Side Trips from New Orleans Restaurants
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1. Café Vermilionville
$$$$ | |This 19th-century inn with crisp white linens and old brick fireplaces serves French and Cajun dishes to a well-dressed crowd. Among the specialties are Gulf fish Acadian and grilled duck breast. This is a favorite spot for special occasions among Lafayette residents—and with good reason.
1304 W. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, Louisiana, 70503, USA337-237–0100Known For
- Historic setting
- Old-fashioned service
- Fine dining
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch Sat., No lunch Sat. -
2. Pat's Fisherman's Wharf Restaurant
$$$ | |Overlooking Bayou Amy, Pat's is the real deal, with heaping platters of seafood. On a cool night, get a table on the porch overlooking the bayou and go for the shrimp dinner, which presents the local favorite no fewer than eight different ways. The Atchafalaya Club, which is the area hot spot for Cajun dancing on Saturday and Sunday nights, is next door. Accommodations are also available at Pat's Edgewater Inn, located on the same stretch.
1008 Henderson Levee Rd., Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, 70157, USA337-228–7512Known For
- Great seafood platters
- Crab dinners
- Serene views
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3. Spuddy's Cajun Foods
$ | |Midway between Laura and Oak Alley plantations, downtown Vacherie is short on sights but long on flavor, thanks in no small part to this down-home lunchroom. Photos and murals on the walls tell tales of local history, while po'boys, jambalaya, and fried catfish fill the tables. You can also pick up some homemade sausages as an edible souvenir. Owner Spuddy is a wealth of knowledge; call up and ask about his "Cajun Cooking Experience."
2644 Hwy. 20, Vacherie, Louisiana, 70090, USA225-265–4013Known For
- Rotating lunch specials
- Homemade sausages
- Unforgettable owner
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Rate Includes: Closed weekends. No dinner, Reservations not accepted -
4. B&C Seafood
$ | |This small shop and restaurant serves some of the tastiest seafood gumbo around River Road (and there's plenty of competition). Try a dash of hot sauce and a sprinkle of filé, or sample the alligator burgers; finish with a scoop of rich, dense bread pudding. The shop carries fresh and frozen catfish, crawfish, alligator, and turtle meat harvested from the nearby swamps. You can buy seafood packed to travel.
2155 Rte. 18, Vacherie, Louisiana, 70090, USA225-265–8356Known For
- Exotic meats
- Seafood to-go
- Bread pudding
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Rate Includes: Closed weekends. No dinner -
5. Hebert's Specialty Meats
$ | |A visit to Cajun country is not complete without a stop at Hebert's. This butcher shop is one of several contenders claiming credit for inventing turducken—a turkey stuffed with a duck that's stuffed with a chicken. You can grab a link of hot boudin to eat on the spot, or fill a cooler with andouille, deboned stuffed chicken, and other regional delicacies for later.
8212 Maurice Ave. (Rte. 167), Maurice, Louisiana, 70555, USA337-893–5062Known For
- Original turducken
- Andouille sausage
- Great boudin
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6. Louisiana Crawfish Time
$$ | |From roughly December through June, when Louisiana crawfish are in season, local families pack in to partake in the outrageous abundance. Order from the menu—including crawfish, oysters, and a few sides like sausage links and boiled potatoes, plus cold beer—in the simple, stripped-down dining room filled with big tables. Or roll up to the drive-through window and pick up supplies for your own crawfish picnic.
2019 Verot School Rd., Lafayette, Louisiana, 70508, USA337-988–2645Known For
- Classic Louisiana crawfish
- Boiled shrimp
- Drive-thru window for take-away seafood
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed June–Nov. No lunch -
7. Poche's
$ | |Order your authentic Cajun cooking at the counter of this butcher shop and lunchroom, then eat in or take away. The daily specials will always stick to your ribs. Boudin, sausage, cracklings, and stuffed chicken are just a few of the items available for takeout.
3015 Main Hwy., Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, 70517, USA337-332–2108Known For
- Cracklings
- Cajun sweet dough pies
- Stuffed chicken
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8. Prejean's
$$ | |In this cypress house decorated with swamp trees and a large stuffed alligator at the entrance, people gather over red-and-white-check tablecloths to chow down on some local classics: crawfish and alligator sausage cheesecake, Cajun duckling, or any of the kitchen's four distinctive gumbos. Grilled seafood provides some lighter options. At breakfast, try the house rendition of eggs Benedict, made here with boudin patties, poached eggs, and crawfish étouffée over a biscuit. There's live Cajun music (and usually dancing) nightly.
3480 N.E. Evangeline Throughway, Lafayette, Louisiana, 70507, USA337-896–3247Known For
- Crawfish étouffée
- Boudin sausage
- Live music
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9. Richard's Seafood Patio
$$ | |Cross the Vermilion River on a vintage drawbridge and continue down a winding country road to find this classic Cajun "seafood patio," a no-frills dining room serving immense quantities of boiled crawfish, shrimp, and crabs. There's a full menu of fried and grilled items—and cold beer. Richard's opens at 5 pm and fills up almost immediately, so expect a wait.
1516 S. Henry St., Abbeville, Louisiana, 70510, USA337-893–1693Known For
- Low-key setting
- Fresh shellfish
- Long waits
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch -
10. T-Coon's Café
$ | |This often-busy diner serves a hearty Cajun breakfast and lunch, which feature daily specials such as smothered rabbit, catfish court boulion, or crawfish omelets. The Southern fare also includes fried chicken and seafood dishes.
1900 W. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, Louisiana, 70508, USA337-233–0422Known For
- Cajun flavors
- Comfort food
- Country breakfast
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11. Wayne Jacob's Smokehouse Restaurant
$ | |LaPlace is known as the andouille capital of the world, and the spicy, smoky, Cajun-style sausage is deservedly popular here. In this butcher shop that doubles as a functional, straightforward restaurant for weekday lunches, you can get andouille in burgers, in gumbo, made into chips for dipping, or worked into white beans and rice. A jazz brunch on Sunday expands the offerings to include omelets, boudin Benedict, and other comforting fare. Although reservations aren't mandatory, they are a good idea.
769 W. Fifth St., Laplace, Louisiana, 70068, USA985-652–9990Known For
- Rotating sausage of the month
- Sunday jazz brunch
- Country store shopping
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sat. No dinner
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