15 Iconic Restaurants in Mobile, AL (Where Locals Eat)
Updated May 2026 The short version: Mobile, Alabama is home to some of the oldest continuously operating restaurants in the South. Three George’s Candy Shop dates to 1917. Pollman’s Bakery opened in 1918. Wintzell’s Oyster House started as a six-stool bar in 1938. The A&M Peanut Shop has been roasting peanuts on Dauphin Street…
The Mobile Bread Riot of 1863: “Bread or Blood”
Updated May 2026 The short version: On September 4, 1863, in the middle of the Civil War, hundreds of starving Mobilians, mostly women, marched seven miles down Dauphin Street carrying signs that read “Bread and Peace” and “Bread or Blood.” Armed with knives, hatchets, and hammers, they broke into stores and took food and…