Poo yie – it’s your favorite time of year again, that’s right, it’s crawfish season! To satiate your tastebuds and fill your bellies, here is a guide to finding the best mudbugs in Lafayette and the greater Acadiana area too! Now go get your crawfish on, but save some for me!
Bucks Crawfish Company
C’est Bon Crawfish
C’est Bon Crawfish is family owned and operated that has been a dream of ours for 20 plus years. C’est Bon Crawfish’s infancy started in our back yard standing over a picnic table covered in boiled crawfish with family and friends. Today is no different! Located at 3301 Chemin Metairie Parkway, Youngsville, LA. Open Monday – Thursday 4:30pm – 9pm, Friday & Saturday 4pm – 9pm, and Sunday 4pm – 7:30pm.
Coastal Fire and Ice
Crawfish Connection
Crawfish Connection is a drive-through restaurant in Lafayette, LA that sells mouthwatering cooked crawfish and shrimp by the pound. All of our crawfish and shrimp are caught, farmed and prepared locally. Located at 405 Duhon Rd, Lafayette, LA 70506. Open Monday – Sunday 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Crawfish Jake
On- Site Crawfish Catering in the heart of Cajun Country! And a drive through location in the center of town opening February 24th for the season! Located at 106 Roselawn Blvd. Open Wednesday – Saturday 5pm – 9pm.
Crawfish Time
Mom-&-pop spot with a drive-thru offers a simple menu of family-farmed Louisiana crawfish & sides. Owners Brant and Jason Lamm invite you to try their family farmed Louisiana crawfish at either of their Lafayette locations, Ridge Rd. Or Moss St. Located at 320 Ridge Rd, Lafayette, LA 70506 or 3401 Moss St, Lafayette, LA 70507. Open Monday – Sunday 4:30pm – 9pm.
Dwight’s Restaurant
Hawks Crawfish Restaurant
LA Heat Crawfish
There are not many Acadians that don’t love a hot, juicy batch of succulent boiled crawfish or shrimp. Lucky for y’all, we’ve got the best of the best, and we’re delivering it steaming and perfectly seasoned from our drive thru to your car door. Located at 5910 Johnston St, Lafayette, LA 70503. Open Wednesday – Friday 5pm – 8pm, Saturday & Sunday 4pm – 8pm.
Lagneaux’s
Large Cajun seafood buffet with a crawfish, crab & catfish menu & a market with 5-lb shrimp boxes. Located at 445 Ridge Rd, Lafayette, LA 70506. Open Lunch Monday- Friday 11am – 1:30pm, Dinner Monday – Thursday 5pm 9pm, Dinner Friday & Saturday 5pm – 10pm
Louisiana Crawfish Time
At Louisiana Crawfish Time you will find some of the world’s best boiled seafood, fried seafood and fresh Louisiana oysters on the half shell, served in an atmosphere that will have you feeling as though you’re eating at a camp nestled deep in the Atchafalaya Basin. Located at 2019 Verot School Road, Lafayette, LA 70508. Open Monday – Thursday 5pm – 9pm, Friday & Saturday 4:30pm – 10pm, Sunday 4pm – 9pm.
L.T.’s Seafood
L.T.’s Seafood opened in 2002 as a drive-thru restaurant, serving boiled crawfish, boiled crabs, and boiled shrimp. owners), who passed away in 2000. Our current location, opened in 2010, is a dine-in and drive-thru restaurant. L.T.’s is a Cajun restaurant serving boiled seafood, fried seafood, steaks, pastas, and sandwiches. Added bonus, there’s a drive through location on Kaliste Saloom! Located at 636 Albertson’s Pkwy, Broussard, LA 70518. Open Monday – Friday 11am – 2:00pm & 5pm – 9pm.
Mo’Crawfish
R&P Boiling Hut
Stelly’s Boiling Point
The Cajun Table
Serving up farm to table fresh from da pond crawfish! Dine in only! Located at 4510 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy Suite C & D, Lafayette, LA 70508. Open Monday – Thursday 11am – 9pm, Friday & Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday Closed.
The Crawfish Hot Tub
Drive-thru for a Cajun experience. Boiled crawfish and delicious home cooked plate lunches. Located at 218 E Milton Ave, Lafayette, LA 70508. Open Thursday – Saturday 5pm – 8pm.
The Crawfish Pot
Serving South Louisiana’s biggest, juiciest crawfish with all the fixins to match. Use the convenience of our drive-thru, or relax on the deck with friends. You can enjoy a full bar with domestic and imported beers right next door. Located at 817 Foreman Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506 and their second location at 3221 W Pinhook Rd, Lafayette. Open Monday – Sunday 4pm – 9pm
The Crawfish Spot
The Crawfish Spot is the home of Boiled Crawfish and Shrimp seasoned to perfection. We will offer a drive-thru as well as dine-in for your convenience. Located at 1899 W. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, LA 70508. Open daily from 11am – 8pm and Saturdays from 11am – 9pm.
Crawfish Acadiana
Crawfish Acadiana, Home of the Hot Box, serves up crawfish from their family owned farms. They are a family owned crawfish drive through that prides themselves on clean quality crawfish. Located at 7400 Johnston St and open every day 4:30 – 8:30pm.
I just want to throw this out there they have a new spot just built at 7400 Johnston St corner of Bourque Road and Johnston called Crawfish Acadiana. I tell you what THEY ARE GOOD! They are perfectly flavored and so delicious. I have had them a couple times since the season started and i recommend adding them to your list if you can!