Chattanooga · Tennessee

Paid traffic for restaurants in Chattanooga.

Four Chattanooga restaurants just landed in the first-ever MICHELIN Guide American South. We help you turn that spotlight into orders on your own channel.

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Beatus Mídias runs paid traffic for restaurants in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We build Meta, Google and TikTok campaigns that send orders to your own channel, not a marketplace, so you keep the margin and the customer relationship.

A city whose restaurants just landed on the map of American fine dining.

On November 11, 2025, four Chattanooga restaurants — Little Coyote, Easy Bistro & Bar, Main Street Meats and The Rosecomb — were named in the inaugural MICHELIN Guide American South 2025, the first-ever regional Michelin guide to cover the US South (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Atlanta). Little Coyote received the Bib Gourmand distinction; the other three earned a Recommended listing, out of 228 restaurants selected across the whole region. Chattanooga Tourism Co. CEO Barry White called it validation "of what locals have known for years: that our city offers exceptional dining experiences, worthy of international recognition."

Chattanooga itself is growing too — the city's population reached an estimated 194,144 in 2025, up 6.9% from its 2020 Census base of 181,099. The wider metro area grew from 568,306 residents in 2021 to 594,530 in 2025, a pace a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga white paper describes as "more than double the national pace," with the region expected to surpass 600,000 residents soon. UTC itself just posted a record fall 2025 enrollment of 12,060 students, and the city's accommodation and food services sector generated roughly $1.25 billion in sales in the latest economic census. People are moving in, studying downtown, and eating out — the restaurants that show up in that decision win.

How we work restaurant marketing in Chattanooga

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Questions from Chattanooga restaurant owners.

Why is Chattanooga a strong market for restaurant marketing right now?

On November 11, 2025, four Chattanooga restaurants — Little Coyote (Bib Gourmand), Easy Bistro & Bar, Main Street Meats and The Rosecomb (all Recommended) — were named in the inaugural MICHELIN Guide American South 2025, the first regional Michelin guide ever to cover the US South. That kind of national spotlight raises the bar for every restaurant in the city, and paid traffic is how you make sure people searching for a place to eat find you first.

Does Chattanooga have enough demand to support paid ads for a restaurant?

Yes. The Chattanooga metro area grew from 568,306 to 594,530 residents between 2021 and 2025 — more than double the national pace, according to a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga white paper — and UTC itself just hit a record fall 2025 enrollment of 12,060 students. The city's accommodation and food services sector generated roughly $1.25 billion in sales in the latest economic census. There is a real, growing customer base; the question is whether your restaurant is the one reaching them.

How much does it cost to run paid traffic for a restaurant in Chattanooga?

Your ad spend is separate from the agency's management fee, and you set the ad budget directly. Beatus starts with a free audit to size the right budget for your restaurant's current stage, with no long-term lock-in contract.

Can you help me get off DoorDash and Uber Eats dependency in Chattanooga?

Yes, that is the core of what we do. Instead of paying up to 30% commission per order to a marketplace, we build campaigns that send Chattanooga customers to your own ordering channel — your site, app or direct line — so you keep the customer relationship and the margin.

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