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Asian seafood house

11294 Florida Blvd.

Dim sum every day from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with carts and menu proposals (except Tuesdays when the restaurant is closed). Asian Seafood House offers hot dishes, live fish in tanks just waiting to be cooked (as they do in many restaurants in China), egg custard buns, duck tongues and Moreover. Many agree that Asian Seafood House is one of Baton Rouge’s most authentic Chinese restaurants, if not the most authentic.

Bag

8342 Perkins Rd.

Try the Bun Bo Hue noodles. Bao will hold a Lunar New Year celebration at 4:30 p.m. on February 5 with plans for a traditional lion dance.

Chow Yum Phat

2363 Hollywood Ave.

If you are looking for contemporary local versions of street food from different places in Asia, Chow Yum Phat is for you. Try their Pork Phat Bao, Salt n Peppa Wings, Oscar’s Wild Ramen and more. Plus, they’ll have a special Lunar New Year dumpling, Tiger’s Eye: fried shrimp dumplings with Viet-Cajun aioli.

Dang’s

12385 Florida Blvd.

Dang’s banh mi is hard to beat. Vietnamese-style po-boys, dressed in homemade mayonnaise, soy sauce, cucumber, cilantro, and homemade pickled carrots/diakon with your choice of protein are a great way to celebrate Lunar New Year, even if not is not the most traditional choice.

Duang Tawan

4850 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd.

We love this consistently good Thai spot – especially the pad thai, panang curry, drunken noodles and fried rice. Also, if you’re a mango sticky rice fan, try Duang Tawan’s version.

Sambath fritters

5703 Food route.

It’s a donut shop with great Thai food. Try it.