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Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Memphis / West Tennessee

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Updated January 05, 2025

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4.9

4.9 (1817)

$31 to $50

American

East Memphis

About the restaurant

Open since 1998, Napa Café is tucked away in a pleasant corner of Sanderlin Centré. Owner Glenda Hastings restaurant has received numerous awards and accolades, including Best Wine List, Best Business Dinner, and Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence. With its polished yet inviting interior, captivating artwork and distinctive cuisine, Napa Café elicits superlatives from first-time visitors, as well as from the guests who return again and again.

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Lucy

Dined on Jan 4, 2025

Delicious food, wonderful service, lovely decor, warm atmosphere!

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The Wine Cellar at Flight Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (490)

$31 to $50

American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Coming Soon!

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OpenTable Diner

Dined on Jan 4, 2025

We thoroughly enjoyed our first experience at the wine cellar at Flight restaurant. We were surprised that the environment was quaint and secluded. It took a short journey to get there. Definitely worth it! The service, ambiance, and food was impeccable! We will definitely return! A+

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Wild Boar Tenderloin

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Porch & Parlor Prime Steakhouse

4.9

4.9 (3935)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Downtown

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Overton Square, Porch and Parlor Prime Steakhouse offers the finest prime steaks and chops culminating in a Southern steakhouse experience.

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GrantVIP

Dined 1 day ago

Excellent service by Grant. He also made the House Steak Sauce table side!

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Tomahawk Ribeye

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Flight Restaurant & Wine Bar

4.9

4.9 (9892)

$31 to $50

American

Downtown

About the restaurant

Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar is a full service restaurant with multiple dining selections for a guest to enjoy in a single dining experience. Flight offers the finest service featuring a knowledgeable wait staff from which guests can gain valuable insight to enhance their dining experience.

Flight offers several distinct dining options: On the main floor, there is the hustle and bustle of friends and business people gathering together. The bar is a welcoming place for those dining alone to meet friends yet unmet, or for those who want a quick bite. On the balcony level, the booths and small tables, some overlooking Main Street, offer more privacy for business or a romantic date night.

Please check The Wine Cellar at Flight Restaurant for additional dining options.

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Jenica

Dined 1 day ago

Amazing birthday experience! The food was on point!

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4.9

4.9 (815)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Memphis

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of Cooper Young, a historic Midtown restaurant and retail destination, Tsunami is a Pacific Rim-inspired restaurant where guests can feel like globetrotters from the comfort of their own table.

Award-winning owner and Chef Ben Smith fuses various ethnic cuisines—from Asia and the South Pacific to France and the American South—to create unique and flavorful small plates and seafood specialties.

The cozy restaurant, adorned with local art and handmade accents, offers a unique bar centerpiece with fine wines and liquors, local draft beers, and daily-rotating specialty cocktails.

Consistently named “Best Seafood Restaurant” in the Memphis Magazine and Memphis Flyer, coveted Tsunami entrées including a spice-crusted tuna with wasabi vinaigrette, beef tenderloin with smoked chile butter, and roasted seabass with black Thai rice and soy beurre blanc.

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StevenVIP

Dined 6 days ago

We love the sea bass! The green salad with blue cheese is light and delicious.

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Coastal Fish Company

4.9

4.9 (8306)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Memphis

About the restaurant

Where the water meets the sky, Coastal Fish Company sits on the edge of Hyde Lake in Shelby Farms Park creating a picturesque location for diners to enjoy.

Coastal Fish Company offers a unique fine-dining experience by having the freshest and best sourced seafood prepared in traditional styles and new twists. Want your favorite raw oysters ? Why not try them with one of our many savory sorbets. Care for a key lime pie to end your night on a sweet note? How about opting for the chocolate covered key lime pie to satisfy that chocolate craving. Along with all of the coastal fare, there are also ‘land’ options in both the appetizers and entrees that will satisfy any appetite.

Whether you sit outside in the cozy patio almost touching the lake, inside at the bar area full of energy, or in the dining room at a spacious and comfy booth, you are guaranteed to have excellent service, a wonderful meal, and a beautiful view.

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ShannonVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Abigail was our server for the evening. She was VERY pleasant and attentive. Of course, the food and atmosphere was amazing!

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Southern Social

4.9

4.9 (5656)

$31 to $50

American

East-Bartlett / Collierville / Germantown

About the restaurant

Aptly named for its locale, Southern Social nestles up to the old Southern Railway’s historic Germantown Depot and sits adjacent to Southern Avenue.

Owners of downtown Memphis’ Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar have opened Southern Social. The top tier fine dining restaurant will reflect the high standards established at Flight.

The restaurant features a chef-inspired menu, offering fresh seafood and prime steaks. Southern Social brings exceptional specialty cocktails and Flight’s award-winning wine selections.

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Lela

Dined 1 day ago

Addison was amazing, this was me and my mothers first time dining and she made it memorable! Her recommendations, knowledge of the wine menu, conversation, everything, top tier! The food was amazing, the steak, mouth watering! From the time we walked in we were greeted with genuine smiles and they never stopped from any team member! That’s what I’m talking about y’all! Good job! Keep it up!

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Chilean Sea Bass

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Blackened Shrimp Pasta

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McEwen's on Monroe

4.9

4.9 (2108)

$30 and under

Southern

Downtown

About the restaurant

McEwen’s on Monroe is passionate. Passionate about food, passionate about wine, and passionate about creating a place you long to come back to again and again. An eclectic blend of styles with the largest emphasis on Southern food raised to new and unusual heights. Lunch offers a wide array of excellent sandwiches, salads and business entrees, while dinner leans toward the more elaborate and inventive. Our commitment to a relaxed atmosphere and charming personality has enabled McEwen’s on Monroe to become one of Downtown’s most comfortable restaurants. Employing a knowledgeable and attentive staff always at the ready. In addition to the bar and dining room, our wine cellar is available for parties up to 20 people.

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Chasity

Dined on Jan 4, 2025

We love McEwen’s! Have been coming here for 20+ years. The food is amazing, service is topnotch and super friendly and ambiance is second to none. I recommend McEwen’s for date night, casual dinner or family holiday dinner like we did last night. There’s no place better in Memphis!

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Fried Green Tom

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Short Rib Pasta

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4.8

4.8 (162)

$31 to $50

American

Jackson

About the restaurant

Located in Bolivar, Tennessee, in the heart of Hardeman County, Simon’s provides an exceptional experience from the moment you walk in the door until the moment you leave. Our staff will provide excellent food, beverage, and service that will bring you back wanting more. Along with our menu featuring hand-cut steaks, shrimp, locally sourced catfish, and much more, we feature a full service bar with an extensive wine list, local craft beer selections, and spirits along with hand crafted specialty cocktails. For our warmer months, we have a patio which will feature local and regional live music.

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Jessica

Dined on Jan 3, 2025

Beautiful restaurant. Food was great. Recommend booked shrimp and the 291 drink

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The Capital Grille - Memphis

4.8

4.8 (2310)

$50 and over

Steakhouse

Downtown

About the restaurant

Make it a day to remember. From birthdays and anniversaries to professional milestones, we aim to make every gathering special at The Capital Grille. Open seven days a week, The Capital Grille is best known for our expertly prepared steaks, which are dry aged in house for 18 to 24 days and then hand-cut by our restaurant's on-premise butcher. The Capital Grille's wine list features more than 350 selections, and its floor-to-ceiling wine kiosk regularly houses 3,500 - 5,000 bottles. Reservations are recommended but not required. For more information, please visit our website. We look forward to delighting you.

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Ad

Dined on Jan 7, 2025

Great amazing food and staff. I loved the experience and so did my lady

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