Blues City Cafe - Memphis Restaurant

  • Address: 138 Beale Street, Memphis, TN 38103-3712
  • Phone: +1 901 526 3637
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  • Website:www.bluescitycafe.com
Average Rating
4.5
56+ reviews
from 5 sources
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
33+ reviews
CitySearch
4.5
5+ reviews
Yelp
3.0
16+ reviews
Restaurantica
3.5
1+ reviews
Frommers
1.0
1+ reviews

Estimated Price: From $4

Blues City Cafe
138 Beale Street
Memphis, TN 38103-3712

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Descriptions from Across the Web

  • The atmosphere at this diner-style cafe is so authentic that the place was used virtually unchanged in "The Firm", the Tom Cruise movie about a Memphis law firm. Bill Clinton is also fond of the joint. The decor is intentionally weathered, with corrugated iron and glass blocks. Diner-style seatin... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • Swinging blues bar with great food and music and very late hours. more on TripAdvisor
  • Blue City Cafe in Memphis is a two star American restaurant. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a casual atmosphere. more on OpenList.com
  • This club across the street from B. B. King's takes up two old storefronts, with live blues wailing in one room (called the Band Box) and a restaurant serving steaks, tamales and barbecue ... more on Frommers
  • Blues City offers barbecue ribs and other Southern fare, plus dancing to the live Memphis music ... more on Gayot

Reviews From Across The Web read all

5.0
very good

The ribs were excellent. We had very good service and were seated on arrival. The beans and coleslaw were also very good. A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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5.0
Some of the best

I've been to Memphis, I am sorry to say, only two times. Both of these visitis were far too short. But one of the great highlights of these trips has been the many, many hours spent eating some of the best ribs in Memphis at the Blues City Cafe. They use the wet style for their ribs which I do en... a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

3.0
Your choices

First and foremost, The Big Thing in Memphis are the Bar-B-Q Ribs!! Every Cafe in Memphis claims to have the best "Wet" and/or "Dry" Ribs. They will lure you in; but, be ready to PAY!! $$20.00 which includes a very small portion of Coleslaw, Pork-N-Beans, and a slab of Pork. Is it worth? Hmm..If ... L_Seltzer, a user of citysearch.com. Read full review on CitySearch

Frommer's | Frommer's Review

This club across the street from B. B. King's takes up two old storefronts, with live blues wailing in one room (called the Band Box) and a restaurant serving ... frommers.com, a user of frommers.com. Read full review on OpenList.com

2.0
Mark S. 's review

I really like Bar-B-Q, but Blues City Cafe just doesn't look clean. a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Other Web Resources

  • Read more about Blues City Cafe on Yahoo! Travel
  • www.bluescitycafe.com
  • http://www.memphistravel.com

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