If you enjoy music and good food in a relaxed atmosphere, Beale Street is the place to be. Check out BB King's Blues Club and Rum Boogie Cafe. Street performers are always entertaining and the open air concerts in between buildings are awesome. I love the rooftop cafe at Alfred's to listen to all the different types of music being... more

My husband and I were surprised at the pushy beggars. Please be careful with handbags, wallets. These folks are pretty handsy, and we were sober! I can't imagine the poor partiers that get taken by the con men.They also pull the ' I'm a veteran" routine, and point to their hats. You can buy a USMC cap. Otherwise, we thought... more

Beale Street is exactly what you would expect. Crowded, smelly, music blaring from every open door. I mean, it's Beale Street! But Memphis has done a good job of making it safe and attractive without taking the character away. It's three blocks of bars, restaurants (mostly bbq, all very basic), and novelty and music shops. The buildings are old and,... more

Obviously, on a street full of bars, there are going to be people drinking. That is a given. In the middle of a city, in a tourist area, there will be panhandlers. I wouldn't take my family there late at night, but honestly Beale is not at all as bad as it is made out to be on this site.... more

We had a great time in Beale Street. The atmosphere and live music was excellent. The cars have to be seen to be believed (Tuesday night) and the motor bikes (Wednesday night) were something else. BB Kings is a must.The food and live music were VERY good more

Beale Street was a wonderful experience, where else can you get to listen to music like that and to have it all for free. There was the odd panhandler about but once they knew you weren't going to give them anything they left you alone. The Harley nights were absolutely great the noise and atmosphere fantastic would like to go... more

Memphis was an aweful experience for my family! Beale street was very unsafe, panhandlers galore. There was not much to do for a family and it was dirty and unsafe. My husband was stationed in Millington while in the Marines so he wanted to show the kids his stomping grounds on our 3000 mile vacation. Please beware if you are... more

While a nice idea in theory (good bars, music, restaurants, etc.), Beale Street remains plagued by panhandlers and a thug element, especially late at night on weekends, that make it a place largely to avoid. more

We loved Beale Street as we are big fans of the blues and it was great to hear the music in all the different alleys and courtyards and clubs. I wish there were more shops, but it is mostly bars and restaurants. It's ridiculous to have to pay a cover charge to go in all the clubs, so we spent... more