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Downtown’s Café Keough set to close Saturday

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: December 18, 2024 6:34 PM CT | Published: December 18, 2024 3:50 PM CT

After 10 years, Café Keough is closing. 

Owner Kevin Keough said the last day will be Saturday, Dec. 21, with the restaurant closing for good at 2 p.m. after the lunch service.


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Keough opened his 100-seat Downtown restaurant at 12 S. Main St. at the very end of 2013.

“Café Keough was designed to be the traditional sense of what a cafe in Europe would be,” Keough said. “A place where you could grab a coffee or a glass of wine.”

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Jennifer Chandler

Jennifer Chandler

A cookbook author and former restaurateur, Jennifer Chandler has been writing about food and dining for more than 25 years.

She is the author of four cookbooks: “The Southern Pantry Cookbook,” “Simply Salads,” “Simply Suppers,” and “Simply Grilling.” While she boasts a degree from Le Cordon Bleu, this Memphis native is about making real food accessible for real families.


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