First time visitor to Lafayette

[Cajun_RH]

Heck yeah. I love to eat, myself. Y'all are making me think I need to take 2 trips!

If you leave Lafayette hungry, it's your own fault.

[ulforlife]

For seafood (Crawfish) - Dons downtown for Crawfish Bisque never disappoints. (Hurry crawfish season is almost over)
For a somewhat eclectic menu go to the French Press across the street from Dons downtown.
For sushi Tsunami downtown
For Mexican - LaPaqua on Johnston or Aztecas on Ambassador Caffery (Avoid LaFondas no matter what anybody says)
For Italian - I Monelli or Alesi's both on Johston street.
For smoked meats Johnstons Boucaniere (you will not be disappointed) If you really want to get down with cajun go to Poches north of Breaux Bridge.

For a somewhat more elegant setting Cafe Vermilionville on Pinhook or Jollies also on Pinhook.

For Tapas - Pamplona Tapas on Jefferson.

Helmet, you are a smart man

[Frenchie35]

Don't forget about Charlie G's. Olde Tyme is flat out the best po-boy you'll ever get. Get the whole shrimp or any other. A bit off the beaten path is Nash's in Broussard. Cafe Vermilion Ville for white table cloth dinning. Ruffino's on the River. Oh...and Jolie's....seriously if you can't find good food in Lafayette you just aren't trying. You could easily spend four days here and eat all three meals at a different places each day and never get a bad meal.

Yea, and never run out of restaurants either....You would have hit only about 3%....I think one goes out of business for whatever reason and two open up down the road. My wife use to cook every day, now we eat out just about every day......damn I'm getting hungry........

[Ole Colony]

Forgot the hotels by I-10. Look at the 5 or 6 hotels on Kaliste Saloom near Pinhook. Much better location and newer hotels.

[cajun4life]

All of this talk about food makes me Campus Copies way too much.

Holy ____e!!!! Awesome plate lunches, they use to put a hurtin on me before I would go to track practice. Coach Lancon would get on me too.

[sportsfanatic21]

Forgot the hotels by I-10. Look at the 5 or 6 hotels on Kaliste Saloom near Pinhook. Much better location and newer hotels.

MUCH better part of town

[cajun4life]

Double post

[sportsfanatic21]

Over/Under on pages of this thread...22

[Cajun_RH]

Over/Under on pages of this thread...22

Over, way over!!

[cajun4life]

For hotels, check out The Lofts on Buchanan. Right in downtown, they may be booked though.