# What to see/eat/drink in Baton Rouge?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 24, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-eat-drink-in-baton-rouge/696404 "2014-08-24T21:12:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-eat-drink-in-baton-rouge/696404/1 "2014-08-24T21:12:23Z")

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I’ve got a work trip to Baton Rouge this week along with several coworkers. What are some good places to eat or visit? We’re staying downtown but will have a car so we can venture out. Also, good places to drink (and hopefully good music) at night downtown?

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**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-eat-drink-in-baton-rouge/696404/2 "2014-08-24T21:22:00Z")

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The Chimes is a good place to eat and drink. [Website…](http://www.thechimes.com/). One of the locations, the original one, is right outside the LSU gates by Highland Road, not too far from downtown. The other place is further east. I miss their beer selection, beer mixes, and their Cajun crawfish pasta. ☹

The upper level of the LSU Museum of Art in downtown has, or use to have, a good sushi and bar place.

You can always have Raisin’ Canes, the local fried chicken finger joint.

Close by The Chimes is a local dine called Louie’s Cafe, if you want some grease after drinking.

I know when I was there, downtown area was dead, although there were starting to try to revitalize it. I don’t know how successful they have been.

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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-eat-drink-in-baton-rouge/696404/3 "2014-08-25T00:00:20Z")

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If you’re a couple that has run out of money, legend has it that it is possible to hitchhike all the way to New Orleans. Apparently, you are expected to carry a harmonica to provide accompaniment while your partner sings all songs the driver may know.

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**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-see-eat-drink-in-baton-rouge/696404/4 "2014-08-25T00:17:26Z")

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Louie’s diner (if it still exists) is a fantastic greasy spoon by the north gate of LSU. Slinky’s is a cool, laid back bar nearby.