The Top 37 Places to Eat Near Vice & Virtue Coffee
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The mid-century bones, globe lights, and tall windows looking onto South Main suggest a certain kind of restaurant, and then the menu arrives to politely disagree. This fusion dinner spot folds Indian, Mexican, Thai, and Italian into each other without apparent anxiety, and the corn mash, which the New York Times flagged as one of the standout dishes of 2024, is a case study in how that audacity pays off. The chef earned a James Beard semifinalist nod in 2026. Portions run large, so bring company.
- The New York Times Corn Mash · The Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate Across the U.S.
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Southeast · Jimmy Gentry
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Rank 2. Chez Philippe
French
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Rank 4. Felicia Suzanne's
Southern
Scarlet banquettes, a long marble bar, and checkered tile set a confident tone in downtown Memphis before you've even opened the menu. This is a Southern restaurant with a clear point of view, where the kitchen leans into Gulf shrimp, tasso ham, jalapeño cornbread, and fried quail with spiced honey, all without apology. Chef Felicia Suzanne has been at this long enough that the regulars probably know the menu cold, and the room still fills anyway.
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Rank 7. Catherine and Mary's
Italian
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Rank 9. Itta Bena
Southern
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Rank 13. Alcenia's
Soul Food Southern
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Rank 14. The Four Way
Southern
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- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Phillip Ashley Rix
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Phillip Ashley Rix
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Rank 18. Cozy Corner BBQ
Memphis Barbecue
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Rank 24. Acquaefarina
Neapolitan Pizza
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza in the middle of the Alps is a proposition that shouldn't work as well as it does. Acquaefarina is a pizza restaurant in Trento where the dough gets the serious treatment: slow-fermented, light enough to finish without regret, with a char on the crust that earns its place. The wine and beer list goes deeper than the usual pizza-joint afterthought. It ranked 32nd on 50 Top Pizza Italy, if you want a number to trust.
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A Neapolitan pizza spot on the edge of Trento, accessible by bus and with actual parking, which already puts it ahead of most. Korallo runs two dough options, a classic and a semi-wholemeal, and the menu stretches from straightforward traditional pies to more inventive stuffed versions, all leaning on local and DOP ingredients. The staff are the kind who actually help you decide. Casual, unpretentious, and listed among 50 Top Pizza Italy's Excellent Pizzerias.
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Rank 26. Hog & Hominy
Wood-fired Pizza
A wood-burning oven is the centerpiece at this lively Brookhaven Circle pizza spot, turning out puffy, charred pies topped with combinations like pork belly and egg that sound like a dare and taste like a plan. The room is bright and handsome, with big windows and booths running from the bar to the dining room. Beyond pizza, the kitchen gets into oysters with Calabrian chili oil and poutine drowned in pork neck bone gravy. Michelin Bib Gourmand.
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Rank 27. Acre
Refined New American
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Rank 28. Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen
Southern Italian
A converted house on Brookhaven Circle, divided into small, snug rooms that feel borrowed from a dinner party rather than a restaurant. The kitchen runs Southern Italian, with pastas and appetizers doing most of the heavy lifting, and a soft spot for pork that shows up everywhere, including breakfast-inflected openers that make you reconsider the day's first meal. Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman are Memphis names worth knowing. The Michelin Guide has taken notice.
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Rank 29. Iris
Cajun & Creole
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Rank 30. Petals of a Peony
Sichuan
Strip-mall Sichuan in a Cordova shopping center, which tells you nothing until the mapo tofu arrives and your tongue goes briefly numb. Petals of a Peony is a casual Chinese restaurant that built its reputation on the kind of chili heat that requires planning ahead. The portions run large, so a group and a willingness to order past the point of reason are your best tools here. The Michelin Guide has it on their list, which tracks.
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Rank 36. Bog & Barley
Irish British
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Rank 37. Central BBQ
Memphis Barbecue