specials throughout the week, Blue Canoe is where the locals go for good-mood food. You can’t leave without trying the Connie’s Blueberry Donut Bread Pudding, a decadent dessert made with donuts from Connie’s Fried Chicken in South Tupelo. Ladies who lunch flock to Sweet Tea & Biscuits Café in West Tupelo. While their tea is sweet and biscuits fluffy, the milehigh meringue atop the homemade pies keeps people coming back. A line forms
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daily to enjoy the Southern specialties prepared in-house, and staples like the fried green tomato BLT piled high with crisp bacon and pimento cheese are perennial favorites. The café is located inside The Marketplace at Sweet Tea & Biscuits, offering an extensive shopping opportunity after a delightful lunch. Visitors looking to dine al fresco are in for a treat in the city where anything is possible. Plentiful patios offer outdoor dining to bask in the sunshine while enjoying fabulous food. Grab a table at The Stables Downtown Grill, where you can sit in the alley of what once was a livery stable. Enjoy their catfish nachos or a legendary hamburger. Park Heights Restaurant offers fine dining and some of the city’s best views on its rooftop across from Downtown Tupelo’s Fairpark. Romie’s Grocery hosts live music on its patio, where they promise to “put a little south in ya’ mouth.” With the traditional “meat and three” at lunch and hand-cut steaks and burgers on the weekends, Romie’s patio is the place to be.
Eat like the king with a visit to Johnnie’s Drive-In, where Elvis liked to eat. Tupelo’s oldest restaurant, sit in the Elvis booth inside or enjoy carhop service at this working drive-in. Try the doughburger, a North Mississippi delicacy. Tupelo’s restaurants serve up plenty of other Elvis eats, including his favorite fried peanut butter and banana sandwich at Café 212 in Downtown Tupelo. Tupelo has an array of accommodating hotels, perfect for spending time away from home. Hotel Tupelo is the city’s newest boutique property located in the heart of Downtown. It is walkable to many of the city’s local restaurants and shops, and with bicycles available for guests staying at the property, the top Elvis attractions are just a pedal away. Tupelo also recently opened a Home2Suites and TRU by Hilton near the Barnes Crossing Shopping District, offering easy access to one of the city’s top shopping hubs. Tupelo’s culinary culture is constantly changing, but one thing remains the same: you won’t find a bad meal in the city where anything is possible. Follow #tupelofoodie on Instagram and let your mouth water. Visit tupelo.net to peruse the city’s more than 160 restaurants and start planning your scrumptious trip to Tupelo today.
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