Best Seafood in Spring Branch: Crawfish, Oysters, Aguachile, Crab

The best seafood in Spring Branch, Houston, is at Ragin' Cajun on Wirt Road for Louisiana crawfish, Gulf oysters and shrimp po-boys, and at La Crudería on Long Point Road for raw oysters, aguachile and ceviche. For something you won't find in most seafood guides, order the marinated raw crab at Bori, a Korean restaurant on Witte Road, or sit at the counter of Hando or Handies Douzo, two sushi hand roll bars a short drive apart. All six picks below are inside Spring Branch and were checked on their own official websites in November 2026.

The line to remember: in Spring Branch, the seafood map runs Cajun, Mexican, Korean and Japanese, often on the same road. Long Point Road alone gets you from raw-bar ostiones to bluefin hand rolls.

Where does Spring Branch start and end?

For this guide, Spring Branch is the part of west Houston north of the Katy Freeway (I-10) and south of US 290 and Hempstead Road, from Beltway 8 east to roughly Loop 610. That's the same line we use in our other Spring Branch guides, and it takes in the small cities of Spring Valley Village and Hilshire Village.

We leave out Memorial City and CityCentre, the busy districts along the freeway, so a few well-known seafood chains near Gessner and the Katy Freeway aren't here. Our Spring Branch area page has the bigger picture, and our Spring Branch restaurant guide covers everything else on Long Point.

The quick list

• For crawfish, Gulf oysters and po-boys: Ragin' Cajun on Wirt Road.
• For a Mexican raw bar: La Crudería on Long Point Road, for ostiones, aguachile and ceviche.
• For whole fried fish with handmade tortillas: El Hidalguense on Long Point Road.
• For Korean seafood: Bori on Witte Road, for marinated raw crab and octopus.
• For a hand roll counter: Hando on Long Point Road.
• For bluefin sashimi and crudo: Handies Douzo on Westview Drive.

How we chose

We picked restaurants inside our Spring Branch boundary where seafood is a real reason to go, then read each menu ourselves to pick the dishes below. Every pick had to show a current Spring Branch address on its own official website in November 2026, plus a menu, posted hours or working online ordering.

We left out places we couldn't confirm on an official site, including several long-running Long Point seafood spots, and anything just outside the boundary. Crawfish is seasonal and hours and prices change, so treat everything here as typical and check the restaurant's site before you go.

Cajun: crawfish, oysters and po-boys

Ragin' Cajun

Spring Branch, 1725 Wirt Rd · Cajun seafood · open daily

Ragin' Cajun on Wirt Road is the Spring Branch outpost of a Houston restaurant that opened in 1974 as Ray Hay's Cajun Po-Boys, a po-boy shop at 4302 Richmond Avenue. Its Spring Branch menu covers the full run: Louisiana crawfish by the pound in season, Gulf Coast oysters on the half shell, signature char-grilled oysters, boiled Gulf Coast shrimp, Texas blue crabs in season, crawfish étouffée and shrimp and crab gumbo. The po-boys come on a toasted French baguette, with fillings like fried Gulf Coast shrimp, Louisiana fried crawfish tails or fried Gulf Coast oysters.

I didn't know that: according to Ragin' Cajun's own history, by 1976 the owners of that Richmond Avenue po-boy shop had kicked off a new Houston tradition: crawfish boils in the parking lot.

Insider tip: happy hour is typically 3 p.m. to close on Mondays and 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, with deals on a dozen Gulf oysters, raw or char-grilled. Kids eat free on Wednesdays. Hours are typically 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, until 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. Our Houston crawfish guide explains when the season peaks.

For more Louisiana cooking around Houston, see our best Cajun restaurants in Houston.

Mexican seafood: ostiones, aguachile and whole fish

La Crudería

Spring Branch, 7710 Long Point Rd · Mexican seafood and micheladas · lunch, happy hour, brunch

La Crudería on Long Point Road is a Mexican restaurant built around a raw bar. Its menu lists ostiones (oysters) three ways: natural on the half shell, preparados, and gratinados with serrano and piquín chiles. The ceviches, cocteles and aguachiles section is the heart of it. Order an aguachile verde, negro or piña (each built on jumbo shrimp), a mango habanero ceviche, or the caldo de camarón, a spicy shrimp soup. There's also a mojarra frita, a fried whole fish.

Insider tip: La Crudería says everything on its happy hour menu is $5, including its fish ceviche and spicy aguachile, and it runs a $8 lunch menu. The site doesn't post hours, so check its happy hour page or call (713) 485-5766. Pair it with our Spring Branch happy hour guide.

El Hidalguense

Spring Branch, 6917 Long Point Rd · Hidalgo-style Mexican · open daily

El Hidalguense isn't a seafood restaurant. It's a Long Point restaurant, cooking home-style Hidalgo dishes since 1994, with barbacoa de borrego and cabrito on the menu. But its mariscos section is the move when someone at the table wants fish: the mojarra frita is a fried whole fish, and the mojarra ranchera and foil-wrapped filete de mojarra empapelado are gentler options. Add a side of the handmade tortillas.

Good to know: El Hidalguense takes online reservations and orders for pickup or delivery. Hours are typically 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Korean seafood

Bori

Spring Branch, 1453 Witte Rd · Korean steak and seafood · lunch weekdays, dinner nightly

Bori on Witte Road is best known for its Korean steak menu, but it has a proper seafood section that most visitors skip. The standout is Sweet and Seasoned Raw Crabs, the restaurant's sweet, salty and slightly spicy marinated raw crab. The menu also lists an octopus carpaccio salad, sweet marinated octopus with enoki mushrooms and serrano peppers, spicy shrimp gambas, Chilean sea bass, and a seafood pancake with shrimp, clams, octopus and squid.

Insider tip: Bori's happy hour pricing covers several of these dishes, including the raw crabs and the seafood pancake. Want more Korean food nearby? Read our best Korean restaurants in Houston.

Hand rolls and sushi

Hando

Spring Branch, 8211 Long Point Rd, Suite C · sushi hand roll bar · open daily from 11 a.m.

Hando is a casual hand roll bar on Long Point Road built around temaki, and the Spring Branch room is a 30-seat hand roll bar. Order a Handokase set of three, four or five rolls, or go à la carte with blue crab, toro, yellowtail, ocean trout or the fried oyster roll with yuzu kosho aioli. Raw plates include salmon and hamachi sashimi and an uni bite.

I didn't know that: Hando's Spring Branch location hides a second bar. Kanpai Club, reached from behind Hando, is a cocktail bar the restaurant says is modeled on a Japanese subway station food stall. It typically opens at 4 p.m.

Good to know: Hando takes no reservations and is cashless. Hours are typically 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with happy hour daily from 3 to 6 p.m.

Handies Douzo

Spring Branch, 9936 Westview Dr · hand roll and sushi bar · open daily

Handies Douzo is a hand roll and sushi bar with its Spring Branch location on Westview Drive. The hand roll list runs from masu (ocean trout) and hamachi to negitoro with an optional caviar add-on, and the sets of 3, 4 or 5 pieces are the easy way to order. For a splurge, get bluefin sashimi in three cuts (akami, chutoro and otoro), or the hotate crudo with scallop, orange and ponzu.

Hours: typically 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday to Saturday. Its website has a reservations page. More raw fish across town is in our best sushi in Houston guide.

Save this: a Spring Branch seafood crawl

Don't try to do it all in one night. Pick the route that fits your crew.

The Long Point raw bar crawl

1. Start at La Crudería on Long Point Road for $5 happy hour ceviche and aguachile.
2. Drive west to Hando on Long Point Road for a three-roll Handokase set.
3. Finish behind Hando at Kanpai Club, the subway-stall cocktail bar, for a nightcap.

The Cajun night

1. Go to Ragin' Cajun on Wirt Road on a weekday afternoon for happy hour oysters.
2. In season, order crawfish by the pound and a cup of shrimp and crab gumbo.
3. Save the po-boy for lunch the next day.

The Korean and Japanese date night

1. Share the marinated raw crab and octopus carpaccio at Bori on Witte Road.
2. End with bluefin sashimi at Handies Douzo on Westview Drive.

Planning a whole evening? Our Spring Branch date night guide has bars and walks nearby, and our best oysters in Houston covers the rest of the city's raw bars.

Tips before you go

• Crawfish is seasonal. Ragin' Cajun lists its crawfish at market price and marks it seasonal. Check before you go for a boil.
• Raw seafood carries risk. Several menus here flag raw or undercooked items, including oysters, crudo and marinated crab.
• Check hours. La Crudería doesn't post hours online, so call (713) 485-5766 before you go.
• Want to cook at home? See our best seafood markets in Houston.

Last verified: November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I get crawfish in Spring Branch, Houston?

Ragin' Cajun at 1725 Wirt Rd serves Louisiana crawfish by the pound in season, plus crawfish étouffée and fried crawfish po-boys. Crawfish is seasonal and sold at market price, so check the menu before you go.

Where can I get oysters in Spring Branch?

Ragin' Cajun on Wirt Road serves Gulf Coast oysters on the half shell and char-grilled. La Crudería at 7710 Long Point Rd serves ostiones natural, preparados or gratinados with serrano and piquín chiles.

Does Spring Branch have Korean seafood?

Yes. Bori, a Korean restaurant at 1453 Witte Rd in Spring Branch, has a seafood section with sweet and seasoned marinated raw crab, octopus carpaccio, sweet marinated octopus and a seafood pancake.

Which Spring Branch seafood spots have happy hour?

Ragin' Cajun runs happy hour from 3 p.m. to close on Mondays and 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, with oyster deals. La Crudería says everything on its happy hour menu is $5, and Hando's happy hour is daily from 3 to 6 p.m.

Where are the hand roll bars in Spring Branch?

Hando is at 8211 Long Point Rd, Suite C, and Handies Douzo is at 9936 Westview Dr. Both are open daily from 11 a.m.; Hando takes no reservations, while Handies Douzo books on its website.

What area counts as Spring Branch in this guide?

We define Spring Branch as north of I-10, south of US 290 and Hempstead Road, from Beltway 8 east to roughly Loop 610, including Spring Valley Village and Hilshire Village. Memorial City and CityCentre are not included.