No. 1 · Virginia Beach
Dockside Seafood and Fishing Center
A deck over a working Virginia Beach marina. The boats you watch supply the kitchen.
The lists · updated 2026-08-01
Best waterfront crab decks
Crabs with the water underneath you. Ranked by the review record.
Five decks where you eat crabs over the water itself. Each faces a working harbor, an inlet, or the bay.
No. 2 · West Ocean City
Crab Alley
West OC harbor. The deck faces the trawlers that stock its own seafood market.
No. 4 · Virginia Beach
Bubba's Seafood Restaurant and Crabhouse
Steamed jimmies at market price on the Lynnhaven Inlet dock.
No. 5 · Midtown Ocean City
Blu Crabhouse & Raw Bar
Midtown OC's bayfront room. Sunset seats and a raw bar.
