Baltimore sits on the Chesapeake Bay, and seafood is the city’s strength. Here is a mix of oyster bars, crab houses and dining rooms.
Seafood restaurant · Fells Point · $$$
Oysters, lobster rolls, seafood. A Fells Point seafood house on the waterfront street, popular enough that booking ahead is wise, especially at weekends.
Chesapeake seafood · Hampden · $$$
Their own farmed oysters, roasted oysters, crab cakes. The restaurant of a Maryland oyster farm, serving its own oysters raw and roasted alongside Chesapeake fish and crab.
Oyster bar · Hampden · $$$
Raw and grilled oysters, fish pot pie. A small Hampden oyster bar on Chestnut Avenue with a focus on Chesapeake shellfish.
Seafood restaurant · Fells Point · $$$
Steamed crabs, crab cakes, raw bar, a big patio. A large seafood restaurant in Fells Point’s historic Broadway Market building, run by the Atlas Restaurant Group.
Seafood and whisky bar · Harbor East · $$$
Oysters Rockefeller, raw bar, whisky, live music. A seafood and whisky bar in Harbor East with a raw bar and live music.
Oyster bar · Canton · $$$
Oysters, crab dishes, orange crush cocktails. A two-floor oyster bar on O’Donnell Square in Canton, with outdoor seating in warm weather.
Seafood restaurant · South Baltimore and the Middle Branch · $$
Waterfront deck, steamed crabs, seafood. A big waterfront seafood spot on the Middle Branch near the Hanover Street bridge, with a large outdoor deck that fills up on warm evenings.
Mexican restaurant · Fells Point · $$
Aguachiles and ceviche. Chosen as Best Ceviche in Baltimore Magazine’s Best of Baltimore 2026, La Calle is known for its aguachiles: raw seafood in sharp citrus and chile marinades.
Seafood restaurant · Baltimore County and nearby · $$
Crab cakes, steamed crabs, crab pretzels. A family-run Dundalk seafood house that has become one of the region’s best-known names for crab cakes and steamed crabs, with a carryout seafood market.
Seafood counter · Downtown and Lexington Market · $$
Jumbo lump crab cakes, raw bar. A family seafood business in Lexington Market since 1886, and one of the names that comes up first when Baltimoreans talk about crab cakes.
Seafood restaurant · Inner Harbor · $$$
Crab cakes, crab soup, harbor views. The Baltimore restaurant of the Maryland seafood company also known for its Ocean City crab houses.
Seafood restaurant · Inner Harbor · $$$
Skyline views across the harbor, seafood. A long-running waterfront restaurant on the Inner Harbor’s south shore, known above all for its view of the downtown skyline.
For crabs specifically, see crab cakes and steamed crabs.
Every place here was checked as operating in October 2026. Hours change, so check before you go. Ratings come only from readers.
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