Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Washington, D.C., according to Yelp
Highest-rated cajun restaurants in Washington, D.C., 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 Washington, D.C.. 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.
#22. Cajunator
- Rating: 3.0/5 (18 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: Federal Triangle Washington, DC 20009
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Food Stands
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#21. Crab Boss
- Rating: 3.0/5 (215 reviews)
- Adress: 1001 H St NE Washington, DC 20002
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, American (New)
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#20. Bayou Bros
- Rating: 3.0/5 (12 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: Washington, DC 20001
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Food Trucks
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#19. Cajunators Food Truck
- Rating: 3.0/5 (41 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: Washington, DC 20001
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#18. Moruss Seafood & Crab House
- Rating: 3.0/5 (44 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 2902 Minnesota Ave SE Washington, DC 20019
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Seafood Markets
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#17. Suga & Spice
- Rating: 3.0/5 (108 reviews)
- Adress: 5557 Baltimore Ave Ste 100 Hyattsville, MD 20781
- Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Soul Food
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#16. Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar
- Rating: 3.0/5 (19 reviews)
- Adress: 2430 Market St NE Washington, DC 20018
- Categories: Bars, Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#15. America's Best Wings
- Rating: 3.0/5 (40 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: 5811 Eastern Ave Riggs Plaza Shopping Centre Hyattsville, MD 20782
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Cajun/Creole, Barbeque
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#14. Creole on 14th
- Rating: 3.5/5 (438 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 3345 14th St NW Washington, DC 20010
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, American (Traditional), Cocktail Bars
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#13. Carolina Kitchen Bar & Grill
- Rating: 3.5/5 (687 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 6501 America Blvd Hyattsville, MD 20782
- Categories: Soul Food, Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#12. Po Boy Jim Bar & Grill
- Rating: 3.5/5 (878 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 709 H St NE Washington, DC 20002
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Bars, American (Traditional)
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#11. The Boiling Crab
- Rating: 3.5/5 (73 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 400 H St NE Washington, DC 20002
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#10. Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood & Bar
- Rating: 3.5/5 (150 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 3539 S Jefferson St Bailey's Crossroads, VA 22041
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#9. Blues Alley
- Rating: 4.0/5 (294 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1073 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20007
- Categories: Jazz & Blues, Cajun/Creole
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#8. Dauphine's
- Rating: 4.0/5 (254 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 1100 15th St NW Washington, DC 20005
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Cocktail Bars
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#7. Hot N Juicy Crawfish
- Rating: 4.0/5 (2058 reviews)
- Price: $$$
- Adress: 2651 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#6. Crab World Seafood
- Rating: 4.0/5 (15 reviews)
- Adress: 415 Rhode Island Ave NE Ste D Washington, DC 20002
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#5. RT's Restaurant
- Rating: 4.0/5 (573 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 3804 Mt Vernon Ave Alexandria, VA 22305
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, American (New), Seafood
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#4. Kenny's KALE
- Rating: 4.0/5 (36 reviews)
- Adress: 4735 Stamp Rd Temple Hills, MD 20748
- Categories: Salad, Cajun/Creole
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#3. Kitchen Savages
- Rating: 4.0/5 (41 reviews)
- Adress: Kitchen Savages 1211 Good Hope Rd SE Washington, DC 20020-6907
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Italian, Seafood
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#2. Puddin'
- Rating: 4.5/5 (394 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: 1309 5th St NE Union Market Washington, DC 20002
- Categories: Comfort Food, Cajun/Creole
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#1. Petworth Social Bar & Grill
- Rating: 4.5/5 (18 reviews)
- Adress: 821 Upshur St NW Washington, DC 20011
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, American (Traditional), Cocktail Bars
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