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Memphis Guidebook

Food scene

Wonderful creole food! Locally owned by Felicia who is amazing!
25 locals recommend
Felicia Suzanne's
383 Madison Ave
25 locals recommend
Wonderful creole food! Locally owned by Felicia who is amazing!
A place for special occasions. Foodies will appreciate the trio of plates that can be paired with wine flights (hence the name flight)!
101 locals recommend
Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar
39 S Main St
101 locals recommend
A place for special occasions. Foodies will appreciate the trio of plates that can be paired with wine flights (hence the name flight)!
Mom and pop with the BEST fried chicken you will ever try!
159 locals recommend
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
310 S Front St
159 locals recommend
Mom and pop with the BEST fried chicken you will ever try!
Foodies rejoice! Hand crafted cocktails and sophisticated menu as well as a great ambience.
28 locals recommend
The Gray Canary
301 S Front St
28 locals recommend
Foodies rejoice! Hand crafted cocktails and sophisticated menu as well as a great ambience.
Great food from around the world! A coop founded by refugees that resettled in Memphis. Support a great cause while you enjoying yummy food - win win!
14 locals recommend
Global Café
1350 Concourse Ave
14 locals recommend
Great food from around the world! A coop founded by refugees that resettled in Memphis. Support a great cause while you enjoying yummy food - win win!
Home cooked southern food. Run by a wonderful family.
12 locals recommend
Little Tea Shop
69 Monroe Ave
12 locals recommend
Home cooked southern food. Run by a wonderful family.
Maciel makes authentic Mexican food and will personally greet you with a giant smile! Nicest family run Mexican establishment in Memphis!
17 locals recommend
Maciel's
45 S Main St
17 locals recommend
Maciel makes authentic Mexican food and will personally greet you with a giant smile! Nicest family run Mexican establishment in Memphis!
You can’t come to Memphis and skip rendezvous! It’s the best BBQ around!
27 locals recommend
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous Alley
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous Alley
27 locals recommend
You can’t come to Memphis and skip rendezvous! It’s the best BBQ around!
Best little hole in the wall and a local favorite! Fall off the bone ribs, amazing BBQ sandwiches and best fish tacos in Memphis!
41 locals recommend
Elwood's Shack
4523 Summer Ave
41 locals recommend
Best little hole in the wall and a local favorite! Fall off the bone ribs, amazing BBQ sandwiches and best fish tacos in Memphis!
Such a great seafood place! Best shrimp po boys in the city! Everything on the menu is good. Service is excellent!
Elwood’s Shells
916 Cooper St
Such a great seafood place! Best shrimp po boys in the city! Everything on the menu is good. Service is excellent!
Best catfish in town!! Very simple place with excellent food.
86 locals recommend
Soul Fish Cafe
862 Cooper St
86 locals recommend
Best catfish in town!! Very simple place with excellent food.
A bit of a trek from downtown but well worth it. Try the ribs and their signature banana pudding!
23 locals recommend
Germantown Commissary
2290 S Germantown Rd
23 locals recommend
A bit of a trek from downtown but well worth it. Try the ribs and their signature banana pudding!
Lovely place to dine, listen to live music. The food is excellent! Get the lobster pronto pup!
31 locals recommend
Rizzo's By Michael Patrick
492 S Main St
31 locals recommend
Lovely place to dine, listen to live music. The food is excellent! Get the lobster pronto pup!

Bars and Lounges

This dive bar is equally popular with local students, residents, and attorneys. They do poker night and happy hour specials. The food will surprise you! It’s excellent!
50 locals recommend
Bardog Tavern
73 Monroe Ave
50 locals recommend
This dive bar is equally popular with local students, residents, and attorneys. They do poker night and happy hour specials. The food will surprise you! It’s excellent!
New, hip bar downtown! Popular with the local crowds.
10 locals recommend
BarWare
276 S Front St
10 locals recommend
New, hip bar downtown! Popular with the local crowds.
Awesome outdoor/indoor place where you will meet a ton of locals. Great drinks and food! Bring mosquito spray in the summer!
99 locals recommend
Railgarten
2166 Central Ave
99 locals recommend
Awesome outdoor/indoor place where you will meet a ton of locals. Great drinks and food! Bring mosquito spray in the summer!
This former brothel has a ton of history. Locals and tourists alike love this place!
89 locals recommend
Earnestine & Hazel's
531 S Main St
89 locals recommend
This former brothel has a ton of history. Locals and tourists alike love this place!
Boutique lounge with specialty cocktails and great music.
55 locals recommend
Mollie Fontaine Lounge
679 Adams Ave
55 locals recommend
Boutique lounge with specialty cocktails and great music.

Cafes

My favorite coffee place is this French bistro! It stays busy during the day. They source local coffee and the pastry chef is wonderful!
16 locals recommend
Cafe Keough
12 S Main St
16 locals recommend
My favorite coffee place is this French bistro! It stays busy during the day. They source local coffee and the pastry chef is wonderful!
Great coffee, strong WiFi, old school game console to pass the time.
26 locals recommend
Tamp and Tap
122 Gayoso Ave
26 locals recommend
Great coffee, strong WiFi, old school game console to pass the time.
Hip new spot downtown! Great coffee.
11 locals recommend
Comeback Coffee
358 N Main St
11 locals recommend
Hip new spot downtown! Great coffee.
The best local macarons you will taste!! Made fresh daily and they are amazing!
6 locals recommend
17 Berkshire
2094 Trimble Pl
6 locals recommend
The best local macarons you will taste!! Made fresh daily and they are amazing!
They are AMAZING!! Open 24 hours a day so you can satisfy those late night cravings.
43 locals recommend
Gibson's Donuts
760 Mt Moriah Rd
43 locals recommend
They are AMAZING!! Open 24 hours a day so you can satisfy those late night cravings.

Places to see

Hotel, bowling place and a rooftop restaurant with stunning views of the city! The “lookout” is free if you’re dining, or $10 to view if you’re not.
199 locals recommend
Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid
1 Bass Pro Dr
199 locals recommend
Hotel, bowling place and a rooftop restaurant with stunning views of the city! The “lookout” is free if you’re dining, or $10 to view if you’re not.
Where history was made. Take a tour, listen to the guide, or walk around solo. A landmark in Memphis.
319 locals recommend
National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
450 Mulberry St
319 locals recommend
Where history was made. Take a tour, listen to the guide, or walk around solo. A landmark in Memphis.
For lovers of Blues (in the place where it was made).
28 locals recommend
Blues Hall of Fame Museum
421 S Main St
28 locals recommend
For lovers of Blues (in the place where it was made).
Elvis Presley’s historic home, cars, and airplanes on display at this mansion.
260 locals recommend
Graceland
260 locals recommend
Elvis Presley’s historic home, cars, and airplanes on display at this mansion.
A great little pedestrian area with cute cafes, restaurants, yoga studio, salon, movie theater and more!
177 locals recommend
Overton Square
2101 Madison Ave
177 locals recommend
A great little pedestrian area with cute cafes, restaurants, yoga studio, salon, movie theater and more!
Flowers, art, events! Check out their calendar to see what is exhibiting when you visit.
67 locals recommend
Dixon Gallery & Gardens
4339 Park Ave
67 locals recommend
Flowers, art, events! Check out their calendar to see what is exhibiting when you visit.
PANDAS. Need I say more? Highly ranked zoo, great fun for the whole family. It has splash areas for kids, train rides, carousels, a few food courts.
24 locals recommend
Memphis Zoo
2000 Prentiss Place
24 locals recommend
PANDAS. Need I say more? Highly ranked zoo, great fun for the whole family. It has splash areas for kids, train rides, carousels, a few food courts.
Your littles with LOVE this place!! A ton to see both indoor and outdoor!
77 locals recommend
The Children's Museum of Memphis
2525 Central Ave
77 locals recommend
Your littles with LOVE this place!! A ton to see both indoor and outdoor!
Historic hotel in the heart of downtown. Catch the “duck show” daily at 11 am and 5 p.m, but get there early because it gets crowded!
126 locals recommend
The Peabody Memphis
149 Union Ave
126 locals recommend
Historic hotel in the heart of downtown. Catch the “duck show” daily at 11 am and 5 p.m, but get there early because it gets crowded!
Free outdoor concerts and movies. Bring your own blankets, chairs and snacks!
105 locals recommend
Levitt Shell
1928 Poplar Ave
105 locals recommend
Free outdoor concerts and movies. Bring your own blankets, chairs and snacks!
Excellent museum with a wonderful exhibitions.
123 locals recommend
Brooks Museum
1934 Poplar Ave
123 locals recommend
Excellent museum with a wonderful exhibitions.
The old Sears tower was gutted and turned into a multi purpose building. It has won awards for its transformation. Restaurants, art gallery, YMCA, cooking classes and art workshops on site.
79 locals recommend
Crosstown Concourse
1350 Concourse Ave
79 locals recommend
The old Sears tower was gutted and turned into a multi purpose building. It has won awards for its transformation. Restaurants, art gallery, YMCA, cooking classes and art workshops on site.
Huge park with a ton to do! Bike, run, kayak! Bring your kids and fur babies!
223 locals recommend
Shelby Farms Park
6903 Great View Dr N
223 locals recommend
Huge park with a ton to do! Bike, run, kayak! Bring your kids and fur babies!
Brand new movie theater downtown with a restaurant, bar. Assigned seating that reclines.
15 locals recommend
Malco Powerhouse Cinema Grill & Bar
540 S Front St
15 locals recommend
Brand new movie theater downtown with a restaurant, bar. Assigned seating that reclines.
Every Saturday, on South Main! You can catch the trolley ($1) from the building. Great fresh, local produce!
41 locals recommend
Memphis Farmers Market
566 S Front St
41 locals recommend
Every Saturday, on South Main! You can catch the trolley ($1) from the building. Great fresh, local produce!
Tour the historic studio of famous artists!
217 locals recommend
Sun Studio
706 Union Ave
217 locals recommend
Tour the historic studio of famous artists!