Need a break? Transport yourself to another place, time at this Hattiesburg restaurant

Imagine you're in Paris. It's 1925 and the Roaring Twenties are in full swing. You walk into a cozy restaurant with lavish decor and paintings by Henri Matisse, Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso.

You order a cocktail at the bar and nod at Douglas Fairbanks and Rudolph Valentino, who are hobnobbing with Gloria Swanson and Greta Garbo.

Josephine Baker is warming up by the piano. Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald are telling stories of their latest adventures while keeping mum on the topic of their next novels.

Step inside Buschman Street Cafe, one of Hattiesburg's newest restaurants, and you feel like you've stepped back in time to another era.

"I want people to forget they're in Hattiesburg," restaurateur Terry Jordan said. "I want them to be transported to a different place."

The menu is otherworldly, with mouthwatering dishes also reminiscent of another place and time.

Try the osso bucco with risotto, lamb chops with a mushroom and spinach pasta or the pan-seared scallops with seasonal succotash paired with a wine of choice.

After dinner, you can sip on a specialty cocktail or cognac and finish off the meal with a light and fluffy dessert.

The restaurant opened recently at the corner of Buschman Street and River Avenue.

"Wow. Wow. Wow. If you can't tell from my happy plate, I hated it," one patron said on Facebook. "Run, don't walk to Buschman Street."

"We have all missed this type of environment and service," another patron said, praising Jordan for elevating fine dining in Hattiesburg.

That's exactly what Jordan wants to hear when his customers leave the restaurant.

"I want people to relish the experience," he said.

If you go

Buschman Street Cafe is located at 209 Buschman St. in downtown Hattiesburg.

It is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Reservations are recommended.

To make a reservation or for more information, visit buschmanstreetcafe.com or call 601-450-2270.

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This article originally appeared on Hattiesburg American: Buschman Street Cafe a new dining experience in Hattiesburg