The Best Places to Drink and Stay in Memphis
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The best places to drink and stay in Memphis, according to the experts: Huckberry, the Forbes Travel Guide, and the Michelin Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Alex's Tavern comes out on top.
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The Peabody Memphis and ARRIVE Memphis hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Forbes Travel Guide next.
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The awards
- Huckberry The 50 Best Dive Bars in America
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Recommended
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Recommended
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Key
- Michelin Guide 1 Key
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The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
Why #4, not #5
Both places show 71. This one's exact Score is 70.8 and the next is 70.6, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #4 Hu. Hotel (this place) 70.8
- #5 The Central Station Memphis 70.6
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Trains still pull into the station, which makes this hotel in the South Main district one of the few places you can check in and watch an Amtrak roll past the window. The rooms sit inside a restored rail terminal, part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, with a bar built around Memphis music history and a restaurant doing French brasserie cooking through a Southern lens. The neighborhood is mid-comeback, which keeps it interesting.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels
Why #5, not #4
Both places show 71. This one's exact Score is 70.6 and the one above is 70.8, so it ranks second. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #4 Hu. Hotel 70.8
- #5 The Central Station Memphis (this place) 70.6
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Animal-print carpets and hand-painted murals set the tone at The Memphian, a Midtown hotel in Overton Square that feels less like a place to sleep and more like a gallery that ran out of wall space. Rooms range from compact kings to suites with freestanding tubs, all carrying the same offbeat flair. The rooftop bar, Tiger and Peacock, has a celestial painted ceiling and cocktail-fueled views that the lobby art can't quite compete with.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Hotels
- Michelin Guide Selected Hotels