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Cajun in New Orleans
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Top 4 Cajun Restaurants in New Orleans
Cajun cooking across New Orleans — drawn from NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune's Cajun guide and Ian McNulty's 2024 and 2025 best-of lists.
- #1
Cochon Restaurant
Warehouse District
“NOLA.com's Cajun guide: chef Donald Link turned "a place that explores his Cajun and Southern traditions" into one of the Warehouse District's anchor restaurants.”
- #2
Toups Meatery
Mid-City
“McNulty's 2024 modern-upscale pick — chef Isaac Toups delivers "Cajun gusto, not Cajun cliché," anchored by Cajun-inspired charcuterie and specialty cuts.”
- #3
Jacques-Imo's
Carrollton
“NOLA.com's Cajun guide flags a menu "deeply influenced by his mentor, Paul Prudhomme," with blackened redfish and fried grits on Oak Street.”
- #4
Bon Ton Prime Rib
Central Business District
“NOLA.com notes the Bon Ton "introduced their menu of Cajun cooking" in 1953 — étouffée, Cajun jambalaya and crawfish bisque on Magazine Street.”