Highest-rated cajun restaurants in San Francisco, according to Yelp
From backyard boils with tables full of crawfish to the larger-than-life pots of spicy Jambalaya simmering over an open flame, Cajun food is definitely one that leaves your mouth happy and your system full of flavor. It's also the kind of food built around community. Dishes that are predicated on the concept of the more the merrier and cooked with the intention of bringing people together. It's the kind of food where you taste the love from every spoonful of spice stirred in.
Cajun food has a rich history that was born of a somewhat violent time in Canada's history known as the Acadian Expulsion. Over the course of a decade, more than six thousand Acadians were expelled from their villages onto ships or nearby territories. Half of them would perish. Some would make a new home in New Orleans—primarily Louisiana. With little resources and no means, the Acadians began incorporating ingredients from their new home into their traditional recipes. As they acclimated and began to engrain themselves in the land surrounding them, the influence from a variety of the cultures who lived—or were forced to live—in the area began to make their way into the food. African, Indigenous, German, Italian, Spanish, and French influences all melded into what is now known as Cajun food. A literal melting pot of cultures all brought together in food form with such an intense origin story, the flavors somehow mimic the intensity.
You can understand, then, why Stacker has chosen to uncover some of the highest-rated Cajun restaurants in San Francisco. To do so, we looked to Yelp to analyze the data and factored in the average rating and number of reviews. Read on to see if your favorite popped up on the list.
#19. Shaking Crab
- Rating: 3.0/5 (639 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 25 Southgate Ave Daly City, CA 94015
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp
#18. Supreme Crab
- Rating: 3.5/5 (578 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 245 Jefferson St Fl 2 San Francisco, CA 94133
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Pop-Up Restaurants
- Read more on Yelp
#17. Krispy Krunchy Chicken
- Rating: 3.5/5 (86 reviews)
- Adress: 2130 Irving St Inside Irving Seafood Market San Francisco, CA 94122
- Categories: Seafood, Chicken Wings, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp
#16. Crawstation
- Rating: 3.5/5 (969 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1336 9th Ave San Francisco, CA 94122
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Breakfast & Brunch
- Read more on Yelp
#15. Cajun House
- Rating: 4.0/5 (641 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 308 5th Ave San Francisco, CA 94118
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Asian Fusion
- Read more on Yelp
#14. Queen's Louisiana Po-Boy Cafe
- Rating: 4.0/5 (688 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 33 The Embarcadero Ste 100 San Francisco, CA 94133
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp
#13. Buttermilk Southern Kitchen
- Rating: 4.0/5 (615 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 2848 23rd St San Francisco, CA 94110
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Soul Food
- Read more on Yelp
#12. Krispy Krunchy Chicken
- Rating: 4.0/5 (63 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: 599 S Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA 94110
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Cajun/Creole, Fast Food
- Read more on Yelp
#11. The Front Porch
- Rating: 4.0/5 (3159 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 65 29th St Ste A San Francisco, CA 94110
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, American (Traditional)
- Read more on Yelp
#10. Krispy Krunchy Chicken
- Rating: 4.0/5 (72 reviews)
- Adress: 2660 Mason St San Francisco, CA 94133
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Cajun/Creole, Fast Food
- Read more on Yelp
#9. Voodoo Child
- Rating: 4.0/5 (324 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 4780 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94112
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp
#8. Brenda's Meat & Three
- Rating: 4.0/5 (1435 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 919 Divisadero St San Francisco, CA 94115
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Southern, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp
#7. Brenda's French Soul Food
- Rating: 4.0/5 (12008 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 652 Polk St San Francisco, CA 94102
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Southern, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp
#6. Gentilly
- Rating: 4.5/5 (238 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 4826 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94112
- Categories: Southern, American (New), Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp
#5. Boug Cali
- Rating: 4.5/5 (10 reviews)
- Adress: 101 Hyde St La Cocina Marketplace San Francisco, CA 94102
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Tacos
- Read more on Yelp
#4. Candies Kitchen
- Rating: 4.5/5 (16 reviews)
- Adress: 6400 Watt Ave North Highlands, CA 95660
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Soul Food, Food Trucks
- Read more on Yelp
#3. CreoLa
- Rating: 4.5/5 (180 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 900 Stanyan St San Francisco, CA 94117
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Cocktail Bars
- Read more on Yelp
#2. Seafood Station
- Rating: 4.5/5 (102 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 803 Cortland Ave San Francisco, CA 94110
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, American (New)
- Read more on Yelp
#1. PoBoys Kitchen
- Rating: 4.5/5 (200 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 317 Connecticut St San Francisco, CA 94107
- Categories: Southern, American (Traditional), Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp
