5 best places in Birmingham to get your next summer crawfish boil

For me, summer is synonymous with sitting around a table with friends, elbow-deep in crawfish, potatoes and corn-on-the-cob. If you want the real Southern crawfish boil experience, traditional spicy Cajun flavoring is the way to go. You can always steam up your own crawfish boil at home, but I prefer to keep it simple and pick up a bag of crawfish—potatoes and corn included—from one of these Birmingham Cajun seafood spots. Just make sure you do it soon—the local crawfish season will be through by mid-June!

1. Cajun Seafood House

• Location: 2531 Rocky Ridge Road, Vestavia, AL 35243
• Hours: Monday-Thursday 11AM-9PM | Friday-Saturday 11AM-10PM | Sunday11AM-9PM
• Website | Facebook | 205.823.7395

2. Red Mountain Crawfish Company

• Location: Find your delivery route
• Hours: varies
• Website | Facebook | 205.305.3131

3. The Seafood King

• Location: 180 State Farm Parkway, Birmingham, AL, 35209
• Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11AM-10PM | Friday-Saturday 11AM-11PM
• Website | Facebook | 205.637.3630

4. Crawdaddy’s Seafood Food Truck

• Location: keep track of where they’ll be next
• Hours: varies
• Facebook | 662.832.1590

5. Crazy Cajun’s Boiling Pot

• Location: 125 Inverness Plaza, Birmingham, AL 35242
• Hours: Monday-Thursday 11AM-9PM | Friday-Saturday 11AM-10PM | Sunday-Closed
• Website | Facebook | 205.408.0630

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