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  1. Ajax Diner

    Southern

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    Christmas lights, neon signs, and red vinyl booths set the mood at this cheerful Southern diner on Oxford's courthouse square, a fixture of the Ole Miss universe for as long as anyone cares to remember. The kitchen sticks to the classics: fried catfish, chicken and dumplings, a vegetable platter of butter beans and turnip greens. Students and locals who've been coming since forever fill the booths, and nobody's skipping the chocolate chess pie.

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    • Chicken and dumplings

      “Skip any apps or salads and jump straight to the plates featuring the likes of cornmeal-dusted and fried catfish or chicken and dumplings.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Chocolate chess pie

      “Chocolate chess pie and blueberry cobbler for dessert conclude this lovely salute to the region.”

      Michelin Guide
    • Blueberry cobbler

      “Chocolate chess pie and blueberry cobbler for dessert conclude this lovely salute to the region.”

      Michelin Guide

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    Address
    118 Courthouse Sq, Oxford, MS, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    • Monday 11 AM to 9 PM
    • Tuesday 11 AM to 9 PM
    • Wednesday Today 11 AM to 9 PM
    • Thursday 11 AM to 9 PM
    • Friday 11 AM to 9 PM
    • Saturday 11 AM to 9 PM
    • Sunday Not listed
    Phone
    (662)-232-8880
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      Four fifths of the score is the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin Key outweighs a listicle. The last fifth is where it is: the ranked places to eat and things to do around it, and how safe the country is. When you sort by what's nearby, distance from you changes the order, never the score.

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        The score comes from the awards it's won, weighted by who gave them: a Michelin star outweighs a listicle. When you sort by what's nearby, distance changes the order, never the score.

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