Top Seafood Restaurants in Lafayette, LA
What type of diet works for you? If you ask me, I follow the “Seefood” diet. I see food and I eat it. And that may exactly be the case when you go to these seafood restaurants. We’ve already featured steak houses, pizza places, and burger joints before. Now we will expand your dining world and go beyond seas and oceans, or even under them if you wish.
Before you hesitate and question the the idea of eating in these restaurants or the freshness of seafood in general, remember that we handpicked these listings based on already existing reviews and recommendations. So, these listings are the best of the best, in terms of taste, service, and of course, freshness.
Here we now feature the Top 10 Seafood Restaurants in Lafayette, LA. Wherever you are in the country, there are number of them near you, for sure. We’ve done the hard part by searching, now is your turn to try them out yourself!
Don’s Seafood
Lafayette, LA
South Louisiana locals and visitors have been drawn to DON’S authentic Cajun cuisine for more than 80 years. Menu selections including traditional Landry family recipes, and more recent original creations like Zydeco Shrimp, are well worth repeat visits. Many stop in daily for oysters on the half shell or boiled crawfish in season.
Guidry’s Reef
Lafayette, LA
Guidry’s Reef has always prided itself by serving fresh Louisiana seafood prepared in a traditional flavor unique to cajun country. A local favorite founded in 1978, they always assure their customers of a fresh and consistent meal.
Ruffino’s On The River
Lafayette, LA
Ruffino’s Restaurant, is where you’ll see their passion as you enjoy your meal, your cocktail, or your wine. You will also see this passion for quality in their Louisiana Seafood and ingredients from the local farmers market. You will see it in their seasonal specials both in the kitchen and at the bar.
Prejean’s Restaurant
Lafayette, LA
Gator Cove Seafood Restaurant
Lafayette, LA
Gator Cove is 100% Louisiana, combining delicious Cajun food with an exciting atmosphere filled with gators, deer, and peacocks. They specialize in BBQ, fresh seafood, crawfish, succulent steaks, po-boy’s, catfish, fried gator, and more. They have something to please the entire family.
Lagneaux’s
Lafayette, LA
Lagneaux’s has been an Acadiana landmark for forty years, Lagneaux’s Restaurant and Meat Market, provides an array of fresh seafood and meats.
Randol’s Seafood Restaurant
Lafayette, LA
Bon Temps Grill
Lafayette, LA
They are a steakhouse or a seafood restaurant, and their menu is full of steak and seafood offerings. But they like to think of themselves as a unique neighborhood bar and grill where strangers become friends, and friends become family. Try their unique mesquite wood grilled menu offerings, such as Apple and Tasso Stuffed Pork Chops, Grilled Tuna BLT, or choose from their daily selection of grilled fish topped with one of their savory house-made sauces.
Louisiana Crawfish Time
Lafayette, LA
At Louisiana Crawfish Time you will find the worlds best boiled seafood, oysters on the half shell and fried seafood served in an atmosphere that makes you feel like your eating at a camp nestled deep in the Atchafalaya Basin. It’s a local tradition featuring hot tails and cold half shells.
Charley G’s
Lafayette, LA
Charley G’s is a Lafayette favorite known for grilling aged beef & fresh Louisiana seafood over southern hardwoods. The food at Charley G’s is driven by Southern inspiration and the menu changes seasonally with local seafood and produce.
Not find what your looking for? Try one of these other cities. Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport.