City guide · Chattanooga, Tennessee
Where to Eat Barbecue in Chattanooga
Killer potatoes, scrap plates and old gas-station smokehouses, from the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
St. Louis ribs at Edley's. Photo: Edley's Bar-B-Que
Barbecue · North Shore
Edley's Bar-B-Que
Edley's barbecue on Manufacturers Road in Chattanooga.
- Today
Why go
Edley's Chattanooga location is on Manufacturers Road.1 Will and Catharine Newman founded Edley's in 2011 in Nashville's 12 South neighborhood.23 The Times Free Press reviewed the Chattanooga spot in 2018 and called it pure Southern comfort.4
Good to know
- Open daily1
What people are saying
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In the press
- Nov 17, 2021The Tennessean · Edley's owner celebrates 10 years in business with some tough talk about Memphis barbecue
- Jan 31, 2018Chattanooga Times Free Press · Restaurant review: Edley's Bar-B-Que is pure Southern comfort
What we don’t know yet
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- Prices
- Wood and pits
- Cash or card
- The pitmaster
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Distances are straight-line miles from Edley's Chattanooga, not driving distance.
Nearest trail: Franklin and Williamson County Trail, about 99 miles away.
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Own Edley's Bar-B-Que? Get a Featured partner listing (paid)
Researched by Erik Peterson, sources linked below.
Sources (4) · every fact on this page links to one
- Chattanooga · Edley's Bar-B-Que · Checked Oct 27, 2026
- Edley's story · Edley's Bar-B-Que · Checked Oct 27, 2026
- Edley's owner celebrates 10 years in business with some tough talk about Memphis barbecue · The Tennessean · published Nov 17, 2021 · checked Oct 27, 2026
- Restaurant review: Edley's Bar-B-Que is pure Southern comfort · Chattanooga Times Free Press · published Jan 31, 2018 · checked Oct 27, 2026
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