Area guide · Gonzales

Restaurants in Gonzales, LA

Local restaurants in Gonzales include Brew-Bacher’s Grill, Don’s Seafood, Gilla Brewing Company, Mike Anderson’s, Philay’s Catfish N’ More and Sno’s Seafood & Steak. We confirmed each address and current hours on the restaurant’s own site on October 3, 2026. The list is alphabetical, not ranked.

Reviewed by Nicole Gaudet, REALTOR®
Updated October 3, 2026

The list

Local restaurants in Gonzales, A to Z

Alphabetical, not ranked. Each one was checked against its own website on October 3, 2026. Hours change, so confirm before you go.

Gonzales restaurants checked on October 3, 2026, in alphabetical order
Restaurant	Address	What it serves, per its own site
Brew-Bacher’s Grill	909 E. Ascension St., Gonzales, LA 70737	Grill with three Baton Rouge locations and this one in Gonzales; open Monday to Saturday per its site
Don’s Seafood	2405 W. Cabela’s Pkwy., Gonzales, LA 70737	Seafood; open daily, with weekend brunch
Gilla Brewing Company	13025 Hwy. 44, Suites 108 & 109, Gonzales, LA 70737	Craft brewery and taproom, opened October 2019; open daily
Mike Anderson’s	1500 Louisiana 30 W, Gonzales, LA 70737	South Louisiana seafood; also in Baton Rouge and Prairieville; open daily
Philay’s Catfish N’ More	13386 Airline Hwy., Gonzales, LA 70737	Seafood and Southern soul food; open Thursday to Sunday per its site
Sno’s Seafood & Steak	13131 Airline Hwy., Gonzales, LA 70737	Seafood and steak; opened in 1971; no Monday hours listed on its site

Sources: Brew-Bacher’s Grill, locations; Don’s Seafood, locations; Gilla Brewing Company; Louisiana Office of Tourism listing, Gilla Brewing Company; Mike Anderson’s, locations; Philay’s Catfish N’ More; Sno’s Seafood & Steak.

Jambalaya

The Jambalaya Capital of the World

Gonzales has carried the name since 1968, and the festival still runs every spring.

1968year Gonzales took the “Jambalaya Capital of the World” name, per WBRZ

59thannual Jambalaya Festival, held May 21–24, 2026

The festival centers on a jambalaya cooking competition. For food trucks the rest of the year, the parish runs the AP Food Truck Court at 607 E. Worthey Street, with rotating vendors and live music.

Sources: WBRZ, 59th Jambalaya Festival; Ascension Parish, AP Food Truck Court.

How we made this list

How this list works

We publish facts we can check, not opinions.

Local or regional places onlyNational chains are left off. Regional restaurants with a few locations are included.
Checked against the restaurant’s own siteWe confirmed the Gonzales address and current hours on each restaurant’s website on October 3, 2026. If we could not confirm a place that way, we left it off for now.
No ratingsWe do not rank or score restaurants. The order is alphabetical.
Own a Gonzales restaurant we missed?Email [email protected] with your website and we will check it for the next update.

Living in Gonzales

Homes in Gonzales, by the numbers

The housing market in Gonzales, from public data.

$290,428median sale price, July through September 2026

−3.2%change from a year earlier

26 daysmedian days on market

See prices, flood facts and how to buy here on our Gonzales page.

Sources: ROAM MLS closed sales, July through September 2026 (based on information from the ROAM MLS for the period 07/01/2026 through 09/30/2026).

Questions

Eating in Gonzales: questions

What restaurants are in Gonzales, LA?

Local options we confirmed on October 3, 2026 include Brew-Bacher's Grill, Don's Seafood, Gilla Brewing Company, Mike Anderson's, Philay's Catfish N' More and Sno's Seafood & Steak.

Each restaurant's own website

Where can I get seafood in Gonzales?

Don's Seafood, Mike Anderson's, Philay's Catfish N' More and Sno's Seafood & Steak all list seafood on their own sites. Check each site for current hours.

Restaurant websites

Is there a brewery in Gonzales?

Yes. Gilla Brewing Company has a taproom at 13025 Hwy. 44 in Gonzales. It opened in October 2019.

Gilla Brewing Company; Louisiana Office of Tourism

Why is Gonzales called the Jambalaya Capital of the World?

Gonzales has used the name since 1968 and holds the Jambalaya Festival, built around a jambalaya cooking competition, each spring. The 59th festival ran May 21–24, 2026.

WBRZ