2 fried chicken rooms in Memphis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Memphis | Fried Chicken across every city.
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.
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken ★ 4.4
downtown · 310 S Front St, Memphis, TN 38103
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.
Alcenia's ★ 4.5
pinch-district · 317 N Main St, Memphis, TN 38103
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.