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The Cottage Tea Room is located in a restored Sear's 1920s cottage and serves breakfast and lunch with Southern flair. Owners and mother-daughter Sara Gardner and Susan Langford also cater large events at their restored home Greensleeves, circa 1883. It was voted "Best Place to Have Lunch" by the readers of Mississippi magazine.
A Columbus tradition, this drive-in offers the best-tasting cheeseburgers and the best onion rings for miles. Try their Mile High Pie for a true Southern treat.
Log cabin steeped in history, converted to a quaint cafe'. Once the council house of the great Choctaw chief, Greenwood Leflore.
Front Door/Back Door is located in historic downtown in a circa 1890s building located at the corner of Fourth Street South. Two dining rooms, hence the name, serve their signature lunch items, chicken salad and tortilla soup, as well as salads, sandwiches like the Back Door Beef.
The original restaurant is located in a gravel pit outside of town and they opened a new location of Bartahatchie Outback for the “city dwellers.” Mississippi catfish, Bartahatchie Stew and Vardaman sweet potatoes make for a one of a kind meal. Finish off your meal with Bartahatchie Mud Pie and make this dining experience a memorable one.
Love at first bite, when you sink your teeth into Jubilation Cheesecake, with over 40 flavors to choose from. Handmade, homemade goodness.
Family owned resort and restaurant, with a long family history. Offers seafood and prime rib buffet.
The Little Dooey Barbecue & Blues™ began in a gas station in Starkville in 1985, where Barry and Margaret Ann Wood sold their special homemade sauce and pork barbecue. Due to the overwhelming response to their food, they opened a restaurant.
Oby’s is decorated with nostalgia and kitsch and has a Cajun-inspired menu that’s been a Starkville favorite since 1976.
The quintessential Mom and Pop operation that has a variety of sandwiches and poboys, along with steaks and homade tamales.