Gradney’s Smoke House & Kitchen is your destination to get authentic Creole food in Lawtell, Louisiana right between Opelousas and Eunice. Their menu includes plate lunches that can range from Oxtail to sausage gravy which comes with your choice of 2 sides. You might also try a savory burger or club sandwich and fries. It’s not just smoked meats and creole plate lunches, though. You can also find boiled crawfish here when in season.
B Sweet Bakery in Grand Coteau is your destination for fresh-baked sweet treats including wedding cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, and puddings. The experienced bakers at B Sweet Bakery are committed to putting forward excellent pastries to satisfy any palate or event. During Mardi Gras season, check out their king cakes.
Datz Creole is a food truck located on Union Street in Opelousas right next to Kelly’s Country Meat Block and Diner. Their daily plate lunches range from smothered sausage and tasso to heartwarming gumbo. Fridays at Datz Creole are reserved for delicious seafood dishes like shrimp étouffée and fried fish. If you’re interested in trying some truly traditional Creole dishes, on Saturdays, you’ll be able to try smothered tripe and pig feet with smoked meat.
You can grab plate lunches, boudin, cracklins, fried chicken, meat pies, and more at this locally owned Opelousas eatery.
This deli, located in Port Barre, is more than your average gas station dive. Their menu has Louisiana cuisine classics like beignets, boudin, and poboys. Stop by for breakfast and try their Zydeco Omelette with grilled shrimp or their Cajun Sunrise which includes shredded tasso, egg, and pepper jack cheese on panini bread. It’s the perfect stop if you’re looking for something quick and filling to start your journey along the nearby Bayou Teche.
DezMeaux’s Boudin, located in Opelousas, is your stop for authentic Creole boudin. Their decades-old boudin recipe will have you watering at the mouth. If you want a taste, make sure you get there early. This boudin stop sells out fast.
Tip: try the chicken wings stuffed with boudin. They’re a favorite among the locals!
Head over to Dominick’s Smoke Wagon in Opelousas if you’re serious about barbeque. For over 30 years this local eatery has served the community with some of the best BBQ around. Their secret involves using local products with their own unique spin. In what locals call the “Come Back” sauce they use Jack Miller’s BBQ with their own twist. It’s a taste that–like the name implies–you’ll keep coming back for. With pork steaks that barely fit the plate and affordable prices, the food here is a treat you won’t get anywhere else.
Delicious Louisiana Cajun & Creole food classics like fried alligator, crawfish étouffée, gumbo, and a brunch menu that will blow you out of the water await at the reopening of this historic Opelousas, Louisiana restaurant. Toby’s Little Lodge had a history of dancing, music, and illegal gambling in the 60’s. The original building burned down tragically in 2022. The restaurant has now reopened in downtown Opelousas in what used to be Beau’s Garage. With live music on the weekends and food that can’t be beaten, it’s the perfect place to pass a good time once again.
Located inside of Brent’s Catering in Grand Coteau, Big Hill Café brings Cajun flare to delicious breakfast items. Whether it is sweet, sugar-dusted beignets or their savory Coteau Hash with Cajun potatoes, ham, sausage, onions, peppers and cheese topped with fried eggs, you’ll find an amazing breakfast experience here. Breakfast ends at 10:30am, but the good food doesn’t. From 10:30am-2pm, lunch will be served. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to order locally roasted coffee from Rêve. Try it with their Exit 11 Sandwich: fried boudin, egg, cheese, bacon, dressed with lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
This locally owned bakery and gift shop in Washington, Louisiana promises that everything is baked fresh with a menu that changes every day. They carry king cakes during Mardi Gras season and a vintage candy bar with sweets ranging from Macarons to hand-dipped chocolates; from cakes to pies and cookies. They have Blue Bell ice cream (cone or cup) snowballs year-round, jams and jellies, balloons, sublimated cups, children’s clothes and shoes, handmade quilts, gift baskets, and lots more to discover.
