Shreveport, LA

Pete Harris Café
Soul Food; founded in 1921 by Jack Harris and Van Freeman, the restaurant is a favorite among all peoples; every visiting celebrity or politician makes a stop here; 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; Sun-Tue 8a-12p, Fri-Sat 8a-3a; 1355 Milam Street; 318-425-4277

Brother’s Seafood
Touted by many as the best Creole Seafood in town; 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 whole host of other southern specialties; Sun–Thu 8a-10p, Fri–Sat 8a-2a; 500 Clyde Fant Parkway; 318-675-2703

JOSH Lounge
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 new Hip Hop thrown in; Mon-Thu 6p-3a, Fri 5p-4a, Sat 7p-4a, Sun 7p-3a; 224 Spring Street; 318-681-9960

Uncle Buck’s Smokehouse
Delicious barbeque prepared in the Ark-Lou-Tex smokehouse manner; seats 30; Mon-Thu 12a-10p, Thu-Fri 11a-1:30a, Sat Noon-1:30a, Sun Noon 8p; some major credit cards accepted; 2920 Jewella; 318-635-5184

Club Mabel’s
A nightclub in the city’s art district; evenings only; 205 Texas Street; 318-675-0308

The Danceplex
A cosmopolitan dancer’s haven, if you like the best of the 70’s, 80’s music from all genres and occasionally Hip-Hop; Crocket and Travis Streets, http://www.thedanceplex.com