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 hushpuppies 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 茅touff茅e, 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鈥攐kra, sorghum (an ancient grain), and black-eyed peas鈥攂ecame a part of the cuisine through the forced labor of enslaved people; French cooking methods, like braising and saut茅ing, 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, compiled a list of the highest-rated Southern restaurants in the Shreveport area using data from as of May 2, 2025. 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 20 reviews tagged as "southern" on Yelp within a 10-kilometer radius of Shreveport were included. As a result, some restaurants featured may serve other food items.
Read on to find the perfect spot to get a taste of the South near you.
#19. Podnuh's Bar-B Q
- Rating: 2.8/5 (33 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1146 Shreveport Barksdale Hwy Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Barbecue
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#18. Shane's Seafood & BBQ
- Rating: 2.9/5 (23 reviews)
- Address: 5750 North Market St. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Seafood, Barbecue
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#17. Strawn's Eat Shop Too
- Rating: 3.2/5 (117 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7803 Youree Drive Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, New American
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#16. Southfield Grill - Shreveport
- Rating: 3.2/5 (28 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 8235 Jewella Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: American, Breakfast & Brunch, Southern
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#15. Bodacious Bar and Q
- Rating: 3.6/5 (25 reviews)
- Address: 8410 Line Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Bars, Southern, Barbecue
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#14. Southfield Grill
- Rating: 3.6/5 (102 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 315 Southfield Road Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Breakfast & Brunch, American
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#13. Piccadilly
- Rating: 3.7/5 (23 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1133 Saint Vincent Ave. Ste 40 Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Cafeteria, Chicken Wings
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#12. Southern Pho - Taste of Vietnam
- Rating: 3.7/5 (61 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2100 Benton Road Ste D Bossier City, Louisiana
- Categories: Vietnamese, Southern
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#11. Tejas Kitchen Bar Patio
- Rating: 3.7/5 (97 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 855 Pierremont Road Ste 149 Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Wine Bars, Steakhouses
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#10. Sauvage
- Rating: 3.9/5 (49 reviews)
- Address: 608 Absinthe Court Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Desserts, Bars
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#9. Sam's Southern Eatery
- Rating: 4.0/5 (82 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2910 Barksdale Blvd. Bossier City, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Seafood
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#8. The Cotton Boll Grill
- Rating: 4.1/5 (81 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1624 Fairfield Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Comfort Food, Breakfast & Brunch
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#7. Herby-K's
- Rating: 4.1/5 (681 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1833 Pierre Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Southern
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#6. Sam's Southern Eatery
- Rating: 4.1/5 (324 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6122 Greenwood Road Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Seafood, Southern, Salad
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#5. Cat Daddy's Cafe
- Rating: 4.2/5 (31 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4158 Hollywood Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Cafes
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#4. The Market
- Rating: 4.3/5 (22 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 10539 Norris Ferry Road Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Seafood, Steakhouses
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#3. Bistro To Go
- Rating: 4.3/5 (30 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 748 Lassus Lane Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, American, Sandwiches
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#2. Marilynn's Place
- Rating: 4.4/5 (749 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4041 Fern Ave. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Salad, Chicken Shop, Southern
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#1. Taylor's Catering & Restaurant
- Rating: 4.8/5 (26 reviews)
- Address: 1136 North Market St. Shreveport, Louisiana
- Categories: Caterers, Soul Food, Southern
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