CHESAPEAKE'S

Even people who don't particularly prefer seafood will agree that Chesapeake's is a darn good seafood restaurant. Hidden on Henley Street near Summer Place, Chesapeake's for nearly 25 years has been serving up some of Knoxville's finest sea fare.

The interior of Chesapeake's could very well pass for the underbelly of a ship's cabin. A pirate could clomp into the atmospheric lounge, right up to the bar, and you might not even notice.

Then there's the food. Looking for a dinner of crab imperial, scrimp scampi, live Maine lobster, Alaska salmon or swordfish? Well, you've come to the right place. Chesapeake's has plenty of seafood favorites to choose from.

By the time your meal is finished, you very well may have convinced yourself that you're really at some ocean-side restaurant instead of hundreds of miles away from the coastline in the Tennessee hills.

Runners-up: Dandridge Seafood House and Red Lobster