Lantana, FL · Maryland-Style Since 1982

Riggins Crabhouse

Just off I-95 in Lantana — Maryland-style Chesapeake blue crab, a bucket, a yard of paper, and the Riggins Mallet. Fresh seafood market out back.

Call (561) 586-3000 Hours & Directions

How it goes down

The Blue Crab Ritual

This isn't a tourist snow-crab spot with a beach vibe. It's a real Florida establishment — belly up to the bar and hang with the locals.

01 — The Setup

Bucket & Paper

Order the Chesapeake Bay crab and out comes a bucket, a square yard of paper laid across the bar, and the coveted Riggins Mallet.

02 — The Magic

Secret Magic Dust

Blue crabs come out dusted in Riggins' secret magic seasoning — and, if you're doing it right, your favorite beer alongside.

03 — The Surprise

Crab-Baked Sushi

A few nights a week a chef rolls special sushi — one roll had a pound of crab baked on top, drowned in eel sauce. Follow it with a blue crab and life is good.

Lantana, Florida · Since 1982

A real Florida crab house.

John and Sylvia Riggins opened the doors in 1982, and Riggins has done South Florida seafood the honest way ever since — real Maryland-style Chesapeake blue crab, steamed and dusted, cracked with a mallet on a yard of paper, best with a cold beer and the locals around you. There's a fresh seafood market out back, too. Not a tourist frozen-snow-crab spot — the real thing, just off I-95.

I've eaten seafood all over Florida — I'll never pass this exit off I-95 again. Belly up to the bar, order the Chesapeake blue crab, and stay for the sushi night.

— reviewed on ditzl.ai/eats

Visit

Where

607 Ridge Rd, Lantana, FL 33462 — just off I-95

Phone

(561) 586-3000

Kitchen

Wed–Thu 12–9 · Fri–Sat 12–10 · Sun 12–9 · closed Mon & Tue

Market

Wed–Sat 10–6:30 · Sun 10–2 — fresh seafood to go

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