No. 1 · Berlin
Elliott's Seafood
A 4.9 on Google from a Berlin phone-order counter. Our August favorite. They sell out.
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Best carryout crab shacks — the locals' list
Phone ahead, pick up a dozen and eat on your own porch. The shacks locals actually use, ranked.
This is how locals buy crabs. Call ahead. Ask what's heavy. Pick up a dozen or a half bushel and skip the wait and the deck markup.
No. 3 · South Bethany
South Bethany Seafood Market
Carryout since 1991. The only crab stop in South Bethany.
No. 4 · West Ocean City
The Shrimp Boat
West OC. Posts $1.99 weekday males from 11 to 3. Best posted deal on the board.
No. 5 · Lewes
The Crab Connect
Midway Lewes. Watermen-direct crabs from a steam trailer, priced by phone or chat.