Mayflower Cafe

The Mayflower Cafe in downtown Jackson, Mississippi offers private dining and event space right next door to the main restaurant, a larger room that accommodates up to 70 seated, and the intimate Captain’s Room, which seats between 10 to 20 people.

The restaurant has been a Jackson institution since 1935, when Greek immigrants George Kountouris and John Gouras turned their small dream of a hamburger stand into one of the city’s most iconic restaurants. For generations, the Mayflower has remained a place defined by tradition, consistency, and familiar faces—from longtime waitresses who know their regulars by name to the homemade Comeback Sauce that carries on a decades-old Jackson tradition. The Mayflower is where people meet, where they bring their guests, and where they return—a gathering place that has become an enduring part of Jackson’s story.