4 Best Cajun Restaurants in Lafayette, LA

Louisiana is known for its flavorful Cajun food, so when you’re in the mood for this type of cooking, you can enjoy a meal at several top restaurants. Check out a few of the local favorites when it comes to whipping up Cajun and Creole recipes.

1. The Cajun Table

The Cajun Table has been a Lafayette staple since it opened in 2015. It started as a food truck, while the brick-and-mortar location on Ambassador Caffery opened in 2017. You can enjoy lunch or dinner at this eatery, where menu options include dishes prepared with traditional Cajun spices. Start your meal with an order of Maw’s crawfish dip, served with toasted French bread, fried crawfish tails, and green onions, or go for one of the fried options on the starters menu. These include onion rings, fried pickles, fried crab claws, and fried mushrooms.

The loaded Cajun bacon cheeseburger is a local favorite, while the lunch specials vary each day. A few of the unique options include crawfish fettuccine, chicken and smoked sausage sauce piquant, and crawfish etouffee. The po’boy sandwiches are full of Cajun flavor, as well, available with fried shrimp or fried catfish and your choice of tasty toppings.

2. Bon Temps Grill

Bon Temps Grill is another Lafayette restaurant specializing in Cajun and Creole fare. If you’re feeling adventurous, try the Alligator Bang Bang, an appetizer made with marinated alligator meat and tossed in a spicy sauce. The crawfish pot pie is another popular choice, featuring a homemade pie crust stuffed with the eatery’s famous crawfish etouffee.

You can also get the Alligator Bang Bang on a po’boy sandwich, or you can get a sandwich topped with fried shrimp or homemade meatloaf. Don’t forget to satisfy your sweet tooth with bananas foster bread pudding served with homemade sauce.

3. Prejean’s

Prejean’s is a spot where you can enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner, all with a Cajun twist. On the breakfast menu, a few of the unique options include Prejean’s Napoleon, prepared with crisp potato cakes and crab cakes, topped with a poached egg, hollandaise sauce, fresh shrimp, and smoked tasso, or the Breaux Bridge Benedict, which comes smothered in crawfish etouffee. If you’re dining in for lunch or dinner, the crawfish enchilada is worth trying, as are the seafood stuffed mushrooms. The crawfish etouffee is an award-winning entree, served with crawfish pie on the dinner menu.

4. Blue Dog Cafe

At the Blue Dog Cafe, the chefs and owners believe that the soul of culture is the food we eat. They have served members of the Lafayette community for over two decades and showcase local art pieces throughout the restaurant. You can dine in for Sunday brunch or grab lunch or dinner at this eatery. A few of the top menu options include the Blue Dog Po’boy, available with your choice of protein, the Chicken Bayou Teche, featuring a seafood-stuffed chicken breast, and the beignets.

Instead of cooking tonight, give yourself the night off and enjoy a meal at one of these Lafayette eateries. Each location offers an extensive menu of tasty Cajun favorites that come packed with flavor.

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