Santa Ana Restaurant Guide

Impressed with the success and community impact of the original Memphis Café in Costa Mesa, the City of Santa Ana approached The Memphis Group in 2000 to open a location in the creative heart of Santa Ana's historic downtown.

As part of a downtown redevelopment project in the Artists Village district, the city asked The Memphis Group to adapt a portion of the once-legendary Santora Building into a restaurant by adding its signature, revitalizing touch. Opened in 2002, Memphis at the Santora (and sister restaurant to Memphis Café in Costa Mesa) blends traditional down-home Southern and contemporary American classics into flavorful renditions of comfort food.

On the registrar of historic landmarks and perhaps the most beautiful building in downtown Santa Ana, the 1929 Santora Building is done in a rare Spanish Colonial revival style known as Cherrigueresque - enjoy alfresco dining on a 35-seat patio, along with an up-close view of downtown Santa Ana's revitalized energy, activities, stores, restaurants, bars, arts, & culture.