20 best Maryland crab restaurants ranked

Drift Inn is the oldest crab house in St. Mary
Drift Inn is the oldest crab house in St. Mary's County, family-owned since 1946. - Source: Getty

17. Choptank

Steamed Crabs tossed in a chili-garlic-ginger sauce (Image via Instagram/@thechoptank)
Steamed Crabs tossed in a chili-garlic-ginger sauce (Image via Instagram/@thechoptank)

Choptank, located in the renovated Broadway Market in Baltimore, MD 21250, is a popular seafood house known for seasonal blue crabs. Named after the Choptank Indians, it honors local history. It serves all types of seafood, all fresh. With a large outside bar, pool tables, ping pong, and live music, this is the place to visit. Recently, a second store opened in Annapolis.

Edited by Apoorva Jujjavarapu