Guidebook for Jackson

Mary Amelia
Mary Amelia
Guidebook for Jackson

Drinks & Nightlife

DELICIOUS FOOD!!! CAET is great for drinks (they have an extensive wine list) as well as dinner or small plate snacks. Usually pretty hoppin' on the weekends as well as week nights. Has a relaxed/upscale vibe without being stuffy. ***Currently relocating to The Renaissance in Ridgeland :(
9 locals recommend
Caet [seafood I oysterette]
1000 Highland Colony Parkway
9 locals recommend
DELICIOUS FOOD!!! CAET is great for drinks (they have an extensive wine list) as well as dinner or small plate snacks. Usually pretty hoppin' on the weekends as well as week nights. Has a relaxed/upscale vibe without being stuffy. ***Currently relocating to The Renaissance in Ridgeland :(
A charming bed and breakfast home to "The Library Lounge", our favorite local watering hole, and 1908, a cozy restaurant and bar. Great craft cocktails, wine, snack menu, and atmosphere in the lounge. Fun patio. Super Old Fashions. Cozy library feel. Dim lighting. Great after-dinner drink spot. (walk in the front door of the Inn and take your immediate left to get into the lounge, 1908 restaurant is further back)
7 locals recommend
Fairview Inn
734 Fairview St
7 locals recommend
A charming bed and breakfast home to "The Library Lounge", our favorite local watering hole, and 1908, a cozy restaurant and bar. Great craft cocktails, wine, snack menu, and atmosphere in the lounge. Fun patio. Super Old Fashions. Cozy library feel. Dim lighting. Great after-dinner drink spot. (walk in the front door of the Inn and take your immediate left to get into the lounge, 1908 restaurant is further back)
The secret bar. Walk through Brent's Drugs (even if it looks empty/closed to the back left of the room and you'll find the entrance to Apothecary, a hidden gem. Great craft cocktails. Cozy atmosphere. Dim lighting.
23 locals recommend
The Apothecary at Brent's Drugs
655 Duling Ave
23 locals recommend
The secret bar. Walk through Brent's Drugs (even if it looks empty/closed to the back left of the room and you'll find the entrance to Apothecary, a hidden gem. Great craft cocktails. Cozy atmosphere. Dim lighting.
A Jackson institution! Tamales, red beans and rice, fried everything, drinks, and good music. Check Jackson Free Press Music Listings to see who's playing.
17 locals recommend
Hal & Mal's
200 Commerce St
17 locals recommend
A Jackson institution! Tamales, red beans and rice, fried everything, drinks, and good music. Check Jackson Free Press Music Listings to see who's playing.
Irish pub. Go here for Guinness, Irish car bombs, and live music.
22 locals recommend
Fenian's Pub
901 E Fortification St
22 locals recommend
Irish pub. Go here for Guinness, Irish car bombs, and live music.
Open late! A good place to go watch sports, lots of TVs, really cool outdoor area with fun yard games. Lots of good beer on tap.
29 locals recommend
Fondren Public
2765 Old Canton Rd
29 locals recommend
Open late! A good place to go watch sports, lots of TVs, really cool outdoor area with fun yard games. Lots of good beer on tap.

Food Scene

Walker's has some of the best most savory southern food around. It's the place to go to celebrate a special occasion. They serve excellent seafood as well as other meats...really everything is delicious at Walker's. The Red Fish Anna is a local favorite. One of the pricier places in town, but worth every penny. Go for lunch to save some $$$- great blue plate lunches. TRY THEIR SISTER RESTAURANT CAET, TOO!!
37 locals recommend
Walker's Drive In
3016 N State St
37 locals recommend
Walker's has some of the best most savory southern food around. It's the place to go to celebrate a special occasion. They serve excellent seafood as well as other meats...really everything is delicious at Walker's. The Red Fish Anna is a local favorite. One of the pricier places in town, but worth every penny. Go for lunch to save some $$$- great blue plate lunches. TRY THEIR SISTER RESTAURANT CAET, TOO!!
The Manship is laid-back, has a great bar, has excellent food, and has a farm to table type menu. Great filet and my favorite side dishes- all of their veggies are excellent. Don't let the exterior/medical-looking building deter you. It's one of our favorite places to eat. Good prices/value. Their pizzas are great, too.
45 locals recommend
The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen
1200 N State St
45 locals recommend
The Manship is laid-back, has a great bar, has excellent food, and has a farm to table type menu. Great filet and my favorite side dishes- all of their veggies are excellent. Don't let the exterior/medical-looking building deter you. It's one of our favorite places to eat. Good prices/value. Their pizzas are great, too.
Our Go-To greek place. Excellent. You can also "brown bag" here, which in the south means bring your own wine or liquor. They sell beer.
28 locals recommend
Keifer's
710 Poplar Blvd
28 locals recommend
Our Go-To greek place. Excellent. You can also "brown bag" here, which in the south means bring your own wine or liquor. They sell beer.
Cool vibe. Good food.
22 locals recommend
Lou's Full-Serv
904B E Fortification St
22 locals recommend
Cool vibe. Good food.
This is one of our Go-To restaurants in general. So delicious and so consistent. The "fried oyster salad" and the "roma tomato & fresh basil campanelle" are some of our favorite dishes.
24 locals recommend
BRAVO! Italian Restaurant & Bar
24 locals recommend
This is one of our Go-To restaurants in general. So delicious and so consistent. The "fried oyster salad" and the "roma tomato & fresh basil campanelle" are some of our favorite dishes.
The neighborhood New York style pizza joint. Great lunch spot.
36 locals recommend
Sal and Mookie's New York Pizza and Ice Cream Joint- Jackson
200 District Boulevard East
36 locals recommend
The neighborhood New York style pizza joint. Great lunch spot.
Best BBQ and one block from the house! Has great beer selection, fun outdoor seating, and delicious food. Smoked chicken tacos with jicama slaw are my favorite thing to order as well as the smoked chicken nachos.
37 locals recommend
The Pig And The Pint
3139 N State St
37 locals recommend
Best BBQ and one block from the house! Has great beer selection, fun outdoor seating, and delicious food. Smoked chicken tacos with jicama slaw are my favorite thing to order as well as the smoked chicken nachos.
Great burger joint. Great red beans and rice. Great fries.
15 locals recommend
Rooster's
2906 N State St
15 locals recommend
Great burger joint. Great red beans and rice. Great fries.
Go-to Mediterranean food. You can bring your own booze here.
19 locals recommend
Aladdin Mediterranean Grill
730 Lakeland Dr
19 locals recommend
Go-to Mediterranean food. You can bring your own booze here.
Gorgeous pastries, cakes, macarons, etc. Delicious coffee and sandwiches.
16 locals recommend
La Brioche LLC
2906 Eastover Dr
16 locals recommend
Gorgeous pastries, cakes, macarons, etc. Delicious coffee and sandwiches.
Do yourself a favor and go have an "iced tea cake".
11 locals recommend
Campbell's Bakery
3013 N State St
11 locals recommend
Do yourself a favor and go have an "iced tea cake".
Great local coffee shop. Has a hipster vibe. There are always folks hanging out on the sneaky beans porch.
29 locals recommend
Sneaky Beans
2914 N State St
29 locals recommend
Great local coffee shop. Has a hipster vibe. There are always folks hanging out on the sneaky beans porch.
Good coffee. Good place to go set up your satellite office, study, meet friends, and get some work done.
13 locals recommend
Cups
2757 Old Canton Road
13 locals recommend
Good coffee. Good place to go set up your satellite office, study, meet friends, and get some work done.
Go-to Thai food. Try the Tom Kha soup! Their Pad Thai is great, too.
Thai Time Thai and Sushi Restaurant
1405 Old Square Rd
Go-to Thai food. Try the Tom Kha soup! Their Pad Thai is great, too.
While this is not my favorite thai food in town, it is the closest thai to the house and gets the job done if you're craving thai food within less than one mile. "Thai Time Thai" is my favorite and is less than a 10 minute drive.
8 locals recommend
Surin of Thailand
3000 Old Canton Rd
8 locals recommend
While this is not my favorite thai food in town, it is the closest thai to the house and gets the job done if you're craving thai food within less than one mile. "Thai Time Thai" is my favorite and is less than a 10 minute drive.
Really great atmosphere. Fun patio. Get the guacamole (which is made table side) and a BabaRita. Their burger is actually pretty great considering it's a taco and tapas place.
47 locals recommend
BABALU® - Jackson
622 Duling Ave
47 locals recommend
Really great atmosphere. Fun patio. Get the guacamole (which is made table side) and a BabaRita. Their burger is actually pretty great considering it's a taco and tapas place.
Amazing popsicles and coffee. Another great place to set up shop and get some work done.
10 locals recommend
Deep South Pops
1800 N State St
10 locals recommend
Amazing popsicles and coffee. Another great place to set up shop and get some work done.
A Jackson institution. Best blue plate lunches/southern cooking. Breakfast all day. Great baked goods. Comfort food at its best!!!
6 locals recommend
Primos Cafe
2323 Lakeland Dr
6 locals recommend
A Jackson institution. Best blue plate lunches/southern cooking. Breakfast all day. Great baked goods. Comfort food at its best!!!
Gastropub. Great food. Great Beer. Close to home. New hotspot. Fun patio.
19 locals recommend
Barrelhouse
3009 N State St
19 locals recommend
Gastropub. Great food. Great Beer. Close to home. New hotspot. Fun patio.
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit, or Breakfast Burrito. Great for lunch and dinner, too. Great coffee. Delicious baked goods. Their King Cake is the best there is.
24 locals recommend
Broad Street Baking Company & Cafe
4465 Interstate 55
24 locals recommend
Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit, or Breakfast Burrito. Great for lunch and dinner, too. Great coffee. Delicious baked goods. Their King Cake is the best there is.
Frozen Yogurt!
Fondren Fro-Yo
2951 Old Canton Rd
Frozen Yogurt!
Great lunch panini
10 locals recommend
Basil's Fondren
2906 N State St
10 locals recommend
Great lunch panini
If you're looking for oysters!
35 locals recommend
Saltine Restaurant
622 Duling Ave
35 locals recommend
If you're looking for oysters!
Go here for a special farm to table meal downtown. Great craft cocktails, too.
10 locals recommend
Parlor Market
115 W Capitol St
10 locals recommend
Go here for a special farm to table meal downtown. Great craft cocktails, too.
Really fun spot for a shake, burger, and fries.
24 locals recommend
Brent's Soda Fountain
655 Duling Ave
24 locals recommend
Really fun spot for a shake, burger, and fries.
A Jackson Institution. Great chocolates. Huge assortment of handmade candies. Snow cones in the summer!
Nandy's Candy
1220 E Northside Dr
A Jackson Institution. Great chocolates. Huge assortment of handmade candies. Snow cones in the summer!
Right on the water. Fried catfish and Hushpuppies!
16 locals recommend
Cock of the Walk
141 Madison Landing Cir
16 locals recommend
Right on the water. Fried catfish and Hushpuppies!
Delicious! We love getting take out from here. Their pizzas are great...everything really is great.
9 locals recommend
Aplos Simple Mediterranean
4500 Interstate 55
9 locals recommend
Delicious! We love getting take out from here. Their pizzas are great...everything really is great.
Great place to bring your laptop and post up. Tons of different restaurants, a coffee shop, and The Gold Coast bar. There's a quieter room toward the back that's nice for working remotely.
12 locals recommend
Cultivation Food Hall
1200 Eastover Dr
12 locals recommend
Great place to bring your laptop and post up. Tons of different restaurants, a coffee shop, and The Gold Coast bar. There's a quieter room toward the back that's nice for working remotely.

Parks & Nature

Safe neighborhood park with great playground and large green space.
Laurel Street Park
1841 Laurel St
Safe neighborhood park with great playground and large green space.
Hiking around the lakes, camping, picnicking, access to the Pearl River for putting in kayaks or fishing.
Mayes Lake
Hiking around the lakes, camping, picnicking, access to the Pearl River for putting in kayaks or fishing.
large playground, disc golf, science museum, children museum, hiking trails, etc. The entrance is on Highland Drive
23 locals recommend
LeFleur's Bluff State Park
3315 Lakeland Terrace
23 locals recommend
large playground, disc golf, science museum, children museum, hiking trails, etc. The entrance is on Highland Drive
Park on the water with a small beach and disc golf
Lakeshore Landing
2144 Lakeshore Dr
Park on the water with a small beach and disc golf
Good view of the water. Can watch Regattas from here.
Old Trace Park
422 Post Rd
Good view of the water. Can watch Regattas from here.
Pretty spot overlooking the reservoir from a high point.
7 locals recommend
Reservoir Overlook
Natchez Trace Parkway
7 locals recommend
Pretty spot overlooking the reservoir from a high point.

Arts & Culture

Love this place. The art garden is a peaceful and visually pleasing outdoor space to hang out in. Lots of fun events happen year-round here.
47 locals recommend
Mississippi Museum of Art
380 S Lamar St
47 locals recommend
Love this place. The art garden is a peaceful and visually pleasing outdoor space to hang out in. Lots of fun events happen year-round here.
Music Venue!! Have seen So many amazing shows here. Most recently The Indigo Girls were here 2 nights in a row! Check ardenland.net for schedule
11 locals recommend
Duling Hall
622 Duling Ave
11 locals recommend
Music Venue!! Have seen So many amazing shows here. Most recently The Indigo Girls were here 2 nights in a row! Check ardenland.net for schedule
Broadway shows, International Ballet Competitions, Concerts, The Nutcracker...it all happens here.
8 locals recommend
Thalia Mara Hall
255 E Pascagoula St
8 locals recommend
Broadway shows, International Ballet Competitions, Concerts, The Nutcracker...it all happens here.
outdoors and in. really cool. 5 minutes away. great country store. fun for kids and adults. farm animals, mini train rides. really neat.
22 locals recommend
Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry Museum
1150 Lakeland Dr
22 locals recommend
outdoors and in. really cool. 5 minutes away. great country store. fun for kids and adults. farm animals, mini train rides. really neat.
very cool
18 locals recommend
Old Capitol Museum
100 State St
18 locals recommend
very cool
If you're a Welty fan this is a must! The neighborhood around it is great for strolling!!
26 locals recommend
Eudora Welty House and Garden
1109 Pinehurst St
26 locals recommend
If you're a Welty fan this is a must! The neighborhood around it is great for strolling!!

Entertainment & Activities

There are SO many events going on weekly around this neighborhood. The first Thursday of every month there is a street festival with live music, good food and drinks, vendors, activities, etc. The shops stay open late. It's so much fun!
35 locals recommend
Fondren
35 locals recommend
There are SO many events going on weekly around this neighborhood. The first Thursday of every month there is a street festival with live music, good food and drinks, vendors, activities, etc. The shops stay open late. It's so much fun!
Local vodka distillery. Very cool. http://catheadvodka.com/agepage.html
13 locals recommend
Cathead Distillery
422 S Farish St
13 locals recommend
Local vodka distillery. Very cool. http://catheadvodka.com/agepage.html
Friday and Saturday tours http://www.luckytownbrewing.com
Lucky Town Brewing Company
1710 N Mill St
Friday and Saturday tours http://www.luckytownbrewing.com
A redneck dive out by the reservoir that has live music on Sundays and mediocre food, but it can be really fun, especially in crawfish season.
6 locals recommend
Shucker's Oyster Bar
116 Conestoga Rd
6 locals recommend
A redneck dive out by the reservoir that has live music on Sundays and mediocre food, but it can be really fun, especially in crawfish season.
Right on the water, totally redneck, live music on weekends, fun frozen drinks, good for some rainy day entertainment. People watching.
12 locals recommend
Pelican Cove Grill
3999 Harborwalk Dr
12 locals recommend
Right on the water, totally redneck, live music on weekends, fun frozen drinks, good for some rainy day entertainment. People watching.
BYBO outdoor spot for crawdads. Great activity for nice weather weekends.
Crawdad Hole
1150 Lakeland Dr
BYBO outdoor spot for crawdads. Great activity for nice weather weekends.
One of my favorite streets to walk down. The homes are just gorgeous!!!!! Go for a stroll!
Glenway Drive
Glenway Drive
One of my favorite streets to walk down. The homes are just gorgeous!!!!! Go for a stroll!
We love to catch soccer and football games in their brand new stadium. As of now admission is free! Pretty campus, too!
14 locals recommend
Belhaven University
1500 Peachtree St
14 locals recommend
We love to catch soccer and football games in their brand new stadium. As of now admission is free! Pretty campus, too!

Essentials

Our neighborhood version of "Whole Foods". I always try to support Rainbow. It has a GREAT selection and is SO convenient. Cold case with prepared foods, soups for lunch daily, juicing, local produce, bath and body products, HUGE supplement selection- best in town.
8 locals recommend
Rainbow Co-Op
1200 E County Line Rd
8 locals recommend
Our neighborhood version of "Whole Foods". I always try to support Rainbow. It has a GREAT selection and is SO convenient. Cold case with prepared foods, soups for lunch daily, juicing, local produce, bath and body products, HUGE supplement selection- best in town.
Our neighborhood grocery store. For organic selection go down the hill behind McDade's Grocery to Rainbow Grocery. (Whole Foods is also 5 minutes away)
12 locals recommend
McDade's Market
653 Duling Ave
12 locals recommend
Our neighborhood grocery store. For organic selection go down the hill behind McDade's Grocery to Rainbow Grocery. (Whole Foods is also 5 minutes away)
Our neighborhood wine and liquor store. Very nice.
Fondren Cellars
633 Duling Ave
Our neighborhood wine and liquor store. Very nice.
Our other favorite wine shop.
Kats Wine and Spirits
921 E Fortification St
Our other favorite wine shop.
Whole Foods. Who doesn't like a Whole Foods... Huge produce selection. This is where we buy all of our fish and meats.
35 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
4500 I-55 N
35 locals recommend
Whole Foods. Who doesn't like a Whole Foods... Huge produce selection. This is where we buy all of our fish and meats.

Shopping

Pricey but unique. Love their stuff. Good sales.
Blithe and Vine
120 District Boulevard East
Pricey but unique. Love their stuff. Good sales.
Our best friend's tobacco and pipe shop which happens to also be the oldest in MS! Cigars and custom blended pipe tobacco. Tell Jon David we sent you!
The Country Squire
1855 Lakeland Dr
Our best friend's tobacco and pipe shop which happens to also be the oldest in MS! Cigars and custom blended pipe tobacco. Tell Jon David we sent you!
love this store! great plants and gift ideas here
The Everyday Gardener
2905 Old Canton Rd
love this store! great plants and gift ideas here
Could walk around here for hours. Great interior design ideas, furniture, homewares, gifts, and my go-to place for candles!
Interiors Market
659 Duling Ave
Could walk around here for hours. Great interior design ideas, furniture, homewares, gifts, and my go-to place for candles!
Awesome Consignment Shop!!
Orange Peel
422 Mitchell Ave
Awesome Consignment Shop!!
If Highland Village doesn't have it you don't need it. Buffalo Peak outfitters, tons of high end boutiques for the whole family, Lululemon, gift stores galore, great dining options, salons, Whole Foods, etc.
23 locals recommend
Highland Village Shopping Center
4500 Interstate 55 North Frontage Rd
23 locals recommend
If Highland Village doesn't have it you don't need it. Buffalo Peak outfitters, tons of high end boutiques for the whole family, Lululemon, gift stores galore, great dining options, salons, Whole Foods, etc.