Highest-rated Cajun restaurants in Pensacola by diners

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August 22, 2025
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Highest-rated Cajun restaurants in Pensacola by diners

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 in Louisiana. With few 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 cultures that 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 Pensacola as of July 2025, using data from Yelp. Businesses under the category "Cajun" were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 20 reviews, and within a 10-kilometer radius of Pensacola were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.

Read on to see if your favorite popped up on the list.

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Nick's Boathouse

#9. Nick's Boathouse

- Rating: 3.2/5 (482 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 455 West Main St. Pensacola, Florida
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

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VooDoo BBQ & Grill

#8. VooDoo BBQ & Grill

- Rating: 3.4/5 (178 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1741 East 9 Mile Road Pensacola, Florida
- Categories: Barbecue, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

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Cracking Crab

#7. Cracking Crab

- Rating: 3.6/5 (98 reviews)
- Address: 5100 North 9th Ave. Ste F645 Pensacola, Florida
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

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Broussard's Bayou Grill - Pensacola

#6. Broussard's Bayou Grill - Pensacola

- Rating: 4.0/5 (203 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 690 East Heinberg St. Pensacola, Florida
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

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Restaurant Nola

#5. Restaurant Nola

- Rating: 4.0/5 (183 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 523 East Gregory St. Pensacola, Florida
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

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Cafe Nola

#4. Cafe Nola

- Rating: 4.0/5 (341 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 400 Quietwater Beach Road Ste 14 Gulf Breeze, Florida
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

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Juan's Flying Burrito

#3. Juan's Flying Burrito

- Rating: 4.1/5 (98 reviews)
- Address: 200 South Alcaniz St. Pensacola, Florida
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Mexican
- Read more on Yelp

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Cub's Crawfish

#2. Cub's Crawfish

- Rating: 4.4/5 (170 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4145 Barrancas Ave. Pensacola, Florida
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

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Restaurant IRON

#1. Restaurant IRON

- Rating: 4.5/5 (440 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 22 North Palafox St. Pensacola, Florida
- Categories: Southern, Bars, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 111 metros.

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