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Where to eat in Shreveport, LA
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A few places to eat in Shreveport
- Drago's Seafood Restaurant Seafood · 0.5 miles
777 Margaritaville Way, Bossier City - Smokey Joe's Café Southern American · 0.5 miles
315 Clyde Fant Pkwy, Shreveport - Market 104 American · 0.6 miles
104 Market St. (GM Office - Mike Green), Shreveport - Pietro's Restaurante Italian · 0.6 miles
645 Boardwalk Blvd, Bossier City - The Vintage Steakhouse · 0.6 miles
451 Clyde Fant Pkwy, Shreveport
The closest few by distance from central Shreveport, not a ranking — local places listed ahead of chains. Listings from Overture Maps open data (September 2026); hours and openings change, so check before you go. Want one picked for what you're craving instead? Ask Savor Scout in Shreveport.
The food scene in Shreveport
Open listings put 143 places to eat within 2 miles of central Shreveport, 7 within a ten-minute walk (half a mile). The most common: Cajun & Creole (10), American (7) and chicken (6). 8 are fast-food counters; the rest are sit-down restaurants, cafés, bakeries and takeaway spots.
What stands out in Shreveport is Cajun & Creole, Southern and buffet — types that are listed here at 5 to 22 times the national rate.
By type of food — tap one for what to order and how to spot a good one:
Cajun & Creole 10 American 7 Chicken 6 Bar & grill 5 Southern 5 Seafood 5 Barbecue 5 Burgers 5 Steakhouse 5 Sandwiches 4
The food in Shreveport
Shreveport has more than enough places to eat — the trouble is choosing between them without spending longer deciding than eating.
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Eating out in Shreveport
Shreveport has a population of about 200,327. A city this size has real range, and range is what makes the decision slow. Savor Scout searches up to 35 miles around Shreveport, so places just outside the city are still on the table when they are worth the drive.
How many places to eat are there in Shreveport?
Shreveport sits in Caddo Parish, where the Census counts 141 full-service restaurants, 232 limited-service places, 30 cafés and snack bars and 41 bars — 444 places to eat or drink in all. Shreveport makes up about 85% of the county's population.
That works out at 18.8 per 10,000 residents, which is about level with the national median of 19.4 — a normal amount of choice, and a normal amount of indecision. Counter service clearly outnumbers sit-down — more a drive-through town than a linger-over-dinner one.
County-level counts from the US Census (2022) — how we got these numbers.
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Near Shreveport
- Bossier City, LA — about 1 miles away
- Longview, TX — about 58 miles away
- Texarkana, TX — about 64 miles away
- Tyler, TX — about 91 miles away
- Monroe, LA — about 95 miles away
- Alexandria, LA — about 113 miles away
Campuses in and near Shreveport
Each has its own page: what is within walking distance and a few places to start with.
How this differs from Google Maps and Yelp
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