The Boiling Crab

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Experience the best Louisiana-style seafood boils at The Boiling Crab in Cambridge! We offer a unique, hands-on dining experience with fresh seafood, signature sauces, and a fun, lively atmosphere.

The Boiling Crab: Cambridge's Seafood Sensation


Dive into a world of flavorful seafood at The Boiling Crab in Cambridge! We're renowned for our unique and interactive dining experience, where you get hands-on with the freshest catches of the sea, seasoned to perfection with our signature sauces.


Our Specialties Include:


  • Louisiana-Style Seafood Boils: Choose your seafood (crab, shrimp, crawfish, and more!), your sauce (Ragin' Cajun, Lemon Pepper, Garlic Butter, or The Whole Sha-Bang!), and your spice level.
  • Sides to Savor: Corn on the cob, potatoes, sausages, and other mouthwatering sides complement your seafood feast.

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and experience seafood like never before!

Fresh, high-quality seafood. Signature sauces with customizable spice levels. Interactive, fun dining experience. A Cambridge favorite for seafood lovers.

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chanda ellis

chanda ellis

Jan 09, 2025

Solid seafood boil spot. Crabber fries with lemon pepper is a MUST. The fresh chopped garlic in the sauce was such a bonus, most places use the jarred. Their XXX level spicy sauce is no joke, go medium and enjoy(this is coming from a Khmer girl where spice is my life)

Gloria Ha

Gloria Ha

Feb 02, 2025

I've been meaning to try the Boiling Crab for a while now, and I'm glad I did! The service was great and we got to try a lot of items Great, would get again - The clam boil was delicious! The clams were big and perfectly cooked, soaking up a lot of flavor from the sauce. - The fried shrimp basket was great! They had a nice BOGO50 for shrimp (we also got a shrimp boil). Good, might get again - The gumbo had good flavor (on the salty side) and good toppings -- I just wish there were more toppings! Especially the okra... We got it with extra shrimp for +50c. The soup consistency is a bit thin but I liked it overall. - The sha bang bang scallops were quite interesting! I think I would prefer getting fried scallops over having them in the sauce. One of my dining partners liked this the best. - The crab fries were my friend's favorite dish! Meh, wouldn't get again - The shrimp boil was alright -- the shrimp is the type that gets overcooked easily, and we got it head on. The sauce doesn't really get into the shrimp. I liked the fried shrimp and the shrimp in the gumbo better than this. Overall a very solid option for seafood -- I know where to go for delicious Cajun clam boil!

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L

Apr 04, 2025

King crab leg - 4/5 expensive, maybe worth trying once? Mussels - 4/5 good, not the biggest mussels Corn - 5/5 normally I’d say it’s too sweet, but the sweetness pairs well with spicy We got medium spicy but it was very spicy, 7/10 like the server said. I would have prefered mild Atmosphere - airy and cozy, I like the string lights

e green

e green

Apr 13, 2025

Great southern spot in Cambridge! If you’re doing the boil would recommend the shrimp and the snow crab legs Must get some sweet corn, delicious and good to cut the spice. Mild has plenty of kick and medium is HOT so stick with mild unless you really love spice! We did a 1 lb shrimp, 1 lb crawfish, 1 cluster snow crab legs, 4 corns and a thing of potatoes and it was $95 before tip and PLENTY for two people. Next time will probably get two snow crab and 2 lbs shrimp as they were the most delicious!

Pragadish Kalaivanan

Pragadish Kalaivanan

Apr 28, 2025

We walking in around 9 pm they were sat down immediately. The restaurant closed at ten but our server never rushed us and even let us stay longer to finish our meal. They have offers every day and on Thursday we had get fries free with 2lbs of seafood. Got a pound of shrimp and a pound of mussels at a medium spice level of the Cajun seasoning with corn and sausage. Everything tasted amazing and the fries were also dusted with the seasoning. The mussels were so fresh I even found a baby crab in one of them. A must check if you like a seafood boil.

The Boiling Crab in the Cafes/Restaurants category

Address: 96 Winthrop St,Cambridge, MA 02138

Working hours:

Mo – Fr
17:00 – 22:00
Sa – Su
12:00 – 22:00

Payment: cash

Pickup: order storage 24 hours

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