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American · Downtown Seattle · $$$
Steakhouse · Junction · $$$
Oyster Bar · West Bellevue · $$$
Oyster Bar · Downtown Seattle · $$$
Heavy-on-the-crab cake with minimal binder, one of the menu's longest-running staples
Loose-packed crab cakes that lean heavily on the crab itself rather than binder
Mostly-crab cakes with a thin breadcrumb crust, served with remoulade
Oyster Bar · Interbay · $$
Generous crab-forward cakes with light binder, served with remoulade
Steakhouse · Downtown Seattle · $$$$
Dungeness crab cakes with minimal binder, panko-crusted and pan-fried
Oyster Bar · Industrial District · $$$
Crab-heavy cakes with minimal filler, lightly seared — leaning on the local crab supply.
Oyster Bar · Ballard · $$$
Crab-forward (not bready) with a remoulade — a Northwest classic done well
American · South Lake Union · $$
Lump Dungeness with minimal binder, panko-crusted and pan-seared.
Poke & Raw Bar · Fremont · $$$
Lump Dungeness crab with minimal binder, lightly fried and crisp-edged
Green Lake · $$
Dungeness crab cakes with minimal binder, pan-seared until crisp on the outside
Lump crab forward with minimal filler, pan-seared crisp on the outside
Steakhouse · Bothell · $$$
Lump Dungeness crab bound with minimal filler and crisped to order
American · Downtown · $$
Dungeness-heavy patties pan-seared with remoulade
Oyster Bar · Junction · $
Pan-seared Dungeness crab cake; light on filler
Bistro · West Bellevue · $$$
Dungeness-forward cakes with minimal binder, served as a starter or shareable plate
Local Dungeness held together with minimal filler — a classic PNW seafood plate