Crackin' Crab Santa Fe Seafood Boil

A seafood-boil house in the DeVargas Center that opened in the former J&N Thai Bistro space, serving crab, lobster tail, crawfish, mussels, scallops, clams and shrimp by the pound at market price. The Santa Fe New Mexican's Taste column and the Santa Fe Reporter both covered its arrival. Order a boil bag of crawfish or crab legs by the pound, tossed in the house seasoning and served with corn and potatoes.

Picks from Santa Fe New Mexican (Pasatiempo), Santa Fe New Mexican (Taste), and Santa Fe Reporter

A Cajun-style seafood boil house in the DeVargas Center, framed squarely as Cajun by the Santa Fe Reporter's 'Release the Crackin'' feature. Crab, crawfish, shrimp and shellfish come by the pound, tossed in the house Crackin' Sauce, a New Mexican riff on classic Cajun boil spice. Order a boil bag with the Cajun seasoning turned up, served with corn, potatoes and sausage. A small regional operation whose Santa Fe unit is the one the Reporter covered.

Picks from Santa Fe New Mexican, Gil's Thrilling (And Filling) Blog, and Santa Fe Reporter