It could be your lucky day (or night) with a trip to Southland to get your game on and more &mdash; get some hot eats, cool drinks, great entertainment, and a sweet suite to rest between fun adventures at the slots and table games.

Best Casino

Best Dog Park

The Memphis Zoo may be ranked number-two in the nation for best zoo, but our readers rank them number-one for best family entertainment. And hey, number-two in the nation is not too shabby.

Best Family Entertainment

The Cooper-Young Festival draws tens of thousands of people to the Midtown neighborhood every September. It&rsquo;s become more than just the music, the food, and the vendors. It&rsquo;s an annual affirmation of all that is good in Memphis.

Best Festival

The Dixon has been charming Memphis since 1976. With eight to 10 exhibitions displayed each year, it&rsquo;s no surprise that our readers voted the museum Best of Memphis.

Best Gallery

The home of the FedEx St. Jude Classic, Southwind&rsquo;s challenging layout and manicured greens led our readers to honor the course with a first-place trophy.

Best Golf Course

Best Live Theater

Lucero, combining country/punk attitude with the sounds of soul and classic rock, has resonated with Memphians for over 20 years. As they&rsquo;ve grown old with us, their music and lyrics have only grown richer, as heard on their latest album, Should&rsquo;ve Learned By Now.

Best Local Band

Don&rsquo;t be fooled: There are bands named Almost Famous in several U.S. cities, but only the Memphis version has world-class players who&rsquo;ve played on 23 gold and platinum records, and who&rsquo;ve collectively garnered nine Grammy-nominations and three Emmy-wins between them.

Best Local Cover Band

At the end of the day, the day gotta end, yet our favorite Memphis girl&rsquo;s trajectory has no end in sight. From creating our favorite summer bops to viral moments with the president, it&rsquo;s clear that Glo&rsquo;s star will forever shine &hellip; and that&rsquo;s why we love tomorrow.

Best Local Rapper/Hip-Hop Artist

Though Joyce Cobb excels at jazz standards, her first single was a country song, and her self-penned &ldquo;Dig the Gold&rdquo; borders on Afrobeat funk. She also plays a mean harp and is one of WEVL&rsquo;s most beloved DJs. Beyond category.

Best Local Singer

When Elvis Presley Enterprises opened Elvis&rsquo; former home to the public in 1981, they actually thought its appeal would only draw visitors for a few years. Well, they were completely wrong. It remains one of the Mid-South&rsquo;s top attractions, and you don&rsquo;t just take a tour here: You immerse yourself in the life and times of the King of Rock-and-Roll, with ever-changing, ever-expanding exhibits.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Best Memphis Tour

Once again, our readers have voted the National Civil Rights Museum tops in the city and for good reason. It offers interactive exhibitions and astonishing historic collections, along with speakers and events that bring worldwide attention. Prepare to be moved &mdash; and inspired.

Best Museum

Park yourself anywhere in Shelby Farms Park&rsquo;s 4,500 acres and you&rsquo;ll be pleased. Wanna see some buffalo? Get those peepers ready. Are you a kayaker? Kayak away. Just here for the zipline? You&rsquo;re in luck. Got dogs? Bring &rsquo;em to the Best Dog Park, according to our readers (and probably their dogs if they could read &hellip; and maybe they can).

Best Park

When Broadway comes to Memphis, it takes its bows at the Orpheum where not only touring shows appear but lots of other entertainment, from top musical acts, family fare, comic hilarity, ballet, and magical delights. And check out the chandeliers!

Best Performing Arts Venue

A dip in the landscape of Overton Park lent itself to open-air performances long before the Shell was sited there in 1936. To this day, the WPA-built structure&rsquo;s acoustic design is the perfect setting for music, not to mention a font of musical history via the Shell&rsquo;s Backstage Experience Tour.

Best Place To See Live Music

Here comes the bride, and she&rsquo;s headed to the Barefoot Bride, where over 2,500 gowns await, ready to be tried on in a non-stuffy, comfortable environment.

Best Bridal Boutique

For weddings and rehearsal dinners, think pink. Not white. Pink Flamingo Catering includes wedding packages along with the right fare for your business lunch or special occasion gathering. Among the items available are sliders and sandwiches, dips, spreads, fruits, vegetables, and cheeses along with hot and cold hors d&rsquo;oeuvres. Your guests will be green with envy when they see your Pink Flamingo spread.&nbsp;

Best Catering Company

Though some consider her a new rising star, DJ A.D. has been spinning her unique blend of grooves since 2016. Nowadays she brings it like a pro, playing joints like Railgarten, The Boiler Room, Raiford&rsquo;s, the Peabody Roof Party, and even the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

Best DJ

Cynthia Daniels&rsquo; excellence has been praised both locally and nationally, with her work being featured in Black Enterprise and Essence, to name a few. Daniels knows how to put on an event. Her work speaks for itself, from her attention to detail to candid patrons sharing Instagram-worthy moments.

Best Event Planner

Whether outside, beneath the trees and surrounded by acres of lovely gardens, or inside, in the impressive Hardin Hall, Memphis Botanic Garden is our readers&rsquo; choice for events of all kinds. Art shows, concerts, corporate events, receptions, and weddings have all been held at MBG. It&rsquo;s the perfect spot for any occasion.&nbsp;

Best Event Rental Venue

Roses are red, violets are blue, John Mark Enterprises is the go-to place for all your florist needs, so say you (our readers).

Best Florist

Maintaining your mane can be a pain. &hellip; Lucky for you, Pavo&rsquo;s Salon is here to save the day. Whether you&rsquo;re looking for the bombshell blowout of your dreams or looking to take your hair care to the next level, the staff at Pavo&rsquo;s has you covered.

Best Place for Hair Styling

Memories are forever, and so is the perfect glam. The celebrity-certified makeup artist Kasey Acuff has glammed the iconic Grizz Girls and Memphis&rsquo; most beautiful brides. Acuff turns any face into the perfect canvas.

Best Place for Makeup Artistry

Weddings require so many decisions, but our readers voted The Majestic Grille as one of the easier choices to make when putting on a rehearsal dinner. Patrick and Deni Reilly&rsquo;s labor of love shows how to run a dynamic restaurant that changes with the times and remains fantastic.

Best Place for Rehearsal Dinner

Wedding photos that take the cake are the ones that capture the participants beautifully and convey the love and joy of the moment. It takes an artist&rsquo;s touch and Kelly Ginn Photography has what it takes to make the special romantic occasion last forever.

Best Wedding Photographer 

Bake it till you make it, they say &mdash; right? Well, Muddy&rsquo;s has baked just about everything and they&rsquo;ve made it to the number-one spot in our readers&rsquo; hearts.

Best Bakery

Best Bar Food

Best Barbecue

Best Bloody Mary

A winner for as long as we can remember, Brother Juniper&rsquo;s in the U of M district ticks all the best breakfast requirements with a cozy atmosphere and a menu that covers all the breakfast basics and more.

Best Breakfast

The real beauty is the delight you&rsquo;ll feel when you partake in the Beauty Shop&rsquo;s fantastic cuisine, whether on a plate or in a glass. It&rsquo;s an institution helmed by Karen Carrier and always ready to surprise with inventive pairings and innovative presentations. Make a toast, eat, and enjoy!

Best Brunch

Best Burger

Chef Kelly English&rsquo;s homage in restaurant form to his old home: New Orleans. A cozy restaurant inside and out.

Best Cajun/Creole

Ticer and Hudman worked together in the kitchen at Chez Philippe with a plan already in mind to open their own restaurant one day. They have now opened several restaurants in Memphis as well as in New Orleans. And people love them.

Best Chef (Name and Company)

The Cooper-Young staple takes the prize in a very competitive food category. Mulan&rsquo;s location on the prominent Cooper-Young corner makes it a go-to for Midtowners, and locations in East Memphis, Collierville, and Cordova spread the love.

Best Chinese

Ugly Mug Coffee is no stranger to Best of Memphis. The home-brewed Memphis favorite racked up five straight wins here from 2017 to 2021. It returned in 2023 and tops the lists again this year. A commitment to coffee has made Ugly Mug a Memphis institution.

Best Coffee Roaster

Low lights. Soft, Southern hospitality. Amazing food and drinks. Sharp-dressed wait staff (who are genuinely kind and know the menu). These are just some of the ingredients of a good date-night restaurant. Porch &amp; Parlor has all this and much more. (Did I mention diners get to pick their own steak knives with certain dishes?)

Best Date-Night Restaurant

Loflin Yard&rsquo;s sprawling Downtown grounds make it the perfect place to hang out during patio season. They make sure your canine companion is always welcome.

Best Dog-Friendly Restaurant/Bar

This may be the place with the most diversity as far as customers and employees in Memphis. And the donut selection is fabulous as well as tasty.

Best Donut Shop

Best Fine Dining/New American

Best Food Truck

What can we say about Gus&rsquo;s that hasn&rsquo;t been said already? Their cast-iron pan-fried chicken is the envy of the world. Just ask all those people who stand in line for hours to get some crispy hot bird.&nbsp;

Best Fried Chicken

Soul Fish delivers great down-home cooking and traditional Southern flavors in hip, modern surroundings. Flyer readers ate it up. Soul will you.

Best Home Cooking/Soul Food

It&rsquo;s all about the wings here in Memphis. Lucky for you, Ching&rsquo;s has you covered. With a plethora of favorites and Memphis-inspired drinks, the iconic restaurant is truly a Memphis staple.

Best Hot Wings

India Palace has become a Midtown institution simply by offering North Indian cuisine done right, with both a bountiful lunch buffet and dishes made to order. Its d&eacute;cor, with picture windows, hand-painted murals of elephants and tigers, and a sky-blue ceiling, makes it worth lingering there a while.

Best Indian

Go here and you&rsquo;re going to get to eat everything from incredible steaks to great Italian food. You can even get unusual items like stuffed celery. A classic place with classic food.

Best Italian

You can gaze at the koi in the pond in the Japanese garden at Memphis Botanic Garden. But you can gaze &mdash; and then eat &mdash; the fish and other cuisine on the menu at Red Koi Japanese Cuisine.

Best Japanese 

Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant

Wiseacre does this fun thing: They seem to enter new markets all the time, which is rad, but they also double-down on Memphis at the same time. From one-of-a-kind events at the OG location, to their over-the-top commitment to quality (and whimsy) and the Downtown location, Wiseacre is serious about beer and Memphis.

Best Local Brewery

Otherlands? There are no other lands for Flyer readers when it comes to getting a great cup of Memphis coffee and breakfast nosh in a funky, laid-back atmosphere.

Best Local Coffeehouse

Best Margarita

It&rsquo;s in the name, and our readers agree that the margaritas and authentic Mexican fare at Las Delicias are, well, delicious! Since 2003, the family-owned establishment has had a hold on the taco and torta game. With two locations (and their homemade chips and dips in local grocers), Memphis gives them gold once again.&nbsp;

Best Mexican

It&rsquo;s a shawarma thing, and so much more. Casablanca&rsquo;s Mediterranean heritage has long brought astonishing flavors to the tongue, and it continues to serve first-rate cuisine from appetizer to dessert and everything in between. Plus, there&rsquo;s an inviting ambience that practically makes you feel that Bogart is running the show.

Best Middle Eastern

Nothing but raves for this restaurant, the prize baby of chef Cole Jeanes. This is where you need to go for that special breakfast.

Best New Restaurant

Best Patio

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that might be amore or Memphis Pizza Cafe, which has been going strong for 28 years with pizzas, pizzas, and more pizzas, but also sandwiches, calzones, and salads.

Best Pizza

Huey&rsquo;s takes top honors in the Best Restaurant category this year. And why wouldn&rsquo;t they? The hoppin&rsquo; spot for more than 50 years, now with locations across Memphis and the &rsquo;burbs, has top-notch burgers and bar food. And the littles love Huey&rsquo;s, too. The writing&rsquo;s on the wall.

Best Restaurant

Central BBQ&rsquo;s reputation has grown quickly over the last few years. Now it&rsquo;s a favorite of both Memphians and out-of-town guests. Our readers voted them best in two of our most competitive categories, even as their flagship store on Central is being rebuilt.&nbsp;

Best Ribs

We&rsquo;re not even sure Elwood is (or ever was) a real person, but even if he&rsquo;s a myth, he&rsquo;s a legend. The man knows how to build a great sandwich &mdash; whether you&rsquo;re in the mood for something simple like a grilled cheese or truly extraordinary creations like the Italian Stallion or the Debris Po-Boy (be advised: these are two-handers).

Best Sandwiches

This restaurant doesn&rsquo;t coast on its prime location with a patio overlooking stunning views of Hyde Lake nor does it fish for compliments on its elegant atmosphere. No, this restaurant can stand on all ten toes (fins?) with a menu that makes any mouth water, whether you&rsquo;re a seafood-lover or more of a landlubber.

Best Seafood

Bell, a consecutive winner of this category, takes this seriously. He makes sure his customers vote for him. Plus, he&rsquo;s a great server.

Best Server (Name and Company)

Best Smoothies/Juices

Since he&rsquo;d never run a restaurant before, Humphrey Folk Jr. added &ldquo;Folly&rdquo; to the name of the steak house he opened in 1977 &mdash; not taking it too seriously. Well, nobody&rsquo;s laughing now. Tucked into a former private residence on South Mendenhall, Folk&rsquo;s Folly has been named the city&rsquo;s best steak house in every dining poll we can remember. And the cozy interior &mdash; like dining with friends in a private club &mdash; has consistently earned it honors as the city&rsquo;s best fine-dining experience.&nbsp;

Best Steak

Memphians love Taco Nganas. Drive by a location and you&rsquo;re bound to witness some kind of activity, usually a line. Wait times aren&rsquo;t usually long, though, and the food is predictably delicious. Further proof? They just got invited into FedExForum. I mean &hellip; *spreads hands and shakes head* &hellip; what more proof do you need?&nbsp;&nbsp;

Best Taco

Authentic Thai food is on the menu and you will have an authentically delightful experience in this cultural and flavorful restaurant. From Crab Rangoon to Pad Thai to Mango &amp; Sticky Rice, you can&rsquo;t go wrong.

Best Thai

Best Vegetarian/Vegan

For a filling, hearty meal, nothing beats pho. Whether it&rsquo;s for a leisurely lunch or to recover from your hangover, Pho Saigon is our reader&rsquo;s choice for the best.

Best Vietnamese

The reigning champion of head shops now has four locations to choose from. Whatever&rsquo;s friendly vibes and extensive selection keeps Flyer readers coming back for more.

Best Alternative Smoke Shop

It&rsquo;s almost impossible to walk out of this massive mall in Collierville empty-handed. Just when you think you&rsquo;ve seen it all, another aisle of treasures beckons. Here you&rsquo;ll find original art, old books, toys from your childhood, furniture of all styles, vintage clothing &mdash; how do you choose?

Best Antiques Store

Best Beer Selection (in a store)

Sometimes, it&rsquo;s all in the name, and in this case, the name sums it up nicely. Victory Bicycle Studio is where Flyer readers get their bike on, and Victory coasted to, well, victory.

Best Bicycle Shop

Here&rsquo;s a novel idea: Name your bookstore after one of your most popular reading genres. Flyer voters bookmarked Novel as the best in town. You read it here first.

Best Bookstore

Who doesn&rsquo;t love those great Subaru ads? Cute dogs, outdoor fun with friends and family, off-road driving. Jim Keras Subaru has you covered for all of it.

Best Car Dealership

Ounce of Hope&rsquo;s house products are all made from the hemp they grow in their state-of-the-art aquaculture facility. But it&rsquo;s their quality, consistency, and knowledgeable customer service that makes them a Memphis favorite.&nbsp;

Best CBD Store

Started in 2006 by volunteers who envisioned a thriving marketplace of fresh local foods, this market has grown considerably in the years since, adding more produce farmers, more prepared foods, and more kitchen and garden artisans over time.

Best Farmers Market

What started as a humble feed and seed store in 1952 has grown to a nursery with more than 1,000 species of plants and flowers throughout the course of a season. The garden center offers a range of services, including a renowned Christmas Shop known for high quality artificial trees.

Best Garden Center

Rather than opting for a gift card, take a trip to Paradox at PeCo, a gift shop filled with &ldquo;oddities, lagniappes, curiosities, and rarities.&rdquo; Paradox has one-of-a-kind knickknacks that&rsquo;ll make you everyone&rsquo;s favorite gift-giver.

Best Gift Shop

Trader Joe&rsquo;s makes running errands fun. You never know what you may discover in those aisles &mdash; a new snack, a new frozen meal, or a new treat for the doggies. Joe, we&rsquo;ll never trade you for anything.

Best Grocery Store

Sometimes all you need is a nice lamp, that perfect piece of wall art, or rug to tie a room together. With essentials, knickknacks, tons of d&eacute;cor, and more, amateur and pro designers alike find tools for home zen at HomeGoods.

Best Home Decor

Owning or renting, you can furnish your entire home with one visit to Bartlett Home Furnishings. The massive showroom offers the newest designs for every room of your house, but if you&rsquo;re still not sure what you need, or in what colors, they can provide online planning tools, so you can explore digital options before you buy.

Best Home Furnishings

If you wanna look romantic or sexy, the stylists at Coco &amp; Lola&rsquo;s have you covered (or not covered), from size small to 3X.

Best Lingerie Shop

Buster&rsquo;s induces beer-phoria (and wine-phoria and liquor-phoria). Upon entering, angels sing and golden shafts of light fill the space. From your old standbys to stuff you didn&rsquo;t know you even wanted to try, Buster&rsquo;s lets you dream big (and makes those dreams come true).

Best Liquor Store

For Flyer readers, going inside Outdoors Inc. is the best prelude for getting outside anywhere &mdash; with great gear, bikes, kayaks, clothes, shoes, and more.

Best Local Athletic-Goods Store

Established in 1891, this family-owned business sets the gold standard for quality jewelry, creative designs, outstanding craftmanship, and highly personalized customer service.

Best Local Fine Jewelry Store

If you want to look good and be dressed properly for that next occasion, this is where you go. Many decades of helping men, and in recent years women, dress for success in all ways.

Best Local Store for Men's Clothing

You won&rsquo;t feel rushed browsing at Fleet Feet: There&rsquo;s an atmosphere of calm there, and the sales staff are known for taking the time to find the shoe that best fits your foot, your look, and your wallet.&nbsp;

Best Local Store for Shoes

Going from cottage core to ballet core to tennis core can be daunting, but Indigo makes it easier. From game day ensembles to the perfect brunch fit, Indigo has one-of-a-kind pieces that&rsquo;ll fit your preferred aesthetic.

Best Local Store for Women's Clothing

Having served the Memphis music community for over a century now, Amro Music knows how to stay relevant by hiring well-informed sales staff &mdash; often some of the city&rsquo;s best professional musicians &mdash; who really know their instruments.

Best Music Equipment Store

The way we see it, shopping for your four-legged babies doesn&rsquo;t count as spending money. It&rsquo;s called #petmath. So work your #petmath at Hollywood Feed, where all your pet needs can be taken care of, from food to apparel to grooming and more.

Best Pet Store

A rapper once boasted that he was at the Goodwill &ldquo;popping tags,&rdquo; and it&rsquo;s easy to see why. Scouring the bins at Goodwill has proven to be an experience rather than a task as you discover your new favorite band tee or statement piece.

Best Place to Get Vintage/Used Clothing

Goner &mdash; the shop, the fest, the label &mdash; is a kind of beacon for any individual, idiosyncratic art kicking back against the status quo. And that beacon shines internationally. Often named one of the nation&rsquo;s best record stores, it draws fans from as far away as Europe, Australia, Japan, and Frayser.

Best Record Store

This shopping center has always retained a feeling of sophistication with our readers, not to mention the businesses and restaurants that have called this mall home.

Best Shopping Center

In 1902, Charles Dinstuhl opened a tiny confectionary store on South Main. Years later, it&rsquo;s become a Memphis landmark, with locations throughout the city, and a mouth-watering selection of candy, chocolates, and other sweet delights.&nbsp;

Best Specialty Treat Shop

Best Broadcast Reporter

What can we say? Memphis loves Ja. The Grizzlies baller and two-time NBA All-Star hits another slam dunk as a fan-favorite in Best of Memphis.&nbsp;

Best Local Athlete

A round of applause to the folks running @ilovememphisblog on IG! The I Love Memphis blog celebrates its 15-year anniversary this year, and Memphis loves them &mdash; and their fun, engaging posts that keep us in the know.

Best Local Instagram

Ron and Karen &mdash; that&rsquo;s all you need to say and you know who we&rsquo;re talking about. They&rsquo;ve been around forever (and yet remain so young!) and our readers keep the love going year after year, so don&rsquo;t touch that dial!

Best Local Radio Show

Best Newspaper Columnist

Ron Olson is a local radio legend, having been on-air for decades. No doubt if you&rsquo;ve had your radio on, you&rsquo;ve heard his voice &mdash; whether that&rsquo;s delivering a joke or introducing Memphis to new music. He&rsquo;s also an artist, avid fundraiser, and just all-around great guy.&nbsp;

Best Radio Personality

Gold Strike Casino & Resort

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Experience the red-carpet treatment the moment you step through the door of one of Tunica’s premier gaming and entertainment destinations. Play the hottest new slot and table games. Indulge in our newly renovated High Limit slots area. Dance the night away at Stage Bar with weekly LIVE entertainment. Or relax and enjoy flair without the formality at Fairbanks Steakhouse while savoring a handcrafted cocktail. This is #wellplayed only at Hollywood Casino Tunica.