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The Bar-B-Q Shop

Barbecue restaurant · Midtown ·

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A Midtown icon best known for dry-rub ribs and the city’s original barbecue spaghetti. Regularly cited by national and local writers, including Thrillist, for balancing tradition with a few Memphis-born inventions.

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Acclaimed sauces & dry seasonings top ribs, spaghetti & pork

bbq spaghetti

ribs

pulled pork

brisket

texas toast

coleslaw

bbq sauce

beans

Featured in Afar

Featured on Bon Appetit

1782 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, USA Get directions

$10–20

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Good for solo dining

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Acclaimed sauces & dry seasonings top ribs, spaghetti & pork

bbq spaghetti

ribs

pulled pork

brisket

texas toast

coleslaw

bbq sauce

beans

Featured in Afar

Featured on Bon Appetit

1782 Madison Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, USA Get directions

$10–20

Popular for lunch

Popular for dinner

Trendy

Good for groups

Good for solo dining

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The Bar-B-Q Shop by Photo courtesy of Craig Thompson/Memphis Tourism

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