Memphis BBQ
Rendezvous ribs, barbecue spaghetti, Cozy Corner's Cornish hen and Payne's chopped pork, with prices from each spot's own menu.
Barbecue · Cooper-Young, Shelby County
The first Bain Barbecue, a converted house in Cooper-Young where smoked meats sell out daily.
Cooper-Young is where Bain Barbecue started, in a converted house with counter service.1 Bain says its smoked meats sell out daily.1
Pastrami Friday, burnt ends and beef ribs on the weekend.2
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Midtown · about 0.6 mi
2249 Central Ave

Lamar Avenue · about 0.7 mi
1762 Lamar Ave
Airways Boulevard · about 0.9 mi
1404 Airways Boulevard
Nearest trail: Memphis in a Day, about 1.5 miles away.
Rendezvous ribs, barbecue spaghetti, Cozy Corner's Cornish hen and Payne's chopped pork, with prices from each spot's own menu.
Researched by Erik Peterson, sources linked below.