10 CVille Spots For Awesome Crab Cakes!

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1. Shadwells Restaurant

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1791 Richmond Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia 22911
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The Northern Neck Crab Cakes at Shadwells may be the best in town, with Chesapeake aioli and served on top of housemade and lightly grilled french bread.

2. Rhett’s River Grill & Raw Bar

Rhett's

2335 Seminole Ln, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
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The River Grill Crab Cakes are house made lump crab cakes with a roasted shallot and Boursin wine sauce with jasmine rice and grilled asparagus. You can also get one on your burger, sandwich or salad.

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3. Hamiltons’ at First & Main

Hamilton's

101 W Main St, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
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The Pan Roasted Jumbo Lump Crabcakes are delicious, plated over herbed Basmati rice with sautéed spinach and remoulade.

4. Sedona Taphouse

Sedona

1035 Millmont St, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
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The Sedona Crab Cakes are house made jumbo lump crab cakes with garlic whipped potatoes, broccoli and remoulade.

5. The Downtown Grille

201 E Main St, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
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At The Downtown Grille you can get Jumbo Lump Crab Cocktail, The Downtown Grille’s Signature Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes, get one with a seafood platter or add one to an entree.

6. Maya Restaurant

Maya

633 W Main St, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
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The Pan Seared Crab Cakes at Maya come with pickled fennel and charred red pepper emulsion.

7. Burtons Grill

Burtons

2010 Bond St, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
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For the Burtons Crab Cakes entree you’ll find super lump blue crab, honey mustard cole slaw, mustard sauce and hand cut french fries. Or get a crab cake on your salad.

8. ROCKSALT

Rocksalt

2075 Bond St, Ste 180, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
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You have a brunch, lunch and dinner selection of crab cakes at ROCKSALT. The Chesapeake Crab Benedict for brunch, Jumbo Lump Crabcake Sandwich for lunch and the Rocksalt Crabcake with celeriac slaw and remoulade for dinner.

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9. Travinia Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar

Travinia

2075 Bond St, Ste 100, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
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Crabcake Travinia is jumbo lump crabmeat, spinach-roasted tomato orzo with lemon buerre blanc. Get it for lunch or dinner.

10. FIG Bistro

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1331 West Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
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Try the Blackened Crab Cake and Grits for brunch, or for dinner get the Blackened Crab Cake with walnut mushroom risotto, Cajun remoulade and local farmer’s market tomatoes.

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Judah Witkower

Judah Witkower was born in Southern California and attended USC and SCAD before settling in CVille in 2002. He loves good books, great food and walking around town with his dog, Liza Bean.