Overton Square Entertainment District

This place is great! They have done an amazing job redeveloping the area. This is a must do on the list for visitors from the food, nightlife, candy shop/​ice cream, live music to name a few! Places like this make Memphis a great place to call home.

A Memphis treasure! Overton Square is packed with lots to do! Great restaurants, local theatres, movie cinema, and live music venues. Easy walking access to take in the atmosphere or do a little people-​watching. A new parking garage was recently added to the area, but parking can be a challenge at times.

I love Overton Square especially with its rebirth. It looks amazing. There’s so much to do. There is a parking garage. There are new places and old places. There are very few holes in the district. There is a movie theatre, tons of bars, tons of restaurants of all varieties (seafood, Japanese, burgers, Indian, pizza, etc, etc). There are multiple venues for live music. A person can get ANY type of food. The prices range from cheap to expensive. There is something for everyone.

I’m so proud of my city. There are so many amazing places in one spot. I’ve been to many places in Overton Square and have enjoyed them all. Overton Square brings Memphis together no matter who and what you are.

Yes. Yes. Just yes. Great restaurants, shopping, and people watching… only problem is that this is THE place to be now in Memphis and you have a wait EVERYWHERE! Seriously, I can’t go anywhere without running into someone I know.

I love living in Overton Square. We used to stay in Cooper Young and I was really sad to move but we picked great time to come this way because it has really flourished! There’s a movie theatre that serves wine, deli, plenty restaurants with music and awesome brews! There’s shopping for you and sweets for the small and big kids! And even a yoga spot that I sadly have yet to go to. There’s at least 16 restaurants to chose from! And the retail is starting to pick up too! I love this area and hope to find a starter house here until I am content with moving to the country lol. There’s a lot to do and I’m glad most places are kid friendly bc we have a good kid in public (no jinx)
If you are thinking about visiting an area besides downtown this is definitely a good spot to start in Midtown! And you can now even ride a shuttle (Ride the Roo) to Cooper Young! Once that hotel gets built it will be an official tourist area and I’ll be smiling ear to ear. Let’s just hope rent doesn’t go up! Lol

I am so happy to see Overton Square renovated and full of life! There’s a ton of options for eating and shopping, live music, a candy store for your movie treats, and even a shuttle to travel from the square to Cooper Young for more fun. The parking garage is free during the day and only a few dollars at night. Do yourself a favor and spend a Saturday checking out all the shops. There’s always something going on!

I just had the best time out here for Thursday Squared! It’s $ 10 to get in and you get a free drink. Also water is only half a ticket so you can get two waters! Not enough to sustain me (I drink gallons) but it’s a start!
They also have raffles so make sure to hit up all the tables first thing and sign up because they do a raffle every hour or so. I didn’t realize how many things had raffles and only signed up for one– but luckily I won tickets to a buffet so yay!
It was nice and open so it seemed like there weren’t a lot of people there but there were plenty there. But the open space meant there was tons of room to move around. Also it was nice because we legit had a dance circle go on when the band took a break and the DJ played music. It was just tons of fun.

Be advised– During this month Bluesday Tuesday music venue doesn’t start at 630p as advertised. 8pm more like it. That Sucked! New venue looks promising but no band for too too long! Sheez! But Elmo and the shades finally started and they were great. But they did take a long break after playing for just 30minutes! Sheez! Bring your own chairs… cement is too warm & all there is to sit on.

Given that I live five minutes away, Overton Square is an area that I wish I liked more. It’s definitely progressed a LOT from when I moved here three years ago, but I find I still just don’t have any desire to go there.
Maybe it’s because I’m not much of a drinker (and I think $ 10 cocktails in Memphis are obscene), or because I don’t like loud, crowded places (hello, Bar Louie or Local on a Friday night), or because I don’t feel like competing for a parking spot (nobody uses that shiny new garage, and let’s face it, nobody’s going to), but I can’t remember the last time I thought, «I’ll just run over to Overton Square for that!»
Granted, there’s plenty of businesses I haven’t tried, which is why I’m giving this area the benefit of the doubt. It’s not a destination for me, but it seems to be becoming one for others!