Restaurants in Athens, TN

Looking for somewhere to eat in Athens, Tennessee? Our guide covers 29 places, including 7 fast food restaurants, 5 sandwich shops, 3 pizza restaurants, and 3 chicken restaurants. Every listing shows opening hours, contact details and a map pin – hover a place to find it on the map and tap Route to navigate.

Typical hoursMost places open around 9:00 AM and close around 10:00 PM on weekdays.
Open on Sundays94% of places with known hours
Late-night options72% stay open until 10 PM or later

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Compare the places in Athens

18 of the 29 places in Athens publish their opening hours; 17 are open on Sundays and 13 stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night.

On weekdays the earliest to open is Dunkin' (5:00 AM), and the last to close is Taco Bell (2:00 AM).

For comparison, across Tennessee the typical weekday runs from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and 88% of places open on Sundays.

Opening hours of every place in Athens
PlaceWeekdaysSunday
Burger KingFast Food Restaurant6:00 AM – 10:00 PM7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Arby'sSandwich Shop10:00 AM – 10:00 PM10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Domino'sPizza Restaurant10:00 AM – 12:00 AM10:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Dunkin'Donut Shop5:00 AM – 10:00 PM5:00 AM – 10:00 PM
KFCChicken Restaurant10:00 AM – 10:00 PM10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
McDonald'sFast Food Restaurant5:30 AM – 11:00 PM5:30 AM – 11:00 PM
Papa John'sPizza Restaurant10:00 AM – 11:00 PM10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
Small's Drive InHamburger Restaurant11:00 AM – 6:45 PMClosed
SonicFast Food Restaurant6:00 AM – 12:00 AM8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
SubwaySandwich Shop7:00 AM – 10:00 PM9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
SubwaySandwich Shop9:00 AM – 10:00 PM9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
SubwaySandwich Shop7:00 AM – 9:00 PM9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Taco BellMexican Restaurant7:00 AM – 2:00 AM7:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Taco BellMexican Restaurant7:00 AM – 2:00 AM7:00 AM – 2:00 AM
Wendy'sFast Food Restaurant9:00 AM – 10:00 PM9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Western Sizzlin'American Restaurant9:00 AM – 9:00 PM9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Zaxby'sChicken Restaurant10:00 AM – 9:00 PM10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Midway MilkshakeHamburger Restaurant11:00 AM – 9:00 PM11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Angela's Miami GrillCuban RestaurantNot listedNot listed
Bojangles'Chicken RestaurantNot listedNot listed
Dairy Queen Grill & ChillIce Cream ShopNot listedNot listed
Hardee'sFast Food RestaurantNot listedNot listed
Hardee'sFast Food RestaurantNot listedNot listed
Lotus Thai CuisineThai RestaurantNot listedNot listed
Pizza HutPizza RestaurantNot listedNot listed
SubwaySandwich ShopNot listedNot listed
Buddy's Bar-B-Q AthensFast Food RestaurantNot listedNot listed
Tastee King DonutsDonut ShopNot listedNot listed
The Zenful PandaCafeNot listedNot listed

Eating out in Athens: what the data says

The most common kinds of places in Athens are fast food restaurants (7), sandwich shops (5), and pizza restaurants (3) – together 52% of the 29 places in our Athens guide.

Among the 18 places in Athens with published opening hours, the typical weekday runs from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM. 94% open on Sundays, 44% open by 7 AM for an early breakfast, and 72% serve until 10 PM or later – a solid choice of late-night options. Use the Open now switch above the list to see only places that are open at this moment.