Aladdin Mediterranean Grill is a mediterranean budget eat in Jackson.
Editorially verified June 26, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Vegetarian plate with falafel, dolmas, tabouli, hummus, and pita for under $14
Tip: Breakfast here costs under $10; one of Jackson's best-value full breakfasts at any cuisine type.
Address: 730 Lakeland Dr, Jackson, MS 39216
Cups Espresso Cafe Fondren is Jackson's best-value morning option: quality locally roasted espresso and a pastry for under $8 in one of Mississippi's most.
Try: Espresso and pastry morning
Order: Double espresso with the house morning pastry
Tip: Opening at 06:00 on weekdays makes this the earliest quality coffee option in Fondren.
Broad Street Baking Company offers Jackson's best-value morning bakery experience: a fresh cinnamon roll and drip coffee for under $8, baked from scratch.
Try: Cinnamon roll and drip coffee
Order: Fresh cinnamon roll at 07:00 and a drip coffee - Jackson's best $7 breakfast
Tip: Open Sundays when most of Jackson's better breakfast spots are closed.
Bully's is the best-value James Beard award-winning meal in the United States: oxtails, catfish, and six sides for under $14, in a modest dining room.
Try: Soul food steam table with oxtails, neckbones, catfish, and sides
Order: Oxtail plate with mixed greens, mac and cheese, and yams
Tip: Arrive before 13:00 for the widest steam table selection; popular items sell out.
Big Apple Inn serves Jackson's most historically significant cheap eats: pig ear sandwiches under $2 and hand-rolled tamales under $3, unchanged since 1939.
Try: Pig ear sandwich, smoke sausage sandwich, tamales
Order: One pig ear and one smoke for under $4 total - the best-value meal in Mississippi
Tip: Cash is faster but cards accepted; parking on Farish is easy outside peak afternoon hours.
Brent's Drugs offers the most beloved budget meal in Fondren: a classic diner burger with onion rings and a milkshake for under $15 at a 1946 soda founta.
Try: Classic burger with onion rings and a milkshake
Order: Brent's Burger with onion rings and a chocolate milkshake
Tip: Sit at the counter for the full soda-fountain experience; table service is slower.
Aplos Mediterranean is Jackson's best-value fast-fine option: a gyro plate with brown rice, hummus, pita, and a mini Greek salad for under $13 at the Highl.
Try: Gyro plate with hummus and salad
Order: Gyro plate with the full accompaniments
Tip: Open every day of the week, including Sundays when many other Jackson restaurants are closed.
