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Where to eat in Meridian, MS
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A few places to eat in Meridian
- Jabo’s Eats & Sweets · 0.2 miles
918 27th Ave, Meridian - The Island 601 Caribbean · 0.2 miles
2211 5th St, Meridian - L J Candy Co Candy Store · 0.2 miles
2333 4th St, Meridian - Harvest Grill · 0.2 miles
618 22nd Ave, Meridian - Fare on Eighth Health Food · 0.2 miles
2112 8th St, Meridian
The closest few by distance from central Meridian, not a ranking — local places listed ahead of chains. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout in Meridian.
The food scene in Meridian
Open listings put 120 places to eat within 2 miles of central Meridian, 24 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: seafood (7), Mexican (6) and bakery (5). 19 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Meridian is Southern, seafood and deli — types that are listed here at 3 to 7 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Seafood 7 Mexican 6 Bakery 5 Sandwiches 5 Chicken 4 Bar & grill 4 Burgers 4 Pizza 4 Deli 4 American 4
The food in Meridian
Meridian does not have infinite options, and that brings its own problem: you have been to most of them, and picking again is somehow still hard.
Savor Scout picks one restaurant in Meridian and tells you why it picked it. Say what you're craving and it reads menus and reviews for that specific dish, rather than sorting places by overall star rating. Free, runs in the browser, and one search needs no account.
Eating out in Meridian
Meridian has a population of about 40,921. Somewhere this size rewards knowing which places are actually worth the trip. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Meridian, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
How many places to eat are there in Meridian?
Meridian sits in Lauderdale County, where the Census counts 42 full-service restaurants, 78 limited-service places and 15 cafés and snack bars — 135 places to eat or drink in all. Meridian makes up about 56% of the county's population.
That works out at 18.6 per 10,000 residents, which is about level with the national median of 19.4 — a normal amount of choice, and a normal amount of indecision. Counter service clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Meridian
- Hattiesburg, MS — about 79 miles away
- Jackson, MS — about 86 miles away
- Tuscaloosa, AL — about 88 miles away
- Mobile, AL — about 121 miles away
- Hoover, AL — about 132 miles away
- Biloxi, MS — about 136 miles away
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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