There’s nothing quite like the taste of seafood. From fishes and molluscs like clams and oysters to crustaceans like crabs, lobsters and prawns, seafood has long sustained and tantalised us. And there’s really nothing like a whole smorgasbord of seafood to mark a celebratory meal. Seafood boils, buckets and whatever iteration they are known as are one such example of a seafood feast. Seafood boils contain various types of seafood often cook in a bag with heady spices with other ingredients ranging from sausages to corn and potatoes that soak up the umami-rich juices. Keep scrolling as we tell you where to get seafood boils in Singapore.
Backed by the TungLok Group, Dancing Crab serves up a combination of American and Singaporean-style seafood. Star seafood boils are the Live Sri Lankan Crab Combo with the Signature Cajun Sauce ($108) and the Live Dungeness Crab Combo with Beurre Blanc Sauce (market price). You can also build your own seafood boil combo with the option of either live Sri Lankan crab, Dungeness crab or Boston lobster. Dancing Crab also has local faves such as Chilli and Black Pepper Crab.
1 HarbourFront Walk, #03-10 VivoCity, Singapore 098585 and 181 Orchard Rd, #07-14/15 Orchard Central, Singapore 238896
Cajun On Wheels is a halal-certified establishment that does Louisiana and New Orlean’s soul flavours. Here, you can build your own Cajun Seafood Boil, where you can customise the number of crabs, lobsters and prawns you want with add-ons including white clams, blue mussels, baby potatoes and sweet corn. They also have preset assorted seafood bucket options starting at $26 for a blue mussel and white clams combo,
Pasarbella Suntec, 3 Temasek Blvd 455, 456 459-461, 038983 and 68 Orchard Rd, #03-92 Plaza Singapura, 238839
The Boiler was founded by a banker turned restauranteur after he was first introduced to the bold flavours of seafood boils in 2008. He has since perfected a secret recipe of 11 Asian and American spices. Seafood Bag Combos start at $56 for 2 pax with prawns, mussels and clams while the Duo Plus ($89) and Bombdiggity Bag ($169) contains mud crab and Dungeness/seasonal crab respectively. You can also build your own seafood boil and choose from four sauces – The Works (mild, medium, ragin’ hot), Garlic Butter, Peppa’ Butter and Sauce of the Month.
18 Howard Rd, #01-06 Novelty Bizcentre, Singapore 369585 and 8 Raffles Ave #01-13A Annexe Esplanade Mall, 039802
Captain K has made a name for itself with the Seafood Tower. Since then, the brand has expanded to include seafood boil options too. Choose between Seafood Boil ($49) and Crab In Da Pot ($82), both of which serves two. They both contain king prawns, blue mussels, venus clams, pearl corn, sweet potatoes, konnyaku and a carbohydrate of your choice while the latter has an extra Sri Lankan Mud Crab. They have five sauces to choose from – Signature White Sauce, Chilli Crab, Garlic Butter, Sauteed Onion and Mala – and you can add on extra seafood too.
112 Middle Rd, #01-00A Midland House, Singapore 188970
Opened by the Jumbo Group, Hack It delivers seafood boils packed with Southeast Asian flavours so that you can dine in the comfort of your own home. Seafood packs start at $42 and you can choose between five sauces: Laksa, Chilli Crab, Black Pepper, Mala and Creamy Butter. For those who want to dine out, Hack It currently has a pop-up open for a limited time. Make your orders here.
20 Upper Circular Rd, #B1-48 The Riverwalk, Singapore 058416
Chicks N Lobs is founded by the Orchid Live Seafood Restaurant and is a food delivery service serving up fresh seafood. The Crusty Bag serves three to four pax and comes upwards of $80 with various options ranging from Boston lobster, live mud crabs and Western Australian lobsters. Choose between six sauces – Cajun Spices, Mala, Chilli Crab, Black Pepper, Cream Cheese and Salted Egg. Make your orders here.
The Three Peacocks are known for being a space for grilled and barbecued seafood, but the brand also does seafood boil. The Seafood Bag has two options – $98 for Boston lobster and $108 for rock lobster – and are inclusive of clams, green lip mussels, squid rings and tiger prawns. The Three Peacocks does delivery too.
8 Port Rd, Labrador Park, Singapore 117540
Located within the Civil Service Club, Dad’s Corner is another halal establishment founded by Muslim chef Faddil. They are own for Seafood In A Tub, which is priced either $50 or $100. The former comes with one tub while the latter has three. Each tub can either comprise of crab, prawn, mussel, lala, gong gong or corn. They have six sauces available: Sambal Kicap, Percik, Ongbak, Golden Phoenix, Black Pepper, Creamy Garlic, Butterheaven and Chilli Crab. Dad’s Corner does delivery too.
91 Bukit Batok West Ave 2, Civil Service Club @ Bukit Batok Singapore 659206
As the name suggests, New Ubin Seafood can trace its history back to Palau Ubin. Here, they serve the Kam Heong Seafood Boil ($78++). Coating with Kam Heong sauce, the boil includes a Boston lobster, tiger prawns, white manila clams, black mussels, Johnsonville garlic sausages, pearl corn, potato, bell pepper and onion. You can also add on a Kam Heong Crab at $44. Do note that the seafood boil combo is only available from Monday to Wednesday.
New Ubin Seafood has multiple locations in Singapore.
Available for takeaway, JW Marriott has included the Seafood Boil ($40 nett) with either Louisiana Rub or Salted Egg Sauce. The boil consists of lobster, prawns, mussels and squid.
30 Beach Road, Access via Nicoll Highway, Singapore 189763
This article was first published in The Singapore’s Women’s Weekly.