Memphis Dining

Memphis is one of the cheapest places in the USA to live, and that includes going out to eat. You could literally eat out every night of the week and not exhaust the city's restaurant menu. There's lots of inexpensive, yet tasty, food all over Memphis. The local BBQ is well-known. A five-star French masterpiece. Hole-in-the-wall barbeque joints. National known fusion restaurants. Travel writers regularly remark that there is a surprising share of remarkable Memphis dining offerings.


Some of the best food experiences are to be found in one of the following places:

Corky's Barbecue
5259 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38119
+1 901 685 9744
A must for Memphis tourists, this world famous barbecue restaurant was voted number one in Memphis for 18 years straight and it was featured on Food Network, Bon Appetit, and Southern Living. The restaurant specializes in mouthwatering barbecue slow-cooked over hickory pits in the old-fashioned Southern tradition and it is also the world's largest barbecue shipper.

Interstate BBQ
2265 S. Third St, Memphis, TN 38109
+1 901 775 2304/ +1 888 227 2793
A Memphis fixture for over 21 years and rated the number two barbecue restaurant in the United States in a survey by People Magazine, this restaurant specializes in pork and beef brisket and serves a menu of pork ribs, rib tips, beef ribs, a variety of sausages, turkey, chicken, barbecue spaghetti, and barbecue bologna daily for lunch and dinner.

Rendezvous
52 S. Second St, Memphis, TN 38103
+1 901 523 2746/ +1 888 464 7359
A Memphis tradition since 1948, this restaurant is known for their world famous ribs, as well as a menu which features charcoal-broiled pork ribs, barbecue chicken, specialty dishes, and sausage and cheese plates. Gift or party platters to go are available.

Rum Boogie Cafe
182 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103
+1 901 528 0150
Down home cooking and down home blues are the trademark at this restaurant which features delicious items such as championship gumbo, Memphis-style barbecue hickory-smoked ribs, red beans and rice, fried catfish, and blue plate lunch specials on their menu. Live music is provided nightly starting at 8:00 p.m. and they are open daily for lunch, dinner, and late night dining.

Napa Cafe
5101 Sanderlin Ave, Memphis, TN 38117
+1 901 683 0441
Open since 1998, Napa Café is tucked away in a pleasant corner of Sanderlin Shopping Center. Offers American cuisine with a touch that can only be described as individual flair.