Cold, creamy, sweet. What’s not to love? 

• Blue Ribbon: Cones Enjoy soft-serve and limited edition flavors.
• Dippin’ Dots: Find the flash-frozen ice cream throughout Dollywood.
• Showstreet Ice Cream: Stop for milkshakes, ice cream, and seasonal specials.

When you stay in a Pigeon Forge cabin, you spend less time in your car and more time at Dollywood!