Is The Creole Creamery Still Open? Update (New Orleans, LA)

Current status

As of September 2026, The Creole Creamery is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

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creolecreamery.com ·

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What the source shows: The business's own website, last modified 2026-09-08 per server headers, displayed live today's-hours status for each of its four locations (Uptown, Lakeview, Old Metairie, Bay St. Louis).

  • Season / episode Season 24, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 4924 Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
  • Current name Creole Creamery

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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 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'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 tracked 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.

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.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 24, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
Rockin' New Orleans
What was featured
inventive, rotating ice cream flavors and sundaes
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Creole Creamery
Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 5
Original air date
Episode title
Brain Freeze
What was featured
unique and classic ice cream flavors
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Creole Creamery
Season / episode
Season 11, Episode 10
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Brain Freeze
What was featured
housemade rotating ice cream flavors at the Uptown shop
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Creole Creamery
Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
What was featured
Rotating house-made ice cream flavors at a New Orleans ice cream shop
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Creole Creamery

Frequently asked questions

Is The Creole Creamery still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Creole Creamery is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What happened to The Creole Creamery after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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). As of September 2026, The Creole Creamery is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What is The Creole Creamery called now?

Now: Creole Creamery (formerly The Creole Creamery). As of September 2026, The Creole Creamery is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

Where is The Creole Creamery located?

4924 Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA 70115. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured The Creole Creamery?

Season 24, Episode 4 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired January 20, 2016. The episode is titled “Rockin' New Orleans”.

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Address
4924 Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
Venue type
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Official website
creolecreamery.com

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