FOOD NEWS
13 Best Seafood Restaurants In Louisiana
BY HUNTER WREN MIELE
Parrain’s Seafood Restaurant
This eatery has been a Baton Rouge staple since 2001. It boasts the freshest and highest quality seafood and claims to best of the best.
Parrain’s menu includes seafood au gratin, catfish perdu, and black and bleu tuna. Catfish Atchafalaya is one of the restaurant’s legendary dishes.
Spahr’s Seafood
Spahr’s originally opened in Des Allemands in 1968, but has expanded to include three locations around Louisiana. Their slogan is: "Catfish is King!"
Enjoy your catfish entrée with a side of seafood gumbo and a bloody Mary. Try tackling Bill’s Seafood Platter, which includes fried crawfish, soft-shell crab, and shrimp.
Pêche Seafood Grille
Considered one of the best seafood restaurants in America, this New Orleans establishment's ambiance is minimalist and classy with a cozy elegance.
Its limited menu reflects its charm and rustic simplicity, like smoked tuna dip. Consider getting Pêche’s famous whole grilled fish to share with your table.
Kingfish
This eatery features vintage decor that pays tribute to former Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long. It showcases 1930s memorabilia, and the staff wear Depression-era attire.
Kingfish is popular for its New Orleans brunch menu, which features crawfish beignets and crabcakes, a blue crab omelet, and crème brûlée French toast.
Trapp’s
Named after the famed hot sauce Trappey's, this eatery in West Monroe boasts a history dating back to 1898. They offer many acclaimed potato-based delights.
If you’re not a potato fan, the crawfish, catfish, or shrimp po’boys are great alternatives. These sandwiches burst with fried or grilled fish and can be dressed as you please.