My husband Tyler and I moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in May of 2019 to pursue an awesome promotion opportunity for his career. Thankfully, one of my best friends is from Memphis born and raised, so she, her husband and their families have helped us transition and feel loved and welcomed in such an amazing way. The friends that they have introduced us to are ones that we know we will have as life-long relationships, as well as the friends we have made at work. With that being said, the way that we have bonded with all these new people in our lives has been through the best things to do in Memphis (and anywhere, for that matter): eat and drink!

When planning a trip to Memphis, always refer to I Love Memphis, Choose 901 and Cara Greenstein’s @caramelized Instagram and blog for the latest and greatest information!

Below are some of my favorites, as well as new places that we want to try and experience (placing a star besides the restaurants I think you HAVE to try on a long weekend getaway to Memphis):

Restaurants:

BBQ –

• *Central
• Rendezvous
• Commissary
• Corky’s
• Tops

Lunch/Brunch –

• *Babalu
• Bardog Tavern
• Local Gastropub
• Maciel’s Taco Shop
• Pearl’s Oyster House

Breakfast/Coffee –

• *Gibson’s Donuts
• Tamp & Tap
• Bluff City Coffee & Bakery
• Staks Pancakes
• Another Broken Egg Cafe
• Cafe Keough

Dinner –

• *Flight
• *Huey’s
• Memphis Pizza Cafe
• Swanky’s Taco Shop
• hog + hominy
• Stoney River
• *Bayou Bar & Grill
• Soul Fish Cafe
• McEwen’s
• Aldo’s
• Venice Kitchen
• Dyer’s Burgers

Bars/Breweries-

• Peabody Hotel Lobby Bar
• Lafayette’s
• knifebird wine bar
• Silky O’Sullivan’s
• Brookhaven Pub & Grill
• Railgarten
• Wiseacre Brewing Co.
• Crosstown Brewing Co.
• Ghost River Brewing Co.
• High Cotton Brewing Co.

Food Trucks –

• Dim Sum @memdimsum101
• Gourmade @gourmadefoodtruck

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Attractions:

• Beale Street
• Graceland
• Sun Studio
• National Civil Rights Museum
• Memphis Zoo
• Peabody Hotel
• Shelby Farms Park
• Events at the FedEx Forum and the Orpheum Theatre
• Bass Pro Pyramid
• Memphis has a festival for everything and it’s awesome: Italian Fest, Memphis in May, Cooper-Young Festival, etc.

What we want to try after a million different awesome recommendations from Mid South locals:

• Gray Canary
• Central Station Hotel Restaurant & Bar (Bishop and Eight & Sand)
• Catherine & Mary’s
• Fleming’s
• Folk’s Folly
• Andrew Michael
• Tamboli’s
• Blues City Nutrition
• Old Dominick Distillery

If you are planning a trip to Memphis anytime soon, let me know in the comments below!

Love y’all,

CEW