Payne's Bar-B-Que
Barbecue restaurant · Cooper-Young
1762 Lamar Ave, Memphis, TN 38114
Highlights
Acclaimed chopped pork sandwiches & smoked sausage, mustard slaw
Acclaimed chopped pork sandwiches & smoked sausage, mustard slaw
"The restaurant is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Note that it does not take reservations. " - Atlas Obscura
"Sausages and briskets are the highlight of the Burnet, Texas barbecue joint, run by butchers-turned-pitmasters Robert and Penny Payne, so much so it landed on Texas Monthly’s coveted best barbecue list for the first time ever in 2017. Outdoor seating is available." - Nadia Chaudhury
A cinderblock icon since 1972, Payne’s is all about the chopped-shoulder sandwich crowned with neon-bright mustard slaw. Regularly praised by national writers and local critics, it’s a lunch-only ritual that defines Memphis barbecue at its most soulful.
A humble counter with an outsized legacy, celebrated for its chopped pork sandwich crowned with electric-yellow mustard slaw. Garden & Gun and food historians point to Payne’s as essential Memphis barbecue.
Family-run since 1972, Payne’s is revered for chopped pork sandwiches capped with tangy mustard slaw. Praised by Food & Wine, Southern Living, and barbecue columnists, this counter-service institution defines Memphis flavor.
