Southern food near I-75 and I-475 in Central Georgia

FOOD NEAR I-75 IN CENTRAL GEORGIA - NORTH OF MACON

EXIT	NAME	DISTANCE FROM I-75	COMMENTS
205 East	Fresh Air Barbeque Jackson, 1164 Highway 42 S	11.1 miles	- original location
201 West	Buckner's Family Restaurant Jackson, 1168 Bucksnort Road	1.1 miles	- $$$ - known for their fried chicken
198 East	Falls View Restaurant Jackson, 42 Towaliga River Dr.	1.5 miles	- catfish
187 West	Grits Cafe Forsyth, 17 W Johnston St.	0.8 miles	- $$$ upscale with a Southern twist
186 East	Whistle Stop Cafe Juliette , 443 McCrackin St.	9 miles	- movie Fried Green Tomatoes filmed here

FOOD NEAR I-75 IN MACON

EXIT	NAME	DISTANCE FROM I-75	COMMENTS
172 East	Pig in a Pit 1687 Bass Road	0.3 miles	- near entrance to Bass Pro Shops
169 West	Fresh Air Bar-B-Que 3076 Riverside Dr.	1.1 miles	- southbound traffic
167 West	Fresh Air Bar-B-Que 3076 Riverside Dr.	1.6 miles	- northbound traffic
167 West	S & S Cafeteria 2626 Riverside Dr.	0.2 miles	- open 7 days a week - good fried chicken
164 East	Bear's Den 1191 Oglethorpe St	0.8 miles	- good fried food
164 East	H & H Restaurant 807 Forsyth Street	0.9 miles	- soul food - Allman Brothers ate here
164 East	Nu-Way Weiners 430 Cotton Avenue	1.3 miles	- original location
164 West	Dawson's Kitchen 3360 Brookdale Ave.	2.2 miles	- home-style cooking
162 West	State Farmers Market Macon, 2055 Eisenhower Parkway	2.0 miles	- locally grown produce - open daily all year
160 East	Fincher's Barbecue 3947 Houston Ave.	0.9 miles (southbound) 1.4 miles (northbound)	- original location

FOOD NEAR I-475 IN CENTRAL GEORGIA - BYPASS OF DOWNTOWN MACON

EXIT	NAME	DISTANCE FROM I-475	COMMENTS
15 East	Twila Faye's Bolingbroke, 6025 US Highway 41 S	1.0 mile	- lunch on Monday to Saturday - tea room with daily Southern lunch specials
9 East	Nu-Way Weiners Macon, 6016 Zebulon Road	0.25 miles	- newer location
3 East	S & S Cafeteria 3724 Bloomfield Village Dr.	1.7 miles
3 East	State Farmers Market Macon, 2055 Eisenhower Parkway	2.7 miles	- locally grown produce - open daily all year

FOOD NEAR I-75 IN CENTRAL GEORGIA - SOUTH OF MACON

EXIT	NAME	DISTANCE FROM I-75	COMMENTS
155 East	Fincher's Barbecue Macon, 5631 Houston Road	2.8 miles	- nicer location than original
149 East	Georgia Bob's Barbecue Byron, GA Hwy. 49 NEW	0.4 miles	- Second location now open
144 East	Georgia Bob's Barbecue W.R., 1882 Russell Parkway	5.3 miles	- Open seven days
144 East	Ole Times Country Buffet W.R., 1208 Russell Parkway	6.5 miles	- lunch and dinner
142 West	Lane Southern Orchards Fort Valley, Hwy. 96	5.2 miles	- peaches, produce, and desserts
136 East	The Swanson Perry, 933 Carroll St	1.2 miles	$$$
135 East	The Oil Lamp Restaurant Perry, 401 General Courtney Hodges NEW LOCATION	0.5 miles	- cafeteria with country cooking - Open Monday - Friday from 11- 8 pm except on Wednesday from 11- 2 pm
134 West	Priester's Pecans Perry, 106 Fairview Dr	0.4 miles	- pecans and candy
127 West	Langston House Restaurant Perry, 125 Langston Cir	1.3 miles	$$$
127 West	Yoder's Deitsch Haus Montezuma, Ga Hwy 26	13.4 miles	- Mennonite country cooking
109 East	Ellis Brothers Pecans Vienna, 1315 Tippettville Rd.	1.5 miles	- pecans and candy
104 West	Cordele Farmer's Market 1901 U.S. Highway 41 North	3.7 miles	- locally grown produce
102 East	Smoakies Bar-B-Que Cordele, 107 Cemetery Road	0.8 miles	- closed Sunday and Monday
101 West	Carter's Fried Chicken Cordele, 1213 South 7th Street	2.4 miles	- fast food fried chicken on U.S. Hwy .41
101 West	Stripling's General Store Cordele, 2470 U.S. Hwy 280	10.2 miles	- famous for their whole hog sausage - also beef jerky and fresh meats
101 West	Daphne Lodge Cordele, 2502 U.S. Hwy. 280	10.4 miles	$$$ catfish; open Tues-Sat 6pm-10pm

This is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of every good place to eat along I-75 and I-475 in Central Georgia. It is my personal list of places that I have found where I like to eat Southern food.

The price of meals at most of these places is inexpensive to moderate. However, the places that are more upscale are denoted by $$$. They are more expensive, especially in the evening.

Bill Golladay
Warner Robins, Georgia

This page last updated on October 31, 2009