Guidebook for Memphis
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a great Dive Bar with live entertainment most nights. Excellent burgers
8 locals recommend
The P & H
1532 Madison AveThis is a great Dive Bar with live entertainment most nights. Excellent burgers
Buccaneer Lounge
1368 Monroe AveGreat live music
Neat little dive bar. Real smoky though. Cat Power filmed a music video here once. Cash only
8 locals recommend
Lamplighter Lounge
1702 Madison AveNeat little dive bar. Real smoky though. Cat Power filmed a music video here once. Cash only
Arts & Culture
Minglewood Hall
1555 Madison AveBigger bands and comedians often play here.
Lots of bars, restaurants, and shops here. There are two theatres around the corner and a cinema complex close by as well. There's also a shuttle that runs from here to hipsterish Cooper-Young area.
177 locals recommend
Overton Square
2101 Madison AveLots of bars, restaurants, and shops here. There are two theatres around the corner and a cinema complex close by as well. There's also a shuttle that runs from here to hipsterish Cooper-Young area.
Food Scene
Saigon Le
51 North Cleveland StreetExcellent vietnamese food
Pho Binh
1615 Madison AveMore excellent Vietnamese food. Cheap lunch buffet as well.
Peggy's
326 South Cleveland StreetThis place is great for southern home cooking. My favorite in the city
Best BBQ in the city IMHO. Everyone in Memphis will tell you somewhere different. But I like this place.
50 locals recommend
Cozy Corner Restaurant
735 North PkwyBest BBQ in the city IMHO. Everyone in Memphis will tell you somewhere different. But I like this place.
This is a great coffee shop if your looking for a place to curl up with a book or to sit on a patio and soak in some sun and Cooper Young weirdness.
99 locals recommend
Otherlands Coffee Bar
641 Cooper StThis is a great coffee shop if your looking for a place to curl up with a book or to sit on a patio and soak in some sun and Cooper Young weirdness.
This is the more conservative of the two coffee shops I've listed. Great coffee and baked goods.
64 locals recommend
Muddy's Bake Shop + Coffee
585 Cooper StThis is the more conservative of the two coffee shops I've listed. Great coffee and baked goods.
Everything Else
This is by far the best place in Memphis to buy Craft Beer. There's a great big growler station and tons of bottles. Feel free to use an empty growler from the apt. There's some in the kitchen.
12 locals recommend
Memphis Cash Saver
1620 Madison AveThis is by far the best place in Memphis to buy Craft Beer. There's a great big growler station and tons of bottles. Feel free to use an empty growler from the apt. There's some in the kitchen.