ELIZA RESTAURANT & BAR

Here's a restaurant that respects its terroir, sourcing from farmers and producers in Port Allen and St. Francisville. It has to be said that Sally and Russell Davis are no novices, and it was in 2015 that this Baton Rouge eatery came into being (the name pays tribute to their daughter). On the plate, contemporary Creole cuisine (crawfish and catfish etouffee, shrimp & grits, gumbo ya ya, etc.). For a fresh dish, we recommend the watermelon salad with arugula, cucumber, fennel, mint, goat's cheese and pistachios.