For the best oyster loaf in the Crescent City, head to Casamento’s. Co-owner and founder Joe Casamento really knew what he was doing when he created the now signature "pan bread" rather than using the traditional French loaf. White-tiled inside and out, this Dixie tradition since 1919 serves a delicious blend of Italian traditional cooking and Louisiana seafood. Classics such as gumbo and soft-shell crab are excellent, and you can watch the pros shuck oysters right in front of you at the bar. Just take note: Casamento’s is so dedicated to serving quality oysters, they are closed when oysters are out of season, as custom dictates, during those "r"-less summer months.
"Generations of locals have flocked to this old favorite. Oysters
come raw on the half shell, in stews, on thick oyster loaf sandwiches
and in other dishes. Fried crab claws and calamari are featured
appetizers, and entrees include catfish and trout dinners."
— Gambit Weekly
"The reward for living a good life as an oyster is to wind up at Casamento’s."
— offBeat magazine
Cash only. Beer available. Serving lunch Tue–Sat, dinner Thu–Sat. Closed Sun–Mon. Closed late May–mid-September.
For the best oyster loaf in the Crescent City, head to Casamento’s. Co-owner and founder Joe Casamento really knew what he was doing when he created the now signature "pan bread" rather than using the traditional French loaf. White-tiled inside and out, this Dixie tradition since 1919 serves a delicious blend of Italian traditional cooking and Louisiana seafood. Classics such as gumbo and soft-shell crab are excellent, and you can watch the pros shuck oysters right in front of you at the bar. Just take note: Casamento’s is so dedicated to serving quality oysters, they are closed when oysters are out of season, as custom dictates, during those "r"-less summer months.
"Generations of locals have flocked to this old favorite. Oysters
come raw on the half shell, in stews, on thick oyster loaf sandwiches
and in other dishes. Fried crab claws and calamari are featured
appetizers, and entrees include catfish and trout dinners."
— Gambit Weekly
"The reward for living a good life as an oyster is to wind up at Casamento’s."
— offBeat magazine
Cash only. Beer available. Serving lunch Tue–Sat, dinner Thu–Sat. Closed Sun–Mon. Closed late May–mid-September.