Rum Boogie Cafe

Rum Boogie Cafe Rum Boogie Cafe - Eat Drink Boogie Repeat But music isn’t the only thing that makes Rum Boogie Café noteworthy.
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Rum Boogie Café is a unique restaurant and bar established in 1985 as the cornerstone of the Historic Beale Street and Highway 61, in the mid 1980’s Renaissance of the famed Entertainment District. It blends down-home Delta dining with smokin’ Memphis blues played live seven nights a week, hence their saying “Down Home Cookin’, Down Home Blues”. It sits right in the middle of the musical melting pot that first stirred together the ingredients of poplular music today; blues, country, gospel and rock n roll. So it’s only fitting that Rum Boogie Café houses some of music’s most sought-after memorabilia, including more that 200 autographed guitars from some of the greatest performers in the music industry including Elvis, Bo Diddley, Joe Walsh, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Billy Joel, Rufus Thomas, Billy Gibbons, Albert Collins, Bon Jovi, Leon Russell, Carl Perkins, Booker T and the MGs, Luther Ingram, Ike Turner, Sting, Scotty Moore, The Memphis Horns, Gregg Allman, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith….the list goes on and on. Other treasures include the Isaac Hayes Cape, worn while accepting the Best Score Academy Award for “Shaft”, Two of the Three original STAX record Company neons that adorned the famous studio, The Mirrors from Charlie Rich’s famous Steinway piano, an original letter written by Bessie Smith, as well as countless original Memphis concert posters from the 20’s-80’s including the 1930’s Memphis Cotton Carnivals and such legendary venues as Club Handy and the later Club Paradise. It’s seafood gumbo is a two-time winner of the International Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival and Gumbo Cookoff in Memphis, a city that takes its cooking contests seriously. Also on the menu are signature dishes like Red Beans and Rice, Fried Catfish, Hickory Smoked BBQ Ribs and Pork Shoulder and their famous Southern Style Blue Plate lunches featuring Mississippi Delta-style vegetables. Rum Boogie Café is the one place where ALL the music and ALL the food is “Memphis” ALL the time.

The weekend is calling, and you know where to find us! Head down to Rum Boogie Cafe for great food, cold drinks, and LIV...
10/02/2026

The weekend is calling, and you know where to find us! Head down to Rum Boogie Cafe for great food, cold drinks, and LIVE MUSIC all weekend long.

OCTOBER IS BRINGING THE MUSIC Fall is in the air, and the stage at Rum Boogie Cafe is heating up all month long! From Fr...
10/01/2026

OCTOBER IS BRINGING THE MUSIC

Fall is in the air, and the stage at Rum Boogie Cafe is heating up all month long!
From Friday night favorites to Saturday night sing-alongs and Sunday afternoon grooves, we’ve got live music ready to soundtrack your October.
Grab your friends, head to Beale Street, and make Rum Boogie Cafe your stop for great food, cold drinks, and LIVE MUSIC all month long!

Check out our October Music Calendar and start making your plans!
Live music all month

Sundays in the South are for live music and good company. Lucky for you, we have both of those! Come kick off your week ...
09/27/2026

Sundays in the South are for live music and good company. Lucky for you, we have both of those! Come kick off your week the right way, at Rum Boogie Cafe!

Looking for somewhere to enjoy these cooler temps? Come enjoy them with some incredible live music! We'll be waiting for...
09/25/2026

Looking for somewhere to enjoy these cooler temps? Come enjoy them with some incredible live music! We'll be waiting for you!

Sunday's are hard, but we have just the thing to soften the blow of another weekend passing. Come hang out with us and e...
09/19/2026

Sunday's are hard, but we have just the thing to soften the blow of another weekend passing. Come hang out with us and enjoy live music and fun times!

Fridays and Saturdays are for live music, good times, and cold drinks on Beale! Come see us and celebrate surviving anot...
09/18/2026

Fridays and Saturdays are for live music, good times, and cold drinks on Beale! Come see us and celebrate surviving another week!!

Want to know what the best Sunday reset is? Live Music! Join us today 3-6pm for Red Thomas and 7-11pm for The Sensations...
09/13/2026

Want to know what the best Sunday reset is? Live Music! Join us today 3-6pm for Red Thomas and 7-11pm for The Sensations!! Music is truly the best way to get ready for the week ahead!

The weekend is here and we are ready to get ROWDY!! Join us tonight for Stephanie Bradley 4-7pm and FreeWorld 8pm-Midnig...
09/11/2026

The weekend is here and we are ready to get ROWDY!! Join us tonight for Stephanie Bradley 4-7pm and FreeWorld 8pm-Midnight. Come back for even more jams Saturday for Red Thomas 4-7pm and FreeWorld 8-12am! We can't wait to boogie all weekend!

Everyone make sure to swing by and tell Que congratulations for winning employee of the month! He earned it!!
09/10/2026

Everyone make sure to swing by and tell Que congratulations for winning employee of the month! He earned it!!

Make sure to make your plans to come hang out with us all week long! We've got the best jams on Beale every. single. nig...
09/07/2026

Make sure to make your plans to come hang out with us all week long! We've got the best jams on Beale every. single. night!! We can't wait to spend our week with you

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Memphis, TN

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 12am
Tuesday 11am - 12am
Wednesday 11am - 12am
Thursday 11am - 12am
Friday 11am - 2am
Saturday 11am - 2am
Sunday 11am - 12am

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+19015280150

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