Central BBQ
Central BBQ, with its two locations, has won numerous awards from Memphis Magazine and Memphis Flyer including Best BBQ (1st place), Best Ribs (2nd) Best Hot Wings (3rd). Open daily for lunch and dinner, it offers everything from barbecue nachos to slow-cooked barbecue bologna. For dessert, choose from peanut-butter pie, cheesecake or five-layer cake.
Central BBQ
2249 Central Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 272-9377
cbqmemphis.com
Central BBQ
4375 Summer Ave.
Memphis, TN 38122
(901) 767-4674
Texas De Brazil
Texas De Brazil, which is open daily for lunch and dinner, brings a taste of South America to the barbecue capital. The family-owned churrascaria, or Brazilian steakhouse, boasts a 50- to 60-item salad bar and an array of meats including garlic picana (rump cover steak), filet mignon, barbecue ribs and pork sausages. After dinner, enjoy a glass of wine or a hand-rolled cigar in the Beijos Lounge.
Texas De Brazil
150 Peabody Place
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 526-7600
texasdebrazil.com
Memphis Pizza Cafe
Voted Memphis' best pizza restaurant 14 consecutive years by Memphis Flyer, Memphis Pizza Cafe is best known for its thin-crust pizzas. The cafe also offers calzones, salads and sandwiches (including smoked turkey, roast beef and cheese, and Italian sub). The neighborhood pizza palace has five locations in Memphis and northern Mississippi as of December 2009 and is open daily for lunch and dinner.
Memphis Pizza Cafe
memphispizzacafe.com
Paulette's
Paulette's, a fine-dining restaurant in midtown Memphis, is best known as a place for entertaining business associates, clients and visitors during its 30-year existence. Paulette's offers lunch, weekend brunch and dinner. It's open seven days a week. The menu includes Norwegian salmon, Louisiana crab cakes, broiled lobster tail and more.
Paulette's
2110 Madison Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 726-5128
paulettes.net
Tsunami
With a reasonably-priced lunch and dinner menu featuring roasted seabass, grilled filet of beef, panko-fried oysters, sauteed salmon and more, Tsunami has quickly transformed into one of Memphis' premier restaurants. Labeled "best new restaurant" by Memphis magazine in 2007, Tsunami also offers small plates ranging from oyster chowder to roasted duck. The restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner.
Tsunami
928 S Cooper
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 274-2556
tsunamimemphis.com
Houston's
Houston's, which has locations across the U.S., offers ground-chuck cheeseburger, seared tuna steak, Hawaiian ribeye, roasted prime rib and a host of other options. Wine and champagne are available. The restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner.
Houston's
5000 Popular Ave.
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 683-0915
hillstone.com
Huey's
Live music, cold beers and old-fashioned hamburgers make Huey's one of Memphis' most popular establishments. The family-operated restaurant also serves fried pickles, shrimp po-boy, Philly cheese steak sandwiches, homemade lemon-ice-box pie and much more. Huey's has five locations in Memphis and is open daily for lunch and dinner.
Huey's
hueyburger.com
River Oaks
River Oaks, a modern French-American restaurant, was voted best restaurant in 2007 by Memphis Magazine. Its menu boasts crab cakes, oysters, mussels and more. The locally owned is open daily for lunch and dinner.
River Oaks Restaurant
5871 Popular Ave.
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 683-9305
riveroaksrestaurant.com
Spindini
Spindini, which is open daily for lunch and dinner, features a full-service bar, a wood-fire oven and an extensive wine list. Its menu includes appetizers such as carpaccio di manzo and entrees such as oven-roasted lasagna.
Spindini
383 S Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 578-2767
spindinimemphis.com
Pearl's Oyster House
Pearl's Oyster House, which opens daily for lunch and dinner, serves a wide variety of seafood. Voted the No. 2 best new restaurant in 2007 by Memphis Flyer, the downtown restaurant offers an array of options including seafood, beef, chicken, oysters, sandwiches, soups and salads. A selection of wines and champagnes are available.
Pearl's Oyster House
299 S Main St.
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 522-9070
pearlsoysterhouse.com
