Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Austin by diners
Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Austin 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 Austin. 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.
#20. La Crawfish
- Rating: 3.1/5 (123 reviews)
- Address: 500 East Ben White Blvd. D200 Ste D200 Austin, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Vietnamese
- Read more on Yelp
#19. Captain Benny's Seafood
- Rating: 3.1/5 (229 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5700 North I H 35 Austin, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Bars
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#18. Shoal Creek Saloon
- Rating: 3.4/5 (522 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 909 North Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#17. Crawfish Shack & Oyster Bar
- Rating: 3.4/5 (690 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2013 Wells Branch Pkwy Ste 106 Austin, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#16. The Boat
- Rating: 3.4/5 (209 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 10931 Stonelake Blvd. Austin, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Burgers, Cajun/Creole
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#15. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
- Rating: 3.6/5 (624 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 11617 Research Blvd. Austin, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, American
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#14. Louisiana Crab Shack
- Rating: 3.7/5 (295 reviews)
- Address: 2525 West Anderson Lane Ste 265 Austin, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#13. Ocean Blue Oyster Bar
- Rating: 3.8/5 (701 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4211 South Lamar Blvd. Ste C-1 Austin, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Bars, Cajun/Creole
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#12. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
- Rating: 3.8/5 (1039 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 6319 North Interstate 35 Austin, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#11. Big Easy Bar and Grill
- Rating: 3.9/5 (167 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1806 East 12th St. Austin, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#10. Sawyer & Co
- Rating: 4.0/5 (1106 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4827 East Cesar Chavez St. Austin, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Diners, Seafood
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#9. Lil' Easy
- Rating: 4.1/5 (129 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5000 East Cesar Chavez St. Austin, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Beer, Wine & Spirits, Cocktail Bars
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#8. Cypress Grill
- Rating: 4.2/5 (1118 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4404 West William Cannon Drive Ste L Austin, Texas
- Categories: American, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#7. Evangeline Café
- Rating: 4.2/5 (1034 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 8106 Brodie Lane Austin, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#6. The Potluck
- Rating: 4.2/5 (166 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5700 Manchaca Road Austin, Texas
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Cajun/Creole, Food Trucks
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#5. French Quarter Grille
- Rating: 4.4/5 (888 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 13000 North Interstate Hwy 35 Ste 600 Austin, Texas
- Categories: American, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#4. Louisiana Wild Crawfish & Catering
- Rating: 4.4/5 (25 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: Austin, Texas
- Categories: Caterers, Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#3. Turf N Surf Po' Boy
- Rating: 4.5/5 (1199 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 407 Lavaca St. Austin, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Food Stands, Seafood
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#2. Sauce's Southern Kitchen Food Truck & Catering
- Rating: 4.5/5 (37 reviews)
- Address: 122 West Lindbergh Blvd. Universal City, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Food Trucks
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#1. Vic & Al's
- Rating: 4.7/5 (602 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2406 Manor Road Ste D Austin, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Bars, Comfort Food
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