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Home Thai is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

1. Home Thai

8.7
1-2/299 Sussex St, Sydney, NSW
Thai Restaurant · Central Business District · 106 tips and reviews

Sher Reen L.Sher Reen L: Pork belly stir fry, duck curry, soft shell crab, grilled marinated chicken ... make sure you save room for dessert here!

mark c.mark c: Long queues but the food is excellent and cheap. Pad Kee Mao noodles are fantastic (really hot), the softshell crab salad is fresh and vibrant and the Pad Pik Khing (crispy pork belly) is a delicious.

Candice W.Candice Wellfare: Soft shell crab is amazing!

Belly Bao is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

2. Belly Bao

7.6
184 King St, Newtown, NSW
Chinese Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

Aldric T.Aldric Tumilar: Soft shell crab bao's my fave so far

Chung H.Chung Ho: The fried chicken wings were very good. The soft shell crab bao was very spicy but very good. The cripsy pork belly and braised beef baos were also very good. Cool booths.

Allie S.Allie Seo: Loved the crumbed chicken and soft shell crab baogers. Chicken wings to share are a great option to help fill you up. Recommend coming early as wait times can get long. Or book! Love this place x

Paramount Coffee Project is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

3. Paramount Coffee Project

8.6
80 Commonwealth St, Surry Hills, NSW
Café · 105 tips and reviews

Howard T.Howard T: The fried chicken and Soft shell crab po boy are must orders, non negotiable, they are that good.

Betty C.Betty C: I went there three months ago and I'm still thinking about that soft shell crab burger!

Jennifer M.Jennifer Ma: Soft shell crab burger is a must try!

Twelve Spices is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

4. Twelve Spices

8.0
197 St Johns Rd, Canley Heights, NSW
Thai Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews

Mooksy ♔.Mooksy ♔: Highly recommend ox tongue, Lao style paw paw salad, Lao sausages, cho chee prawn curry and soft shell crab! Oh watermelon shake and sticky rice is a must!

Suchada S.Suchada Sae-Lee: Our new dish - Crispy Chilli Basil Soft Shell Crab!

Suchada S.Suchada Sae-Lee: Our new dish - Crispy Chilli Basil Soft Shell Crab

Cuppa Flower is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

5. Cuppa Flower

8.3
Shop 1, 15 Allen St, Waterloo, NSW
Café · 10 tips and reviews

Spooning A.Spooning Australia: One of my favourite venues of 2017 Cuppa Flower​ is a food art venue that would inspire Monet and Van Gogh. Soft Shelled Crab Croissant is HEAVEN. Full review is now up at Spooning Australia.

Fei__rFei__r: Soft shell crab is delicious.

Aziz A.Aziz Alshuwaier 🇦🇺: Best breakfast in Australia!!

Bar 34 Bondi is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

6. Bar 34 Bondi

8.9
34a Campbell Pde, Bondi Beach, NSW
Beach Bar · 9 tips and reviews

Andrew E.Andrew Every: Good share plates and cocktails, try the soft shell crab slider

Randall T.Randall Temple: Try the caipirinha

Heidi V.Heidi Voulstaker: Great poached eggs and friendly service

Miso is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

7. Miso

8.2
644 George St, Sydney, NSW
Japanese Restaurant · Central Business District · 23 tips and reviews

P ぷ.P ぷりん: Miso bento is my favorite, a bit of everything in one meal, sashimi, katsu, soft shell crab, and more... Yum!

Joanna L.Joanna Luong: Love the tonkastu pork sets here, absolutely scrumptious.

Adam D.Adam Dunn: My favourite: tonkatsu with the lightly-grilled chirashi salmon, plenty of salmon roe

Blanca Bar & Dining is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

8. Blanca Bar & Dining

8.2
75 Hall St, Bondi Beach, NSW
Restaurant · 4 tips and reviews

Ben T.Ben Thomas: Superb range of tasting menus available. Go for all ten courses and make sure you try the black bun with softshell crab.

Yoonie S.Yoonie S: Opt for the tasting menu!

Sebastien M.Sebastien M: Can't go wrong with the tasting menu. So many plates to try. Let the chef surprise you throughout the meal. Excellent!

Ryo's Noodles is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

9. Ryo's Noodles

8.4
125 Falcon St. (West St.), Crows Nest, NSW
Ramen Restaurant · 74 tips and reviews

Mooksy ♔.Mooksy ♔: Delish soft shell crabs and spicey ramen for the hot fans. 5 years ago this place has always been packed out, 5 years later still the same :)

Andii H.Andii Hei: Try the Deep fried soft shell crab

K C.K C: Ramen, deep fried soft shell crab, chashu onigiri

Madame Shanghai is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

10. Madame Shanghai

8.1
18 College St, Darlinghurst, NSW
Chinese Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews

W C.W C: We came here for the yum cha lunch. The dumplings are good with our favourite being the BBQ Duck & Spinach. We also really liked the Soft Shell Crab with Tomato Chilli sauce and will be back for this!

Dean M.Dean Michel: Chicken ribs, Mongolian beef, dumplings

Mr S.Mr S: Top notch food. Only a few vege dishes but they are equisitue. Ask for a bowl of chopped chilli in soy sauce of you want to add some spice

The Milk Bar by Cafe Ish is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

11. The Milk Bar by Cafe Ish

7.4
1/105 Regent St, Redfern, NSW
Café · 56 tips and reviews

designersaysdesignersays: Order the soft shell crab omelettes

Geoff K.Geoff Kim: Can't go past the soft shell crab omelette. Open for brekky til 3pm on weekends. Read more.

MichelleMichelle: Awesome soft shell crab omelette

Thai Face is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

12. Thai Face

7.8
9-11 Falcon St, Crows Nest, NSW
Thai Restaurant · 9 tips and reviews

Lisa N.Lisa Nooooo: Been back twice , service is attentive. loved the Softshell crab salad ! not enough vents to air out the old oil smell fr the open kitchen, maybe its just me

Janine P.Janine Poon: Deep fried fish salad is yum!

Tim B.Tim Barnett: Excellent food! Pad kee Mao one of my faves.

Thai Nesia Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

13. Thai Nesia Restaurant

8.4
243 Oxford St, Darlinghurst, NSW
Thai Restaurant · 16 tips and reviews

Tina F.Tina Foo: I would always come back for the fried tofu. I also love the soft shell crab and steamed scallops. Other than that, it's a little overpriced and the rest of menu were okay.

Kristi B.Kristi Barrow: My favourite Thai in Sydney. Great value and friendly service. Try the Silken Tofu and the Holy Basil Duck

Chris H.Chris Hall: Great service - amazing food, every dish was top quality

Sushi Hiro is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

14. Sushi Hiro

8.2
19A Lawrence St, Freshwater, NSW
Sushi Restaurant · 9 tips and reviews

CatherineCatherine: Soft shell crab is amazing - all eat in food freshly prepared and delicious!

Natalie B.Natalie Brown: Super fresh and delicious sushi. Try the teriyaki chicken don. Best in the Manly area.

Nick R.Nick Race: Great sushi and sashimi

Phamish Vietnamese Cafe is one of The 15 Best Places for Soft Shell Crabs in Sydney.

15. Phamish Vietnamese Cafe

7.9
248 Palmer St, Darlinghurst, NSW
Vietnamese Restaurant · 38 tips and reviews

Bec Z.Bec Z: Must try the fried crab & mushroom dumplings and coconut garlic fried rice. Next on my list is the soft shell crab!

David S.David Setiawan: What a great meal we've just had here,ordered 4 dish,all of them are great taste and worth paid. You must try Soft shell crab and duck&prawn pancake.

Diana Z.Diana Zambrano: Just delish! I recommend the duck pancakes ...yum!