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Soul Food in Memphis
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Top 3 Soul Food in Memphis
Memphis soul food institutions — from Memphis Magazine's 2025 'Searching for Soul Food' feature.
- #1
Alcenia's
Pinch District
“Memphis Magazine's 2025 soul-food feature lead — BJ Chester-Tamayo's downtown institution, named a NYT '200 Places to Visit.' Lemon-pepper baked catfish, fried chicken, and peach crumble, served with one of BJ's famous hugs.”
- #2
The Four Way Soul Food Restaurant
Soulsville
“Memphis Magazine 2025 soul-food pick. Open since 1946 — one of the first integrated restaurants in Memphis, where Dr. King, Jesse Jackson, and Stax musicians ate. Baked chicken, collards, yams, and Saturday shrimp-and-grits brunch.”
- #3
Granny's Southern Kitchen
Midtown
“Memphis Magazine 2025 soul-food pick. Rashondrea Alston's Midtown dining room — the continuation of her grandmother Peggy Brown's multi-generational recipes on South Cleveland.”