Chez Philippe

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

Fine Dining with a Southern Soul

Inside The Peabody Memphis, one of the American South's most storied hotels, Chez Philippe holds a well-earned Four-Star rating from Forbes Travel Guide — recognition that speaks to every detail of the experience, from the first greeting to the final bite.

The restaurant sits just blocks from Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, Sun Studio, and the Orpheum Theatre, making it a natural anchor for a night out in downtown Memphis. But Chez Philippe is far more than a convenient address. It carries the warmth and ease that the city itself is known for, without sacrificing an ounce of refinement.

A Room Worth Arriving Early For

The dining room is tiered, and the three corner tables on the uppermost level are the ones to request. From there, the full sweep of the room opens before you — an ideal vantage point that feels both intimate and connected to the quiet theatre of a well-run dining room. The staff move with the kind of calibrated attentiveness that Forbes describes as Goldilocks precision: present when needed, invisible when not.

The Desserts Alone Justify the Evening

Executive pastry chef Konrad Spitzbart brings a confident hand to the final course. His chocolate coffee gateaux — layered with peanut butter caramel and banana rum ice cream — is a deliberate nod to Elvis, grounded in Memphis identity without being a gimmick. The crème brûlée trio, offered in vanilla, chocolate, and pistachio and accompanied by French macarons, is the kind of dessert that makes skipping it feel genuinely regrettable.

Chez Philippe proves that fine dining and genuine hospitality are not in tension — here, they are the same thing.