Highest-rated Cajun restaurants in Tallahassee by diners
Highest-rated Cajun restaurants in Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee 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.
#7. Crafty Crab
- Rating: 3.2/5 (101 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1241 Apalachee Pkwy Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp
#6. Coosh's Bayou Rouge
- Rating: 3.4/5 (74 reviews)
- Address: 705 South Woodward B102 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp
#5. Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux - Tallahassee Restaurant
- Rating: 3.5/5 (148 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3390 Capital Cir Northeast Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: American, Cajun/Creole, Sports Bars
- Read more on Yelp
#4. Tally Fish House & Oyster Bar
- Rating: 3.5/5 (199 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6802 Thomasville Road Ste 106 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
#3. Wahoo Seafood
- Rating: 3.6/5 (314 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2714 Graves Road Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Burgers
- Read more on Yelp
#2. Coosh's Bayou Rouge
- Rating: 3.6/5 (202 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6267 Old Water Oak Road Ste 101 Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp
#1. Crafty Crab
- Rating: 4.0/5 (26 reviews)
- Address: 2226 North Monroe St. Tallahassee, Florida
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 111 metros.