10 Places To Find The Best Crab Cakes In Maryland

This restaurant was started by a Greek immigrant in the 1970s and serves crab cakes with a Greek influence, from a recipe developed in-house by chef Tony Minadakis. Jimmy’s crab cakes are made with jumbo or colossal crab meat. As the name suggests, the restaurant specializes in seafood and serves raw oysters and clams, shrimp cocktails and various types of grilled fish besides their famed crab cakes. The interior is simple, reminiscent of an old-school crab house, with dark wood tables and a live seafood aquarium.

Located in the historic maritime district, almost on the waterfront of the Spa Creek, Boatyard is a favorite place for local fishermen and sailors to grab a bite to eat. The interior mimics that of an old yacht with sea-themed decorations. Their menu features an extensive list of crab and seafood specialties, from the acclaimed crab cake to crab soups, crispy crab balls plus crab and artichoke dip and even a raw bar featuring oysters, clams, and mussels.

This family-owned business is located within the Lexington Market and provides some of the most acclaimed crab cakes in Maryland. They make their award-winning cakes with jumbo lumps of crab and little filler. It is a market-style food place where you can buy your seafood fresh or pre-prepared. Some other specialties they offer are fresh or cooked fish, oysters, calamari and clams. Their crab cake sandwich has been named ‘best sandwich in America’ on the Travel Channel.

Located in Edgewater, a suburb of Annapolis on the South River, Edgewater Restaurant is a town landmark dating to 1948, and famous for its crab cakes. They’re served with fried okra on the side, in a one or two-piece platter. Other items on the menu include soups, crab dips and seafood specialties like lobster tail, stuffed shrimps and deep-sea scallops. The place keeps its old-style decorations and laid-back atmosphere where you can enjoy a simple yet delicious meal.

The restaurant has a premier location, on a waterfront deck, and serves fish and seafood specialties in a laid-back environment. Their menu features any fish or seafood you might crave, from steamed clams or mussels to fish and chips or hand-breaded shrimp. The star on their menu though is the crab cake dinner, which is served with deck fries and coleslaw. Here you can enjoy a typical Atlantic coast meal in the Port Covington area of Baltimore.

Set in the historic Fells Point area of Baltimore, Thames Street is famous for its raw bar with fresh oysters, from both the East and the West Coasts, and its homemade crab cakes. The executive chef, Eric Houseknecht, prepares authentic seafood dishes inspired by Maryland, New England and Mid-Atlantic cuisines. The ‘cast iron crab cake’ is made with East Coast blue crab, remoulade sauce, swiss chard and baked squash. You can have dinner in one of their three spaces — the bar room, the upstairs dining area with water views or the back courtyard.

Located in Hanover, a southern suburb of Baltimore, Timbuktu Restaurant does crab cakes of an award-winning quality. They were voted multiple times as the ‘best Maryland crab cakes,’ and include jumbo lump crab meat prepared using a 40-year-old recipe and cooked according to preference, either fried or broiled. Other items on their menu you shouldn’t miss are their dishes of Southwestern influence, like the crab quesadilla or the fish tacos.