7 Places for the Best Fried Shrimp in Lafayette, Louisiana

It's the Lenten Season in Acadiana, and with that comes the search for great local seafood on Fridays.

Whether you're observing Lent or you just have an envie for some delicious fried shrimp, you're choices in Lafayette and Acadiana are certainly plentiful.

But, where can you find the absolute best fried shrimp in Lafayette?

Let's take a look at the "7 Places for the Best Fried Shrimp in Lafayette" according to Yelp reviews.

7 Places for the Best Fried Shrimp in Lafayette, Louisiana

When it comes to cooking shrimp, there are almost endless ways to cook them.

Boiled, barbecued, you can put them in a gumbo or scampi, broil them, cook them in a stir-fry...at the risk of going completely Bubba Gump, let's just say there are a lot of different ways to cook shrimp.

One of the most delicious ways is to simply fry them.

When it comes to frying shrimp, everyone has their own special way of doing it.

What local Lafayette restaurants have the best fried shrimp?

We took a quick look at yelp.com to see what Lafayette restaurants have been voted, reviewed, and stared the highest as having the absolute best fried shrimp in town...and we're also very hungry now.

We sorted the list on Yelp by "Highest Rated" and put together the 7 highest rated Lafayette restaurants for fried shrimp.

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1. Laura's Two - 4.7 out of 5 Stars, 83 reviews.

1904 W University Ave, Lafayette, Louisiana.

2. Villager's Cafe - 4.6 out 5 Stars, 78 reviews.

8400 Maurice Ave, Maurice, Louisiana.

Technically not in Lafayette, but rated so high we certainly weren't going to not include them.

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3. The Flats - 4.6 out of 5 Stars, 26 reviews.

427 Jefferson Street , Lafayette, Louisiana.

4. Uncle T’s Oyster Bar - 4.6 out of 5 Stars, 294 reviews.

1001 St Mary St, Scott, Louisiana.

Again, technically not Lafayette, but how many positive reviews Uncle T's has!

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5. Glenda’s Creole Kitchen Restaurant - 4.5 out of 5 Stars, 47 reviews.

3232 Main Hwy # 31 , Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.

6. The Crawfish Spot - 4.5 out 5 Stars, 127 reviews.

1899 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, Louisiana.

7. Mandez’s Seafood Bar & Grill - 4.5 out of 5 Stars, 97 Reviews.

110 Doucet Road, Lafayette, Louisiana.

Read more reviews over at yelp.com.