5 bars in Memphis, editor-picked for bars open past midnight friday or saturday. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Memphis.
Earnestine and Hazel's ★ 4.6
south-main · 531 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103
Hours: Mon-Sun 18:00-03:00
Earnestine and Hazel's on South Main downtown Memphis is the city's defining dive, a former brothel and pharmacy with a jukebox, Soul Burgers and ghost lore.
Tip: The Soul Burger is the bar food order. The upstairs is where the ghosts are said to live.
Mr. Handy's Blues Hall ★ 4.4
downtown · 174 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103
Hours: Daily 19:00-03:00
Mr. Handy's Blues Hall on Beale Street in Memphis is the only original juke joint left on the strip, a tiny no-frills room with live blues and Beale's rawest sound.
Tip: Tipping the band keeps the music going. The room holds maybe 40 people. Get there early.
Bardog Tavern ★ 4.2
downtown · 73 Monroe Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
Hours: Mon-Fri 07:30-03:00, Sat-Sun 11:00-03:00
Bardog Tavern on Monroe Avenue downtown Memphis is a long, dark dive with red-brick walls, sliders and subs, and downtown's earliest weekday breakfast at 07:30.
Tip: Late kitchen until 02:00 most nights. The Tuesday night $5 Soup of the Day is a Memphis classic.
Young Avenue Deli ★ 4.2
cooper-young · 2119 Young Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Hours: Daily 11:00-03:00
Young Avenue Deli in Cooper-Young Memphis runs over 100 beers, a deep tap list with 30-plus drafts, deli sandwiches and a live-music back room since 1995.
Tip: The patio is the seat in spring. Live music most weekends; check the calendar online.
Lamplighter Lounge ★ 4.1
midtown · 1702 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Hours: Daily 18:00-03:00
Lamplighter Lounge on Madison Avenue in midtown Memphis is the city's defining smoke-stained dive bar, with cheap beer, a pool table and a relentlessly local crowd.
Tip: Cash preferred. No food. The 03:00 close pulls everyone in midtown when other bars shut.