Louisiana Culinary Trails - (Page 13) include Louisiana lump crab cakes, and smoked duck and andouille gumbo, plus dazzlers like pistachio-encrusted Gulf redfish. For some of the best crawfish bisque in all of Acadiana, hit Don’s Seafood & Steakhouse (301 E. Vermillion, Lafayette; 337-235-3551; www.donsdowntown.com). In the adjacent town of Scott get a quick initiation into the world of Cajun sausage — particularly boudin, a peppery pork and rice creation. Meat cases at The Best Stop (615 Hwy. 93 N., Scott; 337-233-5805; www.thebeststopsupermarket.com) are loaded with highly seasoned specialties: fabulous course-ground pork andouille, tasso, sausage-stuffed quail, and — a Cajun delicacy — stuffed pork stomach, known as ponce or chaudin. Take a break from eating now. Stroll through Lucullus (107 N. Main St., Breaux Bridge; 337-332-2625; www.lucullusantiques. com), an oasis of high-style European culinary antiques, from gorgeously dented 18th-century copper cauldrons to hand-blown wine glasses. Satisfy your envie in a smaller way next door, at The Coffee Break (109 N. Main St., Breaux Bridge; 337-442-6607). A nice change from chain coffeehouses, the little shop serves up homemade hummingbird cake, hot joe, and lots of local gossip. Get back to work on your appetite with a little Cajun dancing on the outskirts of town at Mulate’s (325 Mills Ave., Breaux Bridge; 337-332-4648). Then try Crawfish Town USA (2815 Grand Point Hwy., Breaux Bridge; 337-667-6148; www.crawfishtown.com) for boiled seafood and classic Cajun dishes. Hot boiled crawfish and the two-step are a favorite combination in Cajun Country. Indulge in both at Pat’s Fisherman’s Wharf (1008 Henderson Levee Rd., Henderson; 337-228-7512; www.patsfishermanswharf.com) and Pat’s Atchafalaya Club, next door. Seafood is brought by fishermen directly from the Atchafalaya Basin to be cooked up and served as a platter of boiled crawfish or the stellar camp-style shrimp and lump crabmeat étouffée. Just down the levee at McGee’s Landing and Cafe (1337 Henderson Levee Rd., Henderson; 337-228-2384; www.mcgeeslanding.com), take a swamp tour, then unwind over some fried alligator and catfish. 13 http://www.donsdowntown.com http://www.thebeststopsupermarket.com http://www.crawfishtown.com http://www.patsfishermanswharf.com http://www.mcgeeslanding.com
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