Guidebook for Memphis

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Guidebook for Memphis

Food Scene

Within walking distance and it's the very best BBQ in Memphis!
173 locals recommend
Central BBQ - Midtown
2231 Central Ave
173 locals recommend
Within walking distance and it's the very best BBQ in Memphis!
Delicious fried fish and seafood. The shrimp po-boy is our favorite.
86 locals recommend
Soul Fish Cafe
862 Cooper St
86 locals recommend
Delicious fried fish and seafood. The shrimp po-boy is our favorite.
Except for not being in Midtown, this is our favorite restaurant in Memphis!
43 locals recommend
Hog & Hominy
707 W Brookhaven Cir
43 locals recommend
Except for not being in Midtown, this is our favorite restaurant in Memphis!
Our second favorite restaurant in Memphis. And since it's in Midtown, well, maybe our most favorite! New Orleans fare-- there's crab in the hush puppies!
62 locals recommend
The Second Line
2144 Monroe Ave
62 locals recommend
Our second favorite restaurant in Memphis. And since it's in Midtown, well, maybe our most favorite! New Orleans fare-- there's crab in the hush puppies!

Entertainment & Activities

Great recreation place with outdoor water playground and indoor pool. Reasonable day passes available. A very short walk from our front door.
Salvation Army Kroc Center
800 E Pkwy S
Great recreation place with outdoor water playground and indoor pool. Reasonable day passes available. A very short walk from our front door.

Shopping

Great local bookstore with new and used books.
26 locals recommend
Burke's Book Store
936 Cooper St
26 locals recommend
Great local bookstore with new and used books.
A great place to buy fair trade gifts and pounds of whole bean coffee.
Global Goods
A great place to buy fair trade gifts and pounds of whole bean coffee.

Drinks & Nightlife

Most local brews available in a beautiful, intimate setting.
21 locals recommend
Hammer & Ale
921 Cooper St
21 locals recommend
Most local brews available in a beautiful, intimate setting.
Cheap growlers available, with most local brews on tap. This place is just for buying beer not sitting down to drink. But bring it home and enjoy it on the screened-in porch!
12 locals recommend
Memphis Cash Saver
1620 Madison Ave
12 locals recommend
Cheap growlers available, with most local brews on tap. This place is just for buying beer not sitting down to drink. But bring it home and enjoy it on the screened-in porch!

Everything Else

Great Midtown Wine Shop.
13 locals recommend
Joe's Wines & Liquor
1681 Poplar Ave
13 locals recommend
Great Midtown Wine Shop.
Large liquor store, good wine selection. There's a discount section in the wine area where they mark down wines that they're trying to clear off the shelves. We often find good ones, there!
10 locals recommend
Buster's Liquors & Wines
191 S Highland St
10 locals recommend
Large liquor store, good wine selection. There's a discount section in the wine area where they mark down wines that they're trying to clear off the shelves. We often find good ones, there!

Essentials

Smaller store but not far from the house.
107 locals recommend
Kroger
1366 Poplar Ave
107 locals recommend
Smaller store but not far from the house.
Good for veggies.
8 locals recommend
Easy Way Food Stores
596 Cooper St
8 locals recommend
Good for veggies.
This is a newly expanded store!
42 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
5014 Poplar Ave
42 locals recommend
This is a newly expanded store!

Arts & Culture

Great for the March of the Ducks, every day at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. More info here: http://www.peabodymemphis.com/peabody-ducks/
126 locals recommend
The Peabody Memphis
149 Union Ave
126 locals recommend
Great for the March of the Ducks, every day at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. More info here: http://www.peabodymemphis.com/peabody-ducks/