Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken is a southern restaurant in Downtown, Memphis.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Itta Bena is a hidden upstairs Memphis dining room above B.B. King's on Beale Street, named for the Mississippi town King was born in. Southern.
OrderMississippi catfish with shrimp and grits.
TipEnter through the unmarked Second Street door or a private hall inside B.B. King's. Reservations open on OpenTable.
Tug's Casual Grill anchors the Harbor Town neighbourhood on Mud Island in Memphis with a wide riverside patio, burgers and Mississippi catfish dinners.
OrderCatfish dinner with hush puppies; sit on the patio at sunset.
TipWednesday is half-price burger night. The walk from downtown across the Auction Avenue bridge takes 15 minutes.
Soul Fish Cafe's Cooper-Young Memphis original on South Cooper runs fried Mississippi catfish, hush puppies and Gambino-bread po'boys daily.
OrderCatfish basket with hush puppies and turnip greens.
TipCounter service. The shrimp po'boy is the second-best order; sit on the patio when it cools.
Itta Bena is a hidden upstairs Memphis dining room above B.B. King's on Beale Street, named for the Mississippi town King was born in. Southern.
OrderMississippi catfish with shrimp and grits.
TipEnter through the unmarked Second Street door or a private hall inside B.B. King's. Reservations open on OpenTable.
Char Restaurant in East Memphis on Highland Street runs USDA prime steaks, crab cakes and a piano bar in a polished modern Southern steakhouse format.
OrderChar's prime filet with the crab cake starter.
TipSaturday and Sunday brunch from 10:30; the piano bar starts at 18:30 most weekday nights.
Mortimer's East Memphis neighbourhood room on North Perkins has run family-owned pub burgers, soups and bread pudding since 1981, carrying recipes.
OrderCheeseburger with onion rings; bread pudding for dessert.
TipOpen Monday to Friday from 11:00 and Saturday-Sunday from 16:00. The bar fills with regulars at 17:00.
Tug's Casual Grill anchors the Harbor Town neighbourhood on Mud Island in Memphis with a wide riverside patio, burgers and Mississippi catfish dinners.
OrderCatfish dinner with hush puppies; sit on the patio at sunset.
TipWednesday is half-price burger night. The walk from downtown across the Auction Avenue bridge takes 15 minutes.
Coastal Fish Company sits on Hyde Lake in Shelby Farms Park in Memphis with day-boat oysters, grilled fish and a long sunset patio over the water.
OrderHalf-dozen oysters and the whole grilled snapper.
TipSunset tables face the lake; reserve at least a week out for Saturday dinner on OpenTable.
