Due to its close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland offers vacationers and area residents alike a variety of fresh seafood, including shrimp, fish and crab. If you're planning a trip to Maryland, or simply crave a good meal, consider trying one of Maryland's popular crab entrees, such as crab cakes, steamed hard shell crabs, and steamed soft shell crabs. Speciality foods, including crab cheese fries and crab meat and vegetable saute, are also available.
One popular crab restaurant in Maryland is Phillips Seafood, established in 1956. Originally located in Ocean City, Maryland, this restaurant now has locations in over four states. Specialities include steamed hard shell crabs, broiled lobster tail, and fried shrimp. Additional crab dishes, such as crab imperial, crab saute, crab cakes, and clusters of snow crabs, are also available. All dinner entrees include freshly baked bread and two sides, including homemade potato salad, homemade coleslaw, applesauce, French fries, corn, baked sweet potato, baked potato, or rice pilaf. Diners may also order hard shell crabs by the dozen or individually. The restaurant was voted "Ocean City's Best Crab House" by Metropolitan Magazine in 2009.
Phillips Seafood
2004 Philadelphia Avenue
Ocean City, MD 21842
410-289-6821
phillipsseafood.com/
Captain Trey's, located in Cockeysville, Maryland, features the state's best crab cakes, according to a 2010 report by Baltimore Magazine. Established in 1994, this restaurant has a casual, family-friendly atmosphere, with bright lighting and soft music. The restaurant's crab cakes are available on-spot for customers who would like to dine-in, or may be purchased and baked at home through the restaurant's "to go" counter. Crab cakes are available in 4.5 ounce or 5.5 ounce versions. Additional specialities include hot steamed cabs, steamed shrimp, fried oysters, pizza, sandwiches and clam strips. The restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and is closed on Mondays from September through April.
Captain Trey's
10625 York Road
Cockeysville, MD 21030
410-666-4646
captaintreys.com/
The Crab Bag, located in Ocean City, Maryland, is a popular crab house that specializes in seafood dishes and classic American cuisine. This restaurant has a casual, family-friendly environment, with low lighting and music, and a casual dress code. In addition to hard or soft shell crabs sold individually or by the dozen, diners can enjoy cream of crab soup, broiled sea scallops, and fried clams. The restaurant also offers crab cheese fries. The Crab Bag often features live music on Friday or Saturday evenings, and diners may dine outdoors on one of the restaurant's two bayside decks.
Crab Bag
13005 Coastal Highway
Ocean City, MD 21842
410-250-3337
