Is Mayflower Cafe Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Jackson, MS)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 3 Jackson, Mississippi
Current status
As of October 2026, Mayflower 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's August 2026 listing update and 201 reviews show Mayflower Cafe still operating at its downtown Jackson address. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 3, Episode 9
- Address 123 West Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39201
- Website themayflowercafe.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
On Best Thing I Ever Ate ('Sauced'), a chef highlighted Mayflower Cafe for its seafood, describing the restaurant's classic Southern sauces and comfort-food plates. Mayflower Cafe is a sit-down restaurant on West Capitol Street in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, categorized on review sites under seafood. According to Yelp, the restaurant's listing carried 201 reviews and was updated in August 2026, showing current hours and address information for the business. Visit Jackson's tourism directory also lists Mayflower Cafe among the city's active dining destinations near the Mississippi State Capitol.
The restaurant's own website continues to display a downtown Jackson address and contact information consistent with the Yelp listing, though no explicit 2026 date appears on the site itself. Visit Mississippi's statewide tourism site separately profiles Mayflower Cafe among its recommended Jackson restaurants, with no mention of a closure, relocation, or change in ownership at the West Capitol Street address.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/mayflower-cafe-jackson
- visitjackson.com https://www.visitjackson.com/directory/mayflower-cafe/
- visitmississippi.org https://visitmississippi.org/things-to-do/casual/mayflower-cafe/
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Record btiea-0262 · checked by Cal Marchetti.