Road trip · Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis in a Day
Breakfast at Tops, lunch at Cozy Corner, barbecue spaghetti on Madison and Rendezvous ribs downtown. Tuesday to Saturday.
By Erik Peterson · Updated Oct 27, 2026 · 4 sources, all linked
- 1 day
- Go on Sat
- 4 stops
- In driving order
- 8 mi
- Memphis to Memphis
- 20 min
- Driving, about
- 1
- Full meals. The rest you share
The plan
A schedule that fits the hours
Sunday and Monday don't work for this trail: Cozy Corner, The Bar-B-Q Shop and Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous are closed. Times and hours below are for a Saturday.
Day 1
Saturday · Union Ave to downtown8 mi · 4 stops- 9:00amSplit one
- 2.1 mi · about 5 min
- 12:00pmOne sandwich each
- 3.3 mi · about 5 min
- 3:00pmSplit one
- 3.1 mi · about 5 min
- 6:30pmFull meal
Hours on each chip come from the spot’s own listing for that weekday. Drive times are routed with OpenStreetMap data, plus 10%, rounded to 5 minutes. Hours change, so call ahead.
The day
Tops Bar-B-Q
Breakfast at 1286 Union Ave. Tops serves breakfast until 10:30am at this location1.
Cozy Corner
Lunch at 735 N Parkway, open 11am to 8pm Tuesday to Saturday2.
The Bar-B-Q Shop
Back south to 1782 Madison Ave in Midtown. The spot asks you to check its social pages for hour changes3.
Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous
Dinner downtown at 52 S Second St4.
Sources
- Tops Bar-B-Q website, Union Ave location · topsbarbq.com · published 2026
- Cozy Corner BBQ website, home · cozycornerbbq.com · published 2026
- The Bar-B-Q Shop website, hours · thebar-b-qshop.com · published 2026
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- Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous website, home · hogsfly.com · published 2026
How we write guides. We don’t publish our own reviews or scores. Listings reflect where independent press and readers’ polls agree, and every claim links to its source. Paid placements never change a guide. Hours and sell-outs change, so check with the spot before you drive.