Muriel's Jackson Square is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

1. Muriel's Jackson Square

9.0
801 Chartres St (St. Ann), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 147 tips and reviews

Javier G.Javier Garcia: Crepes and bread pudding a must. Amazing food overall

Tracy M.Tracy Marcus: Crawfish & Goat cheese Crêpes are a must-try! Read more.

Danielle W.Danielle W.: Reservations are a must!

Jacques-Imo's Cafe is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

2. Jacques-Imo's Cafe

9.0
8324 Oak St (at Dante Street), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Uptown - Carrollton · 175 tips and reviews

Brandon T.Brandon Taylor: The shrimp and alligator cheesecake was phenomenal. One of the best dining experiences I have ever had.

Thomas C.Thomas Cook: Alligator Cheesecake.

Austin L.Austin Lavin: Enjoy the bar cause you're going to wait Read more.

Brennan's is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

3. Brennan's

9.2
417 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 161 tips and reviews

Bitches Who BrunchBitches Who Brunch: Housed in a pastel pink building, Brennan’s is a New Orleans icon best known for its invention of the bananas foster, which is prepared table side at the end of your meal. Eggs Benedicts are a must. Read more.

Cass A.Cass Anderson: They invented bananas fosters!...the prix fixe meal is the way to go. I've never been so full.

WineCountryMuseWineCountryMuse: Home of banana's foster. It's true, check definition in dictionary!!

Restaurant R'evolution is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

4. Restaurant R'evolution

8.8
777 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 81 tips and reviews

ALIENALIEN: Exquisite tastes and great wine options with excellent service. Enjoy!

Curt G.Curt Gibbs: Eat at the bar and bring your mobile charger to charge your phone while eating and consider a half order of crawfish boil risotto

Brandi F.Brandi Felice: Bloody Mary is a must!

Galliano is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

5. Galliano

8.7
200 Julia St (at Fulton St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Lower Garden District · 15 tips and reviews

Christopher N.Christopher Nyberg: The blackened fish special was great, nice and crispy and perfect seasoning. The gumbo was good too.

Sandy A.Sandy Archer: The peacemaker is their signature po boy and is amazing, fried oysters & roast with gravy, pickles & Cajun boil potato chips

RaniaRania: Grilled oysters were delicious.

Toups Meatery is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

6. Toups Meatery

9.0
845 N Carrollton Ave (Dumaine), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · City Park · 53 tips and reviews

Mary P.Mary P: Chicken Liver Mousse is phenomenal. Although you can't go wrong with anything on the menu.

EaterEater: A meat-centric spot chef Isaac Toups and his wife Amanda. House-cured meat and house-made sausages (plus other non-meat options). Oh, and they have insanely good Doberge cake. [Eater 38 Member]

Margaret G.Margaret Guste: Salad with fried Gouda was delicious and large! The meatballs were in a yummy sauce, and the fried green beans were very good as well. The tri tip entree was a lot of food--plenty to split. Mmmmm.

Atchafalaya Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

7. Atchafalaya Restaurant

8.9
901 Louisiana Ave, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Central City - Garden · 136 tips and reviews

Brandi B.Brandi Bruce: Seasonal so check the menu before making reservations. Sweet staff and heavy but delicious food

ThrillistThrillist: Atchafalaya is an underlooked brunch gem. Be on the lookout for the duck hash, AND the “Eggs Treme”; a Benedict variation featuring a boudin cake, poached eggs, popcorn crawfish, and hollandaise. Read more.

Genny B.Genny B: Brunch. Bloody Mary Bar. All you need to know.

Zimmer's Seafood is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

8. Zimmer's Seafood

8.7
4915 Saint Anthony Ave (Mirabeau), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Gentilly · 7 tips and reviews

Gambit New OrleansGambit New Orleans: Lightly battered, impeccably fresh shrimp come on seeded loaves baked next door. A standout fried shrimp po-boy!

Julian A.Julian Augustus III: Marinated Crabs....highly recommended. Goes great with cold beer and a Lakefront view to chow down on.

Carl H.Carl Harrison: Good crawfish and poboys.

Sassafras Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

9. Sassafras Restaurant

8.6
2501 Leon C. Simon (Franklin Ave.), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Gentilly · 12 tips and reviews

Eric N.Eric Neal: Gumbo is very good! Family style!

Kala A.Kala Alexis: Wonderful glad to have some home cooking 🎆🎆🎉

Coach M.Coach Matt: Amazing food. Don't waste time or money in the Quarter. Make the drive. Gumbo, Seafood Platter, Pork Chops, Fried Chicken. Can't go wrong - save room 4 dessert - BREAK PUDDING & COBBLER. Great servers

Sammy's Food Service & Deli is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

10. Sammy's Food Service & Deli

8.8
3000 Elysian Fields Ave (Abundance St.), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · St. Roch · 27 tips and reviews

Tom M.Tom Morgan: Great place love their grilled fish, the Mac n cheese side is killer. Busy at noon come earlier or after one.

Gambit New OrleansGambit New Orleans: Sammy's Food Service and Deli give you a womderful heaping combo of shrimp remolade and crabmeat ravigote. - Gambit's Five in 5

Christopher V.Christopher Vicknair: My favorite roast beef poboy. Baked Macaroni, and meatball poboy also legit.

Patois is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

11. Patois

8.8
6078 Laurel St (at Webster Street), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Uptown - Carrollton · 21 tips and reviews

Kat H.Kat Hanson: Patois is delicious, down to the lavender shortbread! Make a reservation to be sure you have a spot; this place is in-demand!

TripExpertTripExpert: "Patois customers especially rave about dishes like fennel-crusted panéed Mississippi rabbit, potato and crab gnocchi, and crispy pork belly with seared scallops." -Travel + Leisure on TripExpert Read more.

Gambit New OrleansGambit New Orleans: Try the Mississippi rabbit- prepared with pancetta, goat cheese and wild mushrooms. Read more.

Creole House Restaurant & Oyster Bar is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

12. Creole House Restaurant & Oyster Bar

8.5
509 Canal St (Decatur Street), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Central Business District · 34 tips and reviews

Robin B.Robin Butler Conner: Shrimp and gouda grits, crab claws with texas toast for dipping, and grilled oysters with bacon and cheese!!! Delicious.

Robert K.Robert Knox: Great service

Kelly S.Kelly Selby: Beef po-boy, bloody mary's omelette were very good. Portions are large so we shared which was more than enough.

Gris-Gris is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

13. Gris-Gris

8.6
1800 Magazine St (Felicity), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Lower Garden District · 14 tips and reviews

Michelle T.Michelle Titlebaum: So delicious! Shrimp and grits, steak, and shrimp were all so awesome. Best dessert I’ve ever had and cool atmosphere.

Chris N.Chris Nergaard: From shrimp and grits, to gumbo and the burger everything was amazing!

Kayla R.Kayla R: Limited menu, but only the best made the cut. Everything was great. Cute atmosphere with views of Magazine st.

Clancy's is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

14. Clancy's

8.7
6100 Annunciation St (at Webster St.), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Audubon · 41 tips and reviews

EpicuriousEpicurious: The crab salad—lump meat spiked with a rotating roster of house-made dressings—is phenomenal, as are the shrimp- and bacon-enriched grits and the daily-changing sweetbreads preparations. Read more.

TripExpertTripExpert: A tip from one of our expert reviewers, Gayot: "Savoring the classic luxury of fried, golden brown oysters bathed in melted Brie seems fitting in Clancy's somewhat austere atmosphere." -On TripExpert Read more.

EpicuriousEpicurious: For classic big Easy cooking, head to this local favorite. The crab salad is to-die-for and the shrimp and bacon-enriched grits are community staples.

Lil Dizzy's Cafe is one of The 15 Best Cajun and Creole Restaurants in New Orleans.

15. Lil Dizzy's Cafe

8.6
1500 Esplanade Ave (at N Robertson St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Seventh Ward · 43 tips and reviews

Cecile and DavidCecile and David: Everything was amazing and very affordable. Good homestyle food. Get the gumbo!

mark m.mark mayhew: had breakfast here and learned from a waitress that HBO's 'Treme' filmed a scene here ;) Read more.

Gena D.Gena Dixon: A little dive restaurant... but good food. The bread pudding is a must.