10 street food rooms in Memphis we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Memphis | Street Food across every city.

Maciel's Tortas and Tacos ★ 4.4

Street food · $

downtown · 45 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103

Maciel's Tortas and Tacos on South Main downtown Memphis runs handmade tortas with telera bread, tacos al pastor and house aguas frescas. At 45 S Main St.

Las Tortugas Poplar ★ 4.4

Street food · $

east-memphis · 6300 Poplar Ave Ste 115, Memphis, TN 38119

Las Tortugas Poplar in East Memphis runs Jose Magallanes's Germantown taqueria menu from a Poplar Avenue branch, with tortas and tacos al pastor at counter.

Central BBQ BBQ Nachos ★ 4.3

Street food · $

midtown · 2249 Central Ave, Memphis, TN 38104

Central BBQ in midtown Memphis runs the city's standard BBQ nachos: tortilla chips with pulled pork, sauce, sour cream and jalapeños. Open daily 11:00-21:00.

The Rendezvous cheese and sausage plate ★ 4.2

Street food · $

downtown · 52 S 2nd St, Memphis, TN 38103

The Rendezvous downtown Memphis serves a cheese and sausage starter that locals order before the dry-rub ribs. Open tue-sat 11:00-21:00. At 52 S 2nd St.

Memphis hot tamales ★ 4.4

Street food · $

south-memphis · South Memphis (various roadside stands)

Memphis hot tamales are a Delta street-food tradition: cornmeal-wrapped beef tied with twine, simmered in spicy broth. Located in South Memphis.

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken walkup ★ 4.4

Street food · $

downtown · 310 S Front St, Memphis, TN 38103

Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken on South Front Street is the city's defining counter-service fried chicken, a Mason-born spice-crusted bird on butcher paper.

Earnestine and Hazel's Soul Burger ★ 4.5

Street food · $

south-main · 531 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103

The Soul Burger at Earnestine and Hazel's on South Main is a griddled patty with caramelised onions, pickles and the bar's mysterious Soul Sauce on a soft.

Payne's Bar-B-Que chopped pork ★ 4.7

Street food · $

south-memphis · 1762 Lamar Ave, Memphis, TN 38114

Payne's chopped pork sandwich on Lamar Avenue South Memphis is wrapped in mustard slaw and a white-bread bun, the city's defining cheap BBQ sandwich.

Cozy Corner Cornish hen ★ 4.7

Street food · $

pinch-district · 735 N Pkwy, Memphis, TN 38105

The smoked Cornish hen at Cozy Corner on North Parkway Memphis is the city's most singular BBQ plate, hickory-smoked whole and mahogany-skinned in sauce.

Bar-B-Q Shop BBQ spaghetti ★ 4.5

Street food · $

midtown · 1782 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104

The Bar-B-Q Shop on Madison Avenue in Memphis invented BBQ spaghetti: pulled pork and BBQ sauce tossed over noodles. Open tue-sat 11:00-21:00.