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The Coconut Mama

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A 70-year-old Mississippi institution and two other favorites that are now gone forever

Mississippi lost three very different gathering places in 2026: a polished Mexican kitchen, a Gulf Coast hangout and a Jackson steak-and-seafood institution. Unlike the weather-related shutdown in an earlier Mississippi…

Ocean Springs, MS · 1d

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This Mississippi Butcher Shop Cuts Steaks To Order And Stocks Deer Sausage From Mild To Jalapeno Jack

We only stopped because the kids were hungry and the cooler at home was nearly empty. A small butcher shop in south Mississippi turned that quick errand into the best grocery run of the trip. The steaks were cut right in front of us, and the deer sausage case had...

Picayune, MS · 5d
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6 Mississippi Seafood Buffets Keep Bringing Out Crab Legs Until You Wave Them Off

A road trip across Mississippi once taught me that the best crab legs can show up in the least fancy places, like a dining room or a roadside spot with farm tools on the walls. The trays keep coming, the butter stays warm, and nobody rushes you out the door.

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Bring An Empty Trunk To These 6 Mississippi Salvage Grocery Stores Where Dented Cans Stretch Your Grocery Budget

Our grocery bill had been creeping up for months, so we loaded the kids into the car and went hunting for bent-and-dent stores across Mississippi. What we found were small, plain buildings full of cereal, snacks, frozen meals, and pantry staples at prices that made our jaws drop. These salvage...

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This Old-School Mississippi BBQ Joint Serves Hearty Southern Breakfasts And Slow-Smoked Meats

The smoke starts early here, because the doors open at 6 AM every single day. That means fried bologna biscuits at sunrise and hickory-smoked ribs by supper, all from one kitchen. The twist? This barbecue spot shares a roof with a convenience store. You can grab a sausage biscuit and...

Oxford, MS · 4d

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These 7 Mississippi Breakfast Spots Serve Biscuits So Big Your Kids Will Need Both Hands

A wrong turn on a Mississippi back road once led to a breakfast plate with a biscuit so tall it leaned. Our youngest set her hand next to it, and the biscuit won by a mile. That moment started a hungry hunt across the state for more of these giant, fluffy treasures. Here are seven family-friendly kitchens where the biscuits are big enough to share, and the mornings are made for memories.

Mississippi · 1d

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We Ranked The 8 Best Pizza Places In Mississippi, And Here Is Who Made The Cut

A road trip across Mississippi taught us that great pizza often hides in plain buildings on quiet streets. We went looking for the pies worth planning a family stop around, from Delta wood-fired ovens to Gulf Coast slice shops. Each spot below earned its place with real flavor, a welcoming...

Mississippi · 2d

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7 Mississippi Donut Shops Where A Dozen Still Costs Less Than A Movie Ticket

A paper box of warm donuts on the passenger seat can turn an ordinary Saturday into a small family celebration. Across Mississippi, a handful of neighborhood shops still sell sweet treats at prices that feel like a throwback. For parents feeding a car full of kids, that kind of value...

Mississippi · 3d

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Forget Sonic — The Regional Drive-In Chain That's Been Slinging Cheesesteaks In The South Since 1983

You've definitely heard of Sonic, but have you heard of this iconic Southern drive-in chain? Here's how it got its start all the way back in 1983.

Mississippi · 5d

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In-N-Out May Open Restaurants in 3 New States

In-N-Out owner Lynsi Snyder said Arkansas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma are possible future markets, while the chain still plans an Albuquerque restaurant by 2027. She also said California has lots of future stores slotted.

Oklahoma · 2d

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Pull Off At These 6 Mississippi Delta Stops Where A Dozen Warm Tamales Feeds The Whole Carload

Our family pulled off a two-lane Mississippi highway for gas and left with a paper sack of warm tamales we had not planned on buying. By the next town, the kids were asking where we could get more. The Delta has quietly kept a tamale tradition alive for over a...

Clarksdale, MS · 2d

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Your Back-Seat Breakfast Is Settled At These 5 Mississippi Shops Baking Warm Sausage Kolaches

A quick stop for gas and a box of donuts turned into a small discovery on a Mississippi road trip: the kolache. These soft, pillowy rolls wrapped around sausage, cheese, or even boudin traveled here by way of Czech bakers in Texas, and Mississippi has quietly made them its own.

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Mississippi Families Fill Their Saturday Mornings With Farm Eggs, Local Honey, And Warm Bread At This Jackson Market

A carton of eggs from the supermarket never smells like a sunny morning, but a stop at a busy little market in Mississippi changed how I think about breakfast. I wandered in expecting a few tomato stands and left with honey, peaches, warm bread, and a head full of farmer stories.

Jackson, MS · 3d

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Bully’s Pantry gears up for 3rd annual Egg Bowl Food Fight

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Bully’s Food Pantry and Mississippi’s Grove Grocery will be going head-to-head this month in what will be their 3rd annual egg bowl food fight. The competition started November 1st, as bully’s food pantry is looking for non-perishable food items, hygiene products, and is also taking monetary donations as well. This is used in a way to use the gridiron rivalry to put eyes towards the fight against hunger. Bully’s Pantry coordinator Suzanne Bowen said that the pantry has been operation for a few years now, opening at the beginning of 2020.

Starkville, MS · 16h

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Belle Terre residents to weigh in on new Kroger store in Gluckstadt

Belle Terre community members are about to decide the future of a proposed 87,000-square-foot supermarket in Gluckstadt . National grocery chain Kroger is looking to build a new store at Bozeman Road but will need the approval of Belle Terre residents, who own the right to block large business spaces in the area. According to Gluckstadt Planning and Zoning Commissioner Caine Dearman, there is a restrictive covenant due to a previous lawsuit on the proposed 39-acre lot at the southwest corner of Bozeman Road and Gluckstadt Road. In 2014, the Mississippi Couty of Appeals overturned Madison County’s decision to rezone the parcel in a dispute with residents, leading to developers reaching a concession with homeowners. That covenant restricts the type of buildings that can go on the property, capping large businesses at 30,000 square feet without the approval of residents in Belle Terre. Homeowners can grant a waiver, but developers would need at least 55% approval of the Belle Terre residents in the subdivision on the southeast side of the intersection. Efforts to contact Gluckstadt Mayor Walter Morrison and property owner Ginger Edwards proved unsuccessful, but Dearman said the proposal hasn’t officially been brought in front of the city. The

Madison County, MS · 3d

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8 Middle-Of-Nowhere Mississippi BBQ Joints That Beat Any Big-City Chain

A long drive across Mississippi usually ends with a hungry car and a gas station sign blinking in the distance. Then a curl of hickory smoke drifts across the road, and suddenly lunch plans change. The best barbecue in this state often hides in small towns, along two-lane highways, in...

Ellisville, MS · 7d

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11 Mom-And-Pop Restaurants In Mississippi Serving Huge Portions At Surprisingly Low Prices

A Chicago-style gyro counter in Mississippi has no table service and no restroom, yet there is usually a wait to order. The reason is simple. The sandwiches are so big that people often cannot finish them in one sitting. That kind of stubborn generosity shows up again and again on...

Clarksdale, MS · 7d

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Top Food Critics Say These 10 Mississippi Restaurants Serve Exceptional Meals At Surprisingly Affordable Prices In 2026

A full family dinner that costs less than a tank of gas sounds almost too good to be true. In Mississippi, it happens more often than most travelers expect, usually inside buildings you might drive right past. Old gas stations, tiny lunch counters, and a junkyard-style barbecue shack all serve...

Biloxi, MS · 7d

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This Forgotten Building In The Mississippi Delta Is Now A Foodie Paradise That Is Worth The Trip

Flat cotton fields rolled past our car windows for miles before hunger finally won out. We pulled up to a plain old building in Mississippi that looked more like a forgotten corner store than a famous restaurant. Inside, we found steaming tamales, giant steaks, and a family story that stretches...

Greenville, MS · 13d