Food Downtown, Memphis
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
A place to eat in Downtown, Memphis, budget-friendly ($) and worth about 45 minutes. Best time to go: Lunch.
Why go
Spicy, crackly fried chicken in a casual downtown dining room.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Memphis, alongside 5 sights, 2 places to eat and 1 place for a drink. 6 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken and South Main Street. At about 45 minutes, it slots neatly between bigger plans.
- Type
- Food
- Neighborhood
- Downtown
- Price
- $
- Time needed
- 45 min
- Best time
- Lunch
Nearby
Our closest curated picks, including 4 beyond Memphis. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
- 1Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken
Downtown outpost of the Mason, Tennessee, spicy fried chicken shop, a short walk from South Main.
Food · South Main & the Riverfront · 0.0 mi straight-line - 2South Main Street
Arts district of restored warehouses, galleries and shops along the Main Street trolley line.
Shopping · South Main & the Riverfront · 0.2 mi straight-line - 3Lorraine Motel
Site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, preserved as part of the National Civil Rights Museum.
Sight · South Main & the Riverfront · 0.3 mi straight-line - 4National Civil Rights Museum
Museum built around the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. King was assassinated in 1968.
Sight · 0.3 mi straight-line - 5B.B. King's Blues Club
Beale Street's best-known club with live blues bands nightly.
Drinks · 0.3 mi straight-line - 6B.B. King's Blues Club
The flagship blues club on Beale, with a house band, Southern food and a packed New Year's Eve stage.
Drinks · Beale Street & Downtown Memphis · 0.3 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken is a stop on our Arkansas Delta Blues & Bites route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More places to eat in Memphis
2 more curated places to eat in Memphis. See the full Memphis guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Memphis run from 48°F in January to 93°F in August; May is usually the wettest month. For Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken itself, we suggest: Lunch.
Modelled monthly averages for Memphis from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Memphis weather by month.
Getting there
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- Address
- 310 S Front St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
- Coordinates
- 35.13829, -90.05786
- Destination
- Memphis, Tennessee
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken: quick answers
How much time do you need at Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken?
Plan on about 45 minutes at Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken?
Our pick: Lunch.
Where is Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken?
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken is at 310 S Front St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA, in Downtown. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken?
Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken appears on Arkansas Delta Blues & Bites, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
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