Arcade Restaurant

Arcade Restaurant
Memphis, Tennessee (TN), US
The Arcade has the honor of being Memphis' oldest restaurant. Speros Zepatos founded the diner in 1919 after emigratin from Cephalonia, Greece. Situated at the corner of South Main Street and Calhoun Avenue, the original building was a small, one story, wood framed building. Food was actualy cooked on potbelly stoves! In 1925, Speros tore down the wood structure and built the Arcade Building in a Greek revival style, complete with retail stores to signify the "Arcade" name.
The Arcade has the honor of being Memphis' oldest restaurant. Speros Zepatos founded the diner in 1919 after emigratin from Cephalonia, Greece. Situated at the corner of South Main Street and Calhoun Avenue, the original building was a small, one story, wood framed building. Food was actualy cooked on potbelly stoves! In 1925, Speros tore down the wood structure and built the Arcade Building in a Greek revival style, complete with retail stores to signify the "Arcade" name.
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Links: arcaderestaurant.com
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