2 soul food rooms in Downtown, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Downtown's food · All soul food in Memphis.
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken ★ 4.5
310 S Front St, Memphis, TN 38103
The Memphis flagship of Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken on South Front Street downtown runs spicy crisp birds from a tin-roof shack, the chain's 2001.
Tip: Counter service, no reservations. Lunch line moves; dinner can run an hour during weekends.
Itta Bena ★ 4.2
145 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103
Itta Bena is a hidden upstairs Memphis dining room above B.B. King's on Beale Street, named for the Mississippi town King was born in. Southern.
Tip: Enter through the unmarked Second Street door or a private hall inside B.B. King's. Reservations open on OpenTable.