Want to know where to get Memphis’ best food? We may be the BBQ capital of the world, but there’s so much more than BBQ offered here in the Bluff City.
Want to know where to get Memphis’ best food? We’re gonna dish it out to you. These items have been hand-picked by us from experience and legend, and they are in no particular order. Print the list, and hit the town!
- Ching’s – Honey Gold Wings
- Tacos Nganas – Tacos and consome
- Bishop – Bishop Burger
- Good Fortune Co – GFC Wings
- Sunrise Memphis – The Dirty South
- Young Avenue Deli – Mozzarella Sticks or Cheese Fries
- Bryant’s – Ham Biscuit
- Farm Burger – Farm Burger Fries and Sweet Potato Hush Puppies
- Gus’ Fried Chicken IN the SAME bag as Gibson’s Donuts
- Slider Inn – Chick-N-Fill-Ay sliders and a Jameson Slushie
- Jerry’s – Supreme Sno Cone
- Kwik Check – Bi Bim Bop
- Roxie’s – Good Burger
- Hog & Hominy’s – The Thunderbird
- Golden India – Chicken Korma with Garlic Naan
- Huey’s – Cheese Fries with ranch and Bluff City Burger
- Tamboli’s – Bucatini & Marinara
- Cozy Corner – Cornish hen
- Memphis Pizza Cafe – Buffalo Chicken Pizza
- Earnestine & Hazel’s – Soul Burger
- La Michoacana – Avocado Paleta
- The Arcade Restaurant – Sweet Potato Pancakes
- Pizzeria Trasimeno – Chef Special
- Ryu – Sushi
- Muddy’s – Prozac Cupcake
- Kooky Canuck – Kookamonga Burger
- Payne’s Bologna Sandwich
- Elwood’s Shack – Brisket Tacos
- Corky’s – Tamales
- Cafe Eclectic – Bacon waffle
- Local Gastropub – Blackened Chicken Tacos
- Alcenia’s – Chicken & Waffles
- Central BBQ – BBQ Nachos and Wings with ranch
- Taco Los Jarochos – Quesadilla
- Sweet Noshings – The Memphis Mix popcorn
- A Schwab’s on Beale – Chocolate Malt
- Belly Acres – Bison Burger on a Waffle
- Lafayette’s – Elvis French Toast
- Capriccio Grill = BBQ Salad in a Mason Jar
- Say Cheese Food Truck – Elvis Italiano Grilled Cheese sandwich
- Dyer’s Burger (fried in 100 year old grease) with a chocolate shake
- Chinese Sub Shop – A sub on soft bread from the
- Frost Bake Shop – Caramel cake, warmed, with vanilla ice cream at
- Brother Juniper’s – Cinnamon Roll Pancakes or San Diegan Open Face Omelet
- Fuel Food Truck – Breakfast Burrito from
- Soul Fish Cafe – Blackened Tilapia with Mac & Cheese
- Cheffie’s – House Salad
- Staks – Birthday Pancakes
- Second Line – The Verno
- Newby’s – Cheeseburger pizza
- Bounty on Broad – Cornbread stuffed quail with andouille sausage
- Makeda’s – Banana pudding and butter cookies
- Char – No Filler Crab Cakes
- Catherine & Mary’s – Lumache
- Ms. Girlee’s – Porkchops
- Lou’s Fried Chicken – A 7 piece and a biscuit
- Alchemy – Frites
- Aldo’s Pizza – Vodka pie
- Maciel’s Tortas & Tacos – Fried chicken tacos, guacamole salsa, and horchata
- The Wing Guru (formerly Don Don Jr’s Hotwings) – Garlic sriracha wings
- Crumpy’s – Honey gold and lemon pepper wings
- Railgarten – Veggie Tacos
- Gourmade Food Truck – Gourmade Burger, BLT, and Cheese Fries
- Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe – Peach Cobbler Nachos
- Phuong Long – Combination Vermicelli
- Global Cafe – Chicken Shawarma and Baklava
- City Silo – Foxy BBQ Sandwich and a Smoothie Bowl
- The Liquor Store – Cuban sandwich with plantain chips
- Hog and Hominy – Chicken Nashvillanese
- Rendezvous – Ribs or BBQ Nachos
- Las Tortugas Deli Mexicana – Tortuga
- Fino’s – Penn Station
- Tsunami – Sea Bass
Did we forget more of Memphis’ best food? Let us know in the comments!
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