Is The Rivershack Tavern Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 3 Jefferson, Louisiana
Current status
As of October 2026, The Rivershack Tavern is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.
What the source shows: Rivershack Tavern's own website, currently promoting 2026 US Open tennis viewing and a full live-music calendar, and Yelp's listing (updated August 2026, 272 reviews) confirm the bar and restaurant is still operating at 3449 River Road, adjacent to the Mississippi River. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 3, Episode 11
- Aired
- Address 3449 River Road, Jefferson, LA 70121
- Website rivershacktavern.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode 'Where The Locals Go' (aired 2008-06-23), Guy Fieri visited The Rivershack Tavern, a bar and restaurant on Historic River Road in Jefferson, Louisiana, known for dishes like alligator bites, debris fries, and shrimp and grits. The tavern, which the owners describe as a cross between a neighborhood bar, a live-music club, a sports bar, and a small-town restaurant, is also known for a collection of hand-made barstools shaped like local characters and a wall of tacky ashtrays traded for free drinks. The tavern's own website currently promotes 2026 US Open tennis viewing parties and a regular live-music lineup, and still displays a slide noting its Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives feature. Yelp's listing for the tavern, updated August 2026, carries 272 reviews. The tavern lists hours of 11am until close, seven days a week.
The episode
Also in Season 3
Season 3: 25 of 42 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 10Blue Moon Café
Open -
Ep 10Central City Cafe
Open - New owners
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Ep 10Tip Top Café
Open -
Ep 11Matthews Cafeteria
Open - Open
- Closed
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Ep 12Burger Bar
Open
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Sources we checked
- rivershacktavern.com https://rivershacktavern.com/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/rivershack-tavern-jefferson
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Record ddd-0118 · checked by Cal Marchetti.