$$$$BrunchEast MemphisTue-Sun, breakfast only
Brother Juniper's near the University of Memphis on Walker Avenue runs a tiny breakfast house with omelettes, biscuits and long-haul regulars queuing.
OrderOmelette with side biscuit and gravy.
TipTuesday to Sunday, closes 13:00 weekdays. Get there by 08:30.
$$$$BrunchEast MemphisSat-Sun 10:30-14:00
Hog and Hominy on Brookhaven Circle in East Memphis runs Saturday and Sunday brunch with bacon-fat doughnuts, biscuits with ricotta and wood-fired plates.
OrderBacon-fat doughnuts and biscuit with ricotta.
TipReserve on Resy for the patio. Brunch runs Sat-Sun 10:30-14:00; arrive at 11:00 for the easier seat.
$$$$BrunchEast MemphisThu-Sun brunch
Magnolia and May on Mount Moriah in East Memphis runs the city's Thursday-to-Sunday brunch since 2020 with fried chicken, French toast and bottomless mimosas.
OrderFried chicken and French toast with mimosa.
TipThe Williamsburg Village patio is the Sunday seat. Brunch After Dark on Saturdays.
$$$$BrunchCooper YoungSat-Sun brunch
The Beauty Shop in Cooper-Young Memphis runs Saturday and Sunday brunch in a 1940s salon space where Priscilla Presley once had her hair done.
OrderWatermelon wings with feta and waffles.
TipReserve weekends on OpenTable. The dryer-hood seats are the photo seat.
$$$$BrunchDowntownDaily 07:00-14:00
Sunrise Memphis on Jefferson Avenue downtown is a quick-serve diner running Southern breakfast and a full bar daily 07:00-14:00. Open daily 07:00-14:00.
OrderThe Rooster biscuit sammy with a side of grits.
TipLines from 09:00 on weekends. The biscuit sammies and the Best Omelette are the regular orders.
$$$$BrunchSouth MainDaily 07:00-15:00
Arcade Restaurant on South Main downtown Memphis is the city's oldest diner since 1919, with sweet potato pancakes, fried PB and banana sandwiches.
OrderSweet potato pancakes with bacon.
TipNo reservations. Sit at Elvis's marked booth for the photo; weekday mornings are quietest.
$$$$BrunchEast MemphisSat-Sun 10:30
Char Restaurant in East Memphis on Highland Street runs Saturday and Sunday brunch from 10:30 with crab cake Benedict, prime cuts and a piano in the corner.
OrderCrab cake Benedict with grits.
TipThe piano starts at 11:00 on weekends. Reserve via OpenTable.
$$$$BrunchEast MemphisTue-Sun, dinner and brunch Sunday from 11:00
Belle Meade Social on Perkins Extended in East Memphis runs Sunday brunch with modern American plates, steak and eggs and craft cocktails at Williamsburg.
OrderSteak and eggs with biscuits and gravy.
TipPatio seats face the village green. Walk-ins fine on Sunday brunch.