Open Wednesday through Sunday, expect a line at this BYOB establishment, which is well worth the wait. Go for the shack trio, which comes with two pounds of boiled crawfish, half-pound of boiled shrimp, and half-pound of snow crab, with corn and potatoes for $45.95. If you’re looking to boil your own, Crawfish Shack sells live mudbugs by the sack. Crawfish Shack welcomes crustacean lovers of all ages, with indoor and outdoor food halls, plus an outdoor playground.

With consistently good crawfish, a laidback vibe, and Louisiana-style dishes, this Crosby joint is worth the drive from the city. Prepare for the main event with crispy fried calamari, and then choose your spice level for crawfish, priced at $7.99 per pound or four pounds with corn and potato for $27.99. Opt for tasty compliments like boiled shrimp, mushrooms, and sausage, and end your meal with warm bread pudding served with praline sauce.

During crawfish season, Hot and Buttered sets up shop at Tikila’s in the Heights, and it couldn’t be a better pairing. The tropical-themed outdoor patio is the perfect setting for spicy, garlicky, hot and buttery crawfish. Current specials include five pounds for $45, plus small, medium, and large party packs that come with crawfish, shrimp, snow crab, sausage, corn and potatoes.

Post Houston’s food market indulges Houston’s crawfish craze with this Cajun seafood vendor. For a true experience, start with the fried oyster nachos and a cup of seafood gumbo, a food hall favorite that’s loaded with crawfish, shrimp, and oysters. Then, dig into a bucket of The Mix, a combination of a pound of crawfish, a pound of mussels, 12 pieces of boiled shrimp, two corn, and two potatoes — all flavored with the seasoning of your choice.

This Westchase seafood shack is perfect for those who want to indulge in several pounds of mudbugs without dropping too much loot. Go for the 88 Special, a medley of each of 88 Boiling Crawfish's three seasoning blends all tossed together in the same bag, and ask for it extra-spicy.

Yes, this barbecue joint also has a kickin’ crawfish menu. Available on Thursdays and Fridays from 1 p.m. to sellout, and weekends starting at noon when in season. The Feast is an option for someone looking for a little bit of everything, with three pounds of crawfish, one pound of shrimp, two snow crab clusters, sides, and a full link of sausage, for $90.

Serving thousands of pounds of crawfish across its multiple outposts every year, BB’s Cafe is a reliable choice come crawfish season — so much so, that even Houston-born singer Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z have stopped by for their crawfish fix. Here, the crawfish are soaked in a Cajun-style boil that offers an explosive punch of spicy flavor.

A staple for crawfish since the 1970s, Ragin’ Cajun gets particular about its seafood. The restaurant offers Acadian “rice field” pond-raised crawfish, which is boiled in their signature Cajun-style boil using a blend of cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, garlic powder, and chili powder.

At this Viet-Cajun spot in Westchase, chef Skip Nguyen is offering Vietnamese and Cajun comfort foods with a Southern twist. Get gumbo, wings, and hush puppies alongside Vietnamese egg rolls, frog legs, and coconut snails. Try a banh boy, a playful combination of a Vietnamese banh mi and a po boy, and check out its specials on crawfish, which pair perfectly with its Southside sauce, a combination of garlic butter with onions and green peppers.

This James Beard Award-nominated crawfish restaurant has garnered national attention, and for good reason. It may be pricier than other local spots, but the seasoning blend on this boil is perfectly balanced. Pair a few pounds of Viet-Cajun crawfish with an oxtail hotpot or a plate of noodles for a combination that could only exist in a city like Houston. You can also get your crawfish cravings satiated at the restaurant’s new second location at the Houston Farmer’s Market.

At this Alief favorite, sauce up your mudbugs with a variety of interesting and layered blends of flavor ranging from Thai basil to "the Mix," a combo of garlic butter and lemon pepper. If the crawfish aren't enough to satisfy the hunger, go for a dozen Gulf oysters or a pound of littleneck clams drenched in Cajun seasoning.

Stemming from a po’ boy joint in Mississippi, Calliope’s West Bellfort location serves up a number of New Orleans-style sandwiches built with guest’s choice of shrimp, crawfish, oysters, roast beef, fish, chicken, and even turkey burgers. You’ll also find steaming bags of mudbugs. Choose from flavors like original garlic butter, lemon pepper, Nola Kickin’ (spicy Cajun), or Fusion Bomb, which blends them all together.

This seasonal pop-up restaurant does one thing, and it does it well — Cajun-style crawfish. The bugs are delivered live every single day from Louisiana, then boiled to perfection and sold for takeout only. Alternatively, you can buy live crawfish for boiling at home. Check the weekly prices on Facebook, and call in to place your order.

Take a drive down to Kemah any time of year for Crazy Alan’s Swamp Shack year-round crawfish. Dine in for its $2.99 per pound crawfish special on weekdays through June. Bring a small crew for the $120 boiled feast, which includes 3 pounds of crawfish, a pound of boiled shrimp, two clusters of snow crab, and one Maine lobster served with corn and potatoes. Try swamp snacks like smoked oysters or the mudbug burger — a beef patty topped with crawfish.