About

A bar that
remembers your name.

made in memphis

Behind the deli, on purpose.

Gussied Up started the way most good bars do — a few friends, a back room, and the feeling that the neighborhood needed somewhere to land. We took an old Southern joint and gave it a shave and a haircut. Nothing more.

The bourbon is honest. The beer is cold. The lighting was argued over for weeks. The jukebox runs on dollars and good taste. The room breathes a little easier after eleven.

We're not a cocktail lab. We're not a sports bar. We're the place you duck into after work and look up at midnight wondering where the time went. That's the whole pitch.

The Gussied Up flying mule

our patron mule

Stubborn enough to fly. About right for Memphis.

01

Stiff but kind

Pours that respect the spirit and the drinker. Nothing watered down — including the welcome.

02

Lived-in by design

Wood that was wood before we got here. Light low enough to look good in.

03

For the block

Built for regulars first. Strangers welcome — usually leave as friends.