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Soul Food in Memphis, TN, ranked by the locals who eat there.

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Top 3 Soul Food in Memphis

Top Tier EditorialSourcesMemphis Magazine

  1. 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. 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. 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.

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