The phones are ringing off the hook at several Downtown Memphis restaurants. The reason? The 11th annual Downtown Dining Week is going on now through Nov. 17.
It’s the one time of year you can enjoy a three-course meal at some of Memphis’ top restaurants for as little as $20.19. At many restaurants, $10.19 two-for-one lunches and special lunch menus are also offered.
For one week each November, more than 50 Downtown restaurants offer special menus for both dinner and lunch. Many of the offerings are at a discount, designed to show new diners the best of what they have to offer.
Some menus feature the most popular dishes from an establishment. Others are specials created just for the week. They all sound so good. It’s hard to choose where to make a reservation when you have more than 50 great options from which to choose. To solve the dilemma, many people opt to dine out every night that week!
Felicia Willett of Felicia Suzanne’s restaurant, Deni Reilly of The Majestic Grille and Bert Smythe of McEwen’s were the founders of this wildly popular dining week.
New this year is a contest!
Every year people brag about how many restaurants they visited during Dining Week – so this year, the Downtown Memphis Commission decided to “gamify” the week a bit.
The DMC is asking people to share their Dining Week experiences on social using #DDW19 and #downtownforeverymeal (a play on their normal #downtownforeveryone). At the end of the week, they will pick one winner who will get a $100 gift card for their favorite Downtown Dining establishment.
This is Jennifer Chandler with The Weekly Dish. Bon Appetit!
For more information, visit www.downtownmemphiscommission.com
