13 cocktail bar rooms in Memphis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Memphis | Cocktail Bar across every city.
Earnestine and Hazel's ★ 4.6
south-main · 531 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103
Earnestine and Hazel's on South Main downtown Memphis is the city's defining dive, a former brothel and pharmacy with a jukebox, Soul Burgers and ghost lore.
Bardog Tavern ★ 4.2
downtown · 73 Monroe Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
Bardog Tavern on Monroe Avenue downtown Memphis is a long, dark dive with red-brick walls, sliders and subs, and downtown's earliest weekday breakfast.
The Cove ★ 4.3
broad-avenue · 2559 Broad Ave, Memphis, TN 38112
The Cove on Broad Avenue in Memphis is a pirate-themed oyster bar with a Sazerac on the menu, a wood pirate-ship bar and live music on weekends in the back.
Hu. Roof ★ 4.3
downtown · 79 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
Hu. Roof sits on the 17th floor of the Hu. Hotel on Madison Avenue downtown Memphis with panoramic Mississippi River views and the city's only all-season.
Lamplighter Lounge ★ 4.1
midtown · 1702 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Lamplighter Lounge on Madison Avenue in midtown Memphis is the city's defining smoke-stained dive bar, with cheap beer, a pool table and a relentlessly local.
Loflin Yard ★ 4.4
south-main · 7 W Carolina Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
Loflin Yard on West Carolina Avenue in downtown Memphis is a two-acre beer garden with three outdoor bars, fire pits, a creek and house-smoked BBQ on long.
Bar Hustle ★ 4.3
south-main · 477 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103
Bar Hustle on South Main inside Arrive Hotel Memphis is an intimate cocktail bar with a wall of vinyl, seasonal drinks like the Riverfront Spritz.
Young Avenue Deli ★ 4.2
cooper-young · 2119 Young Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Young Avenue Deli in Cooper-Young Memphis runs over 100 beers, a deep tap list with 30-plus drafts, deli sandwiches and a live-music back room since 1995.
B.B. King's Blues Club ★ 4.0
downtown · 143 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103
B.B. King's Blues Club at 143 Beale Street in Memphis is the flagship of the B.B. Located in Downtown. Order the beer and pulled-pork sandwich.
Rum Boogie Cafe ★ 4.1
downtown · 182 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103
Rum Boogie Cafe on Beale Street in Memphis has run live blues seven nights a week since 1985, with over 200 autographed guitars hanging from the ceiling.
Mr. Handy's Blues Hall ★ 4.4
downtown · 174 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103
Mr. Handy's Blues Hall on Beale Street in Memphis is the only original juke joint left on the strip, a tiny no-frills room with live blues and Beale's rawest.
Old Dominick Distillery ★ 4.3
downtown · 305 S Front St, Memphis, TN 38103
Old Dominick Distillery on South Front Street downtown Memphis runs tours, cocktails and a tasting room from a restored 50,000-square-foot industrial space.
Lamplighter Lounge ★ 4.1
midtown · 1702 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
Lamplighter Lounge on Madison Avenue in midtown Memphis runs cheap beer and a pool table to 03:00 daily, the city's longest-burning smoke-stained dive bar.