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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.

Mississippi · 3d
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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 · 7d
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Some Of The Best Meals In Alabama Are Hiding At These 10 Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurants

Searching for the best meals hiding at hole-in-the-wall restaurants in Alabama?. These 10 restaurants are packed with bold flavors and true Southern soul!. 1. Callaghan’s Irish Social Club (Mobile) Mobile has earned its reputation as a city with serious food culture, and Callaghan’s Irish Social Club is one of...

Alabama · 13d
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These 3 Bay St. Louis spots deserve Michelin recognition. Here’s what to try from a local foodie.

Bay St. Louis is no longer the quaint, cozy beach town long called a hidden gem by New Orleans locals. A city that once attracted weekend visitors with beers at Fire Dog or free train shots at The Good Life now has a maintained beach, charming local businesses and an emerging culinary scene.

Bay St Louis, MS · 3d
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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 · 3d

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This Pascagoula Seafood Market Has Been Piling Shrimp Onto Po-Boys For Three Generations, And Mississippi Families Still Line Up

The smell of hot fryer oil and Gulf salt air hit us before we even found a parking spot. We had only planned a quick lunch stop on a Mississippi coast road trip, but a busy little seafood market changed our afternoon. Families were lined up at the counter, kids...

Pascagoula, MS · 2d

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11 Mom-And-Pop Mississippi Restaurants Serving Massive Portions At Surprisingly Affordable Prices

A family road trip through Mississippi can turn into a food adventure fast, especially when the plates come out bigger than anyone expected. The best meals often hide inside small brick houses, roadside shacks, and old diners run by the same families for years. Most of these spots keep meals...

Jackson, MS · 16h

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Locals Swear The Best Shrimp And Grits In Biloxi Come From This Unassuming Waterfront Kitchen

Biloxi has plenty of places that promise Gulf shrimp, but only a few have been feeding the same families for generations. Ask around town where to take out-of-town guests, and one old address keeps coming up. It sits on a quiet side street, a short stroll from the casino lights,...

Biloxi, MS · 11h

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This Mississippi Seafood Restaurant Has A Third-Floor Bar Overlooking The Beach

A seafood spot with a rooftop-style bar above the sand sounds like a vacation dream. I found one in Mississippi that fits the bill. It sits right by the water, and the view is a big part of the story. The menu leans coastal, with fried baskets, gumbo, and a...

Biloxi, MS · 7d

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7 Mississippi Cafeterias Where You Can Fill A Tray With Fried Chicken And Three Sides For $12

A plastic tray, a long steam table, and a pile of golden fried chicken can turn a road trip stop into the best meal of the week. Across Mississippi, cafeteria lines and country buffets still let families eat well without blowing the travel budget. Kids get to point at what...

Mississippi · 1d

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Pull Over For Lunch At These 8 Mississippi Fish Markets Where Catfish Hits The Fryer While You Wait

A hand-painted sign on a Mississippi highway promised fresh fish, and our hungry crew pulled over without much hope. Ten minutes later, the kids were pressed against a counter, watching cornmeal-dusted fillets hiss in the fryer. That stop taught us that the best family meals sometimes come from humble seafood...

Port Gibson, MS · 4d

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We Ranked The 9 Best Hamburger Joints In Mississippi, And Here Is Who Made The Cut

A road trip across Mississippi taught us that the best burger often hides in the plainest building on the block. We pulled into old grocery stores, tiny counters, and busy college-town spots, and some of those stops stuck with us for weeks. For families, a great burger joint is an...

New Albany, MS · 7d

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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...

Mississippi · 6d

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Extra Table FEEDS announces Gulfport KICKOFF for holiday food campaign

Extra Table FEEDS will KICKOFF its annual Give ’Em A Bird holiday campaign with a public event Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. Presented by Renasant Bank, the kickoff will begin with […]

Gulfport, MS · 6d

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This Mississippi Tamale Stand Has Been Serving One Specialty For 50 Years

One item on the menu. That’s it. And this little Mississippi stand has built a loyal following around it for about fifty years. I love how bold that is. No long list, no fancy extras, just one tamale made the same family way. People have driven a very long...

D'Iberville, MS · 17d

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Sunshine Sips Opens in Gulfport Ahead of Dec. 9 Ribbon-Cutting

Sunshine Sips is now serving customers inside the Mississippi Antique Galleria, providing job training and employment opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The coffee shop, operated by nonprofit A Latte Opportunities, is preparing for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 9. “We are open now, so we’re doing like our...

Gulfport, MS · 8d

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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 · 9d

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This Mississippi Seafood Joint Piles Crab Legs, Shrimp, And Other Coastal Favorites Onto One Massive Platter

Three kinds of crab land on one platter here: king crab, snow crab, and Dungeness. Then two pounds of shrimp show up to join the party. Corn, potatoes, and sausage fill in the gaps. The whole spread is built to feed a hungry group, and I believe that is the only sensible way to tackle it.

D'Iberville, MS · 11d

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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 · 10d

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A brand new Mississippi Coast restaurant gets Michelin nod, joins list with 3 other hotspots

A Mississippi Coast restaurant open for less than six months has scored a recommendation from the Michelin Guide, joining a small list of hotspots with the same designation. Maringouin, a farm-to-table Southern fusion restaurant inside The Roost Boutique Hotel in Ocean Springs, joins the prestigious list of dozens of recommended restaurants across the American South, which includes New Orleans.

Ocean Springs, MS · 22d