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What Happened to Cotham's Mercantile After Man v. Food? (Scott, AR)

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As of September 2026, Cotham's Mercantile has closed — confirmed via arkansasonline.com, May 31, 2017.

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arkansasonline.com ·
Secondary source
thv11.com ·

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What the source shows: 2017 news coverage documents a fire that destroyed the original Scott, Arkansas Mercantile building, and a 2026 Yelp listing for that address still shows it permanently closed.

Address

5301 Hwy 161, Scott, AR

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What happened after Man v. Food?

Cotham's Mercantile was featured on the show's Little Rock-area episode that aired 2009-11-25, highlighting the restaurant's hubcap burger and its old-time country-store setting on stilts over a bayou in Scott, Arkansas, just outside Little Rock. According to the restaurant's own history page, the original Mercantile store was built in 1912 and served for decades as a general store, military commissary, and community gathering spot before becoming a restaurant, and it operated alongside a sister location, Cotham's In the City, which opened in downtown Little Rock in 1999. THV11 reported that the Scott building burned down early on 2017-05-29, and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported the same fire on 2017-05-31. A Yelp listing for the Scott address, updated 2026-03, still marks the location permanently closed, and no reopening announcement for the original Mercantile site was found.

Featured on Man v. Food

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 17
Original air date
Episode title
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What was featured
Hubcap burger at a historic country store turned restaurant on stilts
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cotham's Mercantile

Frequently asked questions

Is Cotham's Mercantile still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Cotham's Mercantile has closed — confirmed via arkansasonline.com, May 31, 2017.

What happened to Cotham's Mercantile after Man v. Food?

Cotham's Mercantile was featured on the show's Little Rock-area episode that aired 2009-11-25, highlighting the restaurant's hubcap burger and its old-time country-store setting on stilts over a bayou in Scott, Arkansas, just outside Little Rock. As of September 2026, Cotham's Mercantile has closed — confirmed via arkansasonline.com, May 31, 2017.

Is Cotham's Mercantile permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Cotham's Mercantile has closed — confirmed via arkansasonline.com, May 31, 2017. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Cotham's Mercantile located?

5301 Hwy 161, Scott, AR. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Man v. Food featured Cotham's Mercantile?

Season 2, Episode 17 of Man v. Food, first aired November 25, 2009.

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Address
5301 Hwy 161, Scott, AR
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
cothams.com

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Sources

  • arkansasonline.com — https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/may/31/cotham-s-in-scott-burns-devastated-owne/
  • thv11.com — https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/historic-cothams-mercantile-destroyed-in-fire/444066932
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/cothams-scott

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