The suburban municipality southeast of Memphis with the city's best taco shop, a long-running BBQ commissary and quiet upscale rooms.
Jose Magallanes's family Memphis-area taqueria in Germantown has run tortas, al pastor and braised meats from a strip-mall counter since 2002.
OrderTacos al pastor with house guacamole; add the cochinita pibil torta if available.
TipClosed Sundays. The Poplar Avenue East Memphis branch at 6300 Poplar runs the same menu if Germantown is full.
Germantown Commissary on South Germantown Road has slow-smoked Memphis BBQ from a converted general store east of the city since 1981. A long porch out front.
OrderPulled pork plate with the smoked chicken and slaw.
TipOpen daily; the porch fills first. Drive from downtown takes 20 minutes via Poplar Avenue.
Pyro's Fire Fresh Pizza in Cordova runs Memphis-born fast-casual pizza, blistered in 90 seconds in a wood-fired oven with build-your-own toppings east.
OrderWood-fired Margherita with house red sauce and fresh basil.
TipCounter service; ready in under five minutes. The Collierville branch on Houston Levee runs the same menu.
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