Magnolia and May is a brunch brunch spot in East Memphis, Memphis.
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.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Fried chicken and French toast with mimosa.
Tip: The Williamsburg Village patio is the Sunday seat. Brunch After Dark on Saturdays.
Address: 718 Mt Moriah Rd, Memphis, TN 38117
Hog and Hominy on Brookhaven Circle in East Memphis runs Saturday and Sunday brunch with bacon-fat doughnuts, biscuits with ricotta and wood-fired plates.
Order: Bacon-fat doughnuts and biscuit with ricotta.
Tip: Reserve on Resy for the patio. Brunch runs Sat-Sun 10:30-14:00; arrive at 11:00 for the easier seat.
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.
Order: Crab cake Benedict with grits.
Tip: The piano starts at 11:00 on weekends. Reserve via OpenTable.
Belle Meade Social on Perkins Extended in East Memphis runs Sunday brunch with modern American plates, steak and eggs and craft cocktails at Williamsburg.
Order: Steak and eggs with biscuits and gravy.
Tip: Patio seats face the village green. Walk-ins fine on Sunday brunch.
Arcade Restaurant on South Main downtown Memphis is the city's oldest diner since 1919, with sweet potato pancakes, fried PB and banana sandwiches.
Order: Sweet potato pancakes with bacon.
Tip: No reservations. Sit at Elvis's marked booth for the photo; weekday mornings are quietest.
The Beauty Shop in Cooper-Young Memphis runs Saturday and Sunday brunch in a 1940s salon space where Priscilla Presley once had her hair done.
Order: Watermelon wings with feta and waffles.
Tip: Reserve weekends on OpenTable. The dryer-hood seats are the photo seat.
Hog and Hominy on Brookhaven Circle in East Memphis runs Saturday and Sunday brunch with bacon-fat doughnuts, biscuits with ricotta and wood-fired plates.
Order: Bacon-fat doughnuts and biscuit with ricotta.
Tip: Reserve on Resy for the patio. Brunch runs Sat-Sun 10:30-14:00; arrive at 11:00 for the easier seat.
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.
Order: Crab cake Benedict with grits.
Tip: The piano starts at 11:00 on weekends. Reserve via OpenTable.
Belle Meade Social on Perkins Extended in East Memphis runs Sunday brunch with modern American plates, steak and eggs and craft cocktails at Williamsburg.
Order: Steak and eggs with biscuits and gravy.
Tip: Patio seats face the village green. Walk-ins fine on Sunday brunch.
Sunrise Memphis on Jefferson Avenue downtown is a quick-serve diner running Southern breakfast and a full bar daily 07:00-14:00. Open daily 07:00-14:00.
Order: The Rooster biscuit sammy with a side of grits.
Tip: Lines from 09:00 on weekends. The biscuit sammies and the Best Omelette are the regular orders.
