Is Kelsey & Kim's Southern Cafe Still Open? (Atlantic City, NJ)
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 22 Atlantic City, New Jersey
Current status
As of October 2026, Kelsey & Kim's Southern Cafe is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Yelp listing updated July 2026 and the restaurant's own site, checked 2026-09-07, both show a currently active business at 201 Melrose Avenue. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 22, Episode 1
- Aired
- Address 201 Melrose Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
- Website kelseyandkims.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
In the 'Fish, Fries and Feet' episode (Food Network, aired 2015-01-16), Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured the Trotter Platter at Kelsey & Kim's Southern Cafe, pig's feet simmered in ham stock until tender. Kelsey & Kim's is a soul food restaurant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, serving breakfast and lunch alongside a full Southern dinner menu. A Yelp business listing showed the page updated in July 2026, with 831 reviews and 742 photos posted for the restaurant at 201 Melrose Avenue. The restaurant's own website, kelseyandkims.com, checked 2026-09-07, lists the same address and posts hours of roughly 9 a.m. to 9 or 10 p.m. daily, with dine-in breakfast and lunch service until 3 p.m., though the site carries no dated content of its own to confirm when it was last revised.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/kelsey-and-kims-southern-cafe-atlantic-city
- kelseyandkims.com https://www.kelseyandkims.com/
- foodiepie.com https://www.foodiepie.com/list.php?e=Diners-Drive-Ins-and-Dives-Fish-Fries-and-Feet
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Record ddd-0765 · checked by Cal Marchetti.