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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 . 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鈥攑rimarily 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鈥攐r were forced to live鈥攊n 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 has chosen to uncover some of the highest-rated Cajun restaurants in Sumter. To do so, we looked to 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.

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#11. Crafty Crab

- Rating: 3.0/5 (72 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 245 Oneil Ct Columbia, SC 29223
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#10. The Juicy Crab Columbia Forest Dr

- Rating: 3.5/5 (23 reviews)
- Adress: 5590 Forest Dr Columbia, SC 29206
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, Desserts
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#9. The Juicy Crab Columbia

- Rating: 3.5/5 (60 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1304 Bower Pkwy Columbia, SC 29212
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Bars
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#8. Caribbean Fresh

- Rating: 3.5/5 (25 reviews)
- Price: $
- Adress: 3316 Ashley Phosphate Rd Ste 4 North Charleston, SC 29418
- Categories: Food Trucks, Caribbean, Cajun/Creole
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#7. Wild Crab

- Rating: 4.0/5 (105 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 275 Park Terrace Dr Ste 200 Columbia, SC 29212
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#6. Fleur de' Licious Burgers & Seafood

- Rating: 4.0/5 (14 reviews)
- Adress: Columbia, SC 29210
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Food Trucks
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#5. Tasty Crab House -- Florence

- Rating: 4.0/5 (41 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 104 Woody Jones Blvd Unit A Florence, SC 29501
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole
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#4. Bourbon

- Rating: 4.0/5 (588 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 1214 Main St Columbia, SC 29201
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Cocktail Bars, Whiskey Bars
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#3. The Lost Cajun

- Rating: 4.5/5 (64 reviews)
- Price: $$
- Adress: 2106 W Lucas St Unit 30 & 40 Florence, SC 29501
- Categories: Seafood, Cajun/Creole, American (Traditional)
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#2. The Bistreaux by Fleur De Licious

- Rating: 4.5/5 (18 reviews)
- Adress: 2700 Broad River Rd Ste B Columbia, SC 29210
- Categories: Cajun/Creole
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#1. Wateree Cajun Seafood & Wings

- Rating: 4.5/5 (11 reviews)
- Adress: 2523 Broad St Camden, SC 29020
- Categories: Cajun/Creole, Seafood, Chicken Wings
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