Highest-rated cajun restaurants in New Orleans by diners
Highest-rated cajun restaurants in New Orleans 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 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 Orleans. 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. Cajun Flames
- Rating: 4.4/5 (36 reviews)
- Address: 1117 Decatur St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Cocktail Bars
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#29. Rex House Kitchen & Courtyard
- Rating: 4.4/5 (93 reviews)
- Address: 619 Bourbon St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#28. Cajun Joe's Seafood
- Rating: 4.4/5 (37 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 6024 North Claiborne Ave. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#27. Crabby Jack's
- Rating: 4.4/5 (457 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 428 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Sandwiches
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#26. Cafe Sbisa
- Rating: 4.4/5 (704 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1011 Decatur St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#25. North Broad Seafood
- Rating: 4.4/5 (31 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1901 North Broad St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Delis
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#24. Chef Ron's Gumbo Stop
- Rating: 4.4/5 (1731 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2309 North Causeway Blvd. Metairie, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Comfort Food
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#23. Cajunland Seafood
- Rating: 4.4/5 (75 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2139 Stumpf Blvd. Gretna, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#22. Wags Food & Culture
- Rating: 4.4/5 (79 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1601 Plaza Drive Marrero, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Breakfast & Brunch, Soul Food
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#21. Cafe Reconcile
- Rating: 4.4/5 (194 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1631 Oretha C Haley Blvd. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Community Service/Non-Profit
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#20. Gabrielle Restaurant
- Rating: 4.4/5 (127 reviews)
- Address: 2441 Orleans Ave. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#19. Market Wego
- Rating: 4.5/5 (20 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 100 Westbank Expy Westwego, Louisiana
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#18. Atchafalaya Restaurant
- Rating: 4.5/5 (2462 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 901 Louisiana Ave. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Breakfast & Brunch, Cocktail Bars
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#17. Parenton's Po Boys
- Rating: 4.5/5 (62 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4304 Ellen St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Sandwiches, Comfort Food, Cajun/Creole
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#16. Hobnobber Cafe
- Rating: 4.5/5 (46 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5928 West Metairie Ave. Metairie, Louisiana
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole
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#15. Voleo's Seafood Restaurant
- Rating: 4.5/5 (89 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1360 4th St. Westwego, Louisiana
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, German
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#14. Segnette Landing
- Rating: 4.5/5 (95 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 450 Laroussini St. Westwego, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#13. LeBrane's Creole Cuisine & Catering
- Rating: 4.5/5 (31 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 137 Sala Ave. Westwego, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Breakfast & Brunch
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#12. Brigtsen's Restaurant
- Rating: 4.5/5 (474 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 723 Dante St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#11. Ajun Cajun
- Rating: 4.5/5 (93 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 8433 Oak St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Ramen, Japanese Curry
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#10. Zesty Creole
- Rating: 4.6/5 (638 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 827 Canal St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Breakfast & Brunch, Sandwiches
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#9. Restaurant Rebirth
- Rating: 4.6/5 (686 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 857 Fulton St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Steakhouses
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#8. Dakar
- Rating: 4.6/5 (61 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 3814 Magazine St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Senegalese, Cajun/Creole
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#7. Chicken's Kitchen
- Rating: 4.6/5 (144 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 629 Derbigny St. Gretna, Louisiana
- Categories: Soul Food, Cajun/Creole, Chicken Shop
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#6. Mr. Shrimp's Kitchen
- Rating: 4.6/5 (51 reviews)
- Address: 500 Port of New Orleans Place Suite 238 New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Soul Food, Seafood
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#5. Home Cooking Cafe
- Rating: 4.6/5 (186 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2104 Manhattan Blvd. Ste East Harvey, Louisiana
- Categories: American, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#4. Jamleans Jamaican & Creole Cuisines
- Rating: 4.7/5 (30 reviews)
- Address: 7834 Earhart Blvd. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Caribbean
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#3. Heard Dat Kitchen
- Rating: 4.7/5 (743 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2520 Felicity St. New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Soul Food
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#2. Gentilly Wings & Seafood
- Rating: 4.7/5 (23 reviews)
- Address: 4039 Louisa St. Ste A New Orleans, Louisiana
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#1. Food Symphony Restaurant
- Rating: 4.8/5 (40 reviews)
- Address: 4001 Lapalco Blvd. Ste 5 Harvey, Louisiana
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Soul Food
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