Verified Venue

Central BBQ

147 E Butler · Last verified August 5, 2026

TL;DR

Central BBQ (147 E Butler) appears in 3 Hey Memphis guides. Everything below was checked at Central BBQ's own page before we published it, most recently on August 5, 2026.

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What we’ve verified

Each note below comes from a different Hey Memphis guide, written when we checked this place at the source.

  • Downtown Memphis RestaurantsSouth Main · verified August 5, 2026

    The downtown outpost of the hometown favorite — ribs marinated overnight, pulled pork by the tray — daily 11am–9pm, two blocks from the Civil Rights Museum. Counter service.

  • The Best BBQ in MemphisThe everyday, the underrated, and the outlier · verified August 1, 2026

    When you just want it to be easy and good. Five locations across the metro (with a Nashville outpost on the way), dependable dry ribs, the smoked hot wings that headline our best wings guide, and the BBQ nachos that convert skeptics — the downtown spot sits right by the Civil Rights Museum. The most accessible great barbecue in the city.

  • Best Wings in Memphis: The Verified Hot Wing MapThe barbecue-smoke lane · verified August 1, 2026

    Smoked hot wings in six ways — wet, naked, jerked, dry spice, honey gold, or sweet heat — at all four Memphis locations. The dry-spice bird is the Memphis move. Hours vary by location; check their site. (Their ribs anchor our best BBQ guide.)

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