Voted as “the best gumbo this side of New Orleans” by the Los Angeles’s late, great food critic Jonathan Gold, Stevie’s Creole Cafe has delectable Creole cuisine bursting with flavors. Make sure you taste their Smokey Fried Chicken and, of course, don’t leave without trying their famous Seafood Gumbo. To finish off your heavenly meal, indulge in their Peach Beignets made with fresh peach juices and cinnamon sugar. Divine!

This place will knock you out in the best way possible. The seafood gumbo and blackened catfish get me all the time. Make sure you try their peach beignets afterwards—do I dare to say they’re better than the ones in New Orleans?