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Abe's Bar-B-Q

A place to eat in Clarksdale, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 45 minutes. Best time to go: Lunch.

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Abe's Bar-B-Q in Clarksdale
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Why go

Barbecue at the Crossroads since 1924; known for pork sandwiches and hot tamales.

It is one of 7 curated places we feature in Clarksdale, alongside 3 sights, 1 activity and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Delta Blues Museum, 0.7 mi away as the crow flies. At about 45 minutes, it slots neatly between bigger plans.

Type
Food
Price
$
Time needed
45 min
Best time
Lunch

Nearby

The 5 closest curated picks in Clarksdale, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Delta Blues Museum

    Museum in the 1918 freight depot holding Muddy Waters' rebuilt cabin and blues artifacts.

    Sight · 0.7 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Ground Zero Blues Club

    Morgan Freeman co-owned juke joint with live blues and Southern food.

    Drinks · 0.7 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art

    Blues record store and folk art shop; the owner knows who's playing where tonight.

    Shopping · 0.8 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    The Crossroads

    Guitar sign marking Highways 61 and 49, tied to the Robert Johnson legend.

    Sight · 2.0 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Shack Up Inn

    Sharecropper shacks turned lodging on the Hopson Plantation, with music in the commissary.

    Activity · 2.6 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Abe's Bar-B-Q is a stop on our Arkansas Delta Blues & Bites route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Clarksdale

Abe's Bar-B-Q is our only food pick in Clarksdale; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Clarksdale guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Clarksdale run from 51°F in January to 93°F in August; December is usually the wettest month. For Abe's Bar-B-Q itself, we suggest: Lunch.

Modelled monthly averages for Clarksdale from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Clarksdale weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
616 N State St, Clarksdale, MS 38614, USA
Coordinates
34.19476, -90.56340
Destination
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Abe's Bar-B-Q: quick answers

How much time do you need at Abe's Bar-B-Q?

Plan on about 45 minutes at Abe's Bar-B-Q. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Abe's Bar-B-Q?

Our pick: Lunch.

Where is Abe's Bar-B-Q?

Abe's Bar-B-Q is at 616 N State St, Clarksdale, MS 38614, USA. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Abe's Bar-B-Q?

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