The Tomato Head

The Tomato Head Food gotta cook. Don't come out of a can. Serving fresh food and culture for our Knoxville neighbors since 1990. Our lunch meats are nitrite/nitrate free.
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A Market Square restaurant that was called by the New York Times as “the nexus for all things hip and happening in town” is well-known for our vegan and vegetarian fare. Don't worry - we have the carnivores covered, too. You'll find antibiotic free chicken, Benton's Bacon, Italian sausage and our house made lamb sausage. You can find a second location of The Tomato Head in The Gallery Shopping Cen

ter, located at 7240 Kingston Pike in West Hills (on Facebook ). Our bread and desserts are fresh and baked close to home by our sister Flour Head Bakery, check them out on Facebook ! Our restaurant was voted by Metro Pulse readers as the Best Pizza for the past ten years and Best Restaurant for the past 15 years in their annual Best Of Knoxville poll. If you can't make it out to one our restaurants, look for us in your grocery aisle. You'll find Tomato Head products at Three Rivers Market (regular and vegan spinach & sundried tomato pesto, and hummus + Flour Head Bakery granola and a fine selection of breads) and Butler & Bailey Market (hummus, regular and vegan spinach & sundried tomato pesto and Flour Head Bakery granola). And you can find our hummus throughout the Knoxville and the southeast at Kroger, Whole Foods Market, Earth Fare and may independent stores.

If you’ve spent any time in East Tennessee you don’t need us to tell you how special Dolly was. I have always been struc...
08/26/2026

If you’ve spent any time in East Tennessee you don’t need us to tell you how special Dolly was. I have always been struck by the many different ways Dolly touched people’s lives. Whether it was through music or her considerable charitable efforts, she left a mark on East Tennessee, and the world, that will not be forgotten. In honor of Dolly’s spirit and life, for the month of September, we will be donating the proceeds from every Tomato Head sandwich to the Imagination Library . With over 330 million books distributed to kids across the world, all beginning in our little neck of the woods, we can’t imagine a better way to celebrate and remember the one and only: Miss Dolly Parton.

The streets of downtown Knoxville are a little bit safer today thanks to spoodarman or maybe Spider-Man. We are honored ...
08/07/2026

The streets of downtown Knoxville are a little bit safer today thanks to spoodarman or maybe Spider-Man. We are honored he stopped by either way since he probably should be out promoting his new movie

How can you not love a market square mushroom
07/28/2026

How can you not love a market square mushroom

We are ready for the day! Come eat pizza 🍅 🍅
07/10/2026

We are ready for the day! Come eat pizza 🍅 🍅

Closed for the 4th of July! In the restaurant industry, we end up working way more holidays than we have off. So, it’s a...
07/04/2026

Closed for the 4th of July!
In the restaurant industry, we end up working way more holidays than we have off. So, it’s always special to have those rare days off. Today, we will be sharing in the barbecues and fireworks with our friends and family, and we will be back at it tomorrow for regular hours!

So… we got our wires crossed a little bit. The official first Friday celebration is actually on July 10th, but when foun...
07/01/2026

So… we got our wires crossed a little bit. The official first Friday celebration is actually on July 10th, but when found out we were already all so excited for Ed McDaniel this Friday we decided to have our own little first Friday celebration (on the first Friday). So come swing by, grab a beer and enjoy some music this Friday!

06/29/2026

July will be here before you know it and with July comes another first Friday edition of vinyl vibes at Tomato Head downtown! This Friday, July 3rd, Ed McDaniel will be in charge of the vibes from 6-8:30 pm, we can’t wait to see y’all there

We are constantly testing and working on new recipes around here. Along the way, our staff helps taste test and provides...
06/25/2026

We are constantly testing and working on new recipes around here. Along the way, our staff helps taste test and provides feedback. Sometimes that means trying a delicious strawberry shortcake cookie and sometimes you have to try caprese salad for the first time.

Happy Father’s Day! Really the fathers in our lives deserve to be celebrated all year, but today makes for a good excuse...
06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day! Really the fathers in our lives deserve to be celebrated all year, but today makes for a good excuse to reminisce or make new memories. Obviously every dad is different, but I don’t think there are many who would be disappointed by a slice of pizza and a beer. So, whether they’re sitting across the table from you or smiling in your memories, raise a slice of pizza and a cold beer to the fathers and father figures who taught us useful things, ridiculous things, and occasionally the difference between the two.
They’ll like that. 
And if you’re hearing their voice in your head while you do it, well, that’s a Father’s Day worth remembering.

Throwback to almost 30 years ago when you needed a fence to serve beer on the square. Now it’s become a designated outdo...
06/15/2026

Throwback to almost 30 years ago when you needed a fence to serve beer on the square. Now it’s become a designated outdoor refreshment area allowing for open containers from select restaurants

Address

12 Market Square
Knoxville, TN
37902

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 11am - 9pm

Telephone

+18656374067

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