crab shack
Coastal crustacean eatery
A crab shack is a casual, often rustic restaurant specializing in crab and other seafood, typically found in coastal areas.
The term evokes a no-frills atmosphere—wooden tables, paper-covered surfaces, mallets for cracking shells: We stopped at a crab shack on the Maryland shore.
The shack suggests informality rather than actual dilapidation.
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
- fresh catchRecently caught seafood
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- clamsEdible burrowing mollusks
- oystersEdible marine mollusks
beach · pier · boardwalk · shrimp · all you can eat · waterfront · bucket · mallet · bibs · paper towels · butter · coastal · seaside dining · fishing · dockside · steamers · picnic · picnic tables
- eateriesrestaurant, diner, bistro, cafeteria, pizzeria
- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- Seafood Diningseafood restaurant, seafood platter, seafood buffet, seafood, fresh catch
- Chesapeake seafoodOld Bay, Old Bay seasoning, softshell, jimmies, bushel
- fishing shacksice shanty, bait shop, ice house, fish house
- beach funbeach volleyball, beach parties, beach bar, beach chairs, beach cabanas