The Best Southern and Soul Food Restaurants in Las Vegas

Yardbird chicken and waffles | Yardbird Southern Table and Bar Where to get the best chicken and waffles, catfish po boys, macaroni and cheese, and Creole classics in Las Vegas Southern and soul food are nearly inextricable from the notion of comfort food. When a tough week demands a taste from the South, nothing satisfies quite like the classics: creamy macaroni and cheese, craggy fried chicken atop sweet waffles, and soul-warming bowls of spiced seafood stews. Most of Las Vegas Southern-style restaurants skew casual, letting down-home servings of po’ boys and crispy catfish steal the show. Some restaurants take their cues from Louisiana cooking, and others are influenced by Los Angeles. And still others churn out exceptional takes on the classics because of — or in spite of — celebrity attachments. Here are the best Southern and soul food restaurants to try in Las Vegas.