Guidebook for Lafayette

Michelle
Guidebook for Lafayette

Essentials

Great Cajun butcher items like stuffed pork chops, boudin and smoked sausages. Best French bread in town!
Adriens Supermarket
3842 W Congress St
Great Cajun butcher items like stuffed pork chops, boudin and smoked sausages. Best French bread in town!
Best boudin around.
The Best Stop Supermarket
615 LA-93
Best boudin around.
Avoid restaurant prices on crawfish. They serve them at the front door when in season (springtime.) Lots of other good local stuff in this supermarket, too!
36 locals recommend
Rouses Market
601 Bertrand Dr
36 locals recommend
Avoid restaurant prices on crawfish. They serve them at the front door when in season (springtime.) Lots of other good local stuff in this supermarket, too!
Great wine selection just around the corner. Ask for Steve.
Ambassador Wine and Spirits
2305 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
Great wine selection just around the corner. Ask for Steve.

Food Scene

Great, old-fashioned diner. Before the pandem, Wednesday mornings at 7:00 a.m., there's a French Table where locals (Cajun speakers) meet to talk in French. Yes, it's early, but YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!
36 locals recommend
Dwyer's Cafe
323 Jefferson St
36 locals recommend
Great, old-fashioned diner. Before the pandem, Wednesday mornings at 7:00 a.m., there's a French Table where locals (Cajun speakers) meet to talk in French. Yes, it's early, but YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!
Before the pandem, another French Table at noon on Tuesdays. Also, the best Absinthe cocktail menu ever!
57 locals recommend
Pamplona Tapas Bar
631 Jefferson St
57 locals recommend
Before the pandem, another French Table at noon on Tuesdays. Also, the best Absinthe cocktail menu ever!
Creative, continental style dining.
71 locals recommend
The French Press
214 E Vermilion St
71 locals recommend
Creative, continental style dining.
Traditional Cajun. The Hut on Johnston is open; not the downtown location.
28 locals recommend
Don's Seafood
4309 Johnston St
28 locals recommend
Traditional Cajun. The Hut on Johnston is open; not the downtown location.
Best item: Marie Leveau pizza - crabmeat special!
12 locals recommend
Deano's Pizza
305 Bertrand Dr
12 locals recommend
Best item: Marie Leveau pizza - crabmeat special!
Best hamburgers in town! The recipe has not changed since the 1950's. No fries, just chips!
10 locals recommend
Judice Inn
3134 Johnston St
10 locals recommend
Best hamburgers in town! The recipe has not changed since the 1950's. No fries, just chips!
Great in-season seafood. Quaint little place that's been serving good stuff for a long time. Be sure to drive through Magdalene Square in Abbeville.
Richard's Seafood Patio
1516 S Henry St
Great in-season seafood. Quaint little place that's been serving good stuff for a long time. Be sure to drive through Magdalene Square in Abbeville.
Eatery & smoke house. Just lunch - check hours.
36 locals recommend
Johnson's Boucaniere
1111 St John St
36 locals recommend
Eatery & smoke house. Just lunch - check hours.
Drive-thru and pick up already-boiled crawfish (while in season, ~Dec - Apr). Much better prices than in a sit-down restaurant and it tastes fantastic! They do it right!
The Crawfish Pot
817 Foreman Dr
Drive-thru and pick up already-boiled crawfish (while in season, ~Dec - Apr). Much better prices than in a sit-down restaurant and it tastes fantastic! They do it right!
Fine dining.
Mazen Grill
5818 Johnston St
Fine dining.
Fine dining.
12 locals recommend
Charley G's
3809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
12 locals recommend
Fine dining.
Great poboys.
52 locals recommend
Olde Tyme Grocery
218 W St Mary Blvd
52 locals recommend
Great poboys.
Not only great boiled crawfish (in season) but great fried-food dishes, too.
13 locals recommend
Crawfish Town USA
2815 Grand Point Hwy
13 locals recommend
Not only great boiled crawfish (in season) but great fried-food dishes, too.

Drinks & Nightlife

Cajun & Zydeco dance hall. Sundays 4-6pm, it rocks!
17 locals recommend
Whiskey River Landing
1365 Henderson Levee Rd
17 locals recommend
Cajun & Zydeco dance hall. Sundays 4-6pm, it rocks!
Hostel - Bar - Covered Dance floor - Local music.
95 locals recommend
Blue Moon Saloon And Guest House
215 E Convent St
95 locals recommend
Hostel - Bar - Covered Dance floor - Local music.
Old-time dance hall with great local artists playing every Saturday evening & more. Breaux Bridge.
15 locals recommend
La Poussiere
1215 Grand Pointe Ave
15 locals recommend
Old-time dance hall with great local artists playing every Saturday evening & more. Breaux Bridge.
Beer & snacks. Daily & evenings.
15 locals recommend
Parish Brewing Co.
229 Jared Dr
15 locals recommend
Beer & snacks. Daily & evenings.

Sightseeing

Wildlife showcase (alligators & egrets). Botanical garden. All on a salt dome.
54 locals recommend
Avery Island
54 locals recommend
Wildlife showcase (alligators & egrets). Botanical garden. All on a salt dome.
See how it's made! Taste other sauces; even Tabasco ice cream. Fabulous gift shop.
8 locals recommend
McIlhenny Company
329 Avery Island Rd
8 locals recommend
See how it's made! Taste other sauces; even Tabasco ice cream. Fabulous gift shop.
Lafayette's founding father.
6 locals recommend
Alexandre Mouton House
1122 Lafayette St
6 locals recommend
Lafayette's founding father.
Beautiful plantation. Gone with the Wind staircase. No longer open to the public. Chretienpoint.com
Chretien Point Road
Chretien Point Road
Beautiful plantation. Gone with the Wind staircase. No longer open to the public. Chretienpoint.com
St. John's Cathedral next door has a beautiful old live oak tree.
Cathedral-Carmel School
848 St John St
St. John's Cathedral next door has a beautiful old live oak tree.
Jefferson Island. Beautiful botanical gardens set on Lac Peigneur. Cajun restaurant with beautiful view. Home tours. Ask proprietor Mike Richard to recount the punctured salt dome story.
Cottages at Rip Van Winkle Gardens
5505 Rip Van Winkle Rd
Jefferson Island. Beautiful botanical gardens set on Lac Peigneur. Cajun restaurant with beautiful view. Home tours. Ask proprietor Mike Richard to recount the punctured salt dome story.
Re-created village of long ago, Sunday dancing, and more. Director – David Cheramie.
77 locals recommend
Vermilionville Historic Village
300 Fisher Rd
77 locals recommend
Re-created village of long ago, Sunday dancing, and more. Director – David Cheramie.
Nice museum and film on Acadians. Next to Vermilionville.
12 locals recommend
Acadian Cultural Center
501 Fisher Rd
12 locals recommend
Nice museum and film on Acadians. Next to Vermilionville.
Re-created village of long ago.
31 locals recommend
Acadian Village
200 Greenleaf Dr
31 locals recommend
Re-created village of long ago.

Everything Else

Fairgrounds for Mardi Gras with concerts. All the parades end here.
Cajun Field
2351 W Congress St
Fairgrounds for Mardi Gras with concerts. All the parades end here.
Not a place to visit; just providing online papers that publish what's going on: http://www.theind.com/ http://www.theadvertiser.com/ http://archive.theadvertiser.com/section/ACADIANA/Times-of-Acad
The Daily Advertiser
1100 Bertrand Drive
Not a place to visit; just providing online papers that publish what's going on: http://www.theind.com/ http://www.theadvertiser.com/ http://archive.theadvertiser.com/section/ACADIANA/Times-of-Acad
Cajun music mixed with oldies.
KBON 101.1 FM
109 S 2nd St
Cajun music mixed with oldies.
Cajun French radio 6-8a.m. weekdays. More on weekends.
KRVS
231 Hebrard Blvd
Cajun French radio 6-8a.m. weekdays. More on weekends.

Food & Nightlife

Cute menu & lots of outdoor seating. Nightly events.
27 locals recommend
Hideaway on Lee
407 Lee Ave
27 locals recommend
Cute menu & lots of outdoor seating. Nightly events.
Great eatery & butcher shop. Evening events, also. Wed: Dance class followed by dancing to a band. More dance nights Thu - Sat (Sun?) https://acadiansuperette.com/
9 locals recommend
Acadian Superette
600 Lamar St
9 locals recommend
Great eatery & butcher shop. Evening events, also. Wed: Dance class followed by dancing to a band. More dance nights Thu - Sat (Sun?) https://acadiansuperette.com/
Local beer & eats. Lunch, too. Arnaudville.
36 locals recommend
Bayou Teche Brewing
1002 Noth Lane
36 locals recommend
Local beer & eats. Lunch, too. Arnaudville.

City/town information

Beautiful town square. Home of the Omelette Festival.
Abbeville
Beautiful town square. Home of the Omelette Festival.
LIBERTY THEATRE. Saturday night show (Rendez-vous des Cadiens) with music and dancing, along with a good storyteller at the mic. 2nd & Park St., Eunice, LA 70535 (337) 457-7389
Eunice
LIBERTY THEATRE. Saturday night show (Rendez-vous des Cadiens) with music and dancing, along with a good storyteller at the mic. 2nd & Park St., Eunice, LA 70535 (337) 457-7389
Pont Breaux. Crawfish Capital of the World.
11 locals recommend
Breaux Bridge
11 locals recommend
Pont Breaux. Crawfish Capital of the World.