Current Top 5
The latest evaluation decides. It's in the spreadsheet.
| Rank | Restaurant | Cream | Crab | Price | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Costas Inn Dundalk, MD · Bowl #815 · 2026-07-10 |
9.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 98% |
| #2 | Roy's Kwik Korner Glen Burnie, MD · Bowl #809 · 2026-07-02 |
9.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 97% |
| #3 | Timbuktu Restaurant Hanover, MD · Bowl #832 · 2026-07-22 |
8.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 95% |
| #4 | 29th St Tavern Baltimore, MD · Bowl #814 · 2026-07-09 |
9.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 93% |
| #5 | Jimmy's Famous Seafood Baltimore, MD · Bowl #807 · 2026-07-02 |
8.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 93% |
The primary ingredient, under registry supervisionFrom the Crab Files
The Street Interview Series · Maryland has opinions
One Day in Maryland
CF-001 · field note
If you had one day in Maryland, this is how you should spend it.
Maryland Seafood Festival — Crab Soup Cook-Off Judge
CF-002 · event
The registry judges. Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis. Saturday, September 12.
Street Interviews, Episode 2
CF-004 · interview
Everybody in Maryland has a cream of crab opinion. Nobody is afraid to share it.
The Thirty-Minute Conversation
CF-005 · interview
Two Marylanders, one bench, every soup opinion on record.