Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Memphis, TN

Southern and soul food in Memphis at a glance

• Southern and soul food is the 10th largest food category in Memphis, after bars and mexican.
• Its 3.4% share compares with 0.9% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Memphis leans toward southern and soul food.
• Of the 60 listed below, 51 are independent and 9 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Memphis

Showing 60 of 94, listings with a website first.

• Owen Brennan's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 6150 Poplar Ave #150
• Jr fish and chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 3541 Riverdale Rd
• King's Palace Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 162 Beale St
• Southern Hands Homestyle Cooking
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 6025 Winchester Rd
• Delta's Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 3600 Elvis Presley Blvd
• Sage Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 94 S Main St
• Alfred's On Beale
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 197 Beale St
• BABALU - Overton Square
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2115 Madison Ave
• Blues City Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 138 Beale St
• Chef Tam's Underground Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 2299 Young Ave
• Daisy's Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1631 S Third St
• Felicia Suzanne's Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 383 S Main St
• Gracie's Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 7185 US-64
• Hattie B's Hot Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 596 Cooper St
• Itta Bena
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 145 Beale St
• Jack's Family Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 3770 E Shelby Dr
• McEwen's on Monroe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 120 Monroe Ave
• Soul Fish Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 862 S Cooper St
• Soul Fish Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 4720 Poplar Ave
• Soul Fish Cafe
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 8413 US-64
• Soulz Cafe & House of Soul
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 547 S Pkwy E
• Southern Hands
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · Chain · 1811 Kirby Pkwy
• Southern Hands Homestyle Cooking
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · Chain · 5175 Millbranch Rd
• SugaShack
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 392 Beale St
• Uncle Lou's Fried Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1725 Winchester Rd
• Wild Bill's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1580 Vollintine Ave
• Mahogany Memphis
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 3092 Poplar Ave #11
• The Second Line
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 4550 Poplar Ave
• Energy Famous Pasta
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1689 Jackson Ave
• Magnolia & May
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 718 Mt Moriah Rd
• Kountry Cookin Soul Food Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1128 Winchester Rd
• Cupboard Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1400 Union Ave
• Memphis Best Soul Food
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1499 S Third St
• Hurt's Soul Food Shack
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food
• Iris
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 4550 Poplar Ave
• Marvin's Hot Kitchen & Deli
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3700 Lamar Ave
• The Four Way Soul Food Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 998 Mississippi Blvd
• Jim & Samella's Restaurant
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 841 Bullington Ave
• Phoenix Southern Grill
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1661 Semmes St
• JJ's Soul Food
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3188 Chelsea Ave
• Memphis Crawfish Company #2
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 5133 Park Ave
• Orange Mound Grill
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1238 Airways Blvd
• Southern Hands Homestyle Cooking
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3624 Austin Peay Hwy
• Regina's Cajun Kitchen
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 60 N Main St
• 18 Wayz Wingz & Thingz
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 1621 Getwell Rd
• Carolina Watershed
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 141 East Carolina Avenue
• Stein's
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 2248 S Lauderdale St
• Wolf River Brisket Co.
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 1350 Concourse Ave Ste 165
• Acasia
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 8130 Macon Station Dr
• Beauty Shop
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 3008 Park Ave
• Blockers Soul Food
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 7209 Winchester Rd
• Blockers Soul Food
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 3624 Austin Peay Hwy
• Blue Plate Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 113 S Court Ave
• Captain JJ's Fish & Chicken
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 3770 E Shelby Dr
• Cayenne Moon
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 94 S Front St
• Chef Tam’s Underground Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 668 Union Ave
• Chicken Coop Memphis
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 6665 Winchester Rd
• Crawfish Shack
  Restaurant · Southern and soul food · 964 June Rd
• Dindie's Soul Food
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 4375 Stage Rd
• Dixie Cafe
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 4699 Poplar Ave

Southern and soul food elsewhere in Tennessee

Among the Tennessee cities in this guide, the most southern and soul food listings are in Nashville (85), Knoxville (27), Chattanooga (24), Franklin (14), Murfreesboro (12) and Clarksville (8).

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