LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) — Lafayette has never been shy about its food. That much we all know. But 2026 might be one of the busiest years for new restaurant openings in recent memory, and the range of what’s opening is all over the map.
Latin-fusion brunch. A farm-to-boil crawfish drive-thru run by third-generation rice farmers from Chataignier. A full-service restaurant built around pickleball courts. Baton Rouge’s hottest wing brand. Sicilian pasta, Brazilian churrasco, a loaded mac and cheese bar, and the first real Dunkin’ in Lafayette Parish. All of that in the first few months of the year.
Here’s what’s already open and worth your time.
1. Bistrology Brunch & Coffee
Where: 3905 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette (former Chili’s)…