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Central BBQ

2249 Central Ave · Last verified October 13, 2026

TL;DR

Central BBQ (2249 Central Ave) appears in 6 Hey Memphis guides. Everything below was checked at Central BBQ's own page before we published it, most recently on October 13, 2026.

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

  • Cooper-Young Restaurants: Where to Eat and Drink Right Now

    Cooper-Young barbecue, catfish, and pizzaVerified October 13, 2026

    Central BBQ on the avenue it's named for. Order the smoked hot wings (wet, dry, jerked, or honey gold) or the BBQ nachos with pulled pork, brisket, or no meat at all. Online ordering for pickup on its site.

  • Midtown Memphis Restaurants: Where to Eat Right Now

    Union Avenue, Central Avenue, and Peabody AvenueVerified October 13, 2026

    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.

  • Southaven, MS Restaurants: Where to Eat, Verified

    Silo Square: dinner around the bell towerVerified October 11, 2026

    The Memphis barbecue institution's Mississippi room, with the same dry-rub ribs, pulled pork and BBQ nachos as the Memphis locations. The easy answer when the group can't agree. (How it stacks up citywide: our best BBQ guide.)

  • The Best BBQ in Memphis

    The everyday, the underrated, and the outlierVerified October 11, 2026

    When you just want it to be easy and good. Five locations across the metro (four in Memphis plus Southaven, with Nashville addresses now on its map), 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.

  • Downtown Memphis Restaurants

    South MainVerified October 11, 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.

  • Best Wings in Memphis: The Verified Hot Wing Map

    The barbecue-smoke laneVerified October 11, 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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