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Cafe Des Amis
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- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
8 reviews for Cafe Des Amis
We stopped here for a quick bite to eat on on way back to NOLA after our swamp tour, and I'm glad we did. We had three appetizers and the bread pudding for dessert (pics uploaded). All three appetizers were mighty tasty and the bread pudding is not to be missed. Extremely friendly staff and a great space. They welcomed us back for brunch the next day and said it's what they are known for. I would have loved to have stayed longer.
If you are in the area, this is not to be missed.
Do NOT take your vegetarian friends here! You may feel a little inhibited because the turtle soup and alligator quiche are more up Anthony Bourdain's style than Alice Waters. Thankfully, I was with my friend Jonathan who has quite the adventurous palate. For those willing to eat but not any of the swamp creatures there is a whole array of down-home choices. Who can beat beignets and a Zydeco breakfast? Breaux Bridge is nestled in the heart of Cajun country and the most wonderful charming town. Not to mention, it's the Crawfish capital of the U.S.. Go, Go, Go!
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Wonderful, friendly, little place in the historic center of Breaux Bridge. Our food was excellent. The gumbo was delicious. The white chocolate bread pudding is superb. On Wednesday nights, they have live music and on Saturday mornings, they have an extremely popular Zydeco breakfast. This place is a little gem in Cajun country.
I've never had a bad meal at Café Des Amis. I wouldn't say that it's the best place for a visitor to sample authentic Cajun cuisine, but the food has always been delicious and the atmosphere relaxed. The soft shell crab I had there recently was one of the best I've ever tasted.
I've never gone for the famous zydeco breakfast, but noise level has never been a problem.
Look for Ali Landry's signature on the wall!
This morning I attended the Zydeco Breakfast at Cafe Des Amis with my parents. We enjoyed a great breakfast while we got to listen to some awesome zydeco music by John Wilson & The Zydeco House Rockers. I had a mimosa and the Eggs Begnaud (a grilled biscuit with crawfish etouffee and a poached egg with a side of buttered grits), my dad had a Bloody Mary and the Eggs Des Amis (biscuit with grilled boudin patty, swiss cheese and scrambled eggs on top with a side of cheese grits), and my mom also enjoyed a Blood Mary with the beignets.
My food was incredible. I wish there had been more crawfish, but I really can't complain. The biscuit was nice and buttery, it was then topped with the etoufee and then a soft poached egg. The grits needed some pepper but they were so good! I had one of my mom's beignets. They were delicious, but not the best I've ever had. They were a little too dense for my taste.
The atmosphere was great. Cool art on the wall, exposed break, original wood dance floor and a live zydeco band. Service was a little slow, but it was because the place was packed and not just figuratively with a bunch of customers, but literally packed tightly with people on the dance floor and others standing in the aisles. Also when I asked the waitress how the chef recommended the eggs to be served with the Eggs Begnaud she couldn't come up with answer. I'm pretty sure this is a big tourist spot and I can't be the only person who has asked this question.
The negative things are as follows:
There is a $4 cover charge to get into the restaurant for the Zydeco Breakfast. You can get the $4 back as long as you order an entree. Since my mom ordered beignets, we only got $8 off our bill. That's another thing, they don't take it off automatically, you have to ask for it to be taken off. Also, during the Zydeco Breakfast a 25% gratuity is added to all checks. That is not a typo - 25%. These are the things that would prevent me from going back to the Zydeco Breakfast, but not to Cafe Des Amis altogether because of the awesome food.
All in all it was a fantastic experience. Something I would recommend to anyone. Fantastic food and drinks and incomparable atmosphere make this something really special.
People told us about the Zydeco breakfast and how it is legendary with the locals.
Sadly we could not make it Saturday so we went to lunch on Sunday. There were some interesting dishes. Crawfish cornbread and Eggplant with a crawfish and cheese sauce as well as your traditional half and half, sandwiches and pastas.
The dishes were very inventive but the food really did not taste that good. If I had not heard the rumors and read the reviews my thought would be never to come back.
My theory is they use a backup chef or something on Sunday because they work limited hours. If I do go back, it will surely be on some other day or hopefully the Saturday breakfast.
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I recently experienced Louisiana for the first time when I went to speak at a conference in Lafayette. A very gracious host and his wife treated me to dinner at Cafe Des Amis to give me a taste of authentic Cajun cuisine. I say that to establish that I'm no expert on Cajun food, so take what I say with a grain of salt, but I really enjoyed this place.
There was a four-piece ensemble playing Cajun music. This made it a bit more difficult to converse, but I liked it anyway. At the recommendation of my hosts, I tried the shrimp gumbo, which I found to be very tastey. I also had the crawfish etouffee (my first taste of crawfish). Once again, I thought it tasted great. I tried a local microbrew, and we topped off the meal with a vanilla bread pudding.
There were a lot of folks there who were apparently local regulars. It created a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere that one doesn't find in a lot of restaurants any more.
The service was very good. (I wish I could remember our server's name, so I could give her credit.)
I enjoyed my evening at Cafe Des Amis. I'm speaking at the same conference in Lafayette next year, and I hope to visit this restaurant again at that time.
This is as Louisiana as it gets. Waking up early on Saturday to hit a Zydeco Breakfast. Wait in line and enjoy the Zydeco music with your Bloody Mary in hand. Once you make it inside, you join in on the dancing. Your number is called and you take your seat the crawfish dishes are amazing and you might as well have a beignet as well. Great music, great dancing, and you get to sit with people that you don't know if your party is small. It really is letting the good times roll.