Where the seafood is juicy and the vibes are salty.
Cajun boils, an oyster bar, and cold drinks at 909 SR 19 N — Palatka's own seafood & bar, built with faith, hard work, and a love for this community.
Palatka has plenty of fried fish. We're bringing something different — a proper Cajun boil, a real oyster bar, and a room built for gathering.
Crab, shrimp, crawfish, corn, sausage and potatoes — your seafood, your flavor, your heat, boiled to order.
Cold beer, rum punch, hurricanes, and fishbowl cocktails. Good drinks, good vibes — the way a night out should feel.
Family-size buckets made for sharing, celebrating, and getting your hands a little messy with the people you love.
A local dream, built right here in Palatka — for the community that raised us and the neighbors we can't wait to feed.
Every boil comes with corn, potatoes & sausage. Pick your heat, pick your flavor — we'll do the rest.
Snow crab, shrimp & sausage.
$38.95
Blue crab, shrimp & crawfish.
$36.95
Snow crab, lobster tail, shrimp, mussels & crawfish.
$54.95
Snow crab, blue crab, shrimp, crawfish, clams, mussels & sausage.
$84.95Every boil comes with corn, potatoes & sausage. Here's how it works:
*Blue crab is seasonal. Seafood is priced at market.
Fresh oysters two ways — steamed in your choice of flavor, or chargrilled with garlic butter, parmesan & herbs. By the half or full dozen.
Half dozen from $14
Hush puppies, Boom Boom shrimp, fried calamari & onion rings to start. Fried shrimp, catfish, oyster, whiting & chicken-tender baskets, all served with fries — plus lunch specials from $10.50.
Grilled salmon and a dozen grilled shrimp — served with rice & vegetables for something off the fryer.
Cajun fries, mac & cheese, cheese grits, corn on the cob, red potatoes, steamed broccoli & more.
Seafood gumbo and crawfish étouffée, by the cup or the bowl.
Sundays only
Cheesecake, key lime pie, chocolate cake & biscuit beignets. Kids 12 & under get tenders, popcorn shrimp, grilled cheese or pizza — fries & drink included.
Some nights deserve a standing reservation.
Specials on oysters, appetizers, draft beer, house wine, margaritas, well drinks & rum punch.
All-day specials on all oysters — steamed and chargrilled.
Fresh oysters, live music, and a monthly oyster-eating contest. #ShuckYeahAtCrabbyBens
Oversized fishbowl cocktails, built to share — or not.
Hand-painted murals, a new bar, and a room built for long tables — from day one to opening day. Swipe through.
The bar
The booths
The front porch
End of the bar
Out front
Ramp & railings
Before — day one
Interior redesign
Dining room murals
The entry takes shape
Coral & fish
The big fish
Seahorses at the door
The bar takes shape
Fresh paint outside909 SR 19 N, Palatka, FL 32177 — on the SR 19 corridor in Palatka, Putnam County. There's a parking lot out front and a ramp up to the porch entrance.
Hours: Every day · 11 AM – 10 PM. Happy hour: Mon–Fri · 3–6 PM. Holiday or weather closures show in a banner at the top of this site.
Cajun seafood boils, an oyster bar, fried baskets, lunch specials, chargrilled salmon and shrimp, Southern sides, desserts, and Sunday Southern specials like seafood gumbo and crawfish étouffée.
Three moves. Pick your seafood — snow, blue, king or Dungeness crab, lobster tail, shrimp, crawfish, clams, scallops or mussels. Choose your flavor — Crabby Ben's Signature, Cajun, garlic butter, lemon pepper, garlic parmesan or everything mixed. Then pick your heat, from no heat to Ben's Inferno. Every boil comes with corn, potatoes and sausage. Seafood is priced at market, and blue crab is seasonal.
Signature combos run from $36.95 (The First Mate: blue crab, shrimp & crawfish) to $84.95 (The Family Bucket, built for sharing). Build-your-own seafood is priced at market. See the full menu with prices.
Yes — a full bar with cocktails, margaritas, beer and wine. Happy hour runs Monday through Friday, 3–6 PM, with specials on oysters, appetizers, draft beer, house wine, margaritas and well drinks. On Fridays, order an oversized fishbowl cocktail.
Oyster Day Tuesdays (all-day specials on all oysters), Shuck Yeah Thursdays (live music 6–9 PM and a monthly oyster-eating contest) and Fishbowl Fridays — plus happy hour Monday through Friday.
Yes. Kids 12 and under can get chicken tenders, popcorn shrimp, grilled cheese or pizza, with fries and a drink included.
Yes — call ahead at 386-222-CRAB (2722) to order for pickup. When online ordering is on, you’ll also see an Order online button at the top of this site.
Yes — buy a Crabby Ben's gift card online at crabbybens.com/giftcards.
Crabby Ben's is locally owned by the family behind Things & Tings, the island shop on Saint Johns Avenue in Palatka. It's their first restaurant — they bought the building at 909 SR 19 N in June 2026 and opened the doors on October 3, 2026.
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