07/25/2026
If you’re ever in Gatlinburg and trying to figure out where to eat, Best Italian Cafè in Elks Plaza needs to be on your list. 🍝🍕🇮🇹
We’re locals and this place has always been one of our favorites! We went last night for date night and it was SO good. The food & drinks were a 10/10 and sitting outside by the river was so nice. It’s such a cute spot to sit down and chill after walking around downtown.
My go-to drink is their lemon cake martini and it is seriously AMAZING. 🍋🍸 For appetizers, we got the mozzarella sticks and garlic rolls (both were so good!), and for our meal we shared the Big Bear Pizza and the Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. Everything was phenomenal!
And to top off the night… we even got to see a bear in the river!!
Definitely one of the best restaurants we’ve tried in Gatlinburg, and we’ll 100% be going back. If you’ve been, what’s your favorite thing to order? 👀