Vestal Restaurant

Steak house · Lafayette

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The Best Restaurants in Lafayette, Louisiana, aka Cajun Country | Eater New Orleans

For a one-of-a-kind dinner I visit Vestal, where chef Ryan Trahan cooks over a 14-foot central fireplace and dishes sizzle from hearth-roasted oysters to swoon-worthy wagyu and a perfectly caramelized 16-ounce ribeye — the crab spaghetti is also terrific. - Beth D’Addono

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