The 30 highest-rated places to find Cajun food in the Houston area

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 Houston. 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.

#30. Sleepy’s Poboys

– Rating: 4.0/5 (449 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 9591 S Main St Houston, TX 77025
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches, Fish & Chips
– Read more on Yelp

#29. Texasiana Famous Food

– Rating: 4.0/5 (18 reviews)
– Adress: Houston, TX 77002
– Categories: Food Trucks, Southern, Cajun/Creole
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#28. Casian King Food Truck

– Rating: 4.0/5 (53 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: Houston, TX 77002
– Categories: Food Trucks, Cajun/Creole, Asian Fusion
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#27. Supreme Gumbo

– Rating: 4.0/5 (20 reviews)
– Adress: 1040 W Cavalcade St Houston, TX 77009
– Categories: Specialty Food, Cajun/Creole, Sandwiches
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#26. Twin Crab Juicy Seafood & Bar

– Rating: 4.0/5 (11 reviews)
– Adress: 4400B North Fwy Ste 400B Houston, TX 77022
– Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#25. 7Spice

– Rating: 4.0/5 (10 reviews)
– Adress: 9540 S Main St Ste 140 Houston, TX 77025
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#24. Crawfish Cafe

– Rating: 4.0/5 (380 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 1026 N Shepherd Dr Houston, TX 77008
– Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Asian Fusion
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#23. Brennan’s of Houston

– Rating: 4.0/5 (955 reviews)
– Price: $$$
– Adress: 3300 Smith St Houston, TX 77006
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Seafood
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#22. Truck on the Bayou

– Rating: 4.0/5 (13 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: Houston, TX 77018
– Categories: Food Trucks, Cajun/Creole
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#21. The Cloister

– Rating: 4.0/5 (32 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 1117 Texas Ave Houston, TX 77002
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Art Galleries
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#20. Treebeards

– Rating: 4.0/5 (255 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 1117 Texas St Houston, TX 77002
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Cafeteria
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#19. Bayou Kitchen Crawfish Kings

– Rating: 4.0/5 (49 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 15495 S Post Oak Houston, TX 77053
– Categories: Food Trucks, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#18. Hot and Buttered

– Rating: 4.0/5 (57 reviews)
– Adress: 2702 N Shepherd Dr Houston, TX 77008
– Categories: Pop-Up Restaurants, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#17. Da SeaFood Connect

– Rating: 4.0/5 (40 reviews)
– Adress: 1001 Westheimer Rd Houston , TX 77006
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Soul Food
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#16. 1929 Po-Boy Kitchen

– Rating: 4.5/5 (29 reviews)
– Adress: 411 Smith St Houston, TX 77002
– Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#15. Krab Junkie

– Rating: 4.5/5 (17 reviews)
– Adress: 5227 Kelley St Houston, TX 77026
– Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#14. Eunice

– Rating: 4.5/5 (491 reviews)
– Adress: 3737 Buffalo Speedway Houston, TX 77098
– Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#13. The Signature Kafe

– Rating: 4.5/5 (14 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 3722 Main St Houston, TX 77002
– Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole
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#12. Zydeco Louisiana Diner

– Rating: 4.5/5 (249 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 1119 Pease St Houston, TX 77002
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Southern, Cafeteria
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#11. Boil House

– Rating: 4.5/5 (442 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 606 E 11th St Houston, TX 77008
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#10. Maxim Seafood

– Rating: 4.5/5 (11 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 6510 Weston St Houston, TX 77021
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Fast Food
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#9. Heads & Tails

– Rating: 4.5/5 (17 reviews)
– Adress: 8200 Washington Ave Houston, TX 77007
– Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#8. Reel Seafood & Bar

– Rating: 4.5/5 (83 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 2030 E T C Jester Blvd Houston, TX 77008
– Categories: Chicken Wings, Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#7. Kreole Soul

– Rating: 4.5/5 (19 reviews)
– Price: $
– Adress: East Humble, TX 77346
– Categories: Food Trucks, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#6. O’Taste & See Eatery

– Rating: 4.5/5 (36 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 10971 Nw Fwy Houston, TX 77092
– Categories: Soul Food, Cajun/Creole, American (Traditional)
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#5. Backyard Boil House

– Rating: 4.5/5 (37 reviews)
– Adress: 3755 Southmore Blvd Houston, TX 77004
– Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Southern
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#4. Bobobs

– Rating: 5.0/5 (54 reviews)
– Price: $$
– Adress: 5203 Almeda Houston, TX 77004
– Categories: Southern, Cajun/Creole, Seafood
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#3. Boot Texan Kitchen

– Rating: 5.0/5 (42 reviews)
– Adress: 6555 Navigation Blvd Houston, TX 77011
– Categories: Southern, American (Traditional), Cajun/Creole
– Read more on Yelp