Best Restaurants in Pigeon Forge

Pigeon Forge’s restaurant scene runs along the Parkway — a 5-mile strip of pancake houses, family buffets, and dinner shows. Mixed in with the chains are some genuinely good local spots.

Dollywood Dining

Aunt Granny’s (Dollywood) — All-you-can-eat buffet inside the park. Southern comfort food — fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cornbread. One of the best values in the park.

Grist Mill Cinnamon Bread (Dollywood) — Not a restaurant, but the cinnamon bread from the Grist Mill is Dollywood’s most famous food item. The line is always long. Get it.

Pigeon Forge Timeshare Promotions

Pigeon Forge is home to Dollywood — one of the best theme parks in America — and a massive entertainment corridor in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Timeshare promotional deals here offer mountain cabin and lodge-style accommodations at a fraction of the retail rate for qualified visitors.

Here’s how it works, what it costs, and how to decide if it’s right for your next Pigeon Forge trip.

Things to Do in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Pigeon Forge sits 6 miles north of Gatlinburg on the road to the Great Smoky Mountains. Where Gatlinburg is the quaint mountain village, Pigeon Forge is the loud, neon-lit entertainment strip — Dollywood, dinner shows, go-karts, and a 5-mile stretch of Parkway lined with every attraction imaginable.

Dollywood

Dolly Parton’s theme park is the #1 reason people come to Pigeon Forge, and it delivers. World-class roller coasters (Lightning Rod — the fastest wood-launch coaster in the world, Wild Eagle, and Big Bear Mountain), Appalachian craft demonstrations, seasonal festivals, and Dolly’s personal touch throughout.