Saigon House puts its own twist on Houston’s famed Viet-Cajun crawfish with a traditional Cajun dry seasoning combined with aromatic herbs and spices. Crawfish is $9.99 per pound while other boils include Texas blue crab and jumbo shrimp.

Find boiled crawfish and shrimp available by the pound at this “pond-to-plate” destination in the Heights. In true Louisiana fashion, enhancements include corn, potatoes, mushroom and link sausage, along with margarita and strawberry daiquiris.

Create your own seafood boil at Crawfish Café, where proteins include crawfish, Dungeness crab, head-on shrimp, little neck clams, black mussels and whole lobster. Here, flavor options range from classic Cajun to Thai basil, and the spice level ranges from mild to medium to extra-spicy.

A Houston institution, Ragin Cajun only serves 100% Acadiana “rice field” pond-raised, purged crawfish for $8.99/lb. The boil recipe, spiked heavily with cayenne, black pepper, garlic powder, and chili powder, is house-made, and makes for seriously savory crawfish.

Whether you’re looking for crawfish or something else in the boiled seafood department, Bluewater Seafood delivers in a big way. The Captain’s Catch pairs 1 lb. of crawfish with 10 boiled shrimp and ½ lb. of snow crab for $26.99, or you can skip the crawfish all together and stick strictly with blue crab, Dungeness crab, snow crab or king crab boils.

At this lively patio restaurant and bar, a broad range of seafood delights are featured, including boiled shrimp and snow crab with potatoes and corn by the pound, while boiled crawfish makes its appearance on the menu from January to June.

Take your pick of crawfish from the traditional Louisiana way, or enjoy the uniquely Houston “Tex-Orleans” style. Make your boil even heartier with tasty additions like button mushrooms, corn, smoked garlic sausage, red potato and boiled broccoli and green beans.

It’s well worth the trek to Chinatown for a sampling of true Viet-Cajun crawfish by famed chef Trong Nguyen, who’s been nominated for a James Beard Award and appeared on David Chang’s Ugly Delicious. The mudbugs here are $8 per pound, and can be ordered at four different spice levels. In addition to the crawfish, find seasonally-available Dungeness crab, shrimp, and other crustaceans slathered in buttery, spicy sauce.