Guidebook for Memphis
Essentials
Kroger is an excellent grocery store, less than a mile away. Sells everything you might need. 15 minutes walk, if you'd like a little walk.
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Kroger
540 S Mendenhall RdKroger is an excellent grocery store, less than a mile away. Sells everything you might need. 15 minutes walk, if you'd like a little walk.
Whole Foods sells organic, natural, healthy food of all kinds. Our guests love it! It has been recently renovated. Good for take-out, as well as barbecue. You can eat there too.
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Whole Foods Market
5014 Poplar AveWhole Foods sells organic, natural, healthy food of all kinds. Our guests love it! It has been recently renovated. Good for take-out, as well as barbecue. You can eat there too.
Despite the name, it's not really a Farmers Market, just a grocery store, but it has lots of fresh vegetables and fruit and other items.
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Sprouts Farmers Market
576 S Perkins RdDespite the name, it's not really a Farmers Market, just a grocery store, but it has lots of fresh vegetables and fruit and other items.
Arts & Culture
The Paradiso is a large, multi screen movie theater.
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Malco Paradiso Cinema Grill And IMAX
584 S Mendenhall RdThe Paradiso is a large, multi screen movie theater.
One of my favorite places. Art museum, with changing exhibits. Nice gift shop for unusual gifts. Beautiful gardens, for a relaxing stroll. Little café with gourmet food.
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Dixon Gallery & Gardens
4339 Park AveOne of my favorite places. Art museum, with changing exhibits. Nice gift shop for unusual gifts. Beautiful gardens, for a relaxing stroll. Little café with gourmet food.
Memphis's main art museum, it has a bit of everything. Also nice gift shop, and restaurant (lunch only).
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Brooks Museum
1934 Poplar AveMemphis's main art museum, it has a bit of everything. Also nice gift shop, and restaurant (lunch only).
Food Scene
McAlister's Deli
7710 Poplar AveGood for lunch (sandwiches, soups, etc)
The Grove Grill
4550 Poplar AveGood food, independently owned restaurant.
Houston's
5000 Poplar AveGood food, American classics.
Reasonably priced, Greek/Mediterranean restaurant, probably the closest restaurant to the house.
Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe
540 S Mendenhall RdReasonably priced, Greek/Mediterranean restaurant, probably the closest restaurant to the house.
One of our favorite restaurants. French bistro-style, reasonably priced.
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Cafe 1912
243 Cooper StOne of our favorite restaurants. French bistro-style, reasonably priced.
Restaurant specializing in "low country" cuisine (South Carolina) and one of our favorites! It has a bar with interesting cocktails.
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Sweet Grass
937 Cooper StRestaurant specializing in "low country" cuisine (South Carolina) and one of our favorites! It has a bar with interesting cocktails.
Personally, I'm not a big eater of fried chicken, but I'm told it's excellent.
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Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
730 S Mendenhall RdPersonally, I'm not a big eater of fried chicken, but I'm told it's excellent.
Corky's Ribs & BBQ
5259 Poplar AveOne of our favorite BBQ restaurants.
Really good food - cheap - "hole in the wall" type of place. Lunch only, I think.
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Elwood's Shack
4523 Summer AveReally good food - cheap - "hole in the wall" type of place. Lunch only, I think.
Voted one of the nation's best new restaurants. Southern "nouvelle cuisine" with focus on the "whole hog". Gets noisy.
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Hog & Hominy
707 W Brookhaven CirVoted one of the nation's best new restaurants. Southern "nouvelle cuisine" with focus on the "whole hog". Gets noisy.
A good place for a light meal: soups, salads, sandwiches, cookies and pastries. No alcohol. Nice outdoor seating with fountain. Free WiFi.
Panera Bread
1961 Union AveA good place for a light meal: soups, salads, sandwiches, cookies and pastries. No alcohol. Nice outdoor seating with fountain. Free WiFi.
Great variety of hamburgers, popular place with locals. Variety of beers. Sometimes the service is not the best.
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Huey's Poplar
4872 Poplar AveGreat variety of hamburgers, popular place with locals. Variety of beers. Sometimes the service is not the best.
Best donuts in town! Great selection. Coffee too, of course. Highly recommended. Near here.
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Gibson's Donuts
760 Mt Moriah RdBest donuts in town! Great selection. Coffee too, of course. Highly recommended. Near here.
Everything Else
This is an excellent zoo - one of the few that has pandas! Said to be one of America's top zoos.
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Zoológico de Memphis
2000 Prentiss PlThis is an excellent zoo - one of the few that has pandas! Said to be one of America's top zoos.
The Fresh Market
835 S White Station RdUpscale grocery store (supermarket) for that hard-to-find item.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful Japanese garden, iris garden, daylily garden, children's garden, lake with Koi fish. Little restaurant serves lunch.
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Memphis Botanic Garden
750 Cherry RdBeautiful Japanese garden, iris garden, daylily garden, children's garden, lake with Koi fish. Little restaurant serves lunch.
Said to be the largest city park in the USA! Hiking, boating, horseback riding, state of the art children's playground.
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Parque Shelby Farms
6903 Great View Dr NSaid to be the largest city park in the USA! Hiking, boating, horseback riding, state of the art children's playground.
This park has an old-growth forest, which is unusual for the middle of a city. Nice place to go for a walk. Near the zoo.
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Overton Park
1914 Poplar AveThis park has an old-growth forest, which is unusual for the middle of a city. Nice place to go for a walk. Near the zoo.
Shopping
Nearest mall. Two department stores, Macy's, and Dillards. As well as other stores.
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Central BBQ - Summer
4375 Summer AveNearest mall. Two department stores, Macy's, and Dillards. As well as other stores.
novel.
387 Perkins ExtdNice, locally owned bookstore, with its own restaurant (Libro).
Not really a mall, it's an outdoor series of nice quality shops (clothing, books, cakes shop, restaurants, florists etc).
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Laurelwood Shopping Center
422 S Grove Park RdNot really a mall, it's an outdoor series of nice quality shops (clothing, books, cakes shop, restaurants, florists etc).