Location: Baton Rouge
Top Restaurants in Baton Rouge
Top Things to do in Baton Rouge
Top 10 restaurants in Baton Rouge, United States
Settled by Europeans on Native American hunting grounds, the city of Baton Rouge has grown up under the influence of English, French, Spanish, and native cultures. The city is proud of its Cajun and Creole heritage, with clubs famous for playing the blues, and streets full of restaurants serving up everything from spicy Bayou foods to Caribbean home cooking. Located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi delta, visitors can watch the sun set over the levees or ride on a riverboat casino.
Things to do in Baton Rouge
1. Ruth's Chris Steak House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 334 reviews
Reviewed By DougBen - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The service ,food & experience here are tops for Baton Rouge.We started with some Crab Cakes & finished with an original Cheese Cake that were excellent but everything in between was what makes this place special.The staff is warm & attentive.The Steaks are the best to be found.We tried the Cowboy Ribeye & Mashed Potatoes with Creamed Spinach.Sharing everything & it was more than enough.
2. Cou-Yons Bar-B-Q
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 222 reviews
Delicious BBQ, Fresh Seafood, and Legendary Baked Potatoes. Our passion for great food and terrific service make Couyon's the perfect place for you and your group to enjoy a fun southern experience. The reviews do not lie! Stop in today for some awesome Grub!
Reviewed By Brian C
Such great BBQ! Service was great! Want to go back for more as soon as I can. Fried Green Beans are the Bomb!!
3. Tony's Seafood
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 695 reviews
Reviewed By memedebi - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tonys is the local standard for the best boiled crayfish. Its also best for fresh catfish. You can pick them swimming and get them cleaned if you insist. They serve lunches. To take out and have many unusal as well as lical favorites. A taste not to miss.
4. Anthony's Italian Deli
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 179 reviews
Reviewed By Shaun H
Best Muffuletta better than most places in New Orleans. Good bread and meatballs as well. Small place good food.
5. Louisiana Lagniappe Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 646 reviews
Louisiana Lagniappe Restaurant opened in Destin, Florida in 1984. After 14 years the owners sold the restaurant and returned to their home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On January 1st 2003 Louisiana Lagniappe opened in its present location at 9990 Perkins Road in Baton Rouge. In addition to the old-time favorites Seafood Gumbo and Corn and Crab Bisque we serve many different all house made gumbos, soups and bisques including, Roasted Red Pepper and Jumbo Lump Crab, Duck and Andouille Gumbo, Shrimp and Artichoke, Crab and Brie, Southwestern Seafood Bisque, Roasted Cauliflower and Garlic with Jumbo Lump Crab and Lobster Bisque to name a few. The Eggplant and Jumbo Lump Crab, Barbeque Shrimp, Marinated Blue Crab Claws and Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes are a few of the original appetizers from our Destin days that are still favorites to this day. In addition, we offer many new appetizers including house made Boudin Balls, Chipotle Shrimp, Tuna Tataki, Crawfish Wontons, Jumbo Lump Crab and Shrimp Spring Rolls with Ponzu Dipping Sauce, Applewood Smoked Bacon Wrapped Shrimp with Habanero Pomegranate Dipping Sauce, Fried Green Tomatoes with Creole Shrimp Velouté and Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Caribbean Dipping Sauce. Louisiana Lagniappe specializes in Fresh seafood and steaks. We serve fresh Louisiana crawfish dishes only when in season, never frozen or imported. We serve many of our longtime favorite entrées Fish en Papillote, Softshell Crab Pontchartrain, Fish Louisianne and Oysters Lagniappe as well as many new specials that are unique to the Baton Rouge location. Kurobuta Pork Chops with Chipotle Glaze, Seafood Lasagna, Joyce Farms Chicken Florentine, American Red Snapper Fish Tacos with chili lime slaw, roasted corn and cilantro pesto, Smoked Gouda Grits and Grillades of Beef Tenderloin. Our desserts include our house made Key Lime Pie, Crème Brulee, Pecan Pie, Traditional Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce, Hot and Gooey Baked Cookie, Blueberry Bread Pudding with Navan Vanilla Cognac Sauce, Bananas Foster Bread Pudding with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Ice Cream, Chocolate Sin Cake and Apple Bread Pudding with Brown Sugar Cinnamon Ice Cream and Pecan Crumbles.
Reviewed By JakeMartin280 - Louisiana, Missouri
I’ll start by saying Louisiana Lagniappe has phenomenal food. There’s no doubt on that. If you’ve tried the Destin location, you’d know that as well. And while the food was great on our first trip to the BR location, the service unfortunately left us with a 2-3 star experience. When the customer has to get up from the table to try and flag down the waitress just to get a refill that was already promised and way overdue, that’s not good. When the waitress doesn’t even check to see how we liked the food until we had finished it, that’s also not good. When the waitress took 10-15 minutes between even checking on the table, that’s just not good. Now, in fairness, I got another employee to refill my drink to which he apologized. That made me wonder if it was indeed partially his responsibility to look after the tables in that room so it may not all be the waitress’ fault. The bottom line is the service wasn’t good and I can’t help but wonder if it was due to us being seated in a back corner cutout of a room. My advice and the advice I’ll be using if we ever give the BR location another chance, be careful where they seat you and REFUSE a table that is not very easily visible to waitstaff.
6. MANSURS On The BOULEVARD
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 368 reviews
Reviewed By foodie1440 - Boca Raton, Florida
Loved this place. Service top notch. Atmosphere - great. Food - exquisite. We tried the fried eggplant appetizer, the spring rolls, the Brie soup, the crab cakes, baked oysters, everything was delicious. Then we got the duck and the lobsters which were really good too. The only thing I didn’t like was the bread pudding. Too sweet and dense for me but maybe that’s just me. I loved everything else.
7. Parrain's Seafood Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By fishinfool56 - Holden Beach, North Carolina
Based on internet recommendations that this was the best seafood restaurant in Baton Rouge, we went there for dinner with high hopes. Skip to the appetizers. I ordered the fried alligator bites. My wife ordered the crab stuffed mushrooms. The mushrooms were okay, I make better, and the alligator bites were so salty I couldn't eat. When the server returned, I sent them back and got a cup of Gumbo instead. The gumbo was pretty good, but again I can make better. After our experience with the appetizers we decided to pass on dinner. There is much better food in Baton Rouge.
8. Albasha Greek & Lebanese
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 144 reviews
Reviewed By Dale L - Aiken, South Carolina
Albasha Greek & Lebanese Restaurant in Baton Rouge is one of the best places to eat especially if you like Greek and Lebanese food. Service is excellent and food is not that expensive. We have eaten here several times and have never been disappointed.
9. Juban's Restaurant & Catering
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 340 reviews
Reviewed By Omar R
We made reservations to come here based on the recommendation of some friends.
The front hostesses were very friendly, one of whom led us to our table right away.
Francesca was our server... she was very nice and attentive.
We started out with the crab cakes that didn't disappoint as they were succulent and flavorful.
Our entrees consisted of the Red Snapper topped with crab meat and Hallelujah Crab... OMG! This is the best soft shell crab I've ever had.
For dessert we had the white raspberry cake which was very fluffy and the right amount of sweetness.
All in all, this visit to Juban's was a memorable one and one we hope to repeat as our travel bring us back to Baton Rouge.
A special thanks to Frasncesca for a job well done.
Kudos to the owners for an outstanding foodservice operation.
10. The Chimes Restaurant & Tap Room
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 736 reviews
Reviewed By Nav30 - Dallas, Texas
Was here for a business lunch , we ordered the alligator appetizer and oysters with jalapeño . They were both amazing . The food took some time which was ok. The servers are good and the food is good as well. Overall a great place to visit.
