Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Dallas by diners
Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Dallas 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 Dallas. 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.
#29. Big Shucks Oyster Bar
- Rating: 3.4/5 (265 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 103 South Coit Road Richardson, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Cocktail Bars
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#28. Flying Fish
- Rating: 3.5/5 (298 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5100 Belt Line Road Ste 740 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#27. The Hen House Louisiana Fried Chicken
- Rating: 3.5/5 (41 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 8692 Skillman St. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Chicken Shop, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#26. Local Tap & Table
- Rating: 3.5/5 (400 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3333 Harry Hines Blvd. Ste 100 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Sports Bars, Breakfast & Brunch
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#25. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
- Rating: 3.5/5 (954 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3520 Oak Lawn Ave. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#24. Crab Station - Deep Ellum
- Rating: 3.5/5 (279 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2813 Commerce St. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Bars
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#23. The Free Man
- Rating: 3.6/5 (655 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2626-2630 Commerce St. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches, Jazz & Blues
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#22. Rocking Crab
- Rating: 3.6/5 (311 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 11407 Emerald St. Ste 101 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#21. Pappasito's Cantina
- Rating: 3.6/5 (577 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 723 South Central Expy Richardson, Texas
- Categories: Tex-Mex, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#20. Tasty Tails
- Rating: 3.6/5 (275 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4950 Beltline Road Ste 190A Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#19. Nate's Seafood and Steakhouse
- Rating: 3.8/5 (1276 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 14951 Midway Road Addison, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Steakhouses, Cajun/Creole
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#18. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
- Rating: 3.8/5 (766 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 725 South Central Expy Richardson, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Cocktail Bars
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#17. The Crab Station - Dallas
- Rating: 3.9/5 (323 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 9780 Walnut St. Ste 270 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#16. Flying Fish
- Rating: 3.9/5 (273 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6126 Luther Lane Preston Center Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#15. Aunt Irene's Kitchen
- Rating: 4.0/5 (436 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2802 Lagow St. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#14. Flying Fish
- Rating: 4.0/5 (340 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1838 Irving Blvd. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#13. Charlie's Creole Kitchen
- Rating: 4.0/5 (212 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2129 Greenville Ave. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#12. Hot Crab
- Rating: 4.1/5 (59 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 714 West Spring Valley Road Richardson, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, New American
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#11. Southern Classic Daiquiri Factory
- Rating: 4.1/5 (209 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3030 Ross Ave. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#10. Red Crab Juicy Seafood
- Rating: 4.1/5 (238 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4080 Belt Line Road Addison, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#9. Crab King
- Rating: 4.1/5 (64 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 13150 Senlac Drive Ste 110 Farmers Branch, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Burgers, Seafood
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#8. Restaurant Beatrice
- Rating: 4.1/5 (142 reviews)
- Address: 1111 North Beckley Ave. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Salad, Breakfast & Brunch
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#7. Mardi Gras Cajun Cuisine
- Rating: 4.1/5 (23 reviews)
- Address: 9245 Skillman St. Ste 100 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Chicken Wings
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#6. Bucky Moonshine's
- Rating: 4.1/5 (645 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2912 Elm St. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Cocktail Bars
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#5. Crab&claw Southdallas
- Rating: 4.2/5 (30 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7932 South Great Trinity Forest Way Ste 114A Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#4. TJ Cajun Seafood & Pho
- Rating: 4.3/5 (100 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 11306 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 200 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Chicken Wings
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#3. Kickin Crab
- Rating: 4.4/5 (141 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3545 West Walnut St. Garland, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#2. Peewees Crabcakes
- Rating: 4.4/5 (25 reviews)
- Address: 2918 South Jupiter Road Garland, Texas
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#1. Pier 88 Boiling Seafood & Bar
- Rating: 4.6/5 (59 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 10560 Walnut St. Ste 100 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Noodles
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