Crawfish season is underway in Memphis!

Here’s where to get crawfish in Memphis and the Mid-South this year, including a list of local restaurants carrying mudbugs, vendors selling crawfish or hosting boils, and any festival information we have so far. 

Memphis and Mid-South Restaurants That Serve Crawfish 

Here is who’s selling crawfish so far in Memphis and the surrounding areas:

Memphis Crawfish Company 2 truck sets up every weekend during the season at Park Avenue and White Station from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. (or until sell out, which does happen so check their Instagram. They sell live crawfish too! 

Cajun Catfish Company at 336 New Byhalia Road in Collierville serves 1 pound and 3 pound servings of crawfish; they're open 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. They'll have all-you-can-eat at a later date, so check Facebook.

Railgarten is doing crawfish boils on the weekends. 

The Bluff hosts crawfish boils on Saturdays.

Memphis Mudbugs is open for the 2021 season. They offering catering for on-site cooking and drop-off (think private parties, corporate lunches, festivals, fundraiser). They even provide crawfish table and supplies. Check out their Instagram and Facebook. 

Max's Sports Bar in downtown Memphis hosts crawfish boils on Saturdays. Glaze's Crawfish will be there to boil up crawfish for dine-in or takeout. There's a courtyard, patio, and limited dine-in space. It's $10 for one pound, $19 for two pounds. Sides are included in price but not in weight. 

Crossroads Seafood in Hernando is open year-round and serves crawfish during the season. They’re up and running. Watch their FB page for availability and prices. Crossroads is owned by Billy's Crawfish, which sells crawfish and delivers in bulk. Check Billy’s website for all the details.

Crawfish Haven Seafood restaurant in Horn Lake is open year-round serving all kinds of seafood, including crawfish generally from January through July. They opened their season on Jan. 28. Open for lunch and dinner Tuesdays through Saturdays.

Ellis Seafood (1379 Getwell) sells fresh, live crawfish by the pound when in season, and they’ve started up for 2021. Call ahead, because winter weather has affected hours.

J3 Cajun Seafood in Southaven serves crawfish by the pound during crawfish season, plus plenty of other seafood dishes.

Flying Fish downtown offers boiled crawfish during the season—call ahead or follow them on social media for availability. They also have a fried crawfish po-boy and crawfish chowder. And margaritas.

Porter Seafood trailer sets up at Goodman Rd. and Getwell in Southaven. They’re up and running on the weekends and perhaps additional dates as the season goes on. They take pre-orders for live crawfish. Check their Facebook for details.

The Crawfish Shack Food Truck sets up at different locations around town. Watch their FB page for reopening info, schedule, availability, and prices.

These are the restaurants that traditionally sell crawfish during the season, but haven't announced it yet for 2021, or are delayed because of the various natural disasters and phenomena.

Southbound Seafood is a crawdaddy shack on wheels that usually serves boiled crawfish Fridays through Sundays. They're usually posted up at Houston Levee and Walnut Grove, but they’re temporarily closed. Check their Facebook for more info.

Mortimer's in East Memphis usually does crawfish boils on Sundays with two-for-one beer specials. Same story here—with the winter storm and water problems, they haven’t started up yet. I’ll try to update when they do. In the meantime, they still have their 75 cent oyster nights most Tuesdays and Saturdays IF they’re able to open—check their FB page or call for details.

Memphis Crawfish Festivals 2021

Porter-Leath’s Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest - April 17th and 18th
One of Memphis’s huge crawfish fests is Rajun Cajun. This downtown event benefits Porter-Leath and is usually spread out along Riverside Drive and all up in Wagner Place 1. Usually, there are three stages of live music, lots of games and contests, food vendors, a kids' area, and another million pounds of crawfish. 

For 2021: Porter Leath’s Ragun Cajun crawfish festival will be drive through with two different locations this year: Saturday, April 17 from noon to 5 p.m. at Minglewood Hall and Sunday, April 18 from noon to 5 p.m. at Malco Cordova Cinema. You can pre-order your crawfish online. 

Overton Square's Crawfish Festival  - cancelled for 2021
This event is usually nuts. It's a million people, a million pounds of crawfish, streets full of vendors, art, music, and activities. It's chaotic (especially later in the day) but in a fun way. Think of it as the official start to Spring in midtown. They will tow your car if you leave it in a lot in Overton the night before. Don't ask me how I know. It's not happening in 2021, may be back in 2022.

The regular festival is usually around April 10th each year, from noon to 6 p.m. and takes over Overton Square, which is blocked off to traffic.

Memphis Farmers Market Crawfish Boil - TBD
Support the mission of downtown's farmers market at this crawfish boil by enjoying crawfish and beer plus shopping for the usual  fresh veggies, summer fruits, and meats from local farmers, fresh seafood, baked goods and

April is usually the month for crawfish festivals in Memphis. The Rajun Cajun Crawfish fest always has a gumbo contest as well.

Anybody else? Let me know in the comments and I'll get it added.