Southern plate lunch · The Square, Oxford, Mississippi

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Ajax Diner: Southern plate lunch in The Square, Oxford, Mississippi. Order: Plate lunch with cornbread; the catfish entrée.

MICHELIN Guide Recommended, American South (2025)Local favoriteChef's pickWhere to eat fried catfishWhere to eat plate lunchStop on the Oxford, Mississippi food walk

What to order

Plate lunch with cornbread; the catfish entrée

A meat, vegetables and cornbread

Why go

Plate lunches on the Square since 1997; Michelin's inspectors call lunch exceptional value.

Plate lunches on the Square since 1997, and one of Eli Manning's favorite restaurants.

Address
118 Courthouse Square, Oxford
Neighborhood
The Square
Price
$
Hours
11 AM-9 PM Monday-Saturday (per Southern Living) (as listed; check before you go)
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