A. Schwab
4.5
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Old Fashioned General Store, Soda Fountain, and museum founded in 1876 on Beale Street in Memphis full of delightful regional merchandise and memorabilia- everything from nostalgic toys, cast iron, fine hats, and local made candles to regional souvenirs related to Elvis, Sun Studio, Stax, and Ardent Studio. And then there's A. Schwab t-shirts, Mojo hands, jinx remover oils, fine incense, blues and R&B albums, local art, old fashioned candy, funny hats, canned goods, A.Schwab coffee mugs, pedal cars, dresses with vintage flair, bowling shirts, men's classic pajamas and nightshirts, warm hats and gloves, A. Schwab shot glasses, leather belts, hand crafted brooms, specialty soaps, sterling silver Jewelry, vintage tablecloths, hand made aprons, Barbecue sauces, music oriented cookie cutters, historical post cards, A. Schwab wooden nickels, regional cookbooks, guitar shaped spatulas, local made cigar box guitars, real ukuleles, regional books, union suits, suspenders, A. Schwab t-shirts, and LOVE POTIONS!
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Sharon J
130 contributions
Sep 2021 • Friends
On a whim we stopped in an spent over an hour here. So many things to look at. So many unique things to look at. A great place to pick up unique souvenirs for your family! An added plus is the old fashioned soda fountain. We were so glad we stopped here
Written September 29, 2021
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L A
23 contributions
Jun 2024 • Couples
A great shop to visit. Have a good look around you could find something you like. Museum on the upper floor and Soda shop with a bar and seating area. Enjoy a drink and just watch the Beal street. We go there every time we visit.
Written June 29, 2024
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Livia Brannock
Louisville, KY55 contributions
Sep 2021
This place is very cool! I've been several times. The store is large and fun to walk around. There's even a little museum which has interesting stuff. The soda fountain is also amazing, I've had both sodas and ice cream and was not disappointed.
Written August 2, 2022
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Susan H
Tacoma, WA4,176 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
This is a great store with lots of vintage items on display throughout the store. It is so cool to be able to take a glimpse back in time. Worth a stop while on Beale Street. Might even be a good place to sit and take a break as well at the soda fountain.
Written May 20, 2023
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Vee Kucinskas
Tampa, FL150 contributions
Dec 2017 • Friends
This gift shop is 3 stories high, complete with a little "museum" of old typewriters and all the Elvis junk you could hope for. I saw things for for everyone in my family ranging in age from 6 to 86. Some of the stuff was intentionally funny and others just bizarre (like a denim fedora). The most tempting item was the freshly baking waffle cones for ice cream next to the soda fountain (I'd recommend the salted dark chocolate flavor). You can even get liquor. No gift shop like it!
Written December 3, 2017
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Yesenia A
Chicago, IL107 contributions
Aug 2019
I thought this was a great shop to wander around and grab something to eat or drink. I feel like they have done a great job in preserving the place and there were plenty of things to buy. The homemade soda and the sandwiches were delicious. I would go back again. I was confused by the dirty chips as when we were served chips, they were regular plain potato chips.
Written September 3, 2019
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Joe S
Columbus, GA57 contributions
Aug 2019
We never visit Memphis without visiting Beale Street and we never visit Beale Street without visiting A. Schwab. As soon as you walk in the first thing that you notice is the smells from yesteryear and then the beautiful old wooden floor. Then you just can’t stop browsing and looking at all the treasures of times gone by. A. Schwab makes the Cracker Barrel look lame.
Written September 8, 2019
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Sheri
Nebraska36 contributions
Mar 2017 • Family
I bought a mug there. The outside of the mug just peeled off after being washed in the dishwasher. I called them about it, but they won't replace it. Save your money and go someplace else.
Written April 24, 2017
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Booperskp
Amana, IA180 contributions
Oct 2016 • Solo
You see those words on several of the reviews for the place. The only thing authentic is the musty smell that goes along with an old building with uneven wood floors, and the little museum they have on the second floor. The items for sale were up to date shirts, toys, books, make-believe potions, jewelry, etc. I was looking at t-shirts and overheard a conversation between a boss and her employee. He was getting dressed down pretty heavily about closing the store 10 minutes early the night before. He said he did it to vacuum (wood floors need sweeping, not vacuuming, maybe it was area in the back). She said that she specifically told him not to do that. I thought maybe they didn't realize a customer was within ear shot, so I walked around the display and said "excuse me" to gain access to the display she was working on. As I stood right beside them she continue to express her displeasure at his work ethics and he tried to make excuses for his behavior. I left that area they were in and went to the other end of the store. I did find some extremely funny magnets, which I bought as gifts, but they weren't old fashioned either.
Written October 14, 2016
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RAGLGT
Bee Spring, Kentucky55 contributions
May 2016 • Couples
We popped into A. Schwab's as one of the stops on our food tour, but we didn't eat there. Instead we sampled a flight of the made-from-scratch signature sodas fresh from their old-fashioned soda fountain. These things are the real deal concocted from homemade syrups in interesting flavors and real sugar served in real glasses. Everything we tasted was delicious. Schwab's is the only place on Beale Street that has been in business continually since the 1800's. It was such a neat place that we decided to come back later in our trip for a longer visit. The 19th century store building houses three stories of goods including penny candy, vintage toys, souvenirs, old vinyl, and hoodoo potion ingredients. There is also a small museum on the second floor with displays related to the store's nearly one hundred and fifty-year history on Beale Street. It's a great place to get a good dose of nostalgia.
Written May 25, 2016
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What are prices for sampler soda and shakes
Written March 19, 2019
Sorry, I don’t remember exactly but I think $6/7 range if not cheaper. We bought one each but could have shared one to be truthful. They are huge. They put it in a glass plus give you the metal container with the rest of the shake. It really makes two shakes, My wife believers it is one of the best chocolate peanut butter shakes she has ever had if that helps.
Written March 20, 2019
Christi_McHale
Laguna Beach, California
I'm putting together a gift package for a friend; how much do the soda's tend to cost? An approximate range is fine. Thank you!
Written January 5, 2018
For a gift package? Apparently you aren't talking about from the soda fountain. I think the 6 packs were around $6
Written July 3, 2018
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