Welcome to Southside
More Than a
Restaurant.
Southside Cafe has been a fixture in the Paris, TN community for over a decade. Built on home cooking, Southern hospitality, and a whole lot of heart — this is more than a place to eat. It’s a place to belong.
Paris, TN’s Favorite Table
Home cooking from people who mean it.
Southside Cafe was built on a simple idea — that good food, made right, served with a warm welcome, is something this community deserves every single day. What started as a dream has grown into something far bigger: a place where locals come for breakfast before work, families gather for Sunday lunch, and visitors from across Kentucky Lake find out what Southern cooking is really about.
Now in a brand new home at 849 Volunteer Drive, the same recipes, the same faces, and the same heart that built Southside Cafe are right here waiting for you. The building is new. The welcome hasn’t changed one bit.
The Hardest Working
Kitchen in Paris, TN
Behind every plate that comes out of our kitchen is a team that shows up early, stays late, and puts their whole heart into every single order. They’re the reason Southside is what it is.
Biscuits don’t make themselves. Our team is in the kitchen before most of Paris is awake, making sure everything is fresh and ready when you walk through the door.
Our regulars aren’t customers — they’re family. The team remembers faces, orders, and the little things that make you feel at home every single visit.
Every dish that leaves the kitchen is one the team stands behind. No shortcuts, no compromises — just good food made the right way, every time.
“The people here make it feel like home — every single time you walk in.”