Guidebook for Memphis
Food Scene
Cozy Corner Restaurant
735 North PkwyBest BBQ, just be mindful of the area.
This is where I recommend most visitors go if they want quick service and an award-winning menu without leaving Midtown.
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Central BBQ - Midtown
2231 Central AveThis is where I recommend most visitors go if they want quick service and an award-winning menu without leaving Midtown.
Get the cupcakes. Any of them. Just trust me. They're famous.
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Muddy's Bake Shop
5101 Sanderlin AveGet the cupcakes. Any of them. Just trust me. They're famous.
BEST coffee place in Midtown in my opinion. Free wifi, sweet staff (some of them are friends, but whatever), eclectic everything.
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Otherlands Coffee Bar
641 Cooper StBEST coffee place in Midtown in my opinion. Free wifi, sweet staff (some of them are friends, but whatever), eclectic everything.
Lemongrass tofu. Everything's inexpensive. That's all I gotta say.
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Pho Binh
1615 Madison AveLemongrass tofu. Everything's inexpensive. That's all I gotta say.
Want to go to brunch? There's a reason it's "Majestic."
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The Majestic Grille
145 S Main StWant to go to brunch? There's a reason it's "Majestic."
Want something famous? Get a Soul Burger. Want something spooky? Go upstairs and say hi to the ghosts of previous owners and music icons.
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Earnestine & Hazel's
531 S Main StWant something famous? Get a Soul Burger. Want something spooky? Go upstairs and say hi to the ghosts of previous owners and music icons.
Drinks & Nightlife
My favorite bar... ever. Divey but not too divey, hole-in-the-wall with ample seating.
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The P & H
1532 Madison AveMy favorite bar... ever. Divey but not too divey, hole-in-the-wall with ample seating.
Casual-chic bar and restaraunt that's very "Memphis."
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LOCAL On The Square
2126 Madison AveCasual-chic bar and restaraunt that's very "Memphis."
SUPER old mansion converted into a two-story bar with multiple parlors and neat decor to suit any taste.
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Mollie Fontaine Lounge
679 Adams AveSUPER old mansion converted into a two-story bar with multiple parlors and neat decor to suit any taste.
Want to disco and drink 40s? Hit this spot before you leave downtown or walk over when you're tired of Beale Street. It's a Memphis staple for everything from graduation to wedding afterparties.
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Paula & Raiford's Disco
14 S 2nd StWant to disco and drink 40s? Hit this spot before you leave downtown or walk over when you're tired of Beale Street. It's a Memphis staple for everything from graduation to wedding afterparties.
Arts & Culture
Cooper-Young
Southernmost Midtown cross streets.
"Mid-Midtown" cross streets to visit. Keep going west down Madison and find older, eclectic and less "commercial" restaraunts and bars if this seems too bourgeois for you.
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Overton Square
2101 Madison Ave"Mid-Midtown" cross streets to visit. Keep going west down Madison and find older, eclectic and less "commercial" restaraunts and bars if this seems too bourgeois for you.