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