Crab Restaurants in the Washington DC Region

Maryland is known for hard-shell crabs steamed in Old Bay Seasoning. Crabs are plentiful at hundreds of casual restaurants along the eastern shore, including Baltimore and Annapolis. Surprisingly Crab houses seem to be scarce in the Washington, DC area. There are plenty of places in the nation’s capital to get a good crab cake, but if you are looking for a place to sit and pick crabs, you may have to search. Here are a few suggestions:

Phillips Flagship
900 Water St., Washington, DC (202) 488-8515

The Dancing Crab
4611 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC (202) 244-1882

Bethesda Crab House
4958 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda, Maryland (301) 652-3382

Joe’s Crab Shack
221 Rio Blvd., Gaithersburg, Maryland (301) 947-4377
and 46110 Lake Center Plaza, Sterling, VA (703) 421-3500

Steamn Blues
7217 Muncaster Mill Rd, Derwood, Maryland (301) 977-2722

Fingers and Claws
802 Muddy Branch Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland (301) 948-8270

Bottom of the Bay Seafood
9590 N. Laurel Rd., Laurel, Maryland (301) 498-1040

Captain Jerry’s Crab House
143 Bowie Rd., Laurel, Maryland (301) 604-2722

Cracked Claw
3363 Urbana Pike, Urbana, Maryland (301) 831-1200

Ernie’s Original Crab House
6319 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, Virginia (703) 765-1000

Fairfax Crab House
12831 Fair Lakes Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia (703) 968-2601