Luke's Lobster is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

1. Luke's Lobster

8.3
207 E 43rd St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 47 tips and reviews

Chris P.Chris Pollone: Tasty lobster roll with good chunks of tail and claw meat for a fair price. Wish there were fries. I thought the crab dip was average.

Dave C.Dave Cremin: Lobster rolls were excellent. The crab dip is to die for. Yummy yum yum.

Maria A.Maria Agra: Crab, lobster and prwan roll! Delicious!

Quality Meats is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

2. Quality Meats

8.9
57 W 58th St (at 6th Ave), New York, NY
Steakhouse · Midtown East · 317 tips and reviews

Irene U.Irene Unger: Great spot. Has a cooler vibe than many other steak houses. Everthing was great, but try the crab cake and the corn side for extra yumminess.

Woodrow R.Woodrow Rosenbaum: Best crab cake in nyc

Mara O.Mara Orrico: Crab and avocado rocks!

The Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

3. The Grill

9.0
99 E 52nd St (at Park Ave), New York, NY
New American Restaurant · Midtown East · 37 tips and reviews

CCnycCCnyc: The Seagram crab cake, Dover sole riveria, nutted wild rice are a must. Cocktails were well prepared and the service was impeccable.

Rubén G.Rubén García: This place has it all: stunning space, good service with many tableside preparations and most importantly DELICIOUS food. Don't miss the pasta a la presse, crab cakes, prime rib and lemon chiffon cake

Matt P.Matt Pokrzywa: Crab cakes and pheasant are exquisite

Nobu Fifty Seven is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

4. Nobu Fifty Seven

9.0
40 W 57th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Midtown East · 270 tips and reviews

Wil W.Wil Wever: Fun casual but same 3star food. Crab Amazu Ponzu is delicious. Try the Champagne 95 Martini and the Lychee Martini.

Constance F.Constance Farias: New style salmon sashimi, black cod with misu, crispy rice with spicy tuna, king crab tempura and creamy spicy crab - GREAT!!!

Nikhita M.Nikhita Mahtani: I can't even begin to start naming my favorites -black cod, tuna chips, lobster tacos, tiradito, spicy crab, anticucho chicken. So good, everything elegantly prepared. Dessert has to be a bento box.

The Sea Fire Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

5. The Sea Fire Grill

8.0
158 E 48th St (Lexington And 3rd), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 55 tips and reviews

The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal: The jumbo lump crab cake, topped with red pepper coulis, is a perfect first course. Read more.

Nicolette R.Nicolette Romero: Great spot to sit at the bar and grab drinks. Love the lobster bisque and crab cakes!

April Kate 🍴April Kate 🍴: Service is the undeniably great here but that's pretty much all it's worth. Food is okay. Crab cakes are a safe bet.

Sarabeth's is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

6. Sarabeth's

8.4
40 Central Park S (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 560 tips and reviews

sh a.sh ab: Crab egg Benedict was so yummy

Anna K.Anna K.: Food quality is excellent. Crabcake eggs Benedict are fantastic and coffee is unbelievable good in comparison to the regular NYC coffee.

Kanari K.Kanari K.: Lovely outdoor seating. Crab sandwich, sirloin burger, French toast & don't miss the amazing scones & muffins 😋👌🏻

Joe's Shanghai 鹿鸣春 is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

7. Joe's Shanghai 鹿鸣春

7.2
24 W 56th St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 226 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Just like its downtown brother, you come to this Chinese hotspot for their amazing soup dumplings – get both the crab and the pork – they’re one of the best in NYC.

Tami A.Tami Adair: Awesome Crab & Pork Soup Dumplings. We get them every time. Be sure to ask for the red oil. SOO good!!!

Anjeline T.Anjeline Tan: Crab and pork soup dumplings, crispy sea bass and snow pea leaves

P.J. Clarke's is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

8. P.J. Clarke's

8.7
915 3rd Ave (at E 55th St), New York, NY
Pub · Midtown East · 316 tips and reviews

jenn c.jenn c: get the lump jumbo crab cake sandwich. deeelish!!

Simon R.Simon Redgate: Not on the menu, but you have to order crab cakes here, they are incredible!

Jeff T.Jeff Tropeano: Excellent Maryland Crabcake sandwich! Read more.

amata is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

9. amata

8.5
209 E 56th St (3rd Ave), New York, NY
Italian Restaurant · Midtown East · 10 tips and reviews

M R.M Reilly-Brooks: Wonderful bday celebration for hubby—such service and food. Veal chop and soft shell crab specials to die for. Octopus salad and clams oreganta wonderful.

Sophia K.Sophia Kimmey: Loved the crab salad app, and the spicy pork chop entree. Owner is down to earth and so friendly!

M R.M Reilly-Brooks: The Sunday family dinner--assortment of sausage, beef, meatballs--yummy. Great staff too.

Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

10. Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen

7.4
146 E 55th St (55th Between Lexington And 3rd), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Midtown East · 46 tips and reviews

What's Good HereWhat's Good Here: Be sure to order the delicious steamed pork buns or steamed crab meat pork buns. These are what are otherwise known as Shanghai soup dumplings or xiao long bao (XLB). They are freshly handmade.

AronAron: Steamed pork buns with crab meat; mmm, so good. (6)

Boon K.Boon Koh: The crab and pork soup dumplings are the best.

Avra Estiatorio is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

11. Avra Estiatorio

9.0
141 E 48th St (btwn 3rd & Lexington Ave.), New York, NY
Greek Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 104 tips and reviews

Rafael C.Rafael Casas A.: One of the finest Greek restaurants in NY! Crab cake is extraordinary, the Daurade is fabulous, anything you have will for sure be excellent!!!

Jukay H.Jukay Hsu: Soft shell crab was incredible

Jordan K.Jordan Keating: Grilled octopus, crab cake, white Greek wine (Assyrtiko)

BG Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

12. BG Restaurant

8.8
754 5th Ave Fl 7 (btwn E 57th & E 58th St), New York, NY
American Restaurant · Midtown East · 56 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: On the menu, there is nothing too heavy for the ladies who lunch (crab cake salad, roasted cod, etc), and they even serve a lovely afternoon tea with French favorite, Dammann Freres tea. Read more.

Kay 5.Kay 5: Long story short, crab sandwitch!

Julie S.Julie Soscia: Wonderful spot to stop for delicious pastries and afternoon tea. Located in Bergdorf Goodman,

Smith & Wollensky is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

13. Smith & Wollensky

8.4
797 3rd Ave (at E 49th St), New York, NY
Steakhouse · Turtle Bay · 236 tips and reviews

shell F.shell Fu: Crab cake is great!Coconut Layer cake with vanilla ice cream is also yum!!

Rewan P.Rewan Parti: They have one of the best steaks in NYC! My personal favorite is their Cajun rib eye steak! A fair share of warning, if you are a small eater, share the steak as it is HUGE! Crab cakes is a must!!

Robin S.Robin Singh: The steak and crab cakes are amazing

Tomi Jazz is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

14. Tomi Jazz

9.0
239 E 53rd St, New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · Midtown East · 73 tips and reviews

Denise L.Denise L: Basement jazz, yamazaki sour and mentaiko pasta. One of the better combinations in life. Try the crab omelette omu rice and house plum wine too.

AileenAileen: Curry udon and crab meat omurice!

Minji K.Minji Kwon: Jazz, sake, food, ambience = 10/10

Grand Central Oyster Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab in Midtown East, New York.

15. Grand Central Oyster Bar

7.5
89 E 42nd St (Grand Central Terminal), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Midtown East · 403 tips and reviews

FoodspottingFoodspotting: The Maryland Crab Soup is my favorite lunch option here. There is enough crab in the generously-portioned container of creamy soup to make it lunch for two. - Amy, head of social media at Foodspotting

amNewYorkamNewYork: Picks: pan-fried baby soft-shell crabs with spring pea and mint sauce ($14.50), pan-fried Maryland baby soft-shell crabs with garlic herb butter ($28.95).

Jannica R.Jannica Robertson: Oysters, she crab soup, and fried clams!