Highest-rated Cajun Restaurants in New York City, According to Yelp

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Highest-rated cajun restaurants in New York City, 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 New York City. 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.

#30. Shaking Crab - Park Slope

- Rating: 3.5/5 (411 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 230 5th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#29. The Mighty Crab

- Rating: 3.5/5 (35 reviews)
- Adress: 34-45 48th St Long Island City, NY 11101
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#28. The Boil - Brooklyn

- Rating: 3.5/5 (13 reviews)
- Adress: 242 Flatbush Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#27. Juicy King Crab Express

- Rating: 3.5/5 (35 reviews)
- Adress: 1126 Broadway Brooklyn, NY 11221
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#26. Soco

- Rating: 4.0/5 (2341 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 509 Myrtle Ave Brooklyn, NY 11205
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Barbeque, Soul Food
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#25. Sugar Freak

- Rating: 4.0/5 (2012 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 37-11 30th Ave Astoria, NY 11103
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Breakfast & Brunch
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#24. The Boil

- Rating: 4.0/5 (221 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 8 Erie St Jersey City, NJ 07302
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Live/Raw Food
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#23. Kracklaw Seafood Restaurant

- Rating: 4.0/5 (11 reviews)
- Adress: 719 Flatbush Ave New York, NY 11226
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Japanese
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#22. Cap't Loui

- Rating: 4.0/5 (87 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 413 Myrtle Ave Brooklyn, NY 11205
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
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#21. Heavy Woods

- Rating: 4.0/5 (289 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 50 Wyckoff Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237
- Categories: Bars, Cafes, Cajun/Creole
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#20. Claw Daddy's

- Rating: 4.0/5 (621 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 31 3rd Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#19. Juicy King Crab Express

- Rating: 4.0/5 (23 reviews)
- Adress: 837 Franklin Ave Brooklyn, NY 11225
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#18. Claw Daddy's

- Rating: 4.0/5 (1925 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 185 Orchard St New York, NY 10002
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#17. crab stop

- Rating: 4.0/5 (17 reviews)
- Adress: 682 A Rockaway Ave Brooklyn, NY 11212
- Categories: Seafood, Chicken Wings, Cajun/Creole
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#16. Parish New York

- Rating: 4.0/5 (35 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 146 Orchard St New York, NY 10002
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Bars
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#15. Juicy King Crab Express

- Rating: 4.0/5 (13 reviews)
- Adress: 2006 Church Ave Brooklyn, NY 11226
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#14. Canary Club

- Rating: 4.0/5 (45 reviews)
- Adress: 303 Broome St New York, NY 10002
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Jazz & Blues, Cocktail Bars
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#13. Tchoup Shop

- Rating: 4.0/5 (225 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 50 Wyckoff Ave Brooklyn, NY 11237
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#12. The Boil

- Rating: 4.0/5 (903 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 17 Waverly Pl New York, NY 10003
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#11. Nostrand Social

- Rating: 4.0/5 (48 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 706 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn, NY 11216
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Music Venues
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#10. 1803 Nyc

- Rating: 4.0/5 (766 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 82 Reade St New York, NY 10007
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
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#9. The Boil

- Rating: 4.0/5 (2055 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 40-11 30th Ave Astoria, NY 11103
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Live/Raw Food
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#8. Le Sia

- Rating: 4.5/5 (133 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 651 9th Ave New York, NY 10036
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Chinese, Cajun/Creole
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#7. Shaking Crab - Williamsburg

- Rating: 4.5/5 (36 reviews)
- Adress: 1045 Flushing Ave New York, NY 11237
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches
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#6. Crab House All You Can Eat Seafood

- Rating: 4.5/5 (763 reviews)
- Price: $$$$
- Adress: 135 E 55th St New York, NY 10022
- Categories: Buffets, Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#5. Filé Gumbo Bar

- Rating: 4.5/5 (74 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 275 Church St New York, NY 10013
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Breakfast & Brunch, Sandwiches
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#4. Aqua Boil

- Rating: 4.5/5 (582 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 750 9th Ave New York, NY 10019
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Comfort Food
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#3. KJUN

- Rating: 4.5/5 (88 reviews)
- Adress: 154 E 39th St New York, NY 10016
- Categories: Korean, Cajun/Creole
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#2. Lowerline

- Rating: 4.5/5 (243 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 794 Washington Ave Brooklyn, NY 11238
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Southern
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