Char Restaurant in East Memphis on Highland Street runs Saturday and Sunday brunch from 10:30 with crab cake Benedict, prime cuts and a piano in the corner.
Must order: Crab cake Benedict with grits.
Tip: The piano starts at 11:00 on weekends. Reserve via OpenTable.
Address: 431 S Highland St, Memphis, TN 38111
Belle Meade Social on Perkins Extended in East Memphis runs Sunday brunch with modern American plates, steak and eggs and craft cocktails at Williamsburg Village.
Order: Steak and eggs with biscuits and gravy.
Tip: Patio seats face the village green. Walk-ins fine on Sunday brunch.
Brother Juniper's near the University of Memphis on Walker Avenue runs a tiny breakfast house with omelettes, biscuits and 30-year regulars queuing at the door.
Order: Omelette with side biscuit and gravy.
Tip: Tuesday to Sunday, closes 13:00 weekdays. Get there by 08:30.
Magnolia and May on Mount Moriah in East Memphis runs the city's Thursday-to-Sunday brunch since 2020 with fried chicken, French toast and bottomless mimosas.
Order: Fried chicken and French toast with mimosa.
Tip: The Williamsburg Village patio is the Sunday seat. Brunch After Dark on Saturdays.
Belle Meade Social on Perkins Extended in East Memphis runs Sunday brunch with modern American plates, steak and eggs and craft cocktails at Williamsburg Village.
Order: Steak and eggs with biscuits and gravy.
Tip: Patio seats face the village green. Walk-ins fine on Sunday brunch.
Trolley Stop Market on Madison Avenue downtown Memphis runs farm-to-table brunch with house-baked biscuits, breakfast sandwiches and a small grocery wall.
Order: Pesto eggs with house-baked biscuits.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays. The patio faces the trolley line.
Sunrise Memphis on Jefferson Avenue downtown is a quick-serve diner running Southern breakfast and a full bar daily 07:00 to 14:00. The local Memphis brunch standby.
Order: Breakfast Po' Boy with side of grits.
Tip: Lines from 09:00 on weekends. The breakfast Po' Boy is the regular order.
Brother Juniper's near the University of Memphis on Walker Avenue runs a tiny breakfast house with omelettes, biscuits and 30-year regulars queuing at the door.
Order: Omelette with side biscuit and gravy.
Tip: Tuesday to Sunday, closes 13:00 weekdays. Get there by 08:30.
Magnolia and May on Mount Moriah in East Memphis runs the city's Thursday-to-Sunday brunch since 2020 with fried chicken, French toast and bottomless mimosas.
Order: Fried chicken and French toast with mimosa.
Tip: The Williamsburg Village patio is the Sunday seat. Brunch After Dark on Saturdays.
Arcade Restaurant on South Main downtown Memphis is the city's oldest diner since 1919, with sweet potato pancakes, fried PB and banana sandwiches and Elvis's booth.
Order: Sweet potato pancakes with bacon.
Tip: No reservations. Sit at Elvis's marked booth for the photo; weekday mornings are quietest.
