For the best seafood in Longview, Texas, go to The Mighty Crab on North Fourth Street for a seafood boil by the pound, or Cace's Kitchen downtown for gumbo and étouffée from the family behind the old Johnny Cace's. Fisherman's Market on Johnston Street is the long-running oyster bar, and The Catch is the easy pick for a fried seafood basket.
Longview sits less than an hour from the Louisiana line, and the Cajun influence shows on local menus. All places below showed as open on Google Maps on Oct. 26, 2026. Ratings are Google ratings as of October 2026.
1. The Mighty Crab
Address: 3213 N Fourth St, Longview, TX 75605 Google rating: 4.7 stars from 3,128 reviews
The highest-rated seafood restaurant in Longview with a big review count. You build your own seafood boil by the pound, and the menu also has fried crawfish tails. The chain started in Mississippi in 2018, and the Longview location opened in the former Copeland's building, per CBS19. Boiled crawfish depends on the season, so ask before you go in fall or winter.
Getting there from Grace Pointe: about 5 minutes.
2. Cace's Kitchen
Address: 104 N Green St, Longview, TX 75601 Google rating: 4.8 stars from 122 reviews
If you've heard older Longview residents talk about Johnny Cace's, this is its next chapter. Johnny Cace's Seafood & Steakhouse opened in 1949 and closed in 2015. Members of the Cace family then opened Cace's Kitchen, per KLTV. Texas Monthly lists creole shrimp gumbo, crawfish étouffée, crab-stuffed shrimp, and garlic croutons with cheddar spread. It's the highest-rated place on this list.
Getting there from Grace Pointe: about 10 minutes.
3. Fisherman's Market Restaurant and Oyster Bar
Address: 116 Johnston St, Longview, TX 75601 Google rating: 4.3 stars from 1,351 reviews
A counter-service seafood spot with Cajun dishes, traditional oyster recipes, and jazz-themed art on the walls, per Texas Monthly, which notes the restaurant has passed its 50th anniversary. It's casual, fast, and close to Judson Road.
Getting there from Grace Pointe: about 5 minutes.
4. The Catch
Address: 3312 N Fourth St, Longview, TX 75605 Google rating: 4.4 stars from 1,947 reviews
A seafood restaurant with fried seafood baskets, gumbo and boiled crawfish on the menu. It's up the street from The Mighty Crab, so you can pick whichever has the shorter wait.
Getting there from Grace Pointe: about 5 minutes.
5. Tia Juanita's Fish Camp
Address: 1501 E Marshall Ave, Longview, TX 75601 Google rating: 4.5 stars from 1,013 reviews
A seafood and Tex-Mex restaurant in the former Johnny Cace's building on East Marshall Avenue. Its opening drew hundreds of people, per CBS19. It now has more than 1,000 Google reviews. Check its website for the menu.
Getting there from Grace Pointe: about 10 minutes.
6. Judd's Downtown
Address: 117 E Tyler St, Longview, TX 75601 Google rating: 4.3 stars from 428 reviews
Not a seafood restaurant, but its menu has shrimp and grits, a cajun shrimp po' boy and a fish taco plate, with a full cocktail list. It works when you want Gulf flavors with a downtown night out.
Getting there from Grace Pointe: about 10 minutes.
About crawfish season
Boiled crawfish is a spring thing across East Texas and Louisiana. Most places that boil crawfish only do it while live crawfish are in season, roughly late winter into early summer. If crawfish is the whole point of your trip, call first. Frozen tails show up in fried dishes and étouffée year-round.
Places we left off
Several older lists still include Dudley's Cajun Cafe, Copeland's on North Fourth Street and Johnny Cace's. None of the three is open at those locations now. We also left out a few newer Cajun listings we couldn't confirm with a menu or a recent review.
How to choose
- Seafood boil: The Mighty Crab.
- Gumbo and étouffée with Longview history: Cace's Kitchen.
- Oysters: Fisherman's Market.
- Quick fried basket: The Catch.
Getting there from Grace Pointe
The Mighty Crab, The Catch and Fisherman's Market are all about 5 minutes from Grace Pointe Apartments at 113 Magnolia Ln. If you're planning a move, you can schedule a tour or call 903-414-6336.
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