Curbside crawfish: Here’s where you can get your mudbug fix
Lots of places are boiling up the good stuff to-go for quick and easy ordering and pickup. Here are some spots that are offering crawfish (and other seafood) curbside.
by Marielle Songy
May 4, 2020
Unfortunately, proper crawfish boils are on a temporary hiatus, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t bring the crawfish boil home with you! Lots of places are boiling up the good stuff to-go for quick and easy ordering and pickup. Get some crawfish, grab a cold beverage and hop onto Zoom and pinch the tails with friends. Here are some spots that are offering crawfish (and other seafood) curbside.
Arabi
• Quitutes Cuisine
-Crawfish
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Call 504-766-8694
Price: $2.99/lb
Bywater
• Mais La Seafood
-Crawfish and shrimp with fixings
Daily, except for Tuesdays, starting at 11:00 a.m. at the corner of St. Claude and Feliciana
Delivery available after 3 p.m. for 10+ lbs
Call 337-658-0223
Price: Crawfish- $4.50/lb or $4/5+ lbs
Shrimp- $9/lb, 10/15 shrimp per pound
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Chalmette
• Today’s Ketch Seafood
-Crawfish and shrimp
Daily, delivery also available
Call 504-279-6639
Price: Crawfish, $3.69/lb
Shrimp, $8.50/lb
New Orleans East/Gentilly
• Cajun Shack NOLA
-Crawfish
Daily, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Call 504-218-4204
Price: Market
• Castnet Seafood
-Crawfish and more
Daily, Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Call 504-244-8446
Price: $3/lb
• NOLA Crawfish King
-Crawfish, crabs and shrimp pickup at 5301 Franklin Ave. 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
and other locations
Check NOLA Crawfish King Facebook page for locations, days and times
Delivery available
Call for orders of more than 10 lbs, 504-259-0828
Price: Crawfish- $10.00/3 lbs, $15.00/5 lbs, $28.00/10 lbs
Snow Crab $16/LB
Boiled Shrimp $8/LB
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• North Broad Seafood
-Crawfish and shrimp
Daily, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Call 504-948-6050
Price: Crawfish- $4.99/lb
Shrimp- $11.99/lb
• Smiley’s Grill
-Crawfish
Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Delivery also available
Call 504-248-7270
Price: $3.99/lb
or $10 bag comes with 2 lbs crawfish, potatoes and corn
• Zimmer’s Seafood
-Crawfish and other boiled seafood
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Call 504-282-7150
Price: Market
Harahan
• Charles Seafood
-Crawfish
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Call 504-405-5263
Price: varies, usually around $2.99/lb
• Bobby’s Seafood
-Crawfish
Days vary, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Call 504-738-2104
Price: Market
• Seither’s Seafood
-Crawfish and other seafood
Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Call 504-738-1116
Price: Crawfish- $2.99/lb
Kenner
• Captain Dat Seafood
-Crawfish
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Call 504-305-2557
Price: $15.49/5 lbs
• Kenner Seafood
-Crawfish
Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Call 504-466-4701
Price: $3.50/lb
• Smitty’s Seafood
-Crawfish and more
Daily, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Call 504-468-1647
Price: $3.50/lb
Metairie
• Schaefer’s Seafood
-Crawfish and shrimp
Tuesday-Thursday- 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Call 504-833-3973
Friday- 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday- 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Price: Crawfish- $4.99/lb
Shrimp- $7.99/lb
Mid-City
• Clesi’s
-Crawfish
Daily, 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Delivery also available
Call 504-909-0108
Price: $4.75/lb
• Rays on the Ave
-Crawfish and crabs
Thursday-Monday 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Delivery also available
Call 504-766-6404
Price: Crawfish- $2.75/lb
Crabs- $9.99/dz
• Zuppardo’s Family Supermarket
-Crawfish by Jason Seither
Tuesday-Sunday
Price: $2.99/lb
St. Bernard
• Casanova’s Seafood
-Crawfish
Daily, afternoons- call ahead
Call 504-682-4417
Price: $3.69/lb
Uptown
• Boil Seafood House
-Crawfish or other boiled seafood and fixings
Monday-Thursday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday-Sunday 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Delivery also available
Call 504-309-4532
Price: Market
• Frankie & Johnny’s Restaurant
-Crawfish
Days vary, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Call 504-243-1234
Price: Market
• Gulf Coast Crawfish Co.
-Crawfish pickup at 4001 Tchoupitoulas Ave.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays- pre-order at https://www.gulfcoastcrawfish.com/order
Price: $20/5 lbs
Warehouse District
• Barcadia
-Crawfish and fixings plus a to-go beer or wine
Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Price: $6/lb, fixings included
Westbank
• Big EZ Seafood
-Traditional Vietnamese crawfish
Daily, Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Delivery available
Call 504-272-0711
Price: varies, usually $2.00/lb
• Café 615 Da Wabbit
-Crawfish and fixings
Tuesday and Friday, 4 p.m. until it’s gone
Call 504-365-1225
Price: Cash only- $10/box (3 lbs)
• Cajun Corner Seafood
-Crawfish
Daily, 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Call 504-301-1121
Price: Market
• Cajun Daiquiri’s & Café
-Crawfish, shrimp and crabs
Daily, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Call 504-349-3410
Price: Crawfish, $3.50/lb
Shrimp, $8.50/lb
Crabs, $48/dozen
• Cody B’s- The Market
-Crawfish and other boiled seafood
Daily until gone- open at 11:00 a.m.
Call 504-419-5536
Price: varies, usually $2.99/lb
• Danny & Bonnie Seafood
-Crawfish, crabs, shrimp, oysters
Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Call 504-368-8810
Price: Crawfish- $3.59/lb
Shrimp- $9.99/lb
Fixings bag (2 corns, 2 sausages, 2 potatoes) $2.99
Crabs and oysters: market
• J’s Bayou Seafood
-Crawfish
Monday-Thursday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday-Sunday 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Call 504-392-3370
Price: $3.59/lb
• Johnny’s Seafood
-Crawfish
Tuesday-Friday 8 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Call 504-349-3500
Price: $3.25/lb, call 504-349-3500
• Lefort’s Seafood
-Crawfish and fixings
Daily, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Call 504-348-3510
Price: varies, usually around $3.49/lb
• Salvo’s Seafood
-Crawfish
Daily, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Call 504-393-7303
Price: varies, usually around $3.75/lb
5 lbs or more, $3.49/lb
20 lbs or more, $2.99/lb
• Southern Charm Bistreaux & Bar
-Crawfish, crabs or shrimp with fixings
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Call 504-302-7776
Price: Crawfish- $20/4 lbs
Crabs and shrimp- call for prices
• Westbank Seafood
-Crawfish
Daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Call 504-341-9911
Price: $2.49/lb
10/lbs+ $2.29/lb
Multiple Locations
• Bevi Seafood- Mid-City and Metairie
-Crawfish and shrimp with fixings
Daily, hours vary
Call: Mid-City- 504-488-7503, Metairie- 504-885-5003
Price: Crawfish- 3 lbs- $14.99 5 lbs, $21.99 10 lbs, $39.99
Shrimp- $8.99/lb
• Cajun Seafood- Uptown, Treme, East N.O., Downtown
-Crawfish
Daily, 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Call Uptown- 504-821-4722, Treme- 504-948-6000, East- 504-241-1396, Downtown- 504-945-5447
Price: $4.99/lb
• Deanie’s Seafood- Metairie and Magazine St.
-Crawfish and fixings
Daily, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Call: Bucktown- 504-831-4141, Magazine St.- 504-835-1225
Price: $2.95-$3.95/lb,
Potatoes $1.25/lb, corn $ .60 each, boiled sausage $6.95/lb.
• Rouses Market
-Crawfish and fixings
Daily
Price: varies, but usually around $2.25/lb
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