Cozy Corner Cornish hen is a street-food stop in Pinch District, Memphis.
Editorially verified May 21, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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The Bar-B-Q Shop on Madison Avenue in Memphis invented BBQ spaghetti: pulled pork and BBQ sauce tossed over noodles. Open tue-sat 11:00-21:00.
TryBBQ spaghetti
TipOrder a small spaghetti as a side; the full plate is enormous. The Dancing Pigs sauce ships.
Maciel's Tortas and Tacos on South Main downtown Memphis runs handmade tortas with telera bread, tacos al pastor and house aguas frescas. At 45 S Main St.
TryTacos and tortas
TipClosed Sundays. The Midtown branch at 820 Cooper runs the same menu and the same lines.
Las Tortugas Poplar in East Memphis runs Jose Magallanes's Germantown taqueria menu from a Poplar Avenue branch, with tortas and tacos al pastor at counter.
TryTortas and tacos al pastor
TipClosed Sundays. Cash and card both fine. The Germantown original at 1215 S Germantown Rd is the easier seat.
Central BBQ in midtown Memphis runs the city's standard BBQ nachos: tortilla chips with pulled pork, sauce, sour cream and jalapeños. Open daily 11:00-21:00.
TryBBQ nachos
TipOrder at the counter and grab a patio table. Available at all four city locations.
The Rendezvous downtown Memphis serves a cheese and sausage starter that locals order before the dry-rub ribs. Open tue-sat 11:00-21:00. At 52 S 2nd St.
TryCheese and sausage plate
TipOrder it as a pre-meal snack at the bar while you wait for a table downstairs.
Memphis hot tamales are a Delta street-food tradition: cornmeal-wrapped beef tied with twine, simmered in spicy broth. Located in South Memphis.
TryHot tamales
TipFound at Cozy Corner and A&R BBQ as a side. Ask at any Memphis BBQ joint with Delta roots.
