Midtown Memphis Restaurants: Where to Eat Right Now

Midtown Memphis restaurants cover more ground than the two famous corners. Cooper-Young and Overton Square get their own guides, so this one spends its time on the rest of Midtown: a converted Sears tower full of kitchens, a stretch of Madison that has been serving BBQ spaghetti since 1987, a 1943 meat-and-three on Union, and a family Italian room in an old Masonic temple by Overton Park.

All 27 restaurants below were checked at their own websites on October 13, 2026. Hours appear only where the restaurant's own page printed them that day. If you're new to the area, our Memphis neighborhoods guide explains where Midtown starts and stops, and our best restaurants in Memphis list covers the whole city. Heading downtown instead? See our downtown Memphis restaurants guide. — Josh

Crosstown Concourse restaurants

The old Sears building at 1350 Concourse Ave now holds Midtown's densest cluster of kitchens, most of them on the ground floor around the central atrium. Free garage parking makes it the easiest group dinner in Midtown.

• Global CaféCrosstown Concourse, Suite 157

  A women-owned social enterprise whose cooks are immigrants and refugees, cooking family recipes from Venezuela, Sudan, Mexico, Nepal, Somalia, Kenya, and Nicaragua right now. Tue–Sat 11:30am–9pm, Sun 11am–3pm, closed Mondays.

• Bao Toan Kitchen & BarCrosstown Concourse

  Modern Vietnamese from a mother-daughter team whose family arrived in Memphis in 1978 and opened one of the area's first Asian groceries. Lunch Mon–Sat 11am–3pm, dinner Mon–Sat 5–10pm, closed Sundays. Reservations on Resy.

• BrizaCrosstown Concourse, Suite 181

  Sushi, seafood, and hand-cut steaks in a room that opened with a ribbon-cutting in November 2025. Mon–Thu 11:30am–8:30pm, Fri 11:30am–9:30pm, Sat 10:30am–9:30pm, Sun 10:30am–8pm.

• Farm BurgerCrosstown Concourse, Suite 175

  Grass-fed, fire-grilled burgers from an independent, woman-owned kitchen that uses only compostable or recyclable packaging. Mon–Sat 11am–9pm, closed Sundays.

• Crosstown Brewing Co.1264 Concourse Ave

  The neighborhood brewery's taproom has its own kitchen, so the Siren Blonde and Fool's Gold Lager come with dinner. Mon–Sat 11am–10pm, Sun 11am–8pm.

• The Mad Grocer & DeliCrosstown Concourse, Suite 163

  Po' boys are the signature, with deli sandwiches, loaded potatoes, and a small grocery and wine shelf for the walk home. Mon–Sat 10am–6pm.

• Lucy J's BakeryCrosstown Concourse, Suite 151

  Croissants, danishes, breads, and celebration cakes baked from scratch by a bakery that hires parents moving out of homelessness, in partnership with Dorothy Day House. Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Madison Avenue restaurants

Madison is Midtown's main street, and the stretch west of Overton Square holds some of its longest-running kitchens. Go for barbecue spaghetti, Tex-Mex margaritas, or a plate of handmade pasta.

• The Bar-B-Q Shop1782 Madison Ave

  The self-billed originators of Bar-B-Q Spaghetti, on Madison since November 1987, also known for ribs and the Texas toast barbecue sandwich. It's also home of the Dancing Pigs sauce and dry seasoning.

• Tamboli's Pasta & Pizza1761 Madison Ave

  House-made pasta, pizza, and a signature cannoli from Miles Tamboli, whose family came to the Delta from Italy in 1909. Tue–Sun 4–10pm, closed Mondays; happy hour daily.

• Molly's La Casita2006 Madison Ave

  Forty years of Tex-Mex in a peach-colored adobe building: homemade hot tamales, chimichangas, and bacon-wrapped shrimp. Sun–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat to 10pm, weekend brunch 11am–3pm, and $2 off house margaritas on Mondays.

• Memphis Jamaican KitchenMadison Ave

  Oxtail with rice and peas, curry goat, ackee and saltfish, and jerk chicken plates with festival at the Madison Ave location. Their location page didn't show hours when we checked, so look before you go.

• Huey's Midtown1927 Madison Ave

  The Midtown location of the Memphis burger chain, a few blocks west of Overton Square. Their locations page lists two different sets of Midtown hours, so we haven't printed either.

Union Avenue, Central Avenue, and Peabody Avenue

South of Poplar, Midtown's dining runs along Union and Central with a few stops on the side streets between them. This is where you'll find Midtown's daily meat-and-three and most of its late kitchens.

• The Cupboard1400 Union Ave

  A meat-and-three since 1943, and the vegetables are cooked without meat, bacon drippings, or other animal fat. Chicken-fried chicken with milk gravy, eggplant casserole, Italian spinach. Open 7am–8pm every day.

• Cameo1835 Union Ave, Suite 103

  A 21-and-up cocktail bar with a real kitchen: food until midnight Sun–Thu and 1am Fri–Sat, bar open daily 4pm–2am. Happy hour runs all day Monday.

• Louis Connelly's322 S Cleveland St

  Open until 3am every night (from 4pm weekdays, 11am weekends), with house-made chicken tenders, vegan nachos with vegan queso, and the Penguin Platter for the table.

• Central BBQ2249 Central Ave

  Central BBQ's Midtown location, for dry-rub ribs, pulled pork, and BBQ nachos. Its Midtown page doesn't print hours, so check before you go.

• Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint2197 Central Ave, Suite 101

  100% American Wagyu burgers, served without lettuce or tomato on purpose. The Greg Brady comes topped with house mac and cheese and barbecue chips. Sun–Thu 11am–midnight, Fri–Sat to 2am.

• No Comment2155 Central Ave

  Indian-Italian fusion: house-made pastas built with Indian spices, plus wine flights and house-made wine coolers, from the team behind Cameo and Fawn. Tue–Thu 5–11pm, Fri–Sat 5pm–midnight, closed Sun–Mon.

• Slider Inn2117 Peabody Ave

  Sliders and a covered patio at the Midtown sister bar of Aldo's Pizza Pies. Sun–Thu 11am–midnight (kitchen to 11:30pm), Fri–Sat to 1am (kitchen to 12:30am), and weekend brunch 11am–3pm.

• Pearl's Tea & Coffee House1330 Peabody Ave

  Vietnamese iced coffee, boba milk tea, and crispy spring rolls served on Peabody Avenue.

• Otherlands Coffee Bar641 S Cooper St

  Coffee, food, and juices with a secret gift shop in the middle of the room and local art on the walls. Mon–Wed 7:30am–3pm, Thu–Sun 7am–6pm.

Evergreen, Overton Park, and North Midtown

The quieter residential side of Midtown, north of Poplar and around Overton Park, has a few family-run rooms worth a detour. Pair any of these with an afternoon in Overton Park.

• Ecco on Overton Park1585 Overton Park Ave

  House-made Italian in what was once a Masonic temple, run since 2014 by Sabine Bachmann and her three sons in the Evergreen Historic District. Start with the meatballs in Italian gravy. Tue–Thu 4:30–9pm, Fri–Sat 4:30–9:30pm.

• Dino's Grill645 N McLean Blvd

  Family-owned since 1973, with plate lunches, a tiramisu that was voted best dessert in Memphis, and all-you-can-eat spaghetti on Thursdays after 5pm for $9. Tue–Sun 11am–8pm, closed Mondays.

• Café Eclectic603 N McLean Blvd

  Café Eclectic's McLean location, with coffee, breakfast, and pickup or delivery to Midtown, Harbor Town, and Downtown. Its homepage shows two different weekly schedules right now, so check before planning a dinner visit.

• Abyssinia2600 Poplar Ave, Suite 115

  Ethiopian, family-run on Poplar since 2000: doro wat, a vegetarian sampler on injera, and a coffee ceremony. Mon–Sat 11am–8pm, Sun 11am–5pm. (More plant-based picks are in our vegan restaurants guide.)

Cooper-Young and Overton Square

Midtown's two best-known dining districts each have their own full guide. In Cooper-Young, start with The Beauty Shop (966 S Cooper, weekend brunch Saturday 11–2 and Sunday 10–3), Bain Barbecue (993 S Cooper, Tue–Sat 11–8, Sun 11–4), Soul Fish Cafe (862 S Cooper), and Young Avenue Deli (2119 Young). All of them, plus the rest of the neighborhood, are in our Cooper-Young restaurants guide.

In Overton Square, the headliners are Porch & Parlor's steakhouse (2125 Madison), Lafayette's Music Room for dinner and a show (2119 Madison, Thursday through Sunday), Bayou Bar & Grill (2094 Madison), and Complicated Pilgrim (21 S Cooper). The full list is in our Overton Square restaurants guide.

Just east of Midtown: Broad Avenue

Broad Avenue's arts district is technically in Binghampton, just past Midtown's eastern edge, and neither of these two calls itself Midtown. They're a five-minute drive from Overton Square and easy to add to a Midtown night.

• City & State2625 Broad Ave

  A coffee bar and shop selling beans from roasters like Rigby and Intelligentsia, plus brewers and gear. Mon–Fri 7am–6pm, Sat 8am–6pm, Sun 8am–2pm.

• Muddy's Bake Shop2497 Broad Ave

  Scratch cupcakes and cookies since 2008, walk-in or pre-ordered with two days' notice. Wed–Fri 10am–5:30pm, Sat 10am–4pm, closed Sun–Tue.

Closed, moved, or couldn't confirm

The Liquor Store has left Broad Avenue. Its own site says the original Broad location is gone and the diner now runs at 669 S Mendenhall in East Memphis. We couldn't confirm Railgarten on Central or Cafe 1912 on Cooper are open: neither website responded on October 13, 2026, so both are off this list until they do.

A few Midtown regulars are missing because we couldn't find a website run by the restaurant itself to verify them: Kwik Check on Madison, Barksdale on Cooper, Alex's Tavern on Jackson, and Saigon Le on Cleveland. If you run one of them and have a site, reply to any issue of the newsletter and we'll check it.

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