Highest-rated Cajun Restaurants in New York City by Diners

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Highest-rated cajun restaurants in New York City 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 York 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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#27. Bubba Gump Shrimp

- Rating: 3.5/5 (1319 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1501 Broadway New York, New York
- Categories: Seafood, Southern, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

#26. Shaking Crab - Park Slope

- Rating: 3.5/5 (471 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 230 5th Ave. Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

#25. Juicy King Crab Express

- Rating: 3.6/5 (37 reviews)
- Address: 1126 Broadway Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

#24. Crab Du Jour

- Rating: 3.7/5 (20 reviews)
- Address: 605 Avenue Z Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#23. Crab Bros Cajun Seafood Express

- Rating: 3.7/5 (21 reviews)
- Address: 222 Malcolm X Blvd. Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp

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#22. Cap't Loui

- Rating: 3.7/5 (263 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 3147 Broadway New York, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Southern
- Read more on Yelp

#21. Cap't Loui

- Rating: 3.8/5 (104 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 413 Myrtle Ave. Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
- Read more on Yelp

#20. The Boil

- Rating: 3.9/5 (51 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 242 Flatbush Ave. Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

#19. Heavy Woods

- Rating: 3.9/5 (308 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 50 Wyckoff Ave. Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Bars, Cafes, Cajun/Creole
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#18. Claw Daddy's

- Rating: 3.9/5 (663 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 31 3rd Ave. Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

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#17. Claw Daddy's

- Rating: 3.9/5 (1996 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 185 Orchard St. New York, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#16. Filé Gumbo Bar

- Rating: 4.0/5 (297 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 275 Church St. New York, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Venues & Event Spaces, Cocktail Bars
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#15. Oceanic Boil

- Rating: 4.1/5 (173 reviews)
- Address: 96-18 Queens Blvd. Rego Park, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
- Read more on Yelp

#14. Shaking Crab - Williamsburg

- Rating: 4.1/5 (89 reviews)
- Address: 1045 Flushing Ave. New York, New York
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp

#13. theBoil

- Rating: 4.1/5 (954 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 17 Waverly Place New York, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
- Read more on Yelp

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#12. 1803 Nyc

- Rating: 4.2/5 (882 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 82 Reade St. New York, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
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#11. Le Sia

- Rating: 4.3/5 (165 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 651 9th Ave. New York, New York
- Categories: Asian Fusion, Chinese, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

#10. Oceanic Boil

- Rating: 4.3/5 (753 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 84-20 37th Ave. Jackson Heights, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
- Read more on Yelp

#9. Crab House NYC

- Rating: 4.4/5 (1269 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 135 East 55th St. New York, New York
- Categories: Buffets, Seafood, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

#8. Aqua Boil

- Rating: 4.4/5 (811 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 750 9th Ave. New York, New York
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Comfort Food
- Read more on Yelp

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#7. Hollybrook Lane

- Rating: 4.4/5 (46 reviews)
- Address: 1712 1st Ave. New York, New York
- Categories: Southern, Cocktail Bars, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

#6. Crab House Brooklyn

- Rating: 4.5/5 (222 reviews)
- Price level: $$$$
- Address: 1223 Surf Ave. Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Seafood, Buffets, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

#5. AB Fish Market

- Rating: 4.5/5 (26 reviews)
- Address: 1878 3rd Ave. New York, New York
- Categories: Chinese, Sushi Bars, Cajun/Creole
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#4. Kjun

- Rating: 4.5/5 (276 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 154 East 39th St. New York, New York
- Categories: Korean, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

#3. The Chubby Crab

- Rating: 4.5/5 (39 reviews)
- Address: 77 Chrystie St. New York, New York
- Categories: Seafood, fast food, Cajun/Creole
- Read more on Yelp

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#2. Lowerline

- Rating: 4.6/5 (293 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 794 Washington Ave. Brooklyn, New York
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Southern
- Read more on Yelp