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Acme Oyster House - New
Orleans
724 Iberville Street – 504
522-5973
www.acmeoyster.com
http://www.facebook.com/AcmeOysterHouse?sk=app_167366749980224#!/AcmeOysterHouse?sk=wall
Four
locations in Louisiana plus one in Sandestin.
Anna's Pies - Lake
Charles
2323 Moeling Street, 70601 - 337 436-1166
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Annas-Pies/116339558389920
This
African-American entrepreneur produces 40 different flavors
of pies and cakes with her son Carl. Anna tells us the most
popular pies are Sweet Potato and Pecan although her Rum
Cake has also garnered a lot of attention. They are happy
to accept custom orders and they ship all over the US. I
stopped in on a Saturday afternoon. While the bakery is
located in an old tin building that somewhat resembles an
aircraft hangar. An elderly black gentleman was holding
down the fort ... baking pies and greeting walk-in
customers. I selected a personal size Sweet Potato Pie for
$1.50. In the great Louisiana tradition of Lagniappe (a
little somethin' extra) I was given a free personal Pecan
Pie. He said he could do this because the crust on one edge
was slightly burnt. Asking for my honest opinion, he asked,
"If you don't think this tastes just like Grandma used to
make, call me long distance and I'll pay for the call."
Needless to say, I didn't have to make the call; the Pecan
Pie was outstanding ... freshly made with a homemade, sweet
and crunchy crust. Don't let the run down appearance of the
neighborhood scare you off. A trip to Anna's is well worth
the adventure. Anna's Pies are sold at other outlets
throughout SW LA ... including at the Lake Charles Ice
Pirates Hockey games!
Babineaux Slaughter House - Breaux Bridge
1019
Babineaux Road - 337 332-1961
Badeaux's Seafood
Restaurant & Buffet - Madisonville
4428
US Highway 90 East - 985 758-9006
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Badeauxs/153478581342353
Catfish and boiled crabs.
Bayou Boudin & Cracklin - Breaux Bridge
100
W. Mills Ave. - 337 332-6158
www.bayoucabins.com
An
historic B&B café attached to a series of cabins along the
Bayou Teche. Famous for their boudin, cracklin and
hogs-head cheese.
Bayou Delight
– Houma
4038
Bayou Black Drive - 985 876-4879
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bayou-Delight-Restaurant/160620160641484
Their Cajun platter features fish, shrimp, frog, oysters,
crawfish and gator served with a tasty Boudin Ball.
Benoit's Country Meat
Block –
Addis
7251
Highway 1 South - 225 749-3869
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Benoits-Country-Meat-Block/106916849329375
Closed Sundays, open Monday through Friday from 8am – 6pm
and Saturday from 8am – 1pm. A second location at 5712
Commerce Street in St. Francisville (225 635-3122). "Fresh
meats, homemade specialties, and country-style service."
Smoked sausage, Po boys and plate lunches are offered along
with boudin balls, andouille, tasso and gumbo. You can even
get hot tamles here. John and Verbie Benoit supervise the
smoking of 1200-1500 pounds of meat per day in the winter
months.
Bergeron’s Boudin & Cajun Meats - Port Allen
760
Highway 415 - 225 338-0921
http://www.bergeronsboudin.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bergerons-Boudin-Cajun-Meats/160436790650365
Best Stop Supermarket,
The – Scott
615
Highway 93 North - 337 233-5805
http://www.beststopinscott.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Best-Stop-Supermarket-Inc/153100071370272
In
1986, Robert Cormier opened The Best Stop in his hometown of
Scott (just west of Lafayette). Today, it’s not just friends
& neighbors lining up for a few hot links of spicy boudin;
customers from all over the world now purchase about 10,000
pounds of boudin from them each week. The sign out front
("Quality Meat, Boudin, Liquor") pretty much says it all,
y'all. Cormier told the SFA what makes his boudin so
special: "It’s the pride that we put in our work and
quality meat and we do it the same way every day for 20
years. We’ve never changed anything because people—the
customers tell us not to change anything because you might
mess it up."
Big
Fisherman Seafood – New Orleans
3301
Magazine St – 504 897-9907
www.bigfishermanseafood.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Fisherman-Seafood/113621072004323
Not
too touristy seafood joint and fish market. Dive in!
Bilello's – Houma
7913
Main Street – 985 872-2220
http://www.bilelloscafe.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bilellos-Cafe/118468684893566#!/pages/Bilellos-Cafe/118468684893566?sk=wall
Billeaud’s Meat & Grocery – Broussard
111
E. Main Street - 337-837-6825
Open
every day.
Bon Creole Lunch Counter – New Iberia
1409
East St Peter Street – 337 367-6181
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/the-bon-creole…eria-louisiana/
Po
Boys! Open Monday through Saturday 11am-9pm; Sunday
11am-2pm BBQ only.
Boudin King - Jennings
906 W
Division Street - 337 824-6593
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boudin-King-Restaurant/113413862024861
Bourque's Supermarket
- Port Barre
581
Saizan Street - 337 585-6261
www.bourquespecialties.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bourques-Supermarket/147344208618748
"Home of the Original Jalapeno Sausage Cheese Bread".
Shannon and Chad Bourque manage this fine establishment,
which has been serving the area for many decades. The
business was founded by their grandfather, who is remembered
by one and all as "The Boss" and who is pictured throughout
the store, on the company's product packaging, and on the
store's business cards. In our very first visit to
Bourque's, we discovered three products that deserve our
highest rating --- the Original Jalapeno Sausage Cheese
Bread, the homemade spicy beef jerky, and Bourque's
delicious pork boudin (a A+ rated meat product on
www.boudinlink.com). I told my wife that the cheese
bread should be called "You Gotta Be Kidding Me!" bread. It
is so darn good you will surely be mumbling "You Gotta Be
Kidding Me!" as you work you way through this 3-course meal
in a loaf. order all three products (and many more) from
Borque’s website listed above. We guarantee you will not be
disappointed!
Boutte's Bayou Restaurant
- Lafitte
5134
Boutte Street - 504 689-3889
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bouttes-Bayou-Restaurant/145887974782#!/pages/Bouttes-Bayou-Restaurant/145887974782?sk=wall
Casual dining for over 25 years. Seafood is the specialty.
Closed Mondays.
Brocato, A. Ice Cream – New Orleans
214
N. Carollton Avenue – 504 486-1465
http://www.angelobrocatoicecream.com/
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/images-of-new-orleans/
Cabin, The - Gonzales
5405
Highway 44 - 504 473-3048
http://www.thecabinrestaurant.com/index.html
"World Famous Chicken and Andouille Gumbo.” Open 7 days a
week. The building was originally one of the slave quarters
from the old Monroe Plantation. Seafood, steaks, generous
Po-boys served daily. Sample the Po-Boy called a Pirogue,
named for a bayou canoe (it’s about as large!). A large
loaf of bread is hollowed out and filled with shrimp, fried
fish and oysters. Yum!
Cafe Des Amis -
Breaux Bridge
140
East Bridge Street - 337 332-5273
http://www.cafedesamis.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cafe-Des-Amis/132677320753
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/crawfish-pie-m…eaux-bridge-la/
Breakfast is great here --- and certainly out of the
ordinary. Try the "Oreille de Couchon" (translates to Pig's
Ear) or the larger, Cajunized version of a beignet dusted
with powdered sugar. The boudin here is very good.
"Couche-Couche" is a cereal dish of cornmeal and bacon fat
served with milk and cane syrup for a unique taste. Don't
miss the tasty andouille cheese grits and wash it down with
a kicked up Bloody Mary that will have you shouting
"OOOO-EEEE!"
Cafe Du Monde - New
Orleans
1039
Decatur St - 800 772-2927
http://www.cafedumonde.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cafe-du-Monde/29143227518
World Famous for Beignets and Cafe Au Lait; a New Orleans
landmark!
Café Vermilionville – Lafayette
1304
W. Pinhook Road - 318 237-0100
http://www.cafev.com/
https://www.facebook.com/cafevermilionville
There's no restaurant in Lafayette where you can't wear
jeans. For evidence: Vermilionville. Hands down the premier
elegant restaurant in town, people still show up in shorts
to check out what the chef has going that week. The menu
changes according to the freshest available ingredients.
Lafayette's first inn, founded in 1818, offers a wide
selection from duck to lamb to steak and seafood, prepared
decadently and like nowhere else. A mix of New Orleans
imagination, the Cajun trinity and sky-is-the-limit flavor,
this is the finest fine dining in Acadiana.
Cajun Boudin Stop – Opelousas
1691
Hwy 167 N - 377 826-5951
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cajun-Boudin-Stop/116387391759908
Cajun Cafe - Lake Charles
329 Pryce
Street - 337 439-3722
http://cajuncafelc.blogspot.com/
Voted best plate lunches in SW LA for the last few years.
Cajun Claws - Abbeville
1928
Charity Street – 337 893-9437
www.cajunclaws.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cajun-Claws/332808280467#!/pages/Cajun-Claws/332808280467?sk=wall
Camelia Grill - New
Orleans
626 South Carrollton Avenue – 504 309-2679
http://www.camelliagrill.net/home.htm
https://www.facebook.com/camellia.grill#!/camellia.grill?sk=wall
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/images-of-new-orleans/
Take
the St. Charles streetcar out to this classic diner in New
Orleans famous Garden District.
Casamento's - New Orleans
4330
Magazine Street - 504 895-9761
http://www.casamentosrestaurant.com/main/main.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casamentos-Restaurant/117532658272519
Central Grocery - New
Orleans
923 Decatur St – 504 523-1620
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Grocery/22144137885
Check out the Muffaletta sandwich!
Charlie T's Specialty Meats - Breaux Bridge
530
Berard Street - 337 332-2426
Open
everyday from 6am-6pm. Boudin, andouille, tasso ...check 'em
out!
Charlie's Steak House - New Orleans
4510
Dryades Street - 504 895-9323
http://www.charliessteakhousenola.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Charlies-Steak-House/111637205541335
Open
Tuesday - Friday for lunch and dinner and dinner-only on
Saturday from 5pm - 10:30pm
Check-In Check-Out Deli - Slidell
1800
Old Spanish Trail - 985 641-9773
http://www.jockoscheckincheckout.com/Jockos-Home.htm
Off
the beaten path but worth the trip, this former Conaco Gas
Station serves up a mean Po Boy with somewhere near 20
different kinds to choose from. Go for the shrimp or roast
beef varieties --- both are said to be mighty tasty.
Chef Roy's Frog City Cafe
- Rayne
1131 Church
Point Highway - 337 334-7913
www.chefroy.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chef-Roys-Frog-City-Cafe/108146555870658
Fried frog legs or frog legs etoufee. Oh yeah, they have
crawfish, too! Chef Roy Lyon's knows his stuff.
Chez Jacqueline – Breaux Bridge
114
East Bridge Street - 337 507-3320
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chez-Jacquelines/150259591683160?sk=info
Chop’s Specialty Meats - Broussard
1019 Albertson Parkway - 337 837-6446
http://www.chopspecialtymeats.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chops-Specialty-Meats/136450513755
Chris' – Lafayette
1941
Moss Street – 337 237-1095
http://www.chrispoboys.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-poboys/181367021878598
Po
boys and gumbo are the specialties here.
Cochon – New Orleans
930
Tchoupitoulas Street – 504 588-2123
http://www.cochonrestaurant.com/
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/donald-links-r…-cajun-cooking/
Country Ridge Express – Opelousas
4932
I-49 North Service Road, Exit 17 - 337 942-8828
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Country-Ridge-Express/140612622640453?sk=info
Crazy About Crawfish – Breaux Bridge
1505
Rees Street – 337 332-3071
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CRAZY-BOUT-CRAWFISH-CAJUN-CAFE/280587367184
Crescent City Brewhouse –
New Orleans
527
Decatur St – 504 522-0571
www.crescentcitybrewhouse.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crescent-City-Brewhouse/154819086159
Located in the heart of the French Quarter, the Brewhouse
serves up live jazz nightly, great microbrews and good food
to boot.
Crescent City’s Creole
Turtle Chili
2 lbs ground turtle meat
(available at many seafood markets. Your butcher may need
to grind the meat.)
1 jumbo onion, finely
chopped
2 celery ribs, finely
chopped
1 green bell pepper,
finely chopped
1 tablespoon coriander
1 tablespoon marjoram
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon Italian
seasonings
½ tablespoon garlic
powder
1 tablespoon chopped
fresh garlic
1 tablespoon white pepper
2 cups cooked black beans
4 tablespoons tomato
paste
1 quart chicken stock
6 oz dry sherry
4 bay leaves
1 cup brown roux
½ cup diced fresh
tomatoes
½ lb. shaved smoked Gouda
cheese
tortilla chips (for
garnish)
In a large saucepan,
saute vegetables in 2 oz cooking oil until soft. Add the
turtle meat and cool until browned. Add all spices, tomato
paste, sherry, diced tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes on low
heat. Add chicken stock, holding back 2 oz) and brown roux
and cook for 10 more minutes. Simmer on low heat until
thick. Add the remaining chicken stock to thin if
necessary. Garnish with black beans, smoked Gouda and
tortilla chips.
D.I.'s Restaurant -
Basile
6561
Evangeline Hwy - 337 432-514
http://www.discajunrestaurant.biz/
Crawfish, Fresh Seafood, and Steaks and live Cajun music.
Open Monday through Friday for lunch and Tuesday - Saturday
for dinner.
Domilise Sandwich Shop
- New Orleans
5240
Annunciation Street - 504 899-9126
A
true blue collar dive known for their excellent seafood or
sausage Po Boys. Someone once said this joint is "So
Outdated It's Glamorous." Serving folks in Uptown NO for
more than 70 years. Open Monday - Saturday for breakfast,
lunch and dinner. You may want to order up a po-boy for all
three meals! Try the "Pepper Wiener" ... something like a
Crecent City chili dog. You'll bark for joy! Closed
Sundays.
Don's Seafood Downtown, The Original – Lafayette
301
E. Vermilion - 318 235-3551
http://www.donsdowntown.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Original-Dons-Seafood-Steakhouse/114124238618215
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/dons-seafood-i…n-lafayette-la/
Before and throughout the revitalization of Downtown, Don's
stood as a draw to break off the Johnston Street drag and
grab a taste of what makes Lafayette great. Dating back to
1934, Don's Seafood is often imitated but never duplicated.
From their lunch specials that are amazingly affordable and
overwhelming, to their dinner choices that run the same,
their fresh selection of seafood and steaks and killer gumbo
is a champion in any division.
Don’s Specialty Meats – Scott
730
I-20 Frontage Rd - 337 234-2528
http://donsspecialtymeats.com/
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/sampling-some-…-cajun-country/
Also
located in Carencro at 104 Hwy 726. Open every day
Dunbar's - New Orleans
501
Pine Street -
504
861-5451
Now
located in the on-campus cafeteria of Loyola University Law
School. Katrina can wreck buildings but can’t ruin good
food. Open 7am-5pm.
Dupuy's Oyster Shop -
Abbeville
108 South
Main Street - 337 893-2336
http://dupuysoystershop.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dupuys-Oyster-Shop/115308741863764
Dwyer's Cafe – Lafayette
323
Jefferson Street - 337 235-9364
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dwyers-Cafe/115495858476468?sk=wall
"The
Best in Home Cookin'" is the motto at Dwyer's. They have
been open since 1965. Fresh shrimp salad and good gumbo (try
the chicken and sausage variety). Affordable plate lunches
are offered daily.
Earl’s Food Center – Lafayette
510
Verot School Road – 337 237-5501
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earls-Food-Center/152878888056056
Edwina’s Cajun Cooking –
Thibodeaux
Next
to Zam Swamp Tours
136
Kraemer Bayou Road - 985 633-7881
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Edwinas-Cookin-Cajun/164834110194482
Authentic Cajun setting, Edwina’s serves seafood, catfish,
gumbo, and gator. Lunch and dinner 7 days a week
Eunice Superette – Eunice
1044
Highway 91 - 337 546-6041
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Eunice-Superette-Slaughterhouse-Inc/140437015993153
First & Last Chance Cafe – Donaldsonville
812
Railroad Avenue - 225 473-8236
https://www.facebook.com/pages/First-Last-Chance-Cafe/111521455554345
Open
since 1921, serving griddle-cooked burgers and homemade
onion rings. Yum ... Pass the ketchup, please!
Floyd’s Grocery – Opelousas
4269
Hwy 357 – 337 948-9328
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Floyds-Grocery-Market/100517910010020
Frank’s Restaurant – New Orleans
933
Decatur Street – 504 525-1602
http://franksrestaurantneworleans.com/
Dixiedining blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/11/15/backup-muffale…french-quarter/
Franky and Johnny's Po
Boys -
New Orleans
321
Arabella Street - 504 899-9146
www.frankyandjohnnys.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Franky-and-Johnnys-Restaurant/138057182891415?sk=info#!/pages/Franky-and-Johnnys-Restaurant/138057182891415?sk=wall
Some
of the finest Po Boys in all of Louisiana; give them a try!
Fremin’s Food & Furniture - New Iberia
603
F West Admiral Doyle Drive – 337 365-6657
www.fremins.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fremins-Food-Furniture/147637145255233
Grayson's Barbeque – Clarence
5849
Hwy 71 - 318 357-0166
Open
9am-8pm Monday through Saturday; ‘til 7pm on Sunday
Guidroz Food Center – Lafayette
1301
E. Simcoe St – 337 235-5757
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Guidrozs-Food-Center/120959884620289
Opens at 7:30am
Gumbo Shop - New Orleans
630 St Peter St - 504 525-1486
www.gumboshop.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gumbo-Shop/111552335549520
Hackett's Cajun Kitchen -
Lake Charles
5614
Gerstner Memorial Boulevard - 337 474-3731
http://www.hackettscajunkitchen.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hacketts-Cajun-Kitchen/105396369497684#!/pages/Hacketts-Cajun-Kitchen/105396369497684?sk=wall
Voted the best spot in Lake Charles for plate lunches, their
Cajun-Creole menu features Boudin. Casual setting, open
Monday – Saturday. Closed Sunday.
Hansen's Sno Bliz - New Orleans
4801
Tchoupitoulas Street - 504 891-9788
http://snobliz.com/
https://www.facebook.com/snobliz#!/snobliz?sk=wall
The
Hansen family invented the shaved ice machine in 1939. Ask
for a little condensed milk on the top if you like your
shaved ice with a more creamy texture. Call ahead for
summertime hours. This place is a national treasure. Get
to Hansen's next summer and CHILL OUT!
Hawk’s Crawfish Restaurant – Rayne
415
Hawks Road - 318 788-3266
http://hawkscrawfish.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hawks-Crawfish-Restaurant/134427896618169
Two
words --- boiled crawfish! If there's a place that fits the
title out of the way, it's Hawk's. It's the way-out crawfish
haunt for lovers of spicy, juicy and huge mudbugs. Located
in the wilds of Acadia Parish, you'll have to travel down a
wooded road -- "just as you think your lost, you're just
about there!" They offer other seafood selections, but in
the throes of a good season, it's hard to find anyone not
pinching a few plump tails.
Hebert’s Meat Market & Slaughterhouse – Abbeville
7630
West LA Highway 338 – 337 893-5688
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Heberts-Meat-Market-Slaughter-House/106496542717994
Hebert’s Specialty Meats – Maurice
2101
E. 71st Street – 918 298-8400
www.hebertsmeats.com
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/sampling-some-…-cajun-country/
Herby K's – Shreveport
1833
Pierre Avenue - 318 424-2724
http://www.herbyks.net/Herby_Ks_Home_original.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Herby-Ks/111273608906824
Locally famous "hole in the wall" has served many famous
people; in business at the same location since 1936;
specialty of the house is the "Shrimp Buster"; tacky
atmosphere, small menu, and low prices; Open Monday –
Thursday, 11 am – 9 pm; Friday and Saturday, 11 am – 10 pm.
Many claim this is the very best seafood in all of
Shreveport.
Hollier's Cajun Kitchen -
Sulphur
1709 Ruth
Street – 337 527-0061
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Holliers-Cajun-Kitchen/100898023287972
Cajun cooking, steaks and seafood just 3 blocks North of
I-10. Rocking chairs on the front porch. Daily lunch
buffet. A seafood buffet is offered on Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday nights. House specialties include a good
seafood gumbo, crawfish etouffee, and Angus beef steaks.
Frog legs, catfish, boiled crawfish and Po-boys also
featured. Open for lunch and dinner Monday – Saturday and
lunch only on Sunday.
Hymel's - Paulina
8740
State Highway 44 - 225 562-9910
http://hymels.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hymels-Seafood-Restaurant/142007780941
Pronounced "EE-Mels," this joint was once a 1950's dance
hall. Check out the boiled crabs and shrimp.
Jacques-Imo's - New Orleans
8324 Oak Street - Uptown - 504 861-0886
http://www.jacquesimoscafe.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacques-Imos-Cafe/113512228683032
Great Fried Chicken and Creole-style Bouillabaisse.
Jay's BBQ - Baton Rouge
5734
Sherwood Forest Blvd. - 225 293-1232
http://www.jaysbbq.com/index.html
Family owned since 1954. Po-boys and fine smoked meats
served for lunch and dinner Monday – Saturday. Closed
Sunday.
Jerry Lee’s Kwik Shop - Baton Rouge
12181 Greenwell Springs Rd – 225 272-0739
Some
say it’s the best boudin in town. Open Monday through
Friday from 5am-5pm; Saturday until 3pm.
Joe Cobb Bossier Bar-B-Q - Bossier City
203
McCormick St - 318 221-6512
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobb-Joe-Bossier-Bar-B-Q/113943371969738
Serving Q in downtown BC since 1952.
Joe's Dreyfus Store
Restaurant - Livonia
2731
Maringouin Rd West - 504 637-2625
http://joesdreyfusstorerestaurant.net/
Johnny's Po Boys - New
Orleans
511 St
Louis St - 504 524-8129
http://www.johnnyspoboy.com/
"Even My Failures are Edible" claims Johnny DeGrusha, Sr. on
the carry-out menu. A New Orleans tradition located in the
French Quarter, Johnny’s is rated one of the top value
restaurants in the U.S. by Good Housekeeping magazine.
Established in 1950, Johnny's serves breakfast and lunch six
days a week. The Po-Boys are the specialty ... although
they also serve up a good Jambalaya or Red Beans and Rice at
affordable prices. Lovers of meat should try the Judge
Bossetta sandwich made with ground beef and Italian and hot
sausages. A homemade Bread Pudding is offered for dessert.
Open Monday-Thursday 8am-3pm and Friday to Sunday
8am-4:30pm. Highly recommended.
Johnson’s Boucaniere –
Lafayette
1111
St. John Street – 337 269-8878
http://www.johnsonsboucaniere.com/home/56.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Johnsons-Boucaniere/113555255344954
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/sampling-some-…-cajun-country/
In
the tradition (and recipes) of the former Johnson’s Grocery
from Eunice.
Joint, The - New Orleans
801
Poland Ave - 504 949-3232
http://alwayssmokin.com/
Josephine’s Creole Restaurant – St. Martinville
830
S. Main Street - 337 394-8030
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Josephines-Creole-Restaurant/115080301844534
Joyce’s Supermarket – St. Martinville
1620
South Main Street - 337 394-5204
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joyces-Supermarket/143706988994790
Juban's - Baton Rouge
3739
Perkins Road - 225 346-8422
http://www.jubans.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jubansrestaurant#!/jubansrestaurant?sk=wall
Creole cuisine served in a New Orleans style atmosphere.
Open for lunch and dinner, Monday - Friday; dinner only on
Saturday. Closed Sunday.
Judice Inn – Lafayette
3134
Johnston St. - 318 984-5614
http://www.judiceinn.com/
Judice Inn has been serving the best hamburgers in town
since Lafayette had dirt roads as major traffic arteries. At
one point, the city was practically run from the back booth
of the burger joint. One bite of their burgers, with that
special spicy sauce and a helping of grease so generous your
bag will be see through, and you'll see why. Plus their
milkshakes are dynamite. You won't even mind the lack of
French fries.
Keller’s Bakery – Lafayette
1012
Jefferson Street – 318 235-1568
http://www.kellersbakery.net/
Dixiedining
blog:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/divine-bakery-…-cajun-country/
La Bella's (Catering and Deli)
– Kenner
2218
Jefferson Hwy - 504 466-4675
http://www.labellascatering.com/
Great muffalettas and jambalaya!
Lafitte's Landing
Restaurant – Donaldsonville
404
Claiborne Street - 225-473-1232
http://www.jfolse.com/lafittes/index.htm
Owner
and Chef John Folse hosts "A Taste of Louisiana" on PBS.
Located at the lovely Bittersweet Plantation. Don't miss
the magnificent Andouille Crusted Scallops with a sauce of
pureed Greens. Follow it with the Coconut Pie for dessert.
Lagneaux's Chevron – Lafayette
2817
S. Fieldspan Road - 318 981-1054
During the week, Lagneaux's offers daily plate lunches
ranging from pork steaks and pork steak sandwiches (imagine
a huge chop slipped between two pieces of white bread) and
stuffed pork roast with all the sides and even desserts. The
gas station and convenience store sells lots of merchandise
at a good price, plus they have their own meat market --
offering deer processing, boudin, beef jerky and cracklins.
Their plate lunch menu is simple, homey grub. Sunday
barbecue is worth noting. Tender chops, chicken, decent ribs
and deer sausage are served with five sides. Not the choice
of five sides, but five -- potato salad, cole slaw,
cornbread dressing, baked beans, rice dressing -- sides!
Lagneaux’s Restaurant & Meat Market – Lafayette
445
Ridge Road – 337 984-1415
www.lagneauxs.com
Lasyone's Meat Pie
Kitchen - Natchitoches
622 2nd
Street - 318 352-3353
www.lasyones.com
Located in the town where "Steel Magnolias" was filmed,
Lasyone’s is famous for award winning meat pies and Cajun
style Dirty Rice, Red Beans and Rice and Catfish Filet
platters. Save room for the "Cane River Cream Pie" for
dessert. Open Monday – Saturday from 7 am – 9 pm.
Lea's Lunch Room
– Lecompte
1810
Highway 71 South - 318 776-5178
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Leas-Lunchroom/152503598107433
Great homemade pies! Lea’s was once featured on the
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Definitely worth the
short drive from Alexandria.
Legnon's Boucherie - New Iberia
410
Jefferson Terrace - 337 367-3831
Open
Tuesday to Friday from 7am-5:30pm and Saturday from 7am-1pm.
LeJeunes Bakery – Jeanerette
1510
Main Street – 337 276-5690
http://www.lejeunesbakery.com/
Dixiedining
blog:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/divine-bakery-…-cajun-country/
Liuzza'a - New Orleans
3636
Bienville Street - 504 482-9120
http://www.liuzzas.com/
Mandina's - New Orleans
3800
Canal Street - 504 482-9179
http://www.mandinasrestaurant.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mandinas-Restaurant/90375794341
Open
daily at 11am; Sundays at noon. Po boys and red beans and
rice alongside traditional Italian fare. Harry Connick, Jr.
swears by the Po boys.
Mary Ann's Cafe - Lake
Charles
110 W
Broad Street - 337 436-9115
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-Anns-Cafe/106939756005445
Billed as a "True '50's Diner", they claim to have the best
fresh hamburgers in the South. You can order a regular
burger or "Old Fashioned" with onions (cooked inside the
meat), along with fresh, thinly cut onion rings or french
fries. Try the New Orleans style beignets. There is also a
pretty good Fried Catfish on the menu. Open for breakfast
and lunch, Monday - Saturday.
Mid-City Lanes Rock n
Bowl - New Orleans
3061 S
Carrollton – 504 861-1700
http://www.rocknbowl.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mid-City-Lanes-Rock-n-Bowl/54026051723?sk=wall&filter=12#!/pages/Mid-City-Lanes-Rock-n-Bowl/54026051723?sk=wall
A
very unique experience, this place combines bowling, live
rock n’ roll, and New Orleans-style cuisine. The menu
includes a wide variety of Po-Boys along with alligator,
catfish, Gumbo, and jambalaya. Sides are highlighted by
Cajun fries and a Crawfish quesadilla. Finish off your
evening with some New Orleans Bread Pudding. Open Thursday
through Sunday. Call for hours of operation.
Middendorf's - Pass
Manchac/Akers
30160 Hwy 51 South - 504 386-6666
http://middendorfsrestaurant.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Middendorfs#!/Middendorfs?sk=wall
Don't miss the thinly sliced Catfish Filets. Wash it down
with an ice cold Dixie Beer.
Mosca's - Avondale
4137 Highway 90 West - 504 436-9942
http://moscasrestaurant.com/menu-italian-fare.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Moscas-Restaurant/116433201714940
Original chef once worked for gangster Al Capone. He lived
to tell the tale, so the food must have been exceptional!
Cash only.
Mother's - New Orleans
401 Poydras - 504 523-9656
http://www.mothersrestaurant.net/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mothers-Restaurant/111598462212365
Open
daily 7 am – 10 pm. First opened its doors in 1938 and
continues to be a favorite of locals. Nothing fancy … just
great food. Highly recommended!
Mulate's Cajun Restaurant
- Breaux Bridge
325 West Mills Avenue - 337 332-4648
http://www.mulates.com/
There’s also a location in New Orleans.
New Early’s Food Store – Scott
1410
St. Mary Street – 337 234-4592
Open
every day ‘til 8:30pm
NOLA - New Orleans
534 St
Louis Street - 504 522-6652
http://www.emerils.com/restaurant/2/NOLA-Restaurant/
Old Tyme Grocery – Lafayette
218
W. St. Mary St. - 318 235-8165
http://www.oldetymegrocery.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Olde-Tyme-Grocery/129629850412999
If
not for the best Po Boys in town -- crispy chewy bread and
huge portions -- Old Tyme's panache could rely solely on the
fries. Huge wedges of tater, deep-fried to greasy
perfection, they are served in a medium-sized bowl (think
cereal). This noisy slice of heaven pulls in all
demographics. Their seafood Po Boy selections are a treat.
Parasol's Restaurant & Bar – New Orleans
2533
Constance Street - 504 899-2054
http://www.parasolsbarandrestaurant.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Parasols-Bar-and-Restaurant/140701349306617#!/pages/Parasols-Bar-and-Restaurant/140701349306617?sk=wall
Irish pub with great Roast beef Po boys.
Parkway Bakery – New Orleans
538
Hagan Avenue – 866 755-9842
http://www.parkwaybakeryandtavernnola.com/
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/images-of-new-orleans/
Pascal's Manale - New Orleans
1838
Napolean Ave - 504 895-4877
Known for their BBQ shrimp and oyster bar.
Pat's Fisherman's Wharf -
Breaux Bridge
1008
Henderson Levee Road - 337 228-7512
http://www.patsfishermanswharf.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pats-Fishermans-Wharf/118385548180955#!/pages/Pats-Fishermans-Wharf/118385548180955?sk=wall
Paul's Pirogue – Carencro
209
East St. Peter Street - 337 896-3788
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pauls-Pirogue-of-Carencro/117993701560673
Peltier’s Specialty Meats – New Iberia
1317
Jane Street - 337 364-4366
Pig Stand - Ville Platte
318 East
Main Street - 337 363-2883
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pig-Stand-Ville-Platte-LA/184223998285978
Poches Market - Breaux
Bridge
3015
Main Highway - 337 332-2108
http://www.pochesmarket.com/
Poor Boy Lloyd's - Baton
Rouge
205
Florida Street - 225 387-2271
http://www.poorboylloyds.com/
Specializing in seafood and Po-boys, Poor Boy Lloyd’s is one
of Downtown's oldest restaurants. Breakfast and lunch
served Monday – Friday. Daily lunch specials.
Poor Boy's Riverside Inn
– Lafayette
240
Tubing Road - 337 235-8559
http://www.poorboysriversideinn.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poor-Boys-Riverside-Inn/46713728961#!/pages/Poor-Boys-Riverside-Inn/46713728961?sk=wall
Fine
seafood and gumbo at this popular locals hangout. Good
service and fair pricing make this place at hit. Baked
oysters, fried fish, stuffed flounder, or fresh crabmeat
sauteed in butter. It's hard to go wrong here in the heart
of Cajun country.
Port Au Prince – Homer
3324
State Hwy 146 - 318 927-6792
http://www.claiborneone.org/coc/port-au-prince/
Port of Call - New Orleans
838
Esplanade Avenue - 504 523-0120
http://portofcallnola.com/
Good
burgers! Featured in the Spring 2005 issue of the "Oxford
American."
Poupart’s Bakery – Lafayette
1902
West Pinhook – 337 232-7921
http://www.poupartsbakery.com/
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/divine-bakery-…-cajun-country/
A
wonderful bakery, they also serve breakfast, lunch and
dinner. Eat in or carry out. Closed Monday.
Praline Connection - New
Orleans
542 Frenchman – 504 943-3934
http://www.pralineconnection.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Praline-Connection/125339730842711?sk=info#!/pages/The-Praline-Connection/125339730842711?sk=wall
Located just off the French Quarter, the specialty here is
"Creole Soul Cuisine". The lunch menu can feature fried
chicken livers, meat loaf, chicken (baked, stewed or fried),
smothered pork chops, smoked sausage, turkey necks and
wings, Gumbo, Po boys and BBQ ribs. Side dishes include
crowder peas with okra and rice, red beans and rice, and
greens (collard, mustard or cabbage) and cornbread is served
with all entrees. The expanded dinner menu offers stuffed
bell peppers, crawfish etouffee, and much more. Fried
softshell crawfish, alligator sausage, and hog's head cheese
make for some unusual appetizers. Although dapper waiters
are sharply dressed with ties and 40's style black hats,
Praline Connection offers a casual atmosphere. Travel and
Leisure magazine has noted: “This friendly, lively
restaurant is the hottest spot for cooking in the
Southern-Creole mode.” Open for lunch 11 am – 4 pm; dinner
from 4 pm – 10 pm. Highly recommended.
Prejean's - Lafayette
3480 US
167 N - 318 896-3247
http://www.prejeans.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Prejeans
Award winning Cajun cuisine.
R & O Seafood – Metairie
216
Metarie Hammond Highway - 504 831-1248
Rabideaux's Sausage
Kitchen - Iowa
105
Highway 165 - 337-582-3184
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rabideauxs-Sausage-Kitchen-Inc/108152832560308
Lunch only. Boudin and stuffed pork chops are good choices.
Save room for a slic of homemade sweet dough pie for
dessert. Dine at a picnic table outside.
Randol's Cajun Restaurant
- Lafayette
2320
Kaliste Saloom Road - 337 981-7080
http://www.randols.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Randols/112499257133#!/pages/Randols/112499257133?sk=wall
Cajun dancehall featuring live music, great food and dancing
... Opens at 5pm ... Music starts at 6pm.
Rees Street Market - Breaux Bridge
241
Rees Street – 337 332-2243
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rees-Street-Market/114035291961804
Richard’s Meat Market – Abbeville
117
Park Avenue – 337 898-0836
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/sampling-some-…-cajun-country/
Richard's Seafood Patio –
Abbeville
1516 S. Henry Street - 337 893-1693
First opened for business in 1957. Order the Boiled Crabs -
some of the best in the South! Famous for Boiled Crawfish!
Opens at 5pm Monday through Saturday.
Rivershack Tavern - New
Orleans
3449
River Road - 504 834-4938
http://www.therivershacktavern.com/
Robin's - Breaux
Bridge/Henderson
1409 Main
Street - 337 228-7594
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Robins-Restaurant/165798363463961
Rocky and Carlo's – Chalmette
613
West St. Bernard Highway - 504 279-8323
http://www.rockyandcarlos.com/
Famous for their "Wop Salad," made with garlic, onion,
olives, peppers, artichokes, cheese and more.
Ruby's Cafe – Eunice
221
Walnut Street – 337 550-7665
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rubys-Cafe-Eunice/158772987490900
Shrimp and crawfish; the shrimp etoufee is said to be
special.
Shawn’s Cajun Meats – Lafayette
2832
Verot School Rd – 337 984-0920
https://www.facebook.com/people/Shawns-Cajun-Meats/100000921414419#!/people/Shawns-Cajun-Meats/100000921414419?sk=wall
They
have a second location called Shawn’s Cajun Meats, Too in
Delcambre. The address is 210 W Hwy 14. Phone:
337-685-0920.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shawns-Cajun-Meats-Too/131757036869078
Sid-Mar's Restaurant and Bar – Metairie
Formerly Sid-Mar’s of Bucktown (pre Katrina)
3322
North Turnbull Drive – 504 831-9541
http://www.sidmarsrestaurant.com/index.html
Reopened in 2010, Sid-Mar’s has a new location but same
“Bucktown” tradition. Sid-Mar's serves boiled crawfish
(in-season), fried oysters and shrimp, Po boys and a pretty
good gumbo.
Soileau's Dinner Club
– Opelousas
1618
North Main Street - 337-942-2985
http://www.soileaus.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Soileaus-Dinner-Club/111605238880250
Established in 1937, Soileau's is famous throughout Acadiana
for hand-cut ribeyes, homemade stuffings, and Cajun
specialties, Char-broiled steaks and chicken. Lunch is
served daily until 3 p.m. Clarence Soileau was elected to
the Louisiana Restaurant Hall of Fame in 2001. Try the
gumbo, a Po-boy, or the tempting shrimp and crabmeat
casserole. The "Catfish Opelousas" is a signature dish -
the mudcats are expertly grilled and then topped with a mix
of crabmeat and crawfish.
Soop's – Maurice
8218
Maurice Ave. - 337 893-2462
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Soops/360368869313
Just
over the Vermilion Parish line, Soop's offers excellent
down-home flavor at very reasonable prices. Although the
spot looks like a long mobile home from the outside, it's
surprisingly roomy when you step inside. But that doesn't
keep it from being packed on a Friday or Saturday night. The
seafood platters and gumbo are excellent, but the
overflowing shrimp Po boys are a real treat.
Suire's – Kaplan
13923 Highway 35 South - 337 643-8911
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Suires-Grocery-Restaurant/134848529899247
Suire's slogan is: "If you want country cooking, come to the
country." Located in an old grocery store (with an ice bin
out front) just south of Kaplan, Suire's serves up some of
the best local gumbo. The portions on the seafood platter
are big enough to make a "skinny man fat and a fat man
weep." Their cuisine -- turtle sauce piquant, alligator
poboys, homemade tarts and pecan pie, catfish topped
etouffee -- has received rave reviews in The New York Times
and The Dallas Morning News.
T-Boy’s Slaughter House - Ville Platte
2228
Pine Point Rd – 337 468-3333
http://www.tboyscs.com/
Grocery store with their own line of seasonings and homemade
boudin.
T-Sue's Bakery - Breaux Bridge
1046A Henderson Highway - 337 228-2492
https://www.facebook.com/pages/T-Sues-Bakery/116332451724464
Phillip "T-Sue" Roberts makes some of the finest breads in
all of Bayou Country. If you're looking for fresh bread to
build your own Po boy creation, this is your place.
Tiny Prudhomme’s House of Meat & Café – Broussard
416
N. Morgan Avenue – 337 326-4603
http://www.prudhommeshouseofmeatandcafe.com/index.htm
Trahan Foods – Rayne
601
N. Arenas St – 337 334-3162
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trahan-Foods-LLC/127962667250393
Victor's Cafeteria - New Iberia
109
West Main Street - 337 369-9924
http://victorscafeteria.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Victors-Cafeteria/122445337791795#!/pages/Victors-Cafeteria/122445337791795?sk=info
Villager's Café – Maurice
8400
Maurice Ave. - 337 898-1554
http://www.villagerscafe.net/index.html
Villager's Café offers very good “poor” boys,
way-too-generous helpings of big fat fries, chewy crispy
bread, and great fried shrimp.
Warehouse No. 1 - Monroe
1 Olive
Street - 318 322-1340
http://www.warehouseno1.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Warehouse-No-1-Restaurant/117783181581325
Famous Hushpuppies and catfish right on the riverfront.
Willie Mae's Scotch House
- New Orleans, LA
2401 St.
Ann Street - 504-822-9503
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Willie-Maes-Scotch-House/115243735167930
This
is a tiny Soul Food joint in the Treme neighborhood of New
Orleans, about a 20 minute stroll from the French Quarter.
Kerry Blackmon, Willie Mae’s great-granddaughter, sticks
with the Soul Food standards of smothered pork chops, crispy
fried catfish, bread pudding, etc. Collard greens, flavored
with bits of real bacon, are another sure bet at Willie
Mae's. Wash it all down with a tangy lemonade!
Yellow Bowl - Jeanerette
19466
State Highway 182 West - 337 276-5512
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yellow-Bowl-Restaurant/117421171652846
Dixiedining
blog review:
http://dixiedining.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/divine-bakery-…-cajun-country/
In
business since 1923, and home to some mighty fine Louisiana
seafood. Be sure to try the Crawfish Bisque! |
