Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar
Serving authentic New Orleans-style Creole and Cajun cuisine, the Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar offers a contemporary take on classic Cajun favorites such as seafood gumbo, shrimp, chicken, salmon, jambalaya, blackened fish and etouffée. Open seven days a week (hours vary) and offering beautiful indoor and outdoor dining spaces, the Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar features fresh seafood, locally grown vegetables, savory sauces and cornbread made from scratch. Diners also have the option of customizing their meals by choosing a dish and adding as many ingredients as they want. Located in the heart of Bethesda, and only steps away from the Capital Crescent Trail, the Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar is sure to tantalize the taste buds.
Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar
4907 Cordell Ave.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(301) 652-6945
louisianabethesda.com
Gaffney's Restaurant
Centrally located in downtown Bethesda, Gaffney's Restaurant is an elegant, yet casual neighborhood restaurant that serves American fare inspired by New Orleans Cajun cooking. Offering classic "po' boy" sandwiches, shrimp etouffée, fried green tomatoes, jambalaya and bayou stew with scallops and crayfish, Gaffney's also features an intimate patio dining space, where guests are surrounded by a variety of plants and a wooded canopy. Serving diners seven days a week, Gaffney's is also an ideal setting for any occasion, offering large, round tables to seat groups and small, intimate tables with white tablecloths and candles.
Gaffney's Restaurant
7141 Wisconsin Ave.
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
(301) 907-7500
gaffneys-restaurant.com
Blues Alley
Nestled in Washington, D.C. and just minutes away from the heart of Bethesda lies Blues Alley. An intimate jazz club featuring live music almost every night, Blues Alley has hosted musicians from all around the globe for over 40 years. Inspired by favorite dishes of legendary artists, Blues Alley's dinner menu features authentic Creole and Cajun cuisine with unique names such as Joe Williams' Jambalaya, Maceo Parker's Chicken Muffuletta (a New Orleans specialty), Nancy Wilson's Barbeque Chicken Creole, Mose Allison's New Orleans Blackened Fish Sandwich and Dizzy Gillespie's Shrimp Creole. In addition to its main entrée dishes, Blues Alley also offers a variety of side orders, including red beans and rice, mixed vegetables with Creole tomato sauce, Cajun fries and lightly fried oysters. Open for late dining and offering an authentic jazz club atmosphere, Blues Alley will transport you to New Orleans in a matter of minutes.
Blues Alley
1073 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
(202) 337-4141
bluesalley.com
