Gumbo

Gumbo is what your momma made, a definition that assures that there are as many different types of gumbos as there are mothers who make them. Sometimes it’s caramel colored roux, okra, tomatoes, shrimp and crab seasoned delicately and thickened slightly to the viscosity of a soup. Sometimes it’s a chocolate brown roux, thick as a stew and brimming with lumps of chicken and sausage. Still others have no roux at all and are served entirely with greens and legumes. Gumbos are typically served over steamed white rice, but some tables prefer sweet potatoes or potato salad. The variation is maddening when trying to sort out what makes gumbo, gumbo.

See below for a list of restaurants that serve gumbo in Lafayette Parish and beyond. Don't see one of your favorite gumbo spots below? Click here and let us know so we can include them.

Gumbo Trail

Discover the people and stories behind some of Lafayette's oldest gumbo spots

Abacus
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
530 W. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 232-5300

Bailey's Seafood & Grill
Smoked Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
5520-A Johnston St., Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 988-6464

Bon Creole
Seafood + Chicken & Sausage
1409 E St Peter St., New Iberia LA 70560
(337) 367-6181

Bon Temps Grill
Bird & Andouille Gumbo
1211 W Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 706-8850

Boutin's Seafood, Steakhouse & Oyster Bar
Louisiana Seafood Gumbo with Shrimp, Crawfish, & Oysters + Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
114 Derek Plaza Ste. D, Carencro, LA 70520
(337) 886-6888

Buck & Johnny's Pizzeria
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo + Seafood Gumbo with Crab, Shrimp & Crawfish
100 Berard St., Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
(337) 442-6630

Cafe Jefferson
Seafood + Chicken & Sausage
5505 Rip Van Winkle Rd New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 359-8525

Cafe Josephine
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo + Seafood Gumbo
1803 W. University Ave. , Lafayette, LA 70520
(337) 662-0008

Charley G's Seafood Grill
Smoked Duck & Andouille Gumbo
3809 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy., Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 981-0108

Chris’ Poboys
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
1930 W Pinhook Rd.
(337) 234-6333
703 Robley Dr, Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 981-1818

Crawfish Town USA
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo + Seafood Gumbo
2815 Grand Point Hwy., Breaux Bridge, LA 70517
(337) 667-6148

Don's Seafood
Seafood Gumbo + Chicken & Andouille Gumbo
4309 Johnston St, Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 981-1141

Duffy’s Diner
Seafood + Chicken & Sausage
1106 Center St., New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 365-2326

Dwight’s Restaurant
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo + Seafood Gumbo
4800 Johnston St, Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 981-1241

Ema's Café
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
5520-B Johnston St., Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 981-4849

Fezzo's Seafood, Steakhouse & Oyster Bar
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo + Shrimp & Okra Gumbo + Seafood Gumbo
720 S Frontage Rd., Scott, LA 70583
(337) 261-2464
6701 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Broussard, LA 70518
(337) 330-2302

Five Mile Eatery
Gluten-Free Chicken & Sausage
317 Heymann Blvd, Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 806-9891

Hub City Diner
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
1412 S College Rd., Lafayette, LA 70503
(337) 235-5683

The French Press
Chicken & Andouille Gumbo
214 E Vermilion St., Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 233-9449

Jane's Seafood
Seafood + Chicken & Sausage
1201 Jane St., New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 365-5412

Johnson's Boucaniere
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
1111 St John St., Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 269-8878

La Cuisine de Maman
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo + Seafood Gumbo
300 Fisher Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 205-9899

Lagneauxs Restaurant
Creole Seafood Gumbo with Okra, Shrimp, Crabmeat, Oysters, and Crawfish + Crawfish Gumbo + Shrimp Gumbo + Seafood Gumbo with Shrimp, Crabmeat, Oysters, and Crawfish + Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
445 Ridge Rd., Lafayette, LA 70506
(337) 984-1415

Landry's Seafood & Steakhouse of New Iberia
Seafood + Chicken & Sausage
2318 Hwy. 90 W., New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 369-3772

POUR
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
1 Degaulle Square
Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 981-8085

Poor Boy's Riverside Inn
Chicken & Andouille Gumbo + Seafood Gumbo with Jumbo Lump Crab and Shrimp
240 Tubing Rd., Broussard, LA 70518
(337) 837-4011

R&M’s Boiling Point
Seafood
6308 Hwy 90 W., New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 365-7596

Prejeans Restaurant
Seafood Gumbo with Shrimp, Crawfish, & Crabmeat + Duck & Andouille Gumbo
3480 NE Evangeline Thwy., Lafayette, LA 70507
(337) 896-3247

Rachal's Café
Seafood Gumbo + Chicken & Sausage Gumbo + Shrimp & Okra Gumbo + Rachael’s Signature Gumbo with Shrimp, Crab, Crawfish, & Andouille
104 Republic Ave., Lafayette, LA 70508
(337) 504-4625

Tabasco Restaurant 1868
Chicken & Sausage
6228 Avery Island Rd., New Iberia LA 70560
(337) 359-9561

Ton's Drive In
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
101 W Main St, Broussard, LA 70518
(337) 837-6684
500 Jefferson St suite c, Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 769-3404

Veronica’s Café
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
302 Hector Connoly Rd, Carencro, LA 70520
(337) 565-2301