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Fried chicken in Memphis is a serious local matter, with battered, peppery birds drawing lines across the city. Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken downtown is the best-known name, frying its hot, crisp chicken from a no-frills room, while Alcenia's in the Pinch District plates its own Southern fried chicken alongside soul-food sides. The dish sits at the heart of the city's plate-lunch tradition.
Fried Chicken restaurants in Memphis
2 fried chicken places in Memphis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Memphis · Fried Chicken across every city.
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Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
- ★ 4.4
- Fried chicken
- $
- Downtown
Order Three-piece dark meat plate with fried pickles and slaw.
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken on South Front Street downtown Memphis runs the city's cheap fried chicken plate, three-piece dark with sides under $15.
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Alcenia's
Order Fried chicken plate with greens and yams; ask for a Ghetto Aid.
Alcenia's in the Pinch District of Memphis runs Betty Joyce Chester-Tamayo's soul food plates under $15: fried chicken, collards and a hug at the door.
More places near Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken and Alcenia's
Not on this list, but close by, nearest first. Every one is in our guide with its address, hours and what to order.
- Bardog Tavern Italian, about 200 m away
- Maciel's Tortas and Tacos Street food, about 200 m away
- The Rendezvous Memphis Bbq, about 350 m away
- The Rendezvous cheese and sausage plate Street food, about 350 m away
- Curfew New American, about 400 m away
- Chez Philippe New American, about 450 m away