Thanks to Joan, the concierge at the Westin Hotel, for providing me with this list. She spent hours calling around gathering this info, to ensure that the Westin’s guests would have the best possibly stay in Memphis over the holidays, and she was kind enough to share it with me.
Restaurants
Automatic Slim’s– Closed Christmas Eve, Open 5:00 Christmas, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Bangkok Alley – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open New Year’s and deciding about New Year’s Day
Blue Fin – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve, closed New Year’s Day
Circa – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Currents – Open Christmas Eve, Lunch Christmas Day, Open NYE and New Year’s Day
Felicia Suzanne’s – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Flight – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Grill 83– Open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Ground Zero – Closed Christmas Eve, Open 6pm Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Gus’ Fried Chicken – Open to 4 Christmas Eve, Closed Christmas Day, Closes 5pm New Year’s Eve, Closed New Year’s Day
Huey’s –Open Christmas Eve, Closed on Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Inn at Hunt Phelan – Open Christmas Eve 11-3, Closed Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Itta Bena – Closed Christmas Eve, Open 5pm Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Kooky Canuck –Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Majestic Grille – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve, Closed New Year’s Day
McEwen’s –Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open New Years Eve and New Year’s Day
Mesquite Chop House – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open 5pm New Year’s Day, Open New Year’s Eve, Open 5pm New Year’s Day
Pearl’s – Open Christmas Eve, Closed Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Rendezvous – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Closed 12/27 & 28, Open 12/29-30, Closed New Year’s Eve and Open New Year’s Day, Closed January 3-13
Sauces –Open 4pm Christmas Eve (entertainment), Christmas Day 7pm (entertainment), 12/26 maybe, New Year’s Even open noon to 3am, (entertainment & DJs), Open noon New Year’s Day
Sole Restaurant and Oyster Bar – Close 8pm Christmas Eve, Close 4pm Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day,
South of Beale – Open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Spindini – Open Christmas Eve, Closed Christmas, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Texas de Brazil – Open Christmas Eve, Closed Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Even and New Year’s Day
The Peabody – Open Christmas Eve Dinner and Christmas Brunch at Chez Philippe, Christmas Day Dinner at Capriccio, New Year’s Eve dinner at both, Closed New Year’s Day Chez Philippe, Open New Year’s Day Capriccio
Wang’s – Open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Bars
Bardog Tavern – Open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Calhoun’s – Open 5pm Christmas Eve, Closed Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve 6pm and earlier hours on New Year’s Eve
Flying Saucer – Close 5pm on Christmas Eve, Open 5pm Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Silly Goose – Open Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
Beale Street
Alfred’s On Beale – 197 Beale – Closed Christmas Eve, Open 5pm Christmas Day
BB King’s Blues Club – 143 Beale – Closed Christmas Eve, Open Christmas Day night
Blues City Café – 138 Beale – Closed at 5pm Christmas Eve, TBA Christmas Day
Blues Hall – 182 Beale – Closed 5pm Christmas Eve, Open Christmas Day night
Kings Palace Café – 162 Beale – Closed Christmas Eve, Closed Christmas Day
Rum Boogie – 182 Beale – Open Christmas Eve, Open Christmas Day night
Silky O’Sullivan’s –183 Beale – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Museums
Center for Southern Folklore – Open Christmas Eve to 5pm, Closed Christmas
Cotton Museum – Open Christmas Eve Day and Closed Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve Day and New Year’s Day
Gibson Guitar Factory – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve Day, Closed New Year’s Day
Graceland – Open Christmas Eve Day, 10-2pm, Closed Christmas Day, 12/26, 9-5pm, New Year’s Day 9-4pm, 1/1-1/2, 9-5pm, 1/3, 9-4pm
National Civil Rights Museum – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Rock and Soul Museum – Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve Day and New Year’s Day
Sun Studios – Open Christmas Eve Day, Closed Christmas Day, Open New Year’s Eve Day and New Year’s Day