Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Durham, 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 Durham. 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.
#15. Crab House
- Rating: 3.0/5 (14 reviews)
- Adress: 237 S Elliott Rd Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches
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#14. Crab Du Jour
- Rating: 3.5/5 (105 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 6320 Plantation Center Dr Raleigh, NC 27616
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#13. The Big Easy
- Rating: 3.5/5 (410 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 222 Fayetteville St Raleigh, NC 27601
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Bars, American (New)
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#12. Baton Rouge Cuisine
- Rating: 3.5/5 (52 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: Creedmoor, NC 27522
- Categories: Food Trucks, Cajun/Creole
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#11. Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar
- Rating: 3.5/5 (78 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 2608 Erwin Rd Ste 104 Durham, NC 27705
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Cocktail Bars
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#10. Crafty Crab
- Rating: 3.5/5 (66 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 3625 Hillsborough St Raleigh, NC 27607
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#9. Red Crab Juicy Seafood - Durham
- Rating: 4.0/5 (70 reviews)
- Adress: 4600 Durham Chapel Hill Blvd Ste 29 30 Durham, NC 27707
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#8. Cary Crab House
- Rating: 4.0/5 (365 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 220 Crossroads Blvd Ste 2460 Cary, NC 27518
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#7. Seagate Seafood & Sushi
- Rating: 4.0/5 (89 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 4420 Capital Blvd Raleigh, NC 27604
- Categories: Sushi Bars, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#6. The Full Moon Oyster Bar - Morrisville
- Rating: 4.0/5 (446 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1600 Village Market Pl Morrisville, NC 27560
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches
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#5. Crab seafood house
- Rating: 4.5/5 (49 reviews)
- Adress: 877 Town Centre Blvd Clayton, NC 27520
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#4. Crab Sea
- Rating: 4.5/5 (60 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 4831 Nc Hwy 55 Durham, NC 27713
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Chicken Wings
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#3. Succotash Southern & Creole Kitchen
- Rating: 4.5/5 (44 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 3219 Old Chapel Hill Rd Durham, NC 27707
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Barbeque
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#2. Imbibe
- Rating: 4.5/5 (83 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 108 Henderson St Chapel Hill, NC 27514
- Categories: Wine Bars, Beer Bar, Cajun/Creole
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#1. St. Roch Fine Oysters + Bar
- Rating: 4.5/5 (331 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 223 S Wilmington St Raleigh, NC 27601
- Categories: American (New), Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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