Tupelo's Fabulous Local Restaurants! Rep yo hood!
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“Restaurant and Full Service Bar. Weekday lunch specials. Burgers, sandwiches, World Famous Blackened Catfish Nachos.”
This is a bar that serves great food. I’ve been going here for 15 years and the food doesn’t disappoint. Especially the Sunday brunch. The service can be slow if it is very busy, but that just gives Dee and I more time to chat and relax with a drink. The walls are brick (was a horse stable) so if it’s crowded, it can get really loud. So be aware if going for dinner, you may have a harder time chatting.
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The Stables Downtown Grill
206 N Spring St“Restaurant and Full Service Bar. Weekday lunch specials. Burgers, sandwiches, World Famous Blackened Catfish Nachos.”
This is a bar that serves great food. I’ve been going here for 15 years and the food doesn’t disappoint. Especially the Sunday brunch. The service can be slow if it is very busy, but that just gives Dee and I more time to chat and relax with a drink. The walls are brick (was a horse stable) so if it’s crowded, it can get really loud. So be aware if going for dinner, you may have a harder time chatting.
Small Coffeehouse offering espresso drinks & pastries, plus a lunch menu of sandwiches and salads.
A local favorite! Adorable Café that has great sandwiches and daily specials. They serve tomato soup and potato soup daily, and both are so good!
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Cafe 212
212 W Main StSmall Coffeehouse offering espresso drinks & pastries, plus a lunch menu of sandwiches and salads.
A local favorite! Adorable Café that has great sandwiches and daily specials. They serve tomato soup and potato soup daily, and both are so good!
Eclectic restaurant serving BBQ, salads, and ribs. Delicious cocktails also.
A really fun place to hang out at the upstairs bar or sit downstairs and watch the cooks prepare your food. The food was good and the cocktails were excellent.
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Kermit's Outlaw Kitchen
124 W Main StEclectic restaurant serving BBQ, salads, and ribs. Delicious cocktails also.
A really fun place to hang out at the upstairs bar or sit downstairs and watch the cooks prepare your food. The food was good and the cocktails were excellent.
“Italian & Greek restaurant serving pizza, pasta, gyro wraps & salads.”
Original founder was born in Athens, Greece in 1923. His son opened this location after a tornado came through Tupelo in 2014. If you are in the mood for this kind of food- Don’t miss out! Delicious!
Vanelli's Bistro
206 W Main St“Italian & Greek restaurant serving pizza, pasta, gyro wraps & salads.”
Original founder was born in Athens, Greece in 1923. His son opened this location after a tornado came through Tupelo in 2014. If you are in the mood for this kind of food- Don’t miss out! Delicious!
“Downtown Tupelo Dessert and Coffee Café. We offer unique desserts, breakfast items and hand crafted coffee drinks. Private parties available!”
Love this place! It is usually open late at night, so call for hours. Great for late night desserts!
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Crave
209 Court St“Downtown Tupelo Dessert and Coffee Café. We offer unique desserts, breakfast items and hand crafted coffee drinks. Private parties available!”
Love this place! It is usually open late at night, so call for hours. Great for late night desserts!
“An upscale-casual tavern serving American eats in a modern space with dark weeds, big bar & patio.”
This place is just a couple doors down from Park Heights and one of my family’s favorite. It is by the Hilton Garden Inn and the Arena, so can get busy on event nights. Their Sunday brunch is delicious!
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Fairpark Grill
343 E Main St“An upscale-casual tavern serving American eats in a modern space with dark weeds, big bar & patio.”
This place is just a couple doors down from Park Heights and one of my family’s favorite. It is by the Hilton Garden Inn and the Arena, so can get busy on event nights. Their Sunday brunch is delicious!
“Upscale-casual spot offers creative Southern food in classic, modern surrounds with hopping rooftop.”
This place never disappoints! Reservations may be warranted on busy nights. Especially if events are happening at the Arena. The rooftop dining area has the best views in all of Tupelo! The bar is a really cozy comfortable place to stop in for a drink.
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Park Heights Restaurant
335 E Main St“Upscale-casual spot offers creative Southern food in classic, modern surrounds with hopping rooftop.”
This place never disappoints! Reservations may be warranted on busy nights. Especially if events are happening at the Arena. The rooftop dining area has the best views in all of Tupelo! The bar is a really cozy comfortable place to stop in for a drink.
“Casual joint serves BBQ in lodge-like digs with wooden booths, brick walls & mounted deer heads.”
They have daily lunch specials during the week. Open 10:30-6:00 p.m. Really great BBQ. Another place that I’ve frequented over the last 15 years.
Bar-B-Q By Jim
203 Commerce St“Casual joint serves BBQ in lodge-like digs with wooden booths, brick walls & mounted deer heads.”
They have daily lunch specials during the week. Open 10:30-6:00 p.m. Really great BBQ. Another place that I’ve frequented over the last 15 years.
“Breakfast & Brunch Restaurant. Coffee Shop”
I’ve eaten here about 3 or 4 times since they opened and thought the food was great. The service was excellent each time. Call for hours. I’ve seen conflicting information online.
D'Cracked Egg
206 Troy Street“Breakfast & Brunch Restaurant. Coffee Shop”
I’ve eaten here about 3 or 4 times since they opened and thought the food was great. The service was excellent each time. Call for hours. I’ve seen conflicting information online.
“We are an antique marketplace with 16,000 sq ft and over 120 booths filled with antiques, re-purpose, furniture, hand made, primitive, collectibles, and so much more.”
I added this place because of the coffee shop, Lost + Found Coffee Co. and it is just down the street from the house! Really friendly people. Mention you are staying in Mill Village and get 10% off your antique purchase. I don’t think that applies to coffee. Coffee shop is going to reopen July 1, from my sources.
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Relics Marketplace
248 S Green St“We are an antique marketplace with 16,000 sq ft and over 120 booths filled with antiques, re-purpose, furniture, hand made, primitive, collectibles, and so much more.”
I added this place because of the coffee shop, Lost + Found Coffee Co. and it is just down the street from the house! Really friendly people. Mention you are staying in Mill Village and get 10% off your antique purchase. I don’t think that applies to coffee. Coffee shop is going to reopen July 1, from my sources.
“A family operated cafe and catering business offering homemade southern favorites. Founded in 2011 by Beverly Blaylock, all dishes at Sweet Tea & Biscuits are homemade with love from Beverly and her sister Joan. The sisters make these dishes from recipes passed down by their mother, serving a variety of homemade soups, sandwiches, snacks, and desserts – all made from scratch. What can be better than a family owned and run café with fantastic southern food? A freezer full of marvelous casseroles and desserts to take home!”
This is an office favorite and requested ALL the time for our offices lunches. There are two locations, and both are excellent. One is on McCullough Blvd, inside Joyful Creations market. They catered my son’s high school graduation event. Highly recommended!
Sweet Tea & Biscuits
2025 McCullough Boulevard“A family operated cafe and catering business offering homemade southern favorites. Founded in 2011 by Beverly Blaylock, all dishes at Sweet Tea & Biscuits are homemade with love from Beverly and her sister Joan. The sisters make these dishes from recipes passed down by their mother, serving a variety of homemade soups, sandwiches, snacks, and desserts – all made from scratch. What can be better than a family owned and run café with fantastic southern food? A freezer full of marvelous casseroles and desserts to take home!”
This is an office favorite and requested ALL the time for our offices lunches. There are two locations, and both are excellent. One is on McCullough Blvd, inside Joyful Creations market. They catered my son’s high school graduation event. Highly recommended!
“This place is a right of passage, with a personality all its own, brimming with character. Pretty much everything you get is deep fat fried, large portions, fair prices. The burgers have a great taste, no frills, just good old fashioned 1970 style burger joint, made alittle famous by the fact that elvis is said to of ate there often. Good old no frills food.”
I crave a no frills deep fried burger occasionally and this is the place to go! Lunch time during the week can be really busy.
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Johnnie's Drive In
908 E Main St“This place is a right of passage, with a personality all its own, brimming with character. Pretty much everything you get is deep fat fried, large portions, fair prices. The burgers have a great taste, no frills, just good old fashioned 1970 style burger joint, made alittle famous by the fact that elvis is said to of ate there often. Good old no frills food.”
I crave a no frills deep fried burger occasionally and this is the place to go! Lunch time during the week can be really busy.
“This is a place to go if you’re wanting some burgers, frito pie, or some delicious ice cream!”
Milkshake heaven! If I want soft-serve ice cream or milkshakes, I go to this drive-in. Only a picnic table out front, and I think mainly used to wait on your food. People seem to really like the Frito pie. CASH ONLY!
Dairy Kream
796 E Main St“This is a place to go if you’re wanting some burgers, frito pie, or some delicious ice cream!”
Milkshake heaven! If I want soft-serve ice cream or milkshakes, I go to this drive-in. Only a picnic table out front, and I think mainly used to wait on your food. People seem to really like the Frito pie. CASH ONLY!
“All of our meat is smoked on a REAL smoker that was hand-built by my dad. We’re cooking with charcoal, hickory and pecan, fresh every day, with our signature sauces and rubs! Come hungry, leave hapy!”
Have you not heard of this place! It is blowing up all over the South! Featured in several magazines. My friend Clay opened this eatery in his bait shop- you read correctly – this is located inside a bait shop. If you like bar-b-q, there is a good chance you will love this! Don’t let the bait shop side scare you off!
Clay's House Of Pig
205 S Veterans Memorial Blvd“All of our meat is smoked on a REAL smoker that was hand-built by my dad. We’re cooking with charcoal, hickory and pecan, fresh every day, with our signature sauces and rubs! Come hungry, leave hapy!”
Have you not heard of this place! It is blowing up all over the South! Featured in several magazines. My friend Clay opened this eatery in his bait shop- you read correctly – this is located inside a bait shop. If you like bar-b-q, there is a good chance you will love this! Don’t let the bait shop side scare you off!
“This is one of my favorite places for lunch. the patty melt and the club sandwich is great. The meal comes with potato chips but I always order a side of their famous potato salad. The potato is amazing, it is blended well but thick. Finney’s also makes very good milk shakes. Get there early because there will be a line to eat in and for to-go orders”
Their potato salad is really good! They are known for it. this place has been around forever so they are definitely doing something right! They are only open for lunch.
Finney's Sandwich Shop
1009 W Main St“This is one of my favorite places for lunch. the patty melt and the club sandwich is great. The meal comes with potato chips but I always order a side of their famous potato salad. The potato is amazing, it is blended well but thick. Finney’s also makes very good milk shakes. Get there early because there will be a line to eat in and for to-go orders”
Their potato salad is really good! They are known for it. this place has been around forever so they are definitely doing something right! They are only open for lunch.
“Polished outpost with outdoor seating offering elevated American fare with a Southern influence.”
This restaurant is situated on the corner of a neighborhood called Joyner. Excellent mixed drinks and scrumptious food. This place is a bit pricey, but worth the splurge every now and again! The atmosphere is really neat.
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Forklift Restaurant
1103 W Jackson St“Polished outpost with outdoor seating offering elevated American fare with a Southern influence.”
This restaurant is situated on the corner of a neighborhood called Joyner. Excellent mixed drinks and scrumptious food. This place is a bit pricey, but worth the splurge every now and again! The atmosphere is really neat.
“King Chicken is a classic southern gas station serving Mississippi’s best fried chicken, non-ethanol & ethanol gas, seating inside with a porch outside & less than a quarter mile off the interstate. EAT LIKE A KING.”
This is a neat little place- inside a gas station that has to be as old as the hills. I have not eaten here since it switched hands this year, but the menu seems largely the same and I really liked it before! I plan on going here soon for supper or Saturday brunch.
King Chicken Fillin' Station
3897 McCullough Blvd“King Chicken is a classic southern gas station serving Mississippi’s best fried chicken, non-ethanol & ethanol gas, seating inside with a porch outside & less than a quarter mile off the interstate. EAT LIKE A KING.”
This is a neat little place- inside a gas station that has to be as old as the hills. I have not eaten here since it switched hands this year, but the menu seems largely the same and I really liked it before! I plan on going here soon for supper or Saturday brunch.
“American & Southern eats, plus drink specials, in a big, woodsy locale with nightly live music.”
This restaurant is probably the closest one to the Airport. They call themselves “Tupelo’s Back Porch” as it has a huge covered patio in the back where live music is played. For lunch they serve a meat and vegetable plate, where you line up and tell the worker what you want and they serve it up right there on the plate- so it’s a fast lunch place! You can also order off the menu. My husband loves this place for dinner too!
Steele's dive
4187 W Main St“American & Southern eats, plus drink specials, in a big, woodsy locale with nightly live music.”
This restaurant is probably the closest one to the Airport. They call themselves “Tupelo’s Back Porch” as it has a huge covered patio in the back where live music is played. For lunch they serve a meat and vegetable plate, where you line up and tell the worker what you want and they serve it up right there on the plate- so it’s a fast lunch place! You can also order off the menu. My husband loves this place for dinner too!
“Classic Southern cooking served in an airy, down-home eatery with live music & an outdoor patio.”
This is a family favorite. their motto is “Put alittle south in ya’ mouth.” We don’t stay out late enough for the live music, but definitely check it out if that is something you like to do! they have plate lunches during the week that are SO GOOD. Sunday lunch is always a treat. My son loves the BBQ Nachos. I like to get entrees with the Crawfish Romie Sauce on top. YUM!
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Romie's Grocery
804 W Jackson St“Classic Southern cooking served in an airy, down-home eatery with live music & an outdoor patio.”
This is a family favorite. their motto is “Put alittle south in ya’ mouth.” We don’t stay out late enough for the live music, but definitely check it out if that is something you like to do! they have plate lunches during the week that are SO GOOD. Sunday lunch is always a treat. My son loves the BBQ Nachos. I like to get entrees with the Crawfish Romie Sauce on top. YUM!
“Neon Pig is an old-school butcher shop, a fresh never frozen seafood shop, a food bar, and we have one of the best craft beer selections in Mississippi. This is not a chain restaurant! We break down whole local animals in house. We strive to bring old-fashioned goodness back into the food industry by specializing in house-cured meats. We are homemade & handmade, and we love our local farms!”
My husband and I have enjoyed eating at Neon Pig from the start. Love the food and people. They expanded the seating area since opening, to accommodate all their fans who want to eat a Smash Burger-voted #1 in America!
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Neon Pig Tupelo
1203 N Gloster St“Neon Pig is an old-school butcher shop, a fresh never frozen seafood shop, a food bar, and we have one of the best craft beer selections in Mississippi. This is not a chain restaurant! We break down whole local animals in house. We strive to bring old-fashioned goodness back into the food industry by specializing in house-cured meats. We are homemade & handmade, and we love our local farms!”
My husband and I have enjoyed eating at Neon Pig from the start. Love the food and people. They expanded the seating area since opening, to accommodate all their fans who want to eat a Smash Burger-voted #1 in America!
“Live music is paired with a huge beer selection & eclectic pub grub in funky, shed-like digs.”
Y’all try this place! If a bar is not your scene, you may not want to, but the food is OUTSTANDING! And if you can stay up late enough, the music can be crazy good and fun! It is Tupelo’s home for original live music, hosting national acts on a nightly basis. Some acts have come through and are now well-known in certain circles! They have a huge beer selection, with 35 craft beers on tap daily.
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Blue Canoe
2006 N Gloster St“Live music is paired with a huge beer selection & eclectic pub grub in funky, shed-like digs.”
Y’all try this place! If a bar is not your scene, you may not want to, but the food is OUTSTANDING! And if you can stay up late enough, the music can be crazy good and fun! It is Tupelo’s home for original live music, hosting national acts on a nightly basis. Some acts have come through and are now well-known in certain circles! They have a huge beer selection, with 35 craft beers on tap daily.
“Homey, antique-filled restaurant whipping up spicy curries, noodles & other traditional Thai fare”
Where have you been all my life?! I just discovered this restaurant that has been around for years. Very cool décor with awesome food. If I can just talk my husband into eating here for date night more often....
Sao Thai
725 N Gloster St“Homey, antique-filled restaurant whipping up spicy curries, noodles & other traditional Thai fare”
Where have you been all my life?! I just discovered this restaurant that has been around for years. Very cool décor with awesome food. If I can just talk my husband into eating here for date night more often....
“Traditional Mexican fare, buffet meals & margaritas are served at this unpretentious eatery.”
This is the best Mexican place in town in my opinion! Several others are great, but we have been going here regularly for years! If you go on Thursday evening, you may see us there! The staff is always super friendly.
D'Casa Rancho Grill
713 S Gloster St“Traditional Mexican fare, buffet meals & margaritas are served at this unpretentious eatery.”
This is the best Mexican place in town in my opinion! Several others are great, but we have been going here regularly for years! If you go on Thursday evening, you may see us there! The staff is always super friendly.
“Modest counter-serve restaurant specializing in chicken, blueberry donuts & biscuits & gravy.”
The best chicken biscuits in town! Add some gravy and you have a messy, scrumptious, out of this world chicken biscuit!
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Connies fried chicken
821 S Gloster St“Modest counter-serve restaurant specializing in chicken, blueberry donuts & biscuits & gravy.”
The best chicken biscuits in town! Add some gravy and you have a messy, scrumptious, out of this world chicken biscuit!
“Upscale-casual eatery offering American fare ranging from sandwiches to steaks plus a large bar.”
A staple in our routine of restaurants we frequent. Not too pretentious but still a nice sit-down cloth tablecloth kinda place. Their chicken tenders are always a hit. Dee loves their prime rib. Their salads are delicious also!
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Harvey's
424 S Gloster St“Upscale-casual eatery offering American fare ranging from sandwiches to steaks plus a large bar.”
A staple in our routine of restaurants we frequent. Not too pretentious but still a nice sit-down cloth tablecloth kinda place. Their chicken tenders are always a hit. Dee loves their prime rib. Their salads are delicious also!
“Bulldog Burger was created with the goal of bringing the world’s best burger to Starkville. (now in Tupelo also) A one-of-a-kind creation our team of chefs and restauranteurs spent more than a year researching, tasting, and innovating to be eaten specifically in Starkville’s Cotto District.”
This is a newer restaurant in town. We’ve eaten here a handful of times and it’s always great.
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Bulldog Burger Company Tupelo
311 S Gloster St“Bulldog Burger was created with the goal of bringing the world’s best burger to Starkville. (now in Tupelo also) A one-of-a-kind creation our team of chefs and restauranteurs spent more than a year researching, tasting, and innovating to be eaten specifically in Starkville’s Cotto District.”
This is a newer restaurant in town. We’ve eaten here a handful of times and it’s always great.
Mississippi's first Meadery! Really neat place to go and sample different meads and have a meal when there is a food truck there! Check out their website: https://queensreward.com/
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Queen's Reward Meadery
1719 McCullough BlvdMississippi's first Meadery! Really neat place to go and sample different meads and have a meal when there is a food truck there! Check out their website: https://queensreward.com/