Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Austin, 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 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.
#16. La Crawfish
- Rating: 3.0/5 (83 reviews)
- Adress: 500 E Ben White Blvd D200 Ste D200 Austin, TX 78704
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Vietnamese
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#15. Original New Orleans Po-Boy & Gumbo Shop
- Rating: 3.0/5 (31 reviews)
- Adress: 1806 E 12th St Austin, TX 78702
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#14. Captain Benny's Seafood
- Rating: 3.0/5 (212 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 5700 N I H 35 Austin, TX 78751
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Bars
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#13. Shoal Creek Saloon
- Rating: 3.5/5 (451 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 909 N Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78703
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole
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#12. Louisiana Crab Shack
- Rating: 3.5/5 (230 reviews)
- Adress: 2525 W Anderson Ln Ste 265 Austin, TX 78757
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#11. Deckhand Oyster Bar - South
- Rating: 3.5/5 (612 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 4211 S Lamar Blvd Ste C-1 Austin, TX 78704
- Categories: Seafood, Bars, Cajun/Creole
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#10. Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen
- Rating: 4.0/5 (909 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 6319 N Interstate 35 Austin, TX 78752
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#9. Big Easy Bar and Grill
- Rating: 4.0/5 (164 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1806 E 12th St Austin, TX 78702
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#8. Sawyer & Co
- Rating: 4.0/5 (869 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 4827 E Cesar Chavez St Austin, TX 78702
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Diners, Seafood
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#7. Cypress Grill
- Rating: 4.0/5 (876 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 4404 W William Cannon Dr Ste L Austin, TX 78749
- Categories: American (Traditional), Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#6. Evangeline Café
- Rating: 4.0/5 (933 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 8106 Brodie Ln Austin, TX 78745
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#5. The Potluck
- Rating: 4.5/5 (87 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 5700 Manchaca Rd Austin, TX 78745
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Cajun/Creole, Food Trucks
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#4. Louisiana Wild Crawfish & Catering
- Rating: 4.5/5 (23 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: Austin, TX 78701
- Categories: Caterers, Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#3. Turf N Surf Po' Boy
- Rating: 4.5/5 (1152 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 407 Lavaca St Austin, TX 78701
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Food Stands, Seafood
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#2. Vic & Al's
- Rating: 4.5/5 (357 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 2406 Manor Rd Ste D Austin, TX 78722
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Bars, Comfort Food
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#1. Sauce's Southern Kitchen Food Truck & Catering
- Rating: 4.5/5 (23 reviews)
- Adress: 1916 Austin Hwy San Antonio, TX 78218
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Food Trucks
- Read more on Yelp
