Highest-rated Southern restaurants in Shreveport by diners

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June 18, 2024
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Highest-rated Southern restaurants in Shreveport by diners

When you travel below the Mason-Dixon Line, you'll find some of the most mouthwatering, comforting cuisine in the U.S.: Southern food.

Southern dishes are a vital part of American cuisine, from hush puppies to ham hocks and beignets to barbecue. It's impossible to define a classic Southern meal, but a solid one starts with the sharp savory flavor of pimento cheese dip, followed by the delicious crunchiness of fried chicken or a spicy Louisiana étouffée, culminating with a sugary slice of chess pie that's best washed down with a tall glass of sweet tea.

What's unique about Southern fare is that multiple ethnic and cultural groups have influenced it. Spanish staples, such as potatoes and cocoa, are in many Southern dishes; the Acadians, who traveled to Louisiana from Nova Scotia and later became Louisiana Creoles, contributed their seafood to many Southern meals; African ingredients—okra, sorghum (an ancient grain), and black-eyed peas—became a part of the cuisine through the forced labor of enslaved people; French cooking methods, like braising and sautéing, are used for many Southern recipes; and Native Americans introduced corn to Southern recipes, yielding dishes like succotash and grits.

The Southern culinary scene is an explosion of cultures. To find out where you can sample some Southern offerings, Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Southern restaurants in Shreveport using data from Yelp. Data is as of June 11, 2024. Businesses were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only restaurants with at least 10 reviews were considered. In an effort to highlight independent restaurants and local chains, restaurants with more than five locations nationally, based on the Yelp data, were not included.

Read on to find the perfect spot to get a taste of the South near you.

Note: The photos in this article are stock images and do not necessarily depict the specific restaurants listed or the dishes they serve.

#18. Podnuh's Bar-B Q

- Rating: 2.8/5 (32 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1146 Shreveport Barksdale Hwy Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, barbeque
- Read more on Yelp

#17. Shane's Seafood & BBQ

- Rating: 3.0/5 (21 reviews)
- Address: 5750 North Market St. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, seafood, barbeque
- Read more on Yelp

#16. Southfield Grill - Shreveport

- Rating: 3.1/5 (27 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 8235 Jewella Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: american, breakfast & brunch, southern
- Read more on Yelp

#15. Strawn's Eat Shop Too

- Rating: 3.2/5 (106 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7803 Youree Drive Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, new american
- Read more on Yelp

#14. Bodacious Bar and Q

- Rating: 3.7/5 (20 reviews)
- Address: 8410 Line Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: bars, southern, barbeque
- Read more on Yelp

#13. Southfield Grill

- Rating: 3.7/5 (92 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 315 Southfield Road Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, breakfast & brunch, american
- Read more on Yelp

#12. Tejas Kitchen Bar Patio

- Rating: 3.8/5 (90 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 855 Pierremont Road Ste 149 Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, wine bars, steakhouses
- Read more on Yelp

#11. Sauvage

- Rating: 3.9/5 (43 reviews)
- Address: 608 Absinthe Court Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, desserts, bars
- Read more on Yelp

#10. Piccadilly

- Rating: 3.9/5 (19 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1133 Saint Vincent Ave. Ste 40 Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, cafeteria, chicken wings
- Read more on Yelp

#9. Cotton Boll Grill

- Rating: 4.1/5 (67 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1624 Fairfield Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, comfort food, breakfast & brunch
- Read more on Yelp

#8. Sam's Southern Eatery

- Rating: 4.1/5 (283 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6122 Greenwood Road Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: seafood, southern
- Read more on Yelp

#7. Herby-K's

- Rating: 4.1/5 (622 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1833 Pierre Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: cajun/creole, seafood, southern
- Read more on Yelp

#6. Cat Daddy's Cafe

- Rating: 4.2/5 (26 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4158 Hollywood Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, cafes
- Read more on Yelp

#5. Marilynn's Place

- Rating: 4.4/5 (690 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4041 Fern Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: salad, chicken shop, southern
- Read more on Yelp

#4. Bistro To Go

- Rating: 4.5/5 (27 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 748 Lassus Lane Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, american, sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp

#3. The Market

- Rating: 4.6/5 (19 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 10539 Norris Ferry Road Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, seafood, steakhouses
- Read more on Yelp

#2. Jimbeaux's & Son

- Rating: 4.7/5 (13 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1817 East 70th St. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: southern, fast food
- Read more on Yelp

#1. Taylor's Catering & Restaurant

- Rating: 4.7/5 (21 reviews)
- Address: 1136 North Market St. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: caterers, soul food, southern
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Rasha Aly, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 143 metros.

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