What are the best road-trip restaurants in Mississippi?

Start with Mary Mahoney's Old French House, The Reef, White Pillars, Abe's Bar-B-Q, Hicks Famous Hot Tamales. Roamward keeps this curated to places that make sense for a scenic drive or overnight stop.

Which Mississippi towns are covered?

This starter set covers Biloxi, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Como, French Camp, Greenville, Greenwood, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Jackson, Natchez, Ocean Springs, Oxford, Robinsonville, Taylor, Tupelo, Vicksburg. More towns get added as Roamward expands the route-by-route dining layer.

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Best road-trip restaurants in Mississippi

Start here: 37 route-useful dining stops in Mississippi, grouped by town and filtered by cuisine or price. This is the curated road-trip layer, not every restaurant in the state.

Updated 2026-07-01. Check current hours, reservations, and seasonal closures before you go.

CuisineAll37 Southern12 Seafood7 Fine Dining3 Steakhouse3 American2 BBQ2 Burgers2 New American2 Bakery & Pie1 French1 Italian1 Pizza1

Price$7 $$17 $$$9 $$$$4

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Clarksdale1

Hicks Famous Hot TamalesSouthern

$ · Great River Road

Eugene Hicks has hand-rolled flavorful hot tamales here since 1960, alongside slow-smoked barbecue, a true Delta tamale destination.

Cleveland1

Airport GrocerySouthern

Bluesy roadside Delta eatery on Highway 61 famed for generous hot tamales, burgers, ribs and po'boys with pool tables and a full bar.

Greenville1

Hot Tamale HeavenSouthern

$ · Great River Road

Delta hot tamale mainstay whose award-winning tamales have placed in national competitions, also known for its tamale pie.

Greenwood1

Giardina'sSouthern

$$$

Greenwood's oldest restaurant, reborn at The Alluvian, pairing curtained booths with steaks, pompano and Delta hot tamales.

Jackson2

Big Apple InnSouthern

Historic Farish Street hole-in-the-wall open since 1939, a civil-rights meeting spot famous for tiny slider-style smoked-sausage and pig-ear sandwiches.

Bully's RestaurantSouthern

James Beard America's Classics soul-food kitchen on Livingston Road plating chitterlings, oxtails, neckbones and greens to a devoted decades-long crowd.

Natchez3

Fat Mama's TamalesSouthern

$$ · Natchez Trace Parkway

A Natchez original for tamales and margaritas at the Trace finish, stronger than chasing the closed tavern nostalgia.

Magnolia GrillSouthern

$$ · Natchez Trace Parkway

Under-the-hill Natchez riverfront dining for the end of the Trace and the lower Great River Road, strong on local atmosphere and Southern plates.

The Castle RestaurantSouthern

$$$ · Great River Road

Elegant Southern dining in the historic carriage house at Dunleith mansion, plating crab cakes and celebrated bread pudding.

Ocean Springs1

Government Street GrocerySouthern

Bright-blue casual local hangout and music hub known for muffulettas, po'boys, Bloody Marys and late-night fries.

Oxford1

Ajax DinerSouthern

Beloved Square meat-and-three since 1997 serving hearty plate lunches, blue-plate specials and comfort classics to students and locals alike.

Robinsonville1

Hollywood CafeSouthern

$$ · Great River Road

Delta institution and self-proclaimed home of the fried dill pickle since 1969, immortalized in the song Walking in Memphis.

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