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Named Tennessee’s oldest restaurant by Food & Wine, and Memphis’ favorite since 1919. Travel guides, food writers and local newsrooms have been writing about us for more than a century.

Food & WineThe Oldest Restaurant in TennesseeJune 2026Read the list Islands.comNamed one of America’s Best DinersApril 2026Read the list Food NetworkAs seen with Trisha YearwoodTrisha’s Southern KitchenWatch the segment

National Travel & Food9

Food & WineCelebrate America 250 With the Oldest Restaurant in Each StateJun 2026Read Islands.comAmerica’s Best DinersApr 2026Read CasagoThe Arcade RestaurantMar 2026Read NewsnerStep Back in Time at Memphis’ Legendary ArcadeOct 2025Read LongWeekends MagazineEat Like Elvis at The Arcade RestaurantFall/Winter 2024Read Wide Open CountryMemphis’ Oldest Cafe and One of Elvis’ Favorite DinersRead RoadfoodReview & What to EatRead Frommer’sThe Arcade RestaurantRead RoadtrippersArcade Restaurant, MemphisRead

Memphis & Tennessee News9

WREGOwner Harry Zepatos Passes AwayNov 2022Read Local Memphis (ABC24)Harry Zepatos DiesNov 2022Read WREGMemphis’ Oldest Restaurant Celebrates One Century of BusinessAug 2019Read Action News 5Arcade Restaurant Celebrates 100 YearsAug 2019Read Memphis FlyerA Bigger Arcade Restaurant!May 2019Read Memphis FlyerArcade to ExpandRead Memphis Daily NewsA Memphis Fixture Since 1919, Still ThrivingNov 2015Read Local MemphisWhere Downtown Restaurants Stand After COVID-19Read Tennessee Crossroads / NPTThe Arcade RestaurantRead

Tourism & Visitor Guides3

Memphis TravelOfficial Visitor Guide ListingRead Downtown Memphis CommissionArcade RestaurantRead Historical Marker DatabaseThe Arcade Restaurant MarkerRead

Travel Blogs & Food Writing3

Atomic RedheadBreakfast at the Oldest Restaurant in MemphisMay 2025Read Seeing TennesseeTravel Back in TimeJul 2024Read FoodosophyArcade Restaurant ReviewDec 2009Read

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540 South Main Street
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 526-5757

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