Hal & Mal's

• 2012 Winner

  Best Live Music Venue

• 2011 Winner

  Best Live Music Bar

• 2010 Winner

  Best Live Music Bar

• 2009 Winner

  Best Bar

Hal and Mal's is Jackson's most well-known restaurant and bar and is a popular destination for tourists and townies alike. Located in the old train depot on Commerce Street, Hal and Mal's has been frequented by famed Mississippians like Willie Morris, state politicians and the various movers and shakers of Jackson since it opened in 1986. The establishment's namesake is its owners, brothers Malcolm and Hal White. Malcolm White, who now serves as president of the Mississippi Arts Commission, has been a longtime supporter of live music and the arts in Jackson, and established the Mal's St. Paddy's Day Parade in 1982 which is now one of the city's premier annual events and one of the largest St. Patrick's Day parades in the country. Hal White is the head chef of the restaurant, and his culinary creations which combine the best of the South from cajun food to good old fashioned home cooking are what keep people coming back. Hal and Mal's is also the city's premier music venue, with four separate stages to catch a band. There's the "big room," the high-capacity hall in the back of the building that hosts a number of national acts. There's the "red room" a cozier, neighborhood bar-style venue that hosts local acts as well as touring underground acts and others. There's also the restaurant, which often features local talent for free playing acoustic rock, jazz, bluegrass and more. Finally, there's the brewpub and patio area which also hosts live acts and is rented out for parties, not to mention having a killer jukebox and pool tables. Over the years, countless big name music acts have stopped by Hal and Mal's, as well as Mississippi's own favorites.

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