Cafe Palladio

Liked this place for a light lunch. Soup, salad, sandwich kind of place. The café is attached to an antiques store so it’s fun to walk around and look at things.

Love this café for a girls lunch. I didn’t eat, but the peach tea — no sugar! was the best! We talked a lot and the server keep refilling my tea until I floated away. After lunch we walked around and chatted. Perfect afternoon on a cold day. Great way to get out of the house

New favorite lunch spot! Shopping (antiques and home décor to be exact… the best kind of shopping, let’s get real!) AND good food! Swoon! But most importantly… WHY have I not been here sooner?!
I am still thinking about that chicken quesadilla with a side of guacamole… and, yeah, I know that doesn’t like the fanciest or most unique dish ever… but holy moly it has been 9 hours and I’m STILL thinking about it! I’m also daydreaming about their fruit and cheese sandwich that I didn’t get to try… which I will next week when I go back.

Their food is superb. While I feel like I bring down the median age of the patrons by three decades when I go, Palladio’s service and food are exceptional wins. Favorites include the Dixie Delight (add bacon!), any of their fruit-​infused salads, and their chicken salad croissant. If you’re a fan of fruit tea, it’s another win. But promise me if you go, you MUST absolutely have to order their divine coconut cake. I don’t mean it’s divine as in a superfluous adjective, I mean you must order it because it was sliced off marshmallow clouds in heaven and sent to you as a gift from the Heralds on High. Trust me.

I can’t believe that I had never tried Café Palladio. Go figure that I would find this place only after moving away from Memphis. It is such a neat little café tucked away in a cute shop. Everything from our friendly waiter, the amazing tea (you have to try it!), incredible sandwiches and decadent desserts were perfect.
Perfect spot for a lunch date with the girls!

This is a super cool antique store that you’d never guess had a café in the back of it (or even from the outside really… unless you knew about it prior to). It’s right next to the urban outfitters on central– in a big building run by an eclectic collector/​seller of great art, antiques, furniture etc. I was told to go by reference, so I made my way out there, about a 10 minute drive from downtown, and walked in the door. Someone pointed me to the direction of the café, who was sort of indifferent or in conversation with what looked like someone that also worked there, but the café itself was awesome. I got an off the menu summer salad with fresh blue berries, mandarin oranges, nuts and cheese and added chicken to it. It was cooked perfectly and went along great with a balsamic vinaigrette. My server, Sami, was super nice and made great suggestions, like the unsweetened raspberry tea they have, which was amazing, and their signature coconut cake that the owner makes. I had both, and with no regret! The cake was huge so I took the rest home. They have great spacious seating and even a mini patio outside thats gated/​gardened and it looks super cute. I wasn’t really sure if this review would count toward the café and the store, so I gave it 4 stars because no one offered to help me in the store as I probably looked really confused/​had no idea where I was going, but the café manager and server did. Either way, I would definitely love to come here for lunch again.

I really enjoy an afternoon at Café Palladio because I can eye a bunch of antiques I can’t afford and then hop over to the café for lunch.
I usually stick with the lunch special, which allows you to pick two half items on the menu. I’ve only tried the chicken salad on croissant. It’s on the sweeter side, which I like, and the chicken has a smoky flavor. I also like their potato soup.
Don’t forget to try their fruit tea. I usually get the peach flavor. Sweet and refreshing!

Excellent choice for a cold day. Wonderful selection of hot teas. I asked my server to surprise me with lunch — she did a fabulous job. I was brought the Sub Club and the corn chowder. Such a great combo with my Earl Grey tea! Can’t wait for my next visit!

I really enjoyed Café Palladio, I loved the small café in the middle of the store, I loved looking at all the stylish, expenisve things for purchase and I really enjoyed the food.
There was quite the mix of interesting people enjoying the food, which proves this place has something for everyone. The corn chowder was very tasty and that was the best salad I have had since moving to memphis (the one with cranberries and almonds). The downfall was the panini, in the sandwhich world it was a normal sandwhich, in the panini world it was mediocre. Go for the salad, go for the Soup but I would pass on the panini! The dessert looked delicious but I didn’t partake.

Nice, pleasant, casual but classy atmosphere, friendly service, great menu selection, in a trendy part of Midtown. I recommend the fried green tomato sandwich. A little pricey for Memphis but well worth it.

I absolutely love the menu at Café Palladio. The atmosphere is upbeat and bright as you are surrounded my beautiful artwork. The café is located directly in the center of all the gorgeous antiques and furniture offered by Palladio Antiques and Art. If you are in the area, try the fruit and cheese sandwich, Yummy

stopped in the café during a walkabout of the store; had a cup of coffee and got a piece of coconut cake to take with me. excellent service, lovely café… loved the water feature. the coconut cake was simply amazing.

A sense of duty forces me to disclose that the owner of Café Élan is my friend’s sister, though fortunately the restaurant deserves a good review in its own right. It’s easy to forget this place is here, tucked into a refurbished antique mall near Cooper-​Young. However, they do a nice line in homemade lunch for the business crowd; if you work in the area, their sandwiches, soups, and salads are quite tasty.
There’s even a small patio for the few weeks in the year when Memphis isn’t broiling or freezing.