CuisineCocktail bar
Price$$$
Neighborhooddowntown
Last verified

Tip: Sunset views west of the Mississippi River are the draw. Reserve a window seat ahead.

Location

Address: 79 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38103

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Ground Floor Grill at Hyatt ★ 3.8

downtown

The rooftop bar at the Hyatt Centric Memphis on South Main has Mississippi River sunset views and a small cocktail menu, popular with hotel guests and South.

Tip: Book a sunset table on OpenTable for prime hour. Light bar menu, cocktails by reputation.

The Westin Memphis Beale Street Rooftop ★ 3.8

downtown

The Westin Memphis Beale Street Rooftop on Lt George W Lee Avenue downtown runs a hotel rooftop bar with a Mississippi River view and a small cocktail menu.

Tip: Open seasonally May to September. Hotel guests get priority access; walk-ins fine when not full.

Old Dominick Distillery tasting room ★ 4.3

downtown

Old Dominick Distillery on South Front Street downtown Memphis runs distillery tours, cocktails and a dimly-lit tasting room in a restored 50,000-square-foot.

Tip: Book the tour and tasting in advance. Cocktail bar walk-ins fine.

Mollie Fontaine Lounge ★ 4.2

downtown

Mollie Fontaine Lounge in the Victorian Village in downtown Memphis is a small craft cocktail bar in an 1886 mansion with red velvet walls, jazz piano nights.

Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday. Jazz piano runs from 20:00 most weekends.

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More nightlife in Memphis

Ground Floor Grill at Hyatt ★ 3.8

downtown

The rooftop bar at the Hyatt Centric Memphis on South Main has Mississippi River sunset views and a small cocktail menu, popular with hotel guests and South.

Tip: Book a sunset table on OpenTable for prime hour. Light bar menu, cocktails by reputation.

The Westin Memphis Beale Street Rooftop ★ 3.8

downtown

The Westin Memphis Beale Street Rooftop on Lt George W Lee Avenue downtown runs a hotel rooftop bar with a Mississippi River view and a small cocktail menu.

Tip: Open seasonally May to September. Hotel guests get priority access; walk-ins fine when not full.

Memphis Whistle ★ 4.0

cooper-young

Memphis Whistle is a small Cooper-Young cocktail bar on Young Avenue with classic and prohibition-style drinks and a tight kitchen, run by Jef and Amanda.

Tip: Open daily from 16:00. Kitchen runs until 21:00 most nights, later Friday and Saturday.

Old Dominick Distillery tasting room ★ 4.3

downtown

Old Dominick Distillery on South Front Street downtown Memphis runs distillery tours, cocktails and a dimly-lit tasting room in a restored 50,000-square-foot.

Tip: Book the tour and tasting in advance. Cocktail bar walk-ins fine.

Mollie Fontaine Lounge ★ 4.2

downtown

Mollie Fontaine Lounge in the Victorian Village in downtown Memphis is a small craft cocktail bar in an 1886 mansion with red velvet walls, jazz piano nights.

Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday. Jazz piano runs from 20:00 most weekends.

The Pumping Station ★ 4.0

midtown

The Pumping Station on Poplar Avenue in midtown Memphis is the city's longest-running LGBTQ+ bar, with a leather and bear focus, weekend drag nights.

Tip: Open daily. The back patio is the seat in summer; drag nights run Friday and Saturday.

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