Dinner in Lafayette, Louisiana

[junqueondunlavy]

Ideas for dinner when I won't tolerate touristy spots?

[cajungirl]

Try the crabcakes and the white chocolate bread pudding at Cafe Vermilionville.

[N.O.Food]

Riverside Inn is my favorite restaurant in lafayette. Des Amis is touristy and isn't great. Charley G's is good. I'd go to T' Coon's for a plate lunch, but there's tons of good plate lunch places.

[jolieblonde]

Fezzo's for real Cajun food (in Scott, which is part of Lafayette parish); Poorboy's Riverside Inn for a good dinner; Southside Bakery for their serious hamburgers; Jolie's or Blue Dog Cafe; everyone raves about Prejean's but having grown up a couple miles behind it I can say it isn't the end all be all; for an authentic Lafayette "plate lunch" try Noah's on Ambassador Caffery; best poboys at either Olde Tyme Grocery or Chris'; zydeco brunch at Cafe Des Amis; there are plenty of others...but these will get you started! Ask your server to recommend their favorites, too.

[mrsfury]

We had lunch here once & the food was very good.

http://www.cafedesamis.com/?page_id=14#

[BayouTeche]

My current Lafayette dinner rotation:

Pamplona, Charley G's and Marcello's

[nikinik]

I love Cafe des Amis, but if they can't tolerate a tourist spot, this probably isn't the place for them.