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, with global plates.
Must order: Watermelon wings with feta and waffles.
Tip: Reserve weekends on OpenTable. The dryer-hood seats are the photo seat.
Address: 966 S Cooper St, Memphis, TN 38104
Hog and Hominy on Brookhaven Circle in East Memphis runs Sunday brunch with bacon-fat doughnuts, biscuits with ricotta and wood-fired plates from a covered patio.
Order: Bacon-fat doughnuts and biscuit with ricotta.
Tip: Reserve on Resy for the patio. Brunch runs Sundays only; 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 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.
