Cajun & Creole cuisine: the best places to taste it in Boston
7 restaurant menus in United States, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Great food, super rich in flavor and cooked well that it’s not dry. Comes with live music on weekend, and atmosphere is also lively. Can be loud if..."
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"I FINALLY went to the iconic Darryl’s Kitchen, on a whim! The food was very good and the drinks had a strong pour (my fav). I’ll def be back as..."
J BV
"Yesterday was my third time visiting Darryl’s. I was excited to take my co-worker whose name is Darryl to this place because we celebrated his..."
Buck P
"We’ve been here twice and had a great time both times. Darryl’s often plays live music after 7:00 for a reasonable $10 cover. (It was good music..."
Brett W
"Ordered takeout. Everything I got was so flavorful. It hit the spot for my soul food craving. Order was ready on time and kept warm. Reasonably..."
Natalia Greenidge
"Lovely date night place. I highly recommend going when they have a live band. Great music, great food, nice sized drinks, and an overall great..."
Deana Simone Ingram
"We had a wonderful Friday night experience 2 weeks ago (It was my first time in the Boston area)! Everything at Darryl's was awesome from the..."
Jeneen Hinkle
"If you’re not going to Darryl’s what are you doing with your life? First time visit and I was over the moon. We brought a friend for a birthday..."
Manuela Posada
"Had a great time at the venue, great great vibes. The music when I went was more so rnb soul and there was a live band playing. I arrived around..."
Moe L
"Small, cozy type setting. My co-workers & I went to Sunday brunch but had a late reservation, so we missed the live jazz music..😬
Otherwise, GREAT..."
"One of the best restaurants in Boston I've been to in the past couple of years.
Eating in a restaurant isn't just about consuming food - it's the..."
In-sung J. Kim
"I went to the Alston location absolutely loved it. Food was Phenomenal and loved the different seasonings. My party and I had the Seafood Broil which..."
Mailckely Labathe
"I love it....We had a really nice waitress who very friendly and the food was AMAZING...!!! It's so worth it,I will be back again very soon...!! I..."
Nene Jackson
"My mother and I had the Dungeness crab, snow crab, and shrimp and OMG, it was delicious! The mild, garlic and butter sauce was #everything S/O to..."
Nikiya Jacobs
"The best seafood place in boston hands down! Eat here a few times a month amazing..."
Julio Viana
"This place is the best I've ever had. Just stay away from the holly X sauce if you're not sure of how hot it is. I've told everyone about this place...."
Bvigurl Riley
"Great seafood, excellent sauces to match (spicy and flavorful, yet not overpowering. Good service. This was the first time I had crawfish that was so..."
Inna Stelin Rodos
"Great experience, my first time doing anything like this & i highly recommend. If you like cajun & seafood you have to try..."
Correia Indira
"Simply amazingly!!! I chose the garlic butter with the spicy � seasoning for my crab � and � shrimp. It was delicious!!! The only suggestion I..."
Tracey Avila
"Holly Crab in Allston offers a delightful seafood experience. The fried catfish and seafood boil were exceptional, though shrimp was slightly..."
Felipe Lopez
"We went on a Friday afternoon and the place was empty but everything we ate was so good! The fried catfish was fantastic, the sauce on the seafood..."
Jane Smith
"My whole bag of seafood was amazing. Just wish it was more spicy and a lot of garlic in the bag. Sad they didn't have garlic lemon pepper spaghetti...."
Regine Rss
"Absolutely wonderful. The food was very delicious. If you order chicken make sure give them at least 30-40 minutes to prepare your order.
There is a..."
ISE Cold
"I've been going to this place for years. Food has always been delicious. Service has always been friendly and attentive. Cleanliness is an A+. If..."
Katherine Vu
"My wife and I come here all the time—this place is so good. The best seafood boil in Boston without a doubt.
Highly recommend the fried calamari..."
Billy Yang
"The food is great! Wish they gave more than 1 small piece of a corn cob when I paid for corn as an extra inside. I noticed less items in the seafood..."
Kiah Byrd
"We had some good seafood boil. It wasnt salty and had enough sauce. My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Would..."
Shani
"We checked this place out for dinner and oh my goodness they didn’t disappoint! We started off with a platter fresh, juicy oysters. Then, we got..."
Kelly C.
"Seafood - FRESH! Sauces were extremely flavorful and the sausage was juicy. The corn was sweet and fresh. There was an array of potatoes that were..."
Alexis Quinones
"THE BEST SEAFOOD PLACE💕
Amazing food - good crispy chicken with fresh seafood. And the waiter (Tim Kim) is the friendliest waiter in the whole..."
Subin Lee
"This became my go to for seafood boils! We had a great experience with takeout and dine in. The food is delicious and the sauce is the best around!..."
Edward Wang
"[4/5, Boston, MA] The garlic butter spicy shrimp came in a plastic bag. Okay… But it was great taste so not faulting them for it. Fries, potato and..."
Sam
"Great portions of the food and the crab legs were very good. The young man that served us (sorry didn't get his name) was working by himself and was..."
Ella Coffee
"Fun to experience with friends, huge bag of shrimp for under $15. I ended taking it home. Delicious seasoning. Will be returning for..."
Fariha O
"A solid take on Louisiana-style boiled seafood. My daughter was extremely happy with the crab and shrimp combo. I ordered the dungeness crab, and..."
Mark Mendola
"Wow! Amazing restaurant and I had never ate in a restaurant with no plates/tablewares. You are handed out a glove and a plastic Napkin(that looks..."
"Absolutely loved this place. I am visiting Boston for the first time and it was the best food I’ve had here yet. I loved the atmosphere and the..."
Nicole Alexander
"Went here on a Friday evening.I loved the decor and the atmosphere.We tried the Bootleg Special boil with bootleg special sauce,it was absolutely..."
Jolanda Marie Crowder
"Great music, great decor, awesome vibe and most of all amazing and delicious food! This is a new favorite for..."
Sonya Jefferson
"Beautiful job on the space also love the mussels clams and lobster and the variety of sauces and excellent service we diffently be..."
Jimmy Hanley
"Amazing find! This restaurant was absolutely spectacular. They offer a selection of tapas style plates as well as seafood boil selections. My group..."
Tianna Sellers
"Great place to go with a group! Ordered a bunch of food and shared and everything was delicious! The mussel boil was probably the least favorite..."
Adrian L
"We had a nice brunch experience. The food is good but can be pricey, and the portions are rather small, even for the “mains”.
I had the lobster..."
Alex
"I’m very happy with my garlic noodles w/ shrimp. I ordered takeout for me to eat at work. The sauce is really good. I did get four shrimps with the..."
Kabrina Oliver
"Can’t emphasize enough that their fried rice is amazing. You gotta get it.
Great place for brunch on a weekend. Located in the Southend it’s a..."
Michael Chen
"Definitely want to go back. Staff was great ! Atmosphere and decor was amazing. Loved the chicken wings they were my favorite. The drink I ordered..."
Gabbie
"The entrance to bootleg special makes you think that you're walking into a back alley restaurant. But as soon as you walk through the door you're..."
Elena “Rena” Christian
"Food was great. Ambience is cool too. A little dark at first, but you’ll get used to it eventually. I met my friend for a dinner here and the staff..."
Karen Giordano
"Great food, wonderful atmosphere! Excellent service, the waiter was amazingly kind, and our food was brought on time! I'll come back again next time..."
Moshe Orot
"Great food , great atmosphere !
Great service Kyle the server was amazing kind and our food was brought out in a timely manner !
Can’t wait to come..."
"Delicious Shrimp Boil. We got medium Shaking shrimp flavor and Barlic! Both were delicious! Their coleslaw and Cajun fries are great too! Really..."
mary mml
"The clam chowda’ and lobsta’ roll were excellent, customer service can use a little improvement. Downstairs was closed so we ate upstairs. I’ll..."
Art DeLaCruz II
"Pretty good portions, but the flavors were just okay to me. I liked the calamari better than the shrimp..."
M B
"This was my first time trying a seafood boil...it did not disappoint! Loved it!
The staff was great and friendly! We had the date night option B and..."
Richard Garcia
"One of the Best Seafood restaurants in the Boston area. Awesome drinks except the margarita. The food was amazing. Cajun was the best seasoning...."
Chandra Sekhar Deepala
"Fresh seafood with delicious sauce.
The food and service are so good that we come for dinner two days in a row while visiting..."
呆呆子
"Very cool place, the window seat overlooking Boston Common was excellent.
I had my first lobster roll here and it was incredible. The Cold lobster..."
Wat Dat
"Can't go wrong with seafood in a bag! I ordered the snow crab and enjoyed it with garlic butter. It tasted..."
Paige Jones
"Came here with my girlfriend for dinner on Saturday night while visiting Boston. First things first, the food was amazing and cooked to perfection...."
Brian Kang
"We really enjoyed our time at the Shaking Crab. The Staff were very attentive to our needs (two children) and brought high chairs and ensured that we..."
Curtis Graham
"Very good seafood boil and fried options! However, price wise is abit higher end given it does not come with any sides for the boil. The portion here..."
Mary Ng
"Location is central, we ate at the second floor and the floor was sticky as we were walking toward our table=>the first impression wasn’t the..."
Yasaman Gorji
"So much food and so much seafood options. Definitely worth it to try here....their crab and lobster are great. Be ready to mess the table 🤣. Try..."
AS
"What a fun experience! We visited late on a Sunday night and the place was pretty quiet. Service was excellent and we never sat unattended. I had the..."
Guðlaug Jökulsdóttir
"Delicious experience!! We had deep ocean seafood boil, which includes snow crab, lobster tail, shrimps, potatoes and corn. Shaking sauce is awesome...."
Pratim Soni
"This was my boyfriend and I first time at a seafood boil, Shiggy was AMAZING! Quick service and a great overall experience. Will be returning..."
Carly Rioux
"Friendly staff. Delicious food. Maybe slightly expensive for the casual vibes of the place, but worth it if you’re looking to feast on fresh..."
"I stopped by this place to take some Mexican food to go for my trip back to NYC. I ordered a bowl which consisted of grilled chicken, rice, beans and..."
Cathy Barbosa
"Pretty good mexican food that doesn't take a long time for it to come out especially when you're in a rush to catch your next train to Worcester. It..."
Naren Majeti
"Hard shell tacos are good. The bourbon grill chix was excellent with rice green beans and fresh broccoli. Th staff is friendly and all the food looks..."
Joe Wilkins
"Tried a sample of some of the food as I was passing by. Very delicious and great flavoring. I will try the next time I step out of the office for..."
Logan
"They're BBQ Ribs .... Let them know " The guy on the train sent you."
I adore the BBQ Ribs and the little lady that hooks me..."
Mark Sheen
"Nice choices. Try the fish. Fish is good. Quantity is beyond awesome. Might not be..."
Sritam Rout
"I always stop by when i have a chance, always good food, fast and friendly..."
Sergio Ysasis
"Delicious, crispy pupusas with nicely spiced cabbage on the..."
Jack Liebersohn
"I love eating at this place everytime I go to south..."
Jess
"I was walking by... They offered me a sample - and "SOLD"!!! I ate..."
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