Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Ocean City, 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 Ocean City. 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.

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#13. Ocean Crab

- Rating: 3.5/5 (16 reviews)
- Adress: 3000 Island Ave Philadelphia, PA 19153
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#12. Ocean House

- Rating: 3.5/5 (24 reviews)
- Adress: 1030 MacDade Blvd Collingdale, PA 19023
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Beer Bar
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#11. 410 Bank Street Restaurant

- Rating: 3.5/5 (317 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 410 Bank St Cape May, NJ 08204
- Categories: Seafood, French, Cajun/Creole
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#10. Crab Du Jour

- Rating: 3.5/5 (35 reviews)
- Adress: 5480 NJ-42 N Turnersville, NJ 08012
- Categories: Seafood, Bars, Cajun/Creole
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#9. The Boiling House

- Rating: 3.5/5 (261 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1990 Marlton Pike E Ste 10 Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Noodles
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#8. Crab Du Jour

- Rating: 4.0/5 (13 reviews)
- Adress: 4403 E Black Horse Pike Unit 1138 Mays Landing, NJ 08330
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#7. Ocean Crab

- Rating: 4.0/5 (23 reviews)
- Adress: 1936 MacDade Blvd Woodlyn, PA 19094
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#6. Oceancrat Seafood Boil

- Rating: 4.0/5 (15 reviews)
- Adress: 6506 Ventnor Ave Ventnor City, NJ 08406
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#5. Woodstown Hotel & Tavern

- Rating: 4.0/5 (20 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: 13 N Main St Woodstown, NJ 08098
- Categories: American (Traditional), Cajun/Creole, Tex-Mex
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#4. Vintage BYOB

- Rating: 4.5/5 (40 reviews)
- Adress: 1048 Washington St Cape May, NJ 08204
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Steakhouses, Sandwiches
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#3. Perfect Crab

- Rating: 4.5/5 (11 reviews)
- Adress: 663 Berlin-Cross Keys Rd Sicklerville, NJ 08081
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#2. PJ Buckets Seafood

- Rating: 4.5/5 (92 reviews)
- Adress: 115 N Dorset Ave Ventnor, NJ 08406
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#1. Po' Boys Creole Restaurant

- Rating: 4.5/5 (381 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 900 Palmer St Route 16 Milton, DE 19968
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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