Guidebook for Memphis

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Guidebook for Memphis

Drinks & Nightlife

Offers small plates and great cocktails. You can Ride the Roo from Overton Square for extra fun.
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Bar DKDC
964 Cooper St
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Offers small plates and great cocktails. You can Ride the Roo from Overton Square for extra fun.
Nightly music, great food, and cold beer. Expect to hear the blues.
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B.B. King's Blues Club
143 Beale St
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Nightly music, great food, and cold beer. Expect to hear the blues.
Soul food and 40 ounce beers are served at Wild Bill's. This is a real deal juke joint. Tiny bar that is by no means fancy.
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Wild Bills Memphis
1580 Vollintine Ave
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Soul food and 40 ounce beers are served at Wild Bill's. This is a real deal juke joint. Tiny bar that is by no means fancy.
Mollie Fontaine's is an old Victorian mansion with funky decor and cool lighting. Depending on when you go it may be a piano bar or may have a DJ. They have great food-take your appetite.
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Mollie Fontaine Lounge
679 Adams Ave
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Mollie Fontaine's is an old Victorian mansion with funky decor and cool lighting. Depending on when you go it may be a piano bar or may have a DJ. They have great food-take your appetite.
Live music seven nights a week. Large stage with two levels of seating. Full menu with classic southern food. Happy hour is from 3-6pm on weekdays.
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Lafayette's Music Room
2119 Madison Ave
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Live music seven nights a week. Large stage with two levels of seating. Full menu with classic southern food. Happy hour is from 3-6pm on weekdays.
Music Venue with food. Check out the website to see a schedule.
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The Hi Tone
282-284 N Cleveland St
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Music Venue with food. Check out the website to see a schedule.
Super chic space on top of the Madison Hotel overlooking the Mississippi River. Comfy seating, fire pit, and specialty cocktails await. Small menu.
Twilight Sky Terrace
79 Madison Ave
Super chic space on top of the Madison Hotel overlooking the Mississippi River. Comfy seating, fire pit, and specialty cocktails await. Small menu.
1970's Overton Square was the place to be. Now it's making a comeback as a bar hopping paradise. Craft beers at Boscos, tacos and tapas at Babalu, killer martinis at Bari, live music at Lafayette's.
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Overton Square
2101 Madison Ave
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1970's Overton Square was the place to be. Now it's making a comeback as a bar hopping paradise. Craft beers at Boscos, tacos and tapas at Babalu, killer martinis at Bari, live music at Lafayette's.
This is a must do while in Memphis if you are feeling like getting wild. Think fog machine, disco ball, 70's 80's disco, with Raiford himself on the 1's and 2's. Beer comes in buckets. CASH ONLY
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Paula & Raiford's Disco
14 S 2nd St
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This is a must do while in Memphis if you are feeling like getting wild. Think fog machine, disco ball, 70's 80's disco, with Raiford himself on the 1's and 2's. Beer comes in buckets. CASH ONLY
Former bordello and hotel. Local go to for late night drinks and a Soul Burger. Small dance floor. Rumored to be haunted....
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Earnestine & Hazel's
531 S Main St
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Former bordello and hotel. Local go to for late night drinks and a Soul Burger. Small dance floor. Rumored to be haunted....
Local Brewery. They will typically have a food truck set up there on weekends.
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Wiseacre Brewery
2783 Broad Ave
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Local Brewery. They will typically have a food truck set up there on weekends.

Food Scene

This has all of the Irish Whiskey's and food one could ever desire. Also, has music playing most nights and sports is typically on the televisions.
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Celtic Crossing Irish Pub
903 Cooper St
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This has all of the Irish Whiskey's and food one could ever desire. Also, has music playing most nights and sports is typically on the televisions.
Huge beer selection and great food. Check out their website for live music. Also, has a big projection screen for big games. Pool tables and video games are in the back. Nice patio for dining.
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Young Avenue Deli
2119 Young Ave
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Huge beer selection and great food. Check out their website for live music. Also, has a big projection screen for big games. Pool tables and video games are in the back. Nice patio for dining.
14 locations in Memphis and surrounding area. Pork shoulders cook for 10 hrs. Small place and you order at the counter. Sides include beans, slaw, chips, fries, potato salad, pudding.
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Tops Bar-B-Q
1286 Union Ave
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14 locations in Memphis and surrounding area. Pork shoulders cook for 10 hrs. Small place and you order at the counter. Sides include beans, slaw, chips, fries, potato salad, pudding.
This is a sit down but does have a drive thru. Known for their ribs.
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Corky's Ribs & BBQ
5259 Poplar Ave
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This is a sit down but does have a drive thru. Known for their ribs.
Family run restaurant located in a part of town that has seen better days. Food is served on paper plates. Known for the Cornish game hen-smoky and spicy, not bbq but smoked meat. Locals swear by it
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Cozy Corner Restaurant
735 North Pkwy
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Family run restaurant located in a part of town that has seen better days. Food is served on paper plates. Known for the Cornish game hen-smoky and spicy, not bbq but smoked meat. Locals swear by it
BBQ is the main attraction but they are also known for their smoked sausage and pork tamales. Save room for the homemade desserts including coconut cream pie and banana pudding.
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Germantown Commissary
2290 S Germantown Rd
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BBQ is the main attraction but they are also known for their smoked sausage and pork tamales. Save room for the homemade desserts including coconut cream pie and banana pudding.
BBQ is marinated for at least 24 hours, then slow cooked at 225 degrees. Ribs are offered wet or dry, while pork shoulder is pulled or chopped. Lots of sides and homemade desserts.
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One & Only BBQ
567 Perkins Extd
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BBQ is marinated for at least 24 hours, then slow cooked at 225 degrees. Ribs are offered wet or dry, while pork shoulder is pulled or chopped. Lots of sides and homemade desserts.
This is every locals favorite place to get a pulled pork sandwich. Location and exterior will turn you away but Mrs. Payne and her son will not. Best baked beans even for those that don't like beans.
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Payne's Bar-B-Que
1762 Lamar Ave
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This is every locals favorite place to get a pulled pork sandwich. Location and exterior will turn you away but Mrs. Payne and her son will not. Best baked beans even for those that don't like beans.
Award winning vinegar based sauces come in hot or mild. Recommend the mild sauce covering a dry seasoned ribs. Dinner plates come with beans, slaw, and texas toast-add bbq spaghetti for $3.95.
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The Bar-B-Q Shop
1782 Madison Ave
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Award winning vinegar based sauces come in hot or mild. Recommend the mild sauce covering a dry seasoned ribs. Dinner plates come with beans, slaw, and texas toast-add bbq spaghetti for $3.95.
Sausage and cheese plates, BBQ nachos and full slab of ribs. Be prepared to wait.
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The Rendezvous
52 S 2nd St
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Sausage and cheese plates, BBQ nachos and full slab of ribs. Be prepared to wait.
Huge patio and another local favorite. Homemade potato chips with blue cheese dressing, pork bbq nachos, bbq portabella sandwich, pork sandwiches, and ribs. Meat is cooked at 250 degrees for 14 hrs
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Central BBQ - Midtown
2231 Central Ave
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Huge patio and another local favorite. Homemade potato chips with blue cheese dressing, pork bbq nachos, bbq portabella sandwich, pork sandwiches, and ribs. Meat is cooked at 250 degrees for 14 hrs
Located in the heart of Memphis nightlife on Beale Street. Southern pub grub with goat's out back. Piano music and live bands can often be found here. Check out the website.
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Silky O'Sullivan's
183 Beale St
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Located in the heart of Memphis nightlife on Beale Street. Southern pub grub with goat's out back. Piano music and live bands can often be found here. Check out the website.
Great food with only their own brewed beers on the menu. Try the beer sampler!
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Boscos Squared
2120 Madison Ave
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Great food with only their own brewed beers on the menu. Try the beer sampler!
Walking distance. Great skewers, cocktails, and local beers. Vegetarian/Vegan friendly.
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Robata Ramen and Yakitori Bar
2116 Madison Ave
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Walking distance. Great skewers, cocktails, and local beers. Vegetarian/Vegan friendly.
Walking distance. Table side Guacamole is amazing. Vegetarian/Vegan friendly.
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Babalu Tapas & Tacos - Overton Square
2115 Madison Avenue
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Walking distance. Table side Guacamole is amazing. Vegetarian/Vegan friendly.
Burgers, salads, great kids menu, get to keep your cup. Vegetarian/Vegan friendly.
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Belly Acres
2102 Trimble Pl
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Burgers, salads, great kids menu, get to keep your cup. Vegetarian/Vegan friendly.

Arts & Culture

50 free nights a year in late spring, summer, and early fall. Elvis once sang here. Check out their website to get listings. This is in walking distance of the house.
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Levitt Shell
1928 Poplar Ave
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50 free nights a year in late spring, summer, and early fall. Elvis once sang here. Check out their website to get listings. This is in walking distance of the house.
First salsa club in the city. DJ driven dance club but offers salsa every Friday and Saturday night. Free salsa lessons are offered every Friday starting at 9:30. Thursdays is hip hop and R&B. $10
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Rumba Room
303 S Main St
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First salsa club in the city. DJ driven dance club but offers salsa every Friday and Saturday night. Free salsa lessons are offered every Friday starting at 9:30. Thursdays is hip hop and R&B. $10

Sightseeing

Home of the blues. Grizzlies basketball, Memphis Rock n Soul Museum, Gibson Guitar Factory, etc.
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Beale Street
128 Beale St
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Home of the blues. Grizzlies basketball, Memphis Rock n Soul Museum, Gibson Guitar Factory, etc.
Ducks parade down each at 11am and 5pm daily. Get there early to get a spot!! Be sure to check out the rooftop. Lobby Bar is swank upscale place to grab a drink afterwards. Piano music
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The Peabody Memphis
149 Union Ave
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Ducks parade down each at 11am and 5pm daily. Get there early to get a spot!! Be sure to check out the rooftop. Lobby Bar is swank upscale place to grab a drink afterwards. Piano music
Chronicles the assassination of Martin Luther King JR. right in the very building where he was standing when gunned down. Tells the history of the civil rights movement. Reopened in 2014
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National Civil Rights Museum - Lorraine Motel
450 Mulberry St
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Chronicles the assassination of Martin Luther King JR. right in the very building where he was standing when gunned down. Tells the history of the civil rights movement. Reopened in 2014
Within walking distance. Consistently rated one of the top zoos in the country. Pandas from China, grizzly bears, wolves, polar bears and river otters. During the winter there is an ice skating tent.
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Memphis Zoo
2000 Prentiss Pl
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Within walking distance. Consistently rated one of the top zoos in the country. Pandas from China, grizzly bears, wolves, polar bears and river otters. During the winter there is an ice skating tent.
Decorative metalwork is a hallmark of the design and architecture of the American South. Four galleries filled with artifacts and artwork. Working artist are often on hand with a blacksmith shop.
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Metal Museum
374 Metal Museum Dr
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Decorative metalwork is a hallmark of the design and architecture of the American South. Four galleries filled with artifacts and artwork. Working artist are often on hand with a blacksmith shop.
$190 million Bass Pro Shop located in the Pyramid. Huge store, cypress swamp with fish and alligators, 13 bowling lanes,28 story elevator,an observation deck(fee),& gun&archery range.Plus restaurants
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Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid
1 Bass Pro Dr
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$190 million Bass Pro Shop located in the Pyramid. Huge store, cypress swamp with fish and alligators, 13 bowling lanes,28 story elevator,an observation deck(fee),& gun&archery range.Plus restaurants
Home to what became known as Memphis Sound, Stax is where Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Sam and Dave, etc recorded their hits.
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Stax Museum
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Home to what became known as Memphis Sound, Stax is where Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Sam and Dave, etc recorded their hits.
Mud Island is reached by aerial tram and is a to scale model of the Mississippi River that you can walk along. Features a reconstructed front half of a steamboat. The Memphis Blues exhibit is here.
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Mud Island River Walk
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Mud Island is reached by aerial tram and is a to scale model of the Mississippi River that you can walk along. Features a reconstructed front half of a steamboat. The Memphis Blues exhibit is here.
Five times larger than NYC's Central Park. Offers hiking and biking trails, paddle boats and fishing, trail rides, horseback lessons, and a shooting range. Connects to the Greenline
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Shelby Farms Park
6903 Great View Dr N
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Five times larger than NYC's Central Park. Offers hiking and biking trails, paddle boats and fishing, trail rides, horseback lessons, and a shooting range. Connects to the Greenline
Second most visited historic home in the US. How long you stay depends on your interest level. You can do a quick tour of the mansion in an hour or spend the day looking at the other exhibits.
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Graceland
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Second most visited historic home in the US. How long you stay depends on your interest level. You can do a quick tour of the mansion in an hour or spend the day looking at the other exhibits.
Recording studio opened by Sam Phillips in 1950. Recording such greats as Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins.They offer tours..check out the website.
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Sun Studio
706 Union Ave
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Recording studio opened by Sam Phillips in 1950. Recording such greats as Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins.They offer tours..check out the website.

Entertainment & Activities

The Fire Museum occupies the old English House Number One built in 1910. Depicts the life of a firefighter and has tons of vintage equipment. Uses advanced technology to deliver true life effects.
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Fire Museum of Memphis
118 Adams Ave
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The Fire Museum occupies the old English House Number One built in 1910. Depicts the life of a firefighter and has tons of vintage equipment. Uses advanced technology to deliver true life effects.
Interactive exhibits and activities for children are the focus here. There is so much to do here you just have to visit the website.
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Barnmuseet i Memphis
2525 Central Ave
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Interactive exhibits and activities for children are the focus here. There is so much to do here you just have to visit the website.

Shopping

Grocery store within walking distance.
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The Fresh Market
2145 Union Ave
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Grocery store within walking distance.