Fleet Landing is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

1. Fleet Landing

8.5
186 Concord St (at Cumberland St), Charleston, SC
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 165 tips and reviews

travel42travel42: Enjoy the specialty crab cakes and she-crab soup while taking in a beautiful view of Charleston Harbor.

Irina S.Irina Samoylova: Great service, Ryan was funny and very attentive! Must try pepper Bloody Mary, calamari, crab cakes and she crab soup! Shrimp grits and crab sandwich was very delicious as well! Highly recommend!

MarionMarion: Beautiful view, beautiful crab cakes and she-crab soup.

Magnolias is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

2. Magnolias

8.9
185 E Bay St, Charleston, SC
Southern Food Restaurant · French Quarter · 134 tips and reviews

LaurenLauren: Crab cakes were amazing, best collard greens I've had, hoppin' John risotto was spicy but flavorful. Staff was kind and attentive. Dress ranged from a wedding party to polo's and khakis.

David P.David Paterson: The crab cakes, oo-la-la my goodness fantastic! Great ambiance and wonderfully welcoming staff. Looking forward to return soon.

JCJC: A wonderful Crab Cake and homemade pimento cheese! A good serve.

82 Queen is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

3. 82 Queen

8.4
82 Queen St (Meeting St), Charleston, SC
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 66 tips and reviews

Charleston Area CVBCharleston Area CVB: Crab Cakes Benedict, made with grit cakes, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce, are a standout on the brunch menu.

Regie (FSUROCKER)Regie (FSUROCKER): Crab cakes and fried green tomatoes were delicious!

Erica J.Erica Jackson: Fried green tomatoes & crab cakes and were fantastic! 😊

Poogan's Porch is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

4. Poogan's Porch

8.8
72 Queen St (at Meeting St), Charleston, SC
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 225 tips and reviews

Wendy S.Wendy Sauvlet: Was a bit hesitant to try the crabcakes - I'm from Maryland...we're always suspect of crabcakes outside of the Chesapeake. Poogans' crabcakes are GREAT - different from what you'd expect in Maryland

ChristianeChristiane: Crab cake Benedict was amazing! Best one I have ever had!!!

Gunnar A.Gunnar Aasen: The crab soup and crab cake sandwich are both excellent. Just beware that they stop seating for lunch at 2:30 on the dot.

Hyman's Seafood is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

5. Hyman's Seafood

8.0
215 Meeting St, Charleston, SC
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 173 tips and reviews

Matthew 🚑 T.Matthew 🚑 Tuttle: Exemplary service! The owner sent out complimentary apps. Carolina Delight, crab cakes, Caribbean jerk salmon, fried green tomatoes and a pint of Palmetto Amber... all incredible!

Rebekah H.Rebekah Hipp: YUM YUM YUM! Best seafood in Charleston! Crab Cakes are wonderful!. Famous people have eaten here, on all the tables have listed who has eaten at that table! Voted Best Seafood Restaurant in Southeast Read more.

Kathryn P.Kathryn Phillips: Everything was great. Hush puppies, crab and shrimp dip, captains platter, grouper, crab cakes

Toast is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

6. Toast

7.4
155 Meeting St (at Cumberland St), Charleston, SC
Breakfast Spot · Downtown Charleston · 140 tips and reviews

Leah F.Leah Foster: Get the Eggs Meeting Street (poached egg, crab cake, atop a fried green tomato), French toast, Bloody Mary( extra spicy), creme brûlée latte.

Holly A.Holly Alvarado: Yummy breakfast items served all day! The crab cake benedict was delicious!

Jess C.Jess Coleman: Eggs Meeting Street (fried green tomato, crab cake, poached egg) is definitely worth ordering, but you may want to get your sauce on the side unless you want to swim in a pool of mayo.

High Cotton Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

7. High Cotton Restaurant

8.6
199 E Bay St (Cumberland St), Charleston, SC
American Restaurant · French Quarter · 74 tips and reviews

LizLiz: Sunday brunch is the best in town- get the crab cake Benedict!

JR -.JR -: fried oysters florentine, shrimp and grits, crab cakes and apple bacon glazed donut holes for brunch!

SarahSarah: Amazing coffee, excellent service. Get the macchiato muffin and crab cake Benedict.

Pearlz Oyster Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

8. Pearlz Oyster Bar

8.4
153 E Bay St, Charleston, SC
Seafood Restaurant · French Quarter · 95 tips and reviews

Laura M.Laura Murphy: They have awesome crab cakes!!

Vivek P.Vivek Pradhan: Very good oysters, drinks, and small plates. Really reasonably priced. Crab cakes were phenomenal.

Chris N.Chris Nixon: Crab cakes and raw oysters.

Charleston Crab House is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

9. Charleston Crab House

8.4
41 S Market St (at State St), Charleston, SC
Seafood Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 83 tips and reviews

Matthew G.Matthew Gjedde: Some of the best crab cakes in Charleston. Always a favorite.

Tom M.Tom Miller: Crab cakes to died for

DobleDoble: As others have said, get the BBQ shrimp and grits. Fantastic. Crab cake was delicious as well. King crab was pretty good.

Pawpaw is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

10. Pawpaw

8.0
209 E Bay St, Charleston, SC
New American Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 8 tips and reviews

Graeme B.Graeme Boy: The crab cakes and ravioli were good

Taylor V.Taylor VA: Mac and cheese, burger and crab cakes are tasty

Shawn F.Shawn F: Hushpuppies were amazing! Duck was vey good. Sommelier was excellent. Energetic atmosphere.

Hall's Chophouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

11. Hall's Chophouse

9.3
434 King St (at John St), Charleston, SC
Steakhouse · Downtown Charleston · 137 tips and reviews

Simon T.Simon Tschinkel: For brunch, the Crab Cake Eggs Benedict is Heavenly. The accompanying grits are superior!

Rebecca M.Rebecca Mazza: They do a delightful Sunday gospel brunch. Get the Bloody Mary and crab cake Benedict

Kathryn D.Kathryn Dennis: The absolute most amazing place for food and/or drinks in Charleston, SC. No question. The jalepeno martini is perfection.

The Mason Jar by Fatboys is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

12. The Mason Jar by Fatboys

8.4
2487 Ashley River Rd #4, Charleston, SC
Southern Food Restaurant · west of the Ashley · 2 tips and reviews

Mario S.Mario Sanchez: Best crabcake ever!!!!

LauraLaura: Crabby burger

Swamp Fox Restaurant & Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

13. Swamp Fox Restaurant & Bar

7.5
387 King St, Charleston, SC
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 10 tips and reviews

Jay B.Jay Baker: Definitely a slept on restaurant. Pecan crusted salmon and the crab cakes are very, very good! Oh and the shrimp & grits are just as good (if not better) than other places like Hominy Grill.

Heather G.Heather G: Crab cakes and collards were great!Sweet staff let me keep my reservation after missing it due to a flight delay. The host insisted I come when I could and they’d make something special for me. 💚

Henry B.Henry Butehorn: Excellent homemade desserts. I recommend the pecan pie.

Eli's Table is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

14. Eli's Table

8.1
129 Meeting St (Queen Street), Charleston, SC
Southern Food Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 72 tips and reviews

Wendy S.Wendy Sulzer: What isn't good here? Lunch salads are big enough to share. Best crab cakes we had in Charleston!

Whit W.Whit Walker: An achievement of southern cuisine. The shrimp & grits is a medley of beautiful flavors. The she crab cakes are so good - meaty, moist and light. Fried green tomato with pimento cheese is excellent.

Shawn F.Shawn Farrar: Wonderful food and service! Try the sweet potato pancakes, biscuits and gravy, or beignets. Our server Tanya was the best!

Charleston Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Charleston.

15. Charleston Grill

8.5
224 King St, Charleston, SC
American Restaurant · Downtown Charleston · 35 tips and reviews

Audrea W.Audrea Watkins: The crab cakes are amazing!!

Jordan D.Jordan David: Ask for Justin, a phenomenal server with intimate knowledge of menu. 6 course tasting menu is way to go-great restaurant all around.

travel42travel42: The menu changes often. We recommend sampling from the tasting menu.