2 editor picks in Memphis.
2 american diner places in Memphis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Memphis | American Diner across every city.
The Memphis diner tradition lives in long counters, vinyl booths and all-day breakfast plates. The Arcade Restaurant in South Main is the city's oldest cafe of the type, a corner room that has served sweet potato pancakes and griddle plates for generations. The format is about continuity as much as cooking.
Speros Zepatos's South Main Memphis diner is the city's oldest restaurant, open since 1919 and once Elvis Presley's regular booth. Breakfast and lunch daily.
OrderFried peanut butter and banana sandwich; sit at Elvis's marked booth.
TipCounter service from 07:00-15:00 daily. Cash and card both fine; no reservations.
Arcade Restaurant on South Main downtown Memphis runs the city's oldest diner since 1919 with sweet potato pancakes and the fried peanut butter and banana.
OrderFried peanut butter and banana sandwich; sit at Elvis's marked booth.
TipCounter service from 07:00-15:00 daily; cash and card fine Cash is faster than card.
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