10 brunch rooms in Memphis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Memphis | Brunch across every city.
Brunch in Memphis ranges from downtown breakfast halls to chef-driven midday menus in East Memphis. Sunrise Memphis downtown and the Arcade Restaurant in South Main handle the classic morning plates, while The Beauty Shop in Cooper-Young plates brunch inside a converted beauty salon. East Memphis carries the more ambitious end, with Hog and Hominy, Char Restaurant and Magnolia and May among the rooms serving weekend menus.
Sunrise Memphis ★ 4.3
downtown · 670 Jefferson Ave, Memphis, TN 38105
Sunrise Memphis on Jefferson Avenue downtown is a quick-service breakfast diner with Southern plates and a full bar, the locals' weekday morning room.
Brother Juniper's ★ 4.5
east-memphis · 3519 Walker Ave, Memphis, TN 38111
Brother Juniper's near the University of Memphis runs the city's most-cherished breakfast from a tiny picket-fenced house on Walker, a locals' room.
Sunrise Memphis ★ 4.3
downtown · 670 Jefferson Ave, Memphis, TN 38105
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.
Brother Juniper's ★ 4.8
east-memphis · 3519 Walker Ave, Memphis, TN 38111
Brother Juniper's near the University of Memphis on Walker Avenue runs a tiny breakfast house with omelettes, biscuits and long-haul regulars queuing.
Magnolia and May ★ 4.6
east-memphis · 718 Mt Moriah Rd, Memphis, TN 38117
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.
Arcade Restaurant ★ 4.2
south-main · 540 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103
Arcade Restaurant on South Main downtown Memphis is the city's oldest diner since 1919, with sweet potato pancakes, fried PB and banana sandwiches.
The Beauty Shop ★ 4.5
cooper-young · 966 S Cooper St, Memphis, TN 38104
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.
Hog and Hominy ★ 4.7
east-memphis · 707 W Brookhaven Cir, 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.
Char Restaurant ★ 4.1
east-memphis · 431 S Highland St, Memphis, TN 38111
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.
Belle Meade Social ★ 4.0
east-memphis · 518 Perkins Ext, Memphis, TN 38117
Belle Meade Social on Perkins Extended in East Memphis runs Sunday brunch with modern American plates, steak and eggs and craft cocktails at Williamsburg.