Food destinations within easy reach of New Orleans. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.

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Lafayette and Cajun country ★ 4.7

2.5 hours west by carInterstate 10 west to Lafayette

Famous forBoudin links, crawfish boils, dance-hall Cajun music

Lafayette and Cajun country sit 2.5 hours west of New Orleans on Interstate 10, the heart of South Louisiana Acadian cuisine with boudin counters.

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Avery Island (Tabasco) ★ 4.5

2.5 hours southwest by carInterstate 10 west, then US 90 south to Avery Island

Famous forTabasco factory tour, pepper sauce origin

Avery Island in southern Louisiana, 2.5 hours southwest of New Orleans, is the McIlhenny family salt-dome island and the home of Tabasco Sauce since 1868.

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Plaquemines Parish (satsumas and oysters) ★ 4.4

1 hour south by carLouisiana 23 south down the river road

Famous forSatsuma orchards, oyster farms, citrus festivals

Plaquemines Parish runs an hour south of New Orleans along the Mississippi River road, with citrus orchards, oyster farms and the Plaquemines Parish Fair.

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Biloxi (Mississippi Gulf Coast) ★ 4.3

90 minutes east by carInterstate 10 east to Biloxi exit

Famous forGulf shrimp boil, seafood houses, Vietnamese fishing fleet

Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, 90 minutes east of New Orleans on Interstate 10, has the largest Vietnamese American fishing fleet on the Gulf.

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Houma (swamp and Cajun cooking) ★ 4.3

1 hour southwest by carUS 90 west to Houma

Famous forSwamp tours, Cajun seafood houses, Houma boudin

Houma, an hour southwest of New Orleans on US 90, is the Terrebonne Parish seat with swamp tours, alligator country and Cajun seafood houses like.

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Natchez (Mississippi river bluff) ★ 4.2

3.5 hours northwest by carUS 61 north along the Mississippi River

Famous forAntebellum mansion dining, biscuits, river bluff restaurants

Natchez on the Mississippi bluff, 3.5 hours northwest of New Orleans, is the antebellum river city with a Southern dining tradition, Pearl Street Pasta.

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