Highest-rated cajun restaurants in San Antonio, 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 San Antonio. 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.
#14. LA Crawfish
- Rating: 2.5/5 (44 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 2410 SE Military Dr San Antonio, TX 78223
- Categories: Vietnamese, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#13. Bentley's Beer Garden
- Rating: 2.5/5 (53 reviews)
- Adress: 802 N Alamo St San Antonio, TX 78215
- Categories: Beer Gardens, Barbeque, Cajun/Creole
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#12. Pat O'Brien's San Antonio
- Rating: 3.0/5 (394 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 121 Alamo Plz San Antonio, TX 78205
- Categories: Bars, Cajun/Creole, American (Traditional)
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#11. Bentley's Bar
- Rating: 3.5/5 (61 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 8123 Broadway San Antonio, TX 78209
- Categories: Bars, Cajun/Creole
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#10. Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar
- Rating: 4.0/5 (131 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 4987 NW Lp 410 San Antonio, TX 78229
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Salad, Seafood
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#9. BB's Tex-Orleans Brooks Base
- Rating: 4.0/5 (39 reviews)
- Adress: 2611 SE Military Dr Ste 108 San Antonio, TX 78223
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Southern
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#8. Cravorites
- Rating: 4.0/5 (16 reviews)
- Adress: 930 Broadway San Antonio, TX 78215
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Food Trucks
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#7. Nawlins On Main
- Rating: 4.0/5 (17 reviews)
- Adress: 1000 N Main Ave San Antonio, TX 78212
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#6. NOLA Brunch & Beignets
- Rating: 4.0/5 (901 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 720 E Mistletoe Ave San Antonio, TX 78212
- Categories: Breakfast & Brunch, Cajun/Creole, Desserts
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#5. Ma Harper's Creole Kitchen
- Rating: 4.5/5 (208 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1816 N New Braunfels Ave San Antonio, TX 78208
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Desserts, Seafood
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#4. 225 Urban Smoke
- Rating: 4.5/5 (446 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1015 Rittiman Rd Ste 113 San Antonio, TX 78218
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Barbeque, Food Trucks
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#3. Datz It and Datz All
- Rating: 4.5/5 (17 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: San Antonio, TX 78220
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Food Trucks, Sandwiches
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#2. Mama's Gumbo
- Rating: 4.5/5 (23 reviews)
- Adress: 2367 Austin Hwy San Antonio, TX 78218
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern
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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
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