Shreveport, LA

Brother’s Seafood
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant; often touted as having the the best Creole Seafood in town

CUISINE: Creole Seafood; menu items include smothered hamburger steak, chicken or beef liver, trout, catfish seafood platters, stuffed shrimp, chicken and shrimp pasta dishes, dirty rice, red beans with sausage and a host of Southern specialties

CREDIT CARDS: yes

COVER CHARGE: no

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Tue 8a-8p, Wed-Sat 8-11p; Sun 8a-10p

ADDRESS: 500 Clyde Fant Parkway  MAP

PHONE: 318-675-2703

WEBSITE: coming

 

Big O's
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant

CUISINE: Louisiana Seafood; you must try the catfish and shrimp

CREDIT CARDS: yes

COVER CHARGE: no

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Sat 11a-8p; Sun 11a-4p

ADDRESS: 1327 Captain Shreve Drive  MAP

PHONE: 318-828-2271

WEBSITE: coming

 

Burning Spear Cafe
DESCRIPTION: Home-based cafe by Gordon Nurse who cooks pre-ordered home-cooked meals on Fridays; lunch only costs $8; conventiently located next to downtown

CUISINE: Jamaican; you must try the catfish and shrimp

CREDIT CARDS: no

COVER CHARGE: no

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat 11a-7p Take-out Only, so pre-order

ADDRESS: 1173 Louisiana  MAP

PHONE: 318-210-8555

WEBSITE: none

JOSH Lounge
DESCRIPTION: Jazz Old School Heritage, says it all at Josh; all the mature Playas and Divas flock here to move and groove to old Funk and R&B, with a smattering of Hip Hop for age 25+

CUISINE: Light Fare

CREDIT CARDS: yes

COVER CHARGE: yes, depending on event

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-tue 6-2 Thu 7p-2a, Fri-Sat 6p-4a, Sun 7p-2a

ADDRESS: 224 Spring Street  MAP

PHONE: 318-681-9960

WEBSITE: coming

Uncle Buck’s Smokehouse
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant; seats 30

CUISINE: Delicious barbeque prepared in the Ark-Lou-Tex smokehouse manner

CREDIT CARDS: yes

COVER CHARGE: no

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Thu 12a-10p, Thu-Fri 11a-1:30a, Sat Noon-1:30a, Sun Noon 8p

ADDRESS: 2920 Jewella  MAP

PHONE: 318-635-5184
WEBSITE:  none

 

U and I Soulfood
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant

CUISINE: Soul Food

CREDIT CARDS: no

COVER CHARGE: no

DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sat

ADDRESS: 1804 Milam Street  MAP
PHONE: 318-425-5175 ‎

WEBSITE: none

Club Mabel’s
DESCRIPTION: Nightclub in the city’s art district

CUISINE: Light Fare

CREDIT CARDS: yes

COVER CHARGE: yes, depending on event

DAYS & HOURS: CLOSED

ADDRESS: 205 Texas Street

PHONE: 318-675-0308

The Danceplex
DESCRIPTION: Nightclub; a cosmopolitan dancer’s haven, if you like the best of the 70’s, 80’s music from all genres and occasionally Hip-Hop

CUISINE: Light Fare

CREDIT CARDS: yes

COVER CHARGE: yes

DAYS & HOURS: CLOSED

ADDRESS: Crocket and Travis Streets

WEBSITE: http://www.thedanceplex.com

 

Pete Harris Café
DESCRIPTION: Restaurant founded in 1921 by Jack Harris and Van Freeman, the restaurant is a favorite among all peoples; it seems that every celebrity or politician visiting Shreveport stops here

CUISINE: Soul Food; menu includes succulent ribs, savory sausages, tender catfish, delicious red beans and rice, and all the usual complimentary sides; no visit is complete without a sampling of their famous stuffed shrimp

CREDIT CARDS: yes

COVER CHARGE: no

DAYS & HOURS: CLOSED

ADDRESS: 1355 Milam Street

PHONE: 318-425-4277