where do i even start when talking about earnestine & hazel’s? is it the fact that it’s a former brothel? that the jukebox is haunted? do i talk about having our 10-year college reunion there? or about the “secret” bar upstairs? or about how the soul burgers are some of the best food you’ll eat in the city?
ahh, college memories. memphis, tennessee. august 2018.
regardless of where i begin, the end result is always that earnestine & hazel’s is one of the most quintessentially memphis spots and i love it. i’ve been going there for 20 years and aside from a few minor renovations it looks remarkably as it did the first time i set foot in there as an undergrad. there’s something comforting about that.
it’s a good night when it ends with a soul burger. memphis, tennessee. may 2021.
if you find yourself in downtown memphis go to earnestine & hazel’s for the drinks, stay for the soul burger, and strike up a conversation with the person sitting next to you at the bar. i promise you won’t be disappointed.
xx
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