Monterey Bay Fish Grotto is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

1. Monterey Bay Fish Grotto

8.8
1411 Grandview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Seafood Restaurant · 47 tips and reviews

Tracy S.Tracy Spelock: Best Crabcakes EVER!!!

Tim M.Tim McHugh: great crab cakes

Arlene M.Arlene Murphy: Crabcakes are their specialty

Penn Avenue Fish Company is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

2. Penn Avenue Fish Company

8.8
2208 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Seafood Restaurant · Strip District · 40 tips and reviews

liz t.liz traks: Love the crabcake on a pretzl bun.

y c.y content: The crab cake sandwich is absolutely delicious

Jeff C.Jeff Culpepper: The blackened tilapia and the crab cake sandwich were very good and tasty. Would recommend for lunch

Luke Wholey's Wild Alaskan Grille is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

3. Luke Wholey's Wild Alaskan Grille

7.4
2106 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Seafood Restaurant · Strip District · 40 tips and reviews

Alicia L.Alicia Levey: Reasonable prices and good food and drinks! Pleased with these crab cakes...

Susan C.Susan Crittenden: Good service& crab cakes ! The Lobster Bisque was too floury, needed more lobster meat.

Lía S.Lía Sánchez: Deli crab cakes and mozzarella sticks

Eleven is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

4. Eleven

8.7
1150 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA
American Restaurant · Strip District · 82 tips and reviews

Brett M.Brett McCoy: Try the Seafood Tasting - Tilefish, Crabcake, Salmon

Chev T.Chev Trout: Crab cake heaven

Brenda K.Brenda Karanja: Amazing brunch def try the crispy brussel sprouts and blood orange mimosas

Cafe Sam is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

5. Cafe Sam

7.8
5242 Baum Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA
American Restaurant · Bloomfield · 11 tips and reviews

Jaclyn W.Jaclyn Wolf: Try the crab cake sandwich, it's awesome! And this is coming from a native Marylander.

Jing Jing L.Jing Jing Li: Great food and service. They also give free samples. The pumpkin butter that comes with the bread is amazing.

Bob F.Bob Fenner: Excellent diamond in the rough - great food and top notch service

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

6. Union Grill

7.6
413 S Craig St (Forbes), Pittsburgh, PA
American Restaurant · North Oakland · 40 tips and reviews

Danny G.Danny Glassic: My favorite resteraunt in Pittsburgh. Crab cakes and steak burgers are phenomenal.

Thomas C.Thomas Cox: The UG Classic Fish Taco is huge & delicious! Service is good and friendly. My girlfriend and I love this place. She gets the crab cakes. The craft beers and mules are priced right.

Kilgore T.Kilgore Trout: I would tell you to eat a burger here, but the problem is, it ruins all other burgers for you. Ever.

The Capital Grille is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

7. The Capital Grille

8.5
301 5th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
American Restaurant · Fifth and Forbes Corridor · 26 tips and reviews

Amanda S.Amanda Steele: Lobster and crab cake appetizer was amazing!

ASGASG: Best greyhounds around. Awesome freshly squeezed grapefruit juice.

Brad F.Brad Frank: Trust me. The Lobster Mac and Porterhouse is some of the Burgh's best fare. Great wine list also.

Grand Concourse is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

8. Grand Concourse

8.3
100 W Station Square Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
Seafood Restaurant · South Shore · 60 tips and reviews

Hamid A.Hamid Alan9ary: Best ambiance in Pitts for a date 👍🏼 will definitely make a good impression. We got excellent help from Herby who gave perfect suggestions 👌🏽 Soup, scallops, crab cake, and sea bass were perfect.

ConstanceConstance: Pasta primavera was incredible! A must have

Doug R.Doug Ray: The stained glass ceiling was painted over during WWII and only recently rediscovered.

Wholey's Fish Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

9. Wholey's Fish Market

9.0
1711 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Fish Market · Strip District · 65 tips and reviews

Daniel S.Daniel Smith: If you expect crab in the crab cakes you may be disappointed. Cod sandwich was very good.

matty f.matty freebles: Fresh fish selection. Lobster roll. Free ice.

Robert B.Robert Blackwell: Watch the pigs

Point Brugge Café is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

10. Point Brugge Café

9.1
401 Hastings St, Pittsburgh, PA
New American Restaurant · Point Breeze · 64 tips and reviews

tashia n.tashia nelson: the mussels and frites are the best part. their sunday brunch crab cakes on eggs benedict is pretty unreal.

Jessica Q.Jessica Quist: You can't go wrong with any version of the mussels, but I thought the Red Curry was the best! Get extra bread to mop up the sauce, you won't be sorry!

Jon D.Jon Dascola: Eat the mussels

Soba is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

11. Soba

8.5
5847 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Asian Restaurant · Shadyside · 55 tips and reviews

Lía S.Lía Sánchez: Absolutely delicious Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes

Lía S.Lía Sánchez: Absolutely delicious Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes. Internet is awful

KarenKaren: I can't say enough praise for this restaurant. From the outstanding and friendly service, to the delectable food, to the wonderful seating areas (private parties welcome).

Cioppino is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

12. Cioppino

7.1
2350 Railroad St (23rd St.), Pittsburgh, PA
Seafood Restaurant · Strip District · 25 tips and reviews

Megan I.Megan Irvine: They have Conundrum white wine by the glass - hard to find in PA. The calamari, mussels, crab cakes were all cooked to perfection.

visitPAvisitPA: Seafood, steaks and chops highlight the menu. Try the lobster risotto or the crab cakes. Amazing wine list and a cigar bar for that "apres-dine" moment.

Before YouBefore You: This place is so rad. Great cigar bar.

Burgatory is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

13. Burgatory

8.3
932 Freeport Rd (at Waterworks Mall), Pittsburgh, PA
Burger Joint · 134 tips and reviews

Alexa (@ladylexy) A.Alexa (@ladylexy) Andrzejewski: Try the The Crab Shack - The biggest fresh lump crab cake I've ever seen (welcome to Pittsburgh) topped with sriracha remoulade & creamy coleslaw. This was a perfect sandwich -- it was reminiscent of

Julie S.Julie Stoops: Super long wait but the crab cake burger is DELICIOUS!!

sydney s.sydney s: Crab cake burger was ehh... Wouldn't recommend. But all their Fries are amazing. Try the horseradish cream based sauce!

Sausalido is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

14. Sausalido

7.5
4621 Liberty Ave (btwn Taylor And Pearl), Pittsburgh, PA
New American Restaurant · Bloomfield · 12 tips and reviews

Michele R.Michele Richards: The crab cakes and brussel sprouts risotto entree was phenomenal. I also recommend the fried gouda appetizer.

Michele R.Michele Richards: The Gouda appetizer was incredible along with the Pear and Fontinella stuffed chicken. Highly recommend!

Jonathan B.Jonathan Becker: The service was slow

The Grandview Saloon & Coal Hill Steakhouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Crab Cakes in Pittsburgh.

15. The Grandview Saloon & Coal Hill Steakhouse

7.7
1212 Grandview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
American Restaurant · 26 tips and reviews

Scott T.Scott Thorn: We sampled Crab cakes, seared ahi tuna, filet mignon, rib eye, red pepper pasta, pesto pasta, chicken Alfredo and short rib pasta. Every dish was amazing. Service was excellent and with amazing view.

Robson S.Robson Sobieski: Got an awesome Twin Crab and the always good Blue Moon. Nice place to go anytime, don't miss.

Andra Z.Andra Zapartan: Try the jumbo sea scallops - you can have them blackened or grilled. They're delicious either way :)