Itta Bena ★ 4.2
Itta Bena is a hidden upstairs late-night room above B.B. King's on Beale Street in Memphis, named for the Mississippi town B.B. King was born.
Tip: Open daily 17:00-22:00. The unmarked Second Street door is the easy entrance.
CuisineCocktail bar
Price$$$
Neighborhooddowntown
Last verified
Tip: Kitchen runs late most nights. Tuesday $5 soup of the day is a local rite.
Location
Address: 73 Monroe Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
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B.B. King's Blues Club ★ 4.0
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Tip: Cover charge after 19:00 most nights. Sit upstairs for an easier view of the bandstand.
Rum Boogie Cafe ★ 4.1
Rum Boogie Cafe on Beale Street in Memphis runs live blues seven nights since 1985, with over 200 autographed guitars hanging from the ceiling.
Tip: Live blues from 19:00 nightly. The Beale Street Flippers usually take a stage break at 22:00.
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The Cove ★ 4.3
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Young Avenue Deli ★ 4.2
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Itta Bena ★ 4.2
Itta Bena is a hidden upstairs late-night room above B.B. King's on Beale Street in Memphis, named for the Mississippi town B.B. King was born.
Tip: Open daily 17:00-22:00. The unmarked Second Street door is the easy entrance.
B.B. King's Blues Club ★ 4.0
B.B. King's Blues Club at 143 Beale Street in Memphis is the flagship of the B.B. King chain, with the Beale Street Allstars in residence and live blues.
Tip: Cover charge after 19:00 most nights. Sit upstairs for an easier view of the bandstand.
Rum Boogie Cafe ★ 4.1
Rum Boogie Cafe on Beale Street in Memphis runs live blues seven nights since 1985, with over 200 autographed guitars hanging from the ceiling.
Tip: Live blues from 19:00 nightly. The Beale Street Flippers usually take a stage break at 22:00.