12 Mississippi Markets And Delis Where A Huge Lunch Still Costs Less Than $10
It might feel like prices have gone through the roof lately, but these Mississippi markets and delis prove otherwise, still serving a huge lunch for less than $10. Sandwiches here get piled high, never skimped on despite the affordable price tag.
Regulars know exactly what to order before even reaching the counter, trusting quality built over years of consistency. Nothing about the food feels cut back just to hit a lower price point.
Portions stay generous, matching what customers expect from a proper lunch rather than a quick bite. Prices stay this low on purpose, a detail owners haven’t adjusted despite rising costs elsewhere.
These delis proved that a great, filling lunch doesn’t have to come with a big price tag.
1. Corner Market
Back in 1968, a man named H. David Roberts, known around town as Doc, opened a place called Sunflower Market.
That business grew up into Corner Market, and it still runs on a family philosophy of people over profits.
The layout puts produce and flowers right at the front, which means the first thing greeting shoppers is color instead of fluorescent shelving.
Fresh bread comes out of an in-house bakery, and the pastry case holds a Berry Burg cake named for the city itself.
Lunch happens at the deli counter, where Boar’s Head meats and cheeses get sliced to order. Build a sandwich, grab a side, and the total stays friendly to a lunch break budget.
Much of the produce, meat, and dairy comes from Mississippi farmers, so the shopping trip doubles as a small vote for local growers. That connection shows up in how the departments are stocked, with seasonal items rotating instead of sitting.
It works well for anyone who wants groceries and a meal in one stop. Employees tend to stick around here, and that steadiness is easy to feel at the counter.
Find it at 3720 Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS 39402.
2. United Deli & Grocery
Mississippi Magazine once handed out an award for the state’s best sandwich, and it went to a deli operating inside a gas station convenience store. Not exactly the setting most people picture for an award winner.
From the road, it reads as a fuel stop. Inside, there is a counter where sandwiches and wraps get built to a size that makes napkins feel like a formality.
The headliner is the John’s Special, a French roll loaded with roast beef, turkey, ham, cheddar, and swiss, then finished with mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomato, onions, and pickles. It is a lot of sandwich for one hand.
Family runs the place, and the vibe stays casual with zero interest in impressing anybody. Order at the counter, wait a few minutes, then find a spot to eat or take it back to the truck.
Columbus locals treat it as a standard weekday lunch, which is exactly why it stays busy. Half the fun is watching first-timers realize what is hiding behind the chip aisle.
The address is 212 Tuscaloosa Rd, Columbus, MS 39702.
3. Sammy’s Gourmet Deli & Gyro
A dream that started in New York City ended up on East Jackson Avenue in Oxford. Owner Abdul Shami Mohammed, who goes by Sammy, made the trip from Yemen and eventually built the deli he had been imagining for years.
The space has been renovated recently, sitting a short walk from the Square and close enough to campus that students wander in between classes. Gyros and falafel anchor the menu, but the Philly cheesesteaks pull in a serious crowd.
Boar’s Head meats and cheeses handle the sandwich side of things. Portions land big enough that a full lunch stays under ten dollars without much effort.
Staff keep the energy up, calling out orders and joking with the line. It feels less like a chain sandwich shop and more like a neighborhood counter that happens to be in a college town.
Sammy has mentioned wanting to add traditional Yemeni dishes down the road, which would make an already interesting menu even better. Until then, the cheesesteak keeps earning its reputation one messy bite at a time.
Stop by 407 E Jackson Ave, Oxford, MS 38655.
4. Ben’s Deli
Plain white brick, no fancy sign, easy to drive past twice. Gulfport locals know better, because that little building on Pass Road turns out Cajun and seafood plates with zero interest in decoration.
Bring cash. Cards do not work here, and that detail alone tells you plenty about the operation.
The menu pulls off an unlikely combination, mixing classic Jewish deli standards with Gulf Coast seafood. Bread toasts, soups simmer, and shrimp hits the grill, so the smell reaches the parking lot before the food reaches the counter.
Picnic tables sit outside, and there is window service for anyone who would rather eat in the open air. Nobody is fussing over ambiance.
The steak bomb po’boy has a following, and the seafood platters arrive heavy enough to make dinner plans unnecessary. Portions run large, and prices stay low, a combination that keeps the regulars loyal.
It is the sort of place where the food does every bit of the talking. Show up hungry, park close, and expect a short wait during the noon rush.
The location is 1412 Pass Rd, Gulfport, MS 39501.
5. Long Beach Market & Deli
A Le Cordon Bleu graduate running a market deli in Long Beach is not what anyone expects, but that is the situation.
Chef Lucia van Norden and her husband Maxim took over the old Pineville Mart after Hurricane Katrina and rebuilt it into something entirely different.
The menu reads like a world tour that got lost in South Mississippi. Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Cajun, vegetarian, and American dishes share the same board, all made from scratch.
Po’boys arrive on Gambino French bread, and the Kogi Po’boy is the one people talk about. Korean-style barbecue chicken, spicy Sriracha mayo, and fried onion rings crammed into one roll.
Falafel holds its own on the same menu, which says something about the kitchen’s range. Nothing here tastes as it came off a truck.
There is a patio that welcomes dogs and free WiFi inside, so lunch can stretch into an afternoon of half-working. Prices stay in gas-station-market territory even though the cooking clearly is not.
Locals treat it as both a grocery run and a meal. Head to 20110 Pineville Rd, Long Beach, MS 39560.
6. Steve’s
Two decades of feeding downtown Jackson is no small thing, especially in a lunch crowd made up of office workers on a clock. Steve’s has managed it with scratch-made specials and a room that holds roughly ten tabletops.
Bread matters here. Wheat berry loaves and house-baked focaccia show up under most of the sandwiches, which changes the whole experience.
The Choctaw gets ordered constantly, a smoked chicken sandwich hit with white barbecue sauce. There is also the Capitol Club and a Mediterranean wrap for anyone who wants something lighter.
Plate lunches rotate daily, with chicken spaghetti and lasagna making regular appearances. Comfort food, portioned like somebody’s aunt is behind the line.
The room has old-school diner energy, loud in a good way, with conversations overlapping between tables. Because the space is small, the noon hour moves fast and the line usually keeps its pace.
It sits on South Congress Street, close to the state government buildings, which explains the mix of suits and work boots at lunch. Full plates land under ten dollars, which is why the crowd keeps returning.
Visit 125 S Congress St, Jackson, MS 39201.
7. Broma’s Deli – Brookhaven
Since 1978, Broma’s has been holding down its corner of Brookhaven. That is long enough for kids who ate there after school to bring their own kids in for a chicken salad sandwich.
The dining room is roomy, with big windows letting daylight pour across wooden tables. Orders happen at the counter, no host stand, no waiting list.
Specialty sandwiches fill the menu, hot and cold, and the Cajun club gets picked more than most. Burgers and chicken salad also carry a solid reputation around Lincoln County.
Daily plate lunches give the regulars a reason to check the board before deciding. The rotation keeps things from getting predictable.
Nothing about the place is trying to be trendy, and that is the appeal. It has settled into being a community landmark, the kind of spot mentioned casually in directions.
Lunch stays quick and affordable, which matters when the break is only forty-five minutes long. Grab a seat by the windows if the sun is out and the room feels twice as pleasant.
Find Broma’s at 1203 Hampton Dr, Brookhaven, MS 39601.
8. Griggs Gas & Deli
Fried chicken from a gas station sounds like a gamble until it turns out the gas station takes its chicken seriously. Griggs, sitting on Romie Hill Avenue in Shannon, falls into the second category.
Chicken gets fried fresh rather than sitting under a heat lamp all afternoon. That single detail separates it from most roadside stops between Tupelo and Nettleton.
Hot home-cooked meals fill out the case, which is unusual for a place whose main business is selling fuel. Plate a few sides with the chicken and lunch is handled for under ten dollars.
The setting is exactly what a rural Mississippi gas station looks like. Coolers along the wall, a register up front, and a small crowd of work trucks in the lot around noon.
Service moves fast because most customers are on a schedule. Nobody is lingering, and nobody expects to.
What makes it worth remembering is the contrast between the ordinary building and the food coming out of the fryer. Small towns keep secrets like this all the time.
The address is 742 Romie Hill Ave, Shannon, MS 38868.
9. Frisco Deli
Started in shopping malls back in 1984, moved to Pearl in 1993, and has been family-owned the whole way. Frisco Deli wears its history in muted browns, gently faded signage, and leather seats that have cracked in all the expected places.
Food arrives on Styrofoam plates or wrapped in butcher paper. Presentation is not the point and never has been.
Ribs have won awards, catfish follows an original recipe, and the sandwiches are built with real weight behind them. Chicken tenders come with a secret honey mustard made from local honey, which is a detail worth appreciating.
The deli case holds single portions of potato salad, coleslaw, and macaroni salad, lined up next to pies and cakes. Picking sides feels like a small strategy game.
People describe it as a hole in the wall, and the owners seem completely fine with that label. Word of mouth does the marketing.
It sits on Phillips Lane, close enough to Jackson that plenty of lunch breaks get spent driving over. Bring an appetite and low expectations about decor.
Find it at 1227 Phillips Ln, Pearl, MS 39208.
10. Dorsey Food Mart
The Gillentine family has been running this Fulton grocery since 1981, long enough that the phrase feels like home gets used without irony. It also pumps gas, which makes it a one-stop errand for half the county.
Deli offerings run all day and cover a lot of ground. Breakfast biscuits in the morning, sandwiches at midday, and hearty plate lunches for anyone who missed both.
Homemade sides sit alongside the hot bar, and there are heat-and-eat meals for evenings when cooking is off the table. Snack pouches handle the drive home.
The meat department is the pride of the building, with hand-cut selections done fresh daily and Certified Blackwell Angus Beef in the case. Butchers who cut in-house are getting rarer every year.
Community is baked into how the place operates, from the greetings at the register to the way regulars know exactly what day the good specials land.
Lunch here stays cheap, filling, and made close by. Highway 178 runs right past the door.
The address is 3130 MS-178, Fulton, MS 38843.
11. Brick Street Market
Vicksburg got a new lunch option in March 2024 when Brick Street Market opened inside a restored manufacturing building on Washington Street. Old brick, new kitchen.
Local art hangs on the walls and music plays at a volume that encourages conversation instead of shouting. It feels current without trying too hard.
The menu covers sandwiches, flatbread pizzas, salads, soups, and homemade desserts. Philly cheesesteak, French dip, and muffaletta get ordered most often.
Gluten-free bread is available for sandwiches, a small courtesy that saves certain diners from ordering a sad salad by default.
The best feature is upstairs. A quiet balcony looks out over the Mississippi River, which turns a regular lunch into something worth photographing.
Downtown Vicksburg has plenty of history within walking distance, so the market makes a natural pause between the murals and the museums. Barges drift by while the food arrives.
Prices stay reasonable enough that a full meal fits comfortably under ten dollars. Ask for balcony seating early, since the tables up there go fast on pretty afternoons.
Head to 1102 Washington St, Vicksburg, MS 39183.
12. Quave Brothers Poboys And Meat Market Diberville
A meat-cutting tradition that traces back to 1968 still shapes what happens behind the counter at Quave Brothers. The current market has been a D’Iberville favorite for over twenty years.
Family ownership keeps the tone relaxed. Conversations happen while orders get filled, and nobody rushes the person ahead in line.
Fresh-cut meats fill the case, which is the backbone of the whole operation. Butchers who know their craft make a real difference in a po’boy.
The po’boy lineup covers plenty of ground, and portions land big enough to keep lunch well under ten dollars. Order one, grab a bag of chips, done.
Catering is available too, which explains the steady stream of large orders going out the door before weekend events on the Coast.
Shopping and eating happen in the same trip here, so plenty of customers walk out with a sandwich in one hand and steaks for supper in the other.
It sits on D’Iberville Boulevard, an easy detour off the main coastal route. The full address is 10271 D’Iberville Blvd #2519, D’Iberville, MS 39540.