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Order Elvis Presley's Favorite Pizza At The Old-School Italian Restaurant He Adored By Alexa Valme Oct. 11, 2025 1:09 pm EST
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If there's one thing Memphis knows, it's how to feed a legend. Just ask Coletta's Italian Restaurant, one of Elvis Presley's favorite restaurants in the country and home to the pizza that won over the King himself. Inside its South Parkway location, "The Elvis Room" still glows with nostalgia. It features a cardboard cutout of Elvis in his gold lamé suit, which stands watch over the same booths he once filled. Fans from around the globe sit where he sat and order the same meal that made history.
That dish wasn't just any pizza. It was a smoky, sweet barbecue version topped with tender pork, tangy sauce, and a