Paula and Raiford's Disco at 14 S 2nd St in downtown Memphis is the city's most-loved 1970s-style disco, mirror balls, vinyl and the Raiford family hosting.
Tip: Open Thursday to Saturday. Cash bar; arrive after 23:00 for the right crowd.
Address: 14 S 2nd St, Memphis, TN 38103
Hu. Roof on the 17th floor of the Hu. Hotel downtown Memphis runs Friday and Saturday DJ nights with Mississippi River views and a small dance floor for hotel-bar dancing.
Tip: Friday and Saturday DJ sets from 22:00. Cover charge sometimes on big-name DJ nights.
Hu. Roof sits on the 17th floor of the Hu. Hotel on Madison Avenue downtown Memphis with panoramic Mississippi River views, the city's only all-season rooftop bar.
Tip: Sunset views west of the Mississippi River are the draw. Reserve a window seat ahead.
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 Main visitors.
Tip: Book a sunset table on OpenTable for prime hour. Light bar menu, cocktails by reputation.
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 in summer.
Tip: Open seasonally May to September. Hotel guests get priority access; walk-ins fine when not full.
Memphis Whistle is a small cocktail program tucked downtown that runs themed nights and pop-up bars, the city's quietest insider cocktail run by mixologist Brent Brouwer.
Tip: Follow on Instagram for pop-up locations; bookings are limited and run private.
Club Spectrum on Whitten Road in East Memphis is a long-running dance club with electronic and Latin nights, two dance floors and bottle service in the back.
Tip: Open Thursday to Sunday. Cover charge varies by event night.
Hu. Roof on the 17th floor of the Hu. Hotel downtown Memphis runs Friday and Saturday DJ nights with Mississippi River views and a small dance floor for hotel-bar dancing.
Tip: Friday and Saturday DJ sets from 22:00. Cover charge sometimes on big-name DJ nights.
Hu. Roof sits on the 17th floor of the Hu. Hotel on Madison Avenue downtown Memphis with panoramic Mississippi River views, the city's only all-season rooftop bar.
Tip: Sunset views west of the Mississippi River are the draw. Reserve a window seat ahead.
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 Main visitors.
Tip: Book a sunset table on OpenTable for prime hour. Light bar menu, cocktails by reputation.
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 in summer.
Tip: Open seasonally May to September. Hotel guests get priority access; walk-ins fine when not full.
Memphis Whistle is a small cocktail program tucked downtown that runs themed nights and pop-up bars, the city's quietest insider cocktail run by mixologist Brent Brouwer.
Tip: Follow on Instagram for pop-up locations; bookings are limited and run private.