Verified Venue

Payne's Bar-B-Que

Lamar Ave · Last verified October 13, 2026

TL;DR

Payne's Bar-B-Que (Lamar Ave) appears in two Hey Memphis guides. Everything below was checked at Payne's Bar-B-Que's own page before we published it, most recently on October 13, 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.

  • The Best Restaurants in Memphis

    The institutionsVerified October 13, 2026

    Since 1972: the chopped-pork sandwich with mustard slaw that ends every 'best sandwich in Memphis' debate. Lunch hours only, cash-minded, worth planning around.

  • The Best BBQ in Memphis

    The Memphis legendsVerified October 11, 2026

    The chopped-pork sandwich that ends every argument — mustard slaw, hot sauce, no frills. A beloved Lamar Avenue institution with famously limited hours, so call ahead and bring cash. (No website — they run on Facebook.)

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