LAFAYETTE 

RESTAURANTS

• POUR
• Pamplona Tapas Bar
• Social Southern Table & Bar
• Romacelli
• Marcello’s
• Baba Kabob
• Blu Basil
• La Creperie
• Antoni’s
• Agave’s Mexican
• Lagneaux’s (Cajun hot spot)
• Chris’ Po-Boys
• Poseidon’s
• Judice Inn
• Hawaii Grill
• Izumi Ramen
• Masala Indian

 

BARS

• Taproom
• Corner Bar
• Legends
• Greenroom
• Palmyre ($$$)
• Jefferson Street Pub

 

STUDY SPOTS/COFFEE SHOPS

• ULL Library
• Jet Coffee
• Reve Coffee (2 locations)
• Johnston Street Java
• Carpe Diem
• Tea Rex
• PJs/Starbucks/CCs

 

**PSA** Crumbl Cookie just opened :)

 

BATON ROUGE 

RESTAURANTS

• Our Mom’s Burgers
• Tsunami Sushi ($$$)
• Superior Grill
• Drunken Fish
• Chimes
• Cocha
• Little Village ($$)
• Jinya Ramen
• Soji
• Bldg 5
• Overpass Merchant
• Albasha (Express or Restaurant)
• Gino’s
• Chow Yum Phat
• City Pork
• Olive or Twist (BEST BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH EVER)

 

BARS

• Tigerland – enter at your own risk
• Ivar’s
• Bulldog
• Uncle Earl’s
• Revelry
• Vintage
• Bin 77
• Blend
• Mid City Beer Garden
• Chimes
• Happy’s

 

STUDY SPOTS/COFFEE SHOPS

• Middleton (LSU Library)
• PFT (LSU engineering building)
• Lighthouse Coffee
• Coffee Call
• French Truck
• Highland Coffee
• City Roots
• Reve Coffee
• Vintage
• Magpie
• PJs/Starbucks/CCs

 

MANDEVILLE

RESTAURANTS

• Meribo
• Cured
• Rakong Thai
• Trey Yuen ($$$)
• Coffee Rani
• La Carreta’s
• Chimes
• Lola
• Rusty Pelican
• Albasha
• Abita Roasting Company
• Blind Tiger
• Garcia’s
• Mugshots
• Megumi
• Haiku
• Pho Cong

 

BARS

• Chimes
• Apres
• Taproom
• Barley Oak
• Beach House Bar & Grill
• Old Rail Brewing Co
• Pat’s Rest Awhile
• Felix’s
• Times Grill
• Ann’s Wine Bar

 

STUDY SPOTS

• Abita Roasting Company @ Madisonville Lakefront (Dani’s personal favorite)
• WFM Coffee Bar
• La Madeleine
• Kona Coffee
• Tammany Parish Libraries (Mandeville, Covington, and Causeway locations)
• PJs/Starbucks/CCs

 

**PSA** Just Chillin’ has the best snowballs in the state (I feel very strongly about this) – get the chocolate

 

LAKE CHARLES 

RESTAURANTS

• Steamboat Bill’s
• Calla
• Landry’s
• Luna
• Villa Harlequin
• Area 337
• Cousin’s Lebanese
• Beaux Dines
• Artisan Bistro

 

BARS

• Luna
• M Bar
• Ice Bar
• MacFarlene’s
• Panorama Music House
• Loggerhead’s
• My Place

 

STUDY SPOTS

• Coffee: 30
• Stellar Beans
• Acadian Coffee Roasters
• Charleston Bistro & Bakery
• Cinnamon Grounds
• Village Coffee House
• PJs/Starbucks/CCs (really cute Starbucks on Ryan St)

 

BOGALUSA 

RESTAURANTS

• Bino’s
• Warner’s Fish House
• Napoli’s
• YoYo’s
• Time Out

 

BARS

 

 

STUDY SPOTS

• Small Town
• Brewing Beans
• First Cup
• PJs/Starbucks/CCs