Tupelo, Mississippi is a food day trips in Memphis.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Johnnie's runs the dough burger Elvis ordered in his teens. Closed Sundays. Lunch then the birthplace.
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
VIP behind the scenes access to local craft breweries, up to 12 beer samples, a fresh baked snack, and round trip transportation. Led by a Beer Guide who will educate ...
Guided tour · 1 hour
Explore "America's Most Iconic Street" on a one-hour guided walking tour. Learn about the colorful characters and stories that have made Beale Street the "Home of the Blues."
Multi-day trip · 6 days
Picture it, a journey from Nashville to Memphis to New Orleans, recording tracks in iconic studios, walking in Elvis’ footsteps and diving into the food, music and cul...
Clarksdale, Mississippi sits at the crossroads of the blues, 1 hour 20 minutes south of Memphis on US-61. Delta hot tamales at Abe's BBQ and juke joints.
TipAbe's BBQ at the famous crossroads has had Delta tamales since 1924.
Robinsonville, Mississippi is a 50-minute drive south of Memphis on US-61 to the Hollywood Cafe, the long-running Delta roadhouse known for fried pickles.
TipClosed Sundays. Order fried pickles, fried chicken and the catfish strips.
Helena, Arkansas is a 1-hour 30-minute drive west across the Mississippi River for the King Biscuit Blues Festival in October and Bubba's BBQ.
TipThe blues festival runs in early October. Bubba's BBQ is the steady BBQ lunch on Cherry Street.
Tunica, Mississippi is a 45-minute drive south of Memphis on US-61, with casino buffets and the Blue and White Restaurant, a 1937 Southern diner.
TipBlue and White runs breakfast and lunch all day. Casinos run nightly buffets.
Oxford, Mississippi is a 1-hour 20-minute drive from Memphis to John Currence's City Grocery on the town Square. The Beard-winning chef's flagship since 1992.
TipLunch at City Grocery; browse Square Books after. Stop at Big Bad Breakfast on Highway 6 on the way back.