Restaurants in Bartlett, TN: Where Locals Eat on Stage Road and Beyond

Restaurants in Bartlett, TN, the Shelby County suburb northeast of Memphis, mostly sit along Stage Road, US Highway 70, and US Highway 64, with a cluster in Old Town Bartlett where Bartlett Boulevard meets the railroad. The town has a steakhouse that's been cooking since 1976, a hickory barbecue pit that dates to 1973, and a Memphis in May grand champion's legacy on Highway 70. Search for it, though, and half the results are about Bartlett, Illinois.

So we built the local list. Every restaurant below has a Bartlett address, and we checked each one at its own website in October 2026, reading the street and ZIP rather than trusting the name. Bartlett's ZIP codes (38133, 38134, 38135) also cover parts of Memphis, so a 38134 address alone doesn't make a place Bartlett. Hours appear only where the restaurant prints them. Headed south or east? We also have Cordova, Germantown, and Collierville restaurant guides. — Josh

Barbecue in Bartlett

Bartlett is a barbecue town, with four pits within a few miles of each other on Stage Road and Highway 70. For the whole metro's barbecue, see the best BBQ in Memphis.

• Brad's Bar-B-Q2845 Bartlett Rd

  Pit-cooked over hickory since 1973, with no store-bought sauce and no artificial smoke, by its own account. Brad's once had rooms in Oakland and Moscow too; both closed on January 1, 2021, so Bartlett is the last one. Tue–Sat 11am–9pm (last orders 8:30); closed Sundays and Mondays.

• Fat Larry's BBQ7537 US Hwy 70

  Opened in 2008 by Larry, a Memphis in May grand champion in 1999. Larry died in October 2020, and his wife and daughter run it now: pulled pork, brisket, and bologna sandwiches, fried catfish, hand-patted steakburgers, and a crowded Southern lunch with homemade rolls. Mon–Thu 11am–8pm, Fri to 9, Sat noon–9; closed Sundays.

• Ty's Smokehouse7174 Stage Rd

  A quick-service smokehouse with brisket, turkey, and baby back ribs on the menu, plus wings that are smoked, then fried and tossed to order. Its tailgate and sampler packs make it a party-order regular. Mon 10:30am–3pm, Tue–Sat 10:30am–8pm; closed Sundays.

• Tops Bar-B-Q6745 Stage Rd

  The Memphis barbecue-and-burger chain, in business since 1952, with an early start: breakfast until 10:30am. Sun–Wed 6:30am–10pm, Thu–Sat to 11pm, and the last hour is drive-thru only.

Steak, Italian, and sit-down dinners

Where Bartlett goes for a birthday, an anniversary, or a table big enough for the whole family. For the citywide splurge list, see the best restaurants in Memphis.

• Side Porch Steak House5689 Stage Rd

  Bartlett's hometown steakhouse, established in 1976, bought and reopened by longtime Bartlett residents under the banner #savethecroutons. The marinated steaks and buttery croutons stayed, and desserts come from Frost Bake Shop. Tue–Thu 4:30–8:30pm, Fri–Sat 4:30–9:30pm. Reservations are encouraged, and it doesn't do take-out.

• Angelo's Little Italy Ristorante7717 US Hwy 70

  An independent Italian room run by Mona and Angelo since March 2018, cooking from family recipes. Dough is made fresh daily for pizzas baked in a double-decker oven, with pasta, seafood, and gelato on the menu. Food is made to order, so weekend waits run longer.

• El Patron Authentic Mexican Restaurant5811 Stage Rd

  Serving the Bartlett area for more than 20 years, with fajita nachos, queso fundido, and a full drink menu. It recommends reservations and books private parties and catering.

• Captain Kal's Seafood Market & Steamer6525 Memphis Arlington Rd, Suite 103

  Opened in 2025 and built like a coastal fish shack: pick shrimp, snow crab, or lobster from the market case on ice, and they season and steam it while you wait. There are no fryers. Tue–Sat 11am–9pm, Sun and Mon noon–8pm. It's across from the Neighborhood Walmart.

• 901 Hot Pot & Korean BBQ2965 N Germantown Pkwy, #102 (Shops of Wolfchase)

  Hot pot and tabletop Korean barbecue by Wolfchase, the Bartlett room of a two-location Memphis restaurant. Two private rooms seat 10 to 15, which makes it a good pick for group birthdays. Book by phone or on its site.

Southern plates and home cooking

Meat-and-three lunches, fried chicken, and family dinners for when nobody wants to cook.

• SweetPea's Southern Cookin'5824 Stage Rd

  Gary and Johnette LaCroix's Southern kitchen, which they took over from family friends in January 2013, with daily lunch specials and a sign that reads "Southern cookin' makes you good lookin'." Tue–Fri 11am–7pm and Sunday 11am–2pm; closed Mondays. Saturday hours change with the season, so check its site.

• Pop's Comfort Kitchen2990 Kirby Whitten Rd

  The Wigington family's kitchen, open since 2018, from a couple who have been cooking since 1981. Pot roast, country fried steak, and catfish come with seasoned vegetables and fresh cornbread, and there's a kids' menu. Call ahead for carryout.

• Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken2943 N Germantown Pkwy

  The spicy Memphis fried chicken, in a Bartlett room by Wolfchase. Plates come with baked beans, slaw, and white bread, and the pies are homemade (chess, pecan, sweet potato). Mon–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat to 10, Sun to 9. More birds: the best fried chicken in Memphis.

Pizza and burgers in Bartlett

Bartlett's pizza loyalties run deep, and two of these have been making pies here for decades. For the citywide ranking, see the best pizza in Memphis.

• Isabella's Pizza2801 Bartlett Blvd

  A mom-and-pop New York-style shop, "slingin' sauce" in Bartlett for over 34 years. Dough is tossed in the air, salads are cut fresh every morning, and garlic knots, calzones, and strombolis come out of the same kitchen. Mon–Sat 11am–8pm; closed Sundays.

• Exlines' Best Pizza in Town6250 Stage Rd

  The "original Memphis style" pie, edge to edge and piled high, from a Memphis pizza shop with four rooms around the city. Catering is available from every location.

• Smackers7780 US Hwy 64, Suite 101

  The Memphis burger-and-sandwich shop, serving since 2012, with its Bartlett room on Highway 64 and siblings on Highland, Walnut, and in Southaven. Order ahead on its site. (More burgers: the best burgers in Memphis.)

Breakfast, coffee, and sweets

Old Town Bartlett is the place for coffee and dessert: Voodoo and Quintessential Sweets share a stretch of Bartlett Boulevard. The full metro roundups are coffee shops in Memphis and brunch in Memphis.

• Biscuits & JamsBartlett

  The biscuit-and-brunch spot with a second room downtown. Bartlett serves Mon–Fri 8am–2pm and Sat–Sun 9am–3pm. Weekend tables need an online reservation, there's no to-go on weekends or holidays, and an 18% gratuity is added to every ticket.

• Voodoo Cafe2780 Bartlett Blvd

  International coffees and topped beignets in Old Town Bartlett. Mon–Thu 7am–3pm, Fri 7am–5pm, Sat 8am–5pm, Sun 8am–3pm.

• Baaloo Coffee Roasters2821 Bartlett Rd

  Coffee from Omar Yusuf, who grew up on his family's coffee farm in Harar, Ethiopia. The farm still operates, and Baaloo roasts in-house: Ethiopian Sidamo, Yirgacheffe, and Harar beside Honduran and Guatemalan beans, plus espresso, cold brew, and pastries.

• Quintessential Sweets2811 Bartlett Blvd

  Frozen, dipped, and fried sweets down the block from Voodoo, and one of Bartlett's latest stops: Tue–Sat noon–10pm, Sun 1–10pm; closed Mondays.

Closed, moved, or not what it seems

A few Bartlett names still circulate that you shouldn't plan around without checking first. As of October 2026, Sekisui's own website lists only its three Memphis rooms (East Memphis, Pacific Rim, and Midtown), even though a Bartlett listing still turns up in search. Chef Flava's lists a Memphis address on Stage Road on its own site, so we haven't counted it here.

We also couldn't confirm several longtime names at a source of their own this round: Memphis Mojo Cafe on Highway 64, Baby Jack's BBQ on Highway 70, Lotus Thai and Brickhouse Buffet on Bartlett Boulevard, Thai Bistro, Pier 64, Taste of Paradise, and Los Pilares on Stage Road, and Maciel's by Wolfchase. Call before you go, and we'll add them once we can verify them. Chains (Firebirds, LongHorn, Abuelo's, and the rest of the Highway 64 strip) are left off on purpose.