Is The Creole Creamery Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 24, Episode 4 Aired January 20, 2016

The Creole Creamery, an ice cream parlor in New Orleans, appeared in the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Rockin' New Orleans' (Food Network, aired 2016-01-20). According to Explore Louisiana, the shop is known for inventive, rotating ice cream flavors and sundaes that draw regular lines of locals and visitors.

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 4, Episode 5 Aired August 11, 2008

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Creole Creamery in New Orleans on the "Brain Freeze" episode, aired 2008-08-11, highlighting the shop's ice cream flavors. Creole Creamery is an ice cream shop founded in New Orleans's Uptown neighborhood, at 4924 Prytania Street, known for a rotating menu of classic and unusual flavors. According to creolecreamery.com, the business has since expanded to additional locations in Lakeview, Old Metairie, and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The company's website, with a copyright date of 2026 and a server last-modified date of 2026-09-08, displayed live same-day hours status for each of its four locations, showing them as "closed 'til 12pm today." The site's current, actively updated hours and multi-location structure indicate the business remains in operation as of that check. The Uptown Prytania Street location that appeared on the show remains listed among the company's active locations.

Food Paradise, Season 11, Episode 10

Food Paradise's 'Brain Freeze' episode (S11E10) featured Creole Creamery, a New Orleans ice cream shop known for rotating housemade flavors. This appearance corresponds to the same business already on file in this database as Creole Creamery (New Orleans, LA); Google Places lists the current business simply as 'Creole Creamery' at 4924 Prytania St, matching the existing record's location. A site check on 2026-09-08 found thecreolecreamery.com live, showing 2026 copyright text and real-time posted hours for its Uptown, Lakeview, Old Metairie, and Bay St. Louis locations. Google Places listed the Prytania Street location as operational on the same date.

Man v. Food, Season 5, Episode 4 Aired August 14, 2017

S5E4 (aired 2017-08-14) featured Creole Creamery, spotlighting its rotating, house-made ice cream flavors. The shop, an Uptown New Orleans ice cream parlor, also offers coffee drinks, custom cakes, and catering alongside its regular flavor menu. According to the business's website (creolecreamery.com), checked 2026-09-08, the company listed four active locations in 2026 -- Uptown, Lakeview, Old Metairie, and Bay St. Louis -- each with same-day posted hours, and the site's copyright notice read 2026. The Uptown location's page indicated it was open until 10pm on the day checked, and the Lakeview, Old Metairie, and Bay St. Louis locations were listed as open into the evening as well, indicating the chain remained active across multiple sites as of that check. The site listed no indication of any closures or ownership changes across its four locations.