Mardi Gras Flavors in Ruston & Lincoln Parish

It's finally Mardi Gras season! In that spirit, our local restaurants will be preparing specialty dishes and flavors to celebrate all season long. Here are some of the best places to get your Mardi Gras treats, sips, and bites.

Pictured: Lowder Baking Co. King Cake

King Cakes

What better way to kick off the Mardi Gras season than with King Cake. There are several places in Ruston to get the classic cinnamon pastry. Dive into the tasty tradition and let the King Cake flavors kick off your Mardi Gras celebration in Ruston!

Briarhill Farms - Cinnamon, Fruit, Praline, or Chantilly King Cakes (Preorder only)

Daylight Donuts - Mini King Cakes

Grown and Grazed - King Cake (whole or by the slice)

Log Cabin - Cartozzo's King Cake

Lowder Baking Co. - King Cakes (Brown Sugar Cinnamon, Cream Cheese, Pecan Pralines and Cream, Galette des Rois, Berry Chantilly, Dark Chocolate Ganache, Weekly Specialty Flavors), Mini King Cakes (Brown Sugar Cinnamon, Cream Cheese, Pralines and Cream)

PJ's Coffee - Caluda's King Cake (whole or by the slice)

Ponchatoulas - Cartozzo's King Cake

The Local - King Cake Slices

Mardi Gras Flavors

Uptown Downtown King Cake Bread Pudding

Looking for something more unique? Our local restaurants love to come up with special Mardi Gras inspired dishes to switch things up. You don’t want to miss out on the chance to try something new, so be sure to grab these delicious creations!

Beau Vines Steakhouse - Cheesecake Stuffed Beignets topped with Mardi Gras Ice Cream

Common Goods - Mardi Gras Donut, Mardi Gras Brownies

Daylight Donuts - Mardi Gras Sprinkled Donut

Lowder Baking Co. - Galette De Rois, Iced Krewe Cookies, Mambo Brownie Bites

Lula Perl - King Cake Cinnamon Rolls

Rotolo's - King Cake Calzone

Sundown Tavern - Bread Pudding Bites

Uptown Downtown - King Cake Cannolis, King Cake Bars, King Cake Cupcakes, King Cake Bread Pudding

Mardi Gras Beverages

Don’t worry there’s more than just specialty foods for Mardi Gras. Check out these delicious and festive drinks that will get you in the mood to celebrate!


Common Goods - King Cake Latte

Log Cabin - King Cake Daiquiri

Lula Perl - Cinnamon Vanilla Latte with Cream Cheese Cold Foam

PJ's Coffee - King Cake Latte, Carnival Latte

Rotolo's - Chandeluer Carnival Cake Beer on Draft, Abita Mardi Gras Bock Beer on Draft, King Cake Cocktail

The Local - Mardi Gras Iced Latte, King Cake Martini

Common Goods King Cake Latte

Savory Dishes

Not all recipes have to have cinnamon and extra sugar to be considered a Mardi Gras treat! Here's some of Ruston's must try savory Louisiana classics for the Mardi Gras season.

Beau Vines - Blackened Alligator, Louisiana Gumbo, Crawfish Etouffee

Lowder Baking Co. - Take & Bake Crawfish Pie, Take & Bake Crawfish Bread

Lula Perl - Chicken & Sausage Gumbo, Boudin Cake

Ponchatoulas - Filé or Seafood Gumbo, Jambalaya, Etouffee, and Red Beans & Rice

Reauxlin Smoke - Smoked Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

Staple Sandwich Co. - Staple Muffuletta served on homemade focaccia bread

The Local - Muffuletta Deli Sandwich

Lula Perl Gumbo

Go try all of these fun and festive flavors! Make sure to post pictures and tag #RustonLa so we can see all of your Mardi Gras excitement.

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Anna Graney is originally from a small town in Oklahoma and she moved to Ruston to attend Louisiana Tech University. In her free time, she enjoys going to coffee shops with friends or traveling to new places. As Digital Marketing Coordinator, Anna supports the Director of Marketing and Communications in managing digital assets, online promotion of Ruston/Lincoln Parish, and attending events in the area to gather and develop content.

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