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Where to eat in Memphis: a 3-day food itinerary

Three days of lunch and dinner, with breakfast where FoodTrip has a pick, in Memphis, TN, at about $120 a person a day. FoodTrip built it from its 20 picks in the city, of which 7 hold a MICHELIN Guide distinction.

Plan Memphis for your dates and budget

Day 1: about $105 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Fawn

American & Other · $$$ · about $60 a person · 937 S Cooper St

MICHELIN Recommended

7:00 PM · Dinner

Bao Toan Kitchen & Bar

Vietnamese · $$ · about $45 a person · 1350 Concourse Ave

Bib Gourmand

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Memphis for this day.

Day 2: about $106 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

Hattie B's Hot Chicken

Chicken & Wings · $ · about $16 a person · 596 Cooper St

Eats Ranked pick

Hattie B's in Cooper-Young.

7:00 PM · Dinner

Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen

Italian · $$$ · about $90 a person · 712 W Brookhaven Cir

MICHELIN Recommended

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Memphis for this day.

Day 3: about $105 a person

12:30 PM · Lunch

The Lobbyist

American & Other · $$$ · about $60 a person · 272 S Main St

MICHELIN Recommended

Best Chef: Southeast semifinalist 2026 (Jimmy Gentry)

7:00 PM · Dinner

Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous

BBQ · $$ · about $45 a person · 52 S 2nd St

Open since 1960 or earlier

Charcoal-grilled, dry-rub ribs in a basement off the alley across from the Peabody.

FoodTrip has no breakfast pick left in Memphis for this day.

About $316 a person for the three days. Prices are estimates for food, tax and tip, without drinks. Times are suggestions: check each restaurant's hours and book ahead.

14 more places to eat in Memphis

The planner swaps any stop for one of these, and uses them when your dates, meals or budget are different.

Hog & Hominy · Italian · $$ · Bib Gourmand
Felicia Suzanne's · American & Other · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
Petals of a Peony · Chinese · $$$ · MICHELIN Recommended
The Four Way Soul Food Restaurant · Soul & Southern · $$ · Open since 1960 or earlier
Bain Barbecue · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Central BBQ · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Payne's Bar-B-Que · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
A&R Bar-B-Que · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
The Bar-B-Q Shop · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Alcenia's · Soul & Southern · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Corky's Ribs & BBQ · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Cozy Corner Restaurant · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
BallHoggerz BBQ · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick
Jim Neely’s Interstate Bar-B-Que · BBQ · $$ · Eats Ranked pick

How this plan was made

Every place on this page holds a MICHELIN Guide distinction or a James Beard Foundation honor, or was checked by hand for Eats Ranked. Chains are left out and no restaurant pays to be listed. For each day FoodTrip picks dinner first, then lunch and breakfast, keeps to the budget, uses a different cuisine each meal and keeps the day's stops close together. No place appears twice.

This is one plan out of many. Open it in the planner to set your own dates, meals a day, budget and party size, swap any stop, reserve a table and add the meals to your calendar. See every city FoodTrip covers.