Monday's traditional dish across the Gulf South, red beans and rice arrived in Jackson via New Orleans influence and the Cajun-Creole food corridor that runs along Interstate 20.
3 editor picks for Red Beans and Rice in Jackson, ranked by editorial score. All Jackson signature dishes · Red Beans and Rice across every city.
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Bully's Restaurant ★ 4.7
3118 Livingston Road, Jackson, MS 39213
Bully's is Jackson's James Beard-winning soul food institution, with steam-table oxtails, neckbones, catfish, and homemade cobblers from a morning start.
Hen and Egg ★ 4.2
401 N Lamar St, Jackson, MS 39202
Hen and Egg in the historic Sun-n-Sand building is chef Nick Wallace's downtown Jackson love letter to Southern comfort food, with Gulf shrimp and Delta rice.
Hal and Mal's ★ 4.1
200 Commerce St, Jackson, MS 39201
Hal and Mal's on Commerce Street is Jackson's iconic live-music restaurant, with Southern comfort food and nightly entertainment in a converted warehouse.