Food guides for Memphis, Tennessee

Best Fried Chicken in Memphis: Cast Iron, Spice and Soul

A guide to the best fried chicken in Memphis: the spicy downtown pilgrimage stop, cast-iron soul food, a long-running chain and how to order a plate with sides.

Family Friendly Restaurants in Memphis: Barbecue and Beale

A guide to family friendly restaurants in Memphis: barbecue joints that welcome kids, ribs downtown, Beale Street food and tips for dinner with young children.

How to Find Good Food in Memphis

Find good food in Memphis by learning the vocabulary of the city's plates, then order by the dish, rate it and follow friends whose taste you trust.

Memphis barbecue guide: dry ribs, wet ribs and pulled pork sandwiches

Memphis barbecue is pork, smoke and a choice between dry rub and sauce. How to order ribs, what a pulled pork sandwich should look like and the odd dishes that only Memphis makes.

Memphis Cooper-Young Food: A Neighborhood Guide

Memphis Cooper-Young food sits in a historic Midtown district with a trestle, a yearly festival and a mix of kitchens. A walking guide to the district.

Memphis Hot Tamales: The Delta-Style Guide

Memphis hot tamales are Delta-style: cornmeal, simmered in spiced brine, smaller and grittier than Mexican tamales. Their disputed history and how to order.

Vegetarian Eating in Memphis: What to Ask

Vegetarian eating in Memphis means asking about pork in greens, beans and tamales in a city known for smoke. What to ask, what to look for and how to rate.