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Itta Bena
Southern
Tucked above B.B. King's Blues Club on Beale Street, this upscale Southern restaurant gets its soundtrack free of charge, bass lines thumping up through the floorboards from the club below. The room runs its own live music most nights anyway, so there's rarely a quiet moment. The menu leans coastal Southern, with she-crab soup, shrimp over smoked gouda grits, and a Cajun crab dip that disappears fast.
The awards strongest first
One number, weighted & current 62
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Bayou crab dip
“Start with the cheese Bayou crab dip stuffed with Cajun seasoning and lump crab”
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She-crab soup
“The she-crab soup offers more lump crab in a rich, sherry cream tinted with chives and red pepper flakes.”
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Shrimp and grits
“Shrimp and grits are excellent, with big U-10 shrimp sitting atop a bed of smoked gouda grits.”
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Ice cream-topped chocolate brownie
“For dessert, get the ice cream-topped chocolate brownie.”
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