Guidebook for Baton Rouge
Essentials
Matherne's is a wonderful, fully stocked grocery store with a great salad bar, beer and wine selection, and everything else you might need. Just a few minute's walk from the house.
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Matherne's Market
440 N 3rd StMatherne's is a wonderful, fully stocked grocery store with a great salad bar, beer and wine selection, and everything else you might need. Just a few minute's walk from the house.
A weird, eclectic grocer that sells po-boys and coffee. It is the hangout spot for the residents of Spanish Town.
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Spanish Town Market
701 Spanish Town RdA weird, eclectic grocer that sells po-boys and coffee. It is the hangout spot for the residents of Spanish Town.
Food Scene
GOYaYa has fantastic sweet and savory crepes and coffee. We'd go there every day if we could.
GOYaYa's Coffee + Crepes
504 North StGOYaYa has fantastic sweet and savory crepes and coffee. We'd go there every day if we could.
It's close to campus (and so very student oriented), but it has great coffee, a lovely atmosphere, and nice outdoor seating.
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Highland Coffees
3350 Highland RdIt's close to campus (and so very student oriented), but it has great coffee, a lovely atmosphere, and nice outdoor seating.
This place has great seafood and Louisiana cuisine. The crawfish etoufee and gumbo are both top notch. Nice deck to sit on and enjoy your meal or drinks.
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Parrain's Seafood Restaurant
3225 Perkins RdThis place has great seafood and Louisiana cuisine. The crawfish etoufee and gumbo are both top notch. Nice deck to sit on and enjoy your meal or drinks.
Sushi restaurant with a wonderful rooftop view of the city. It has the usual sushi fare, and a few with a Cajun twist.
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Tsunami Sushi Baton Rouge
100 Lafayette StSushi restaurant with a wonderful rooftop view of the city. It has the usual sushi fare, and a few with a Cajun twist.
A nice little farm to fork restaurant. They mostly specialize in small plates, so go with a friend and order a few things. The menu changes regularly.
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Cocha
445 N 6th StA nice little farm to fork restaurant. They mostly specialize in small plates, so go with a friend and order a few things. The menu changes regularly.
Local Saturday farmer's market that runs from 8-12. It has fresh produce, meat, dairy, etc, as well as an indoor area that has great food and other odds and ends.
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Red Stick Farmers Market
501 N 5th StLocal Saturday farmer's market that runs from 8-12. It has fresh produce, meat, dairy, etc, as well as an indoor area that has great food and other odds and ends.
So far it's only open for breakfast and lunch on weekdays, but the food is great! They serve an odd mix of Vietnamese and Cajun food.
Cafe Mimi
329 Florida StSo far it's only open for breakfast and lunch on weekdays, but the food is great! They serve an odd mix of Vietnamese and Cajun food.
Sightseeing
Unguided tours of the Capitol are free every day of the week. You can take an elevator all the way to the top and look out over the city. It's free, very close to the house, and the view is amazing.
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Louisiana State Capitol Building
900 N 3rd StUnguided tours of the Capitol are free every day of the week. You can take an elevator all the way to the top and look out over the city. It's free, very close to the house, and the view is amazing.
Louisiana's Old State Capitol has become a museum highlighting Louisiana history. It's free and in a convenient location to our house and nearby restaurants and bars.
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I-Old State Capitol yaseLouisiana
100 North BlvdLouisiana's Old State Capitol has become a museum highlighting Louisiana history. It's free and in a convenient location to our house and nearby restaurants and bars.
Arts & Culture
This is a wonderful museum about the history and culture of Louisiana. The second floor is broken into regions and covers the many different cultures that make up this state, as well as the different celebrations we hold (including, but certainly not limited to, Mardi Gras).
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Capitol Park Museum
660 N 4th StThis is a wonderful museum about the history and culture of Louisiana. The second floor is broken into regions and covers the many different cultures that make up this state, as well as the different celebrations we hold (including, but certainly not limited to, Mardi Gras).
Manship Theatre
100 Lafayette StMovies, live theatre, music...They have it all.
Bars and Nightlife
A regular sports bar with a good beer selection. They have pool and other games, but the lovely outdoor seating is what sets them apart during fair weather. And their proximity to the house.
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Bengal Tap Room
421 3rd StA regular sports bar with a good beer selection. They have pool and other games, but the lovely outdoor seating is what sets them apart during fair weather. And their proximity to the house.
A whiskey bar that might be the only quiet place to go have a drink in the whole town. If they have TVs, I've never noticed, and they don't play loud music. It has a nice outside seating area in the back.
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The River Room
222 Laurel StA whiskey bar that might be the only quiet place to go have a drink in the whole town. If they have TVs, I've never noticed, and they don't play loud music. It has a nice outside seating area in the back.