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.

https://www.thrillist.com/eat/memphis/best-bbq-restaurants-in-memphis
Best Restaurants in Memphis (2025)
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