No. 1 · Virginia Beach
Waterman's Surfside Grille
Virginia Beach's big room. A 4.5 across thirteen thousand reviews and a $32.99 cake.
The lists · updated 2026-08-01
Best crab cakes on the shore
The crab cake specialists and the kitchens that outcook them. Ranked by the review record.
The five best-reviewed crab cakes on the shore, specialists and full kitchens both. Posted prices on this list run $26 to $32.99.
No. 2 · Dewey Beach
Woody's Dewey Beach
A crab-cake specialist since 2009 with a stack of Best of Delaware wins.
No. 3 · Berlin
Assateague Crab House
Berlin's Route 611 stalwart. Cakes at $26 that reviewers call all crab.
No. 4 · North Ocean City
The Original Crabcake Factory
The crab-cake house at 120th Street since 1996.
No. 5 · Downtown Ocean City
Harrison's Harbor Watch
Downtown's inlet-view room. Crab cakes and a raw bar over the water.
