The best crab cakes in New Jersey according to you

It started in Maryland when I was in my 20s. I had my first crab cake at a place called Schaefer's Canal House in Chesapeake City, Maryland. That was all it took.

That state is known for its crab cakes and you'd be hard-pressed to find a bad one anywhere in that state. Well, like most great things, when they get to New Jersey we tend to make them better.

Maybe it's the dense population and the stiff competition between all of our amazing restaurants. I've tried making them myself and they are pretty good, but I like to sample every crab cake in the state wherever I go. Some places have a secret ingredient or a long-established recipe. Maybe it's the crabs they use.

Whatever it is, wherever I go to eat out, if they're on the menu and the server doesn't make a funny face when I ask how good the crab cakes are, I order them.

After having them almost all over the state and doing some exhaustive research, we've come up with more than a dozen great restaurants that serve their delicious version of the Jersey crab cake.

The best crab cakes in New Jersey according to you

Avon Pavilion- Avon-by-the-Sea

Avon Pavilion via Google Maps

Bahr's Landing- Highlands

Bahr's Landing via Google Maps

Salt Seafood & Oyster Bar - New Brunswick

Salt Seafood & Oyster Bar via Google Maps

Onieal's- Hoboken

Onieal's via Google Maps

Blue Water Seafood- East Brunswick

Blue Water Seafood via Google Maps

618 Restaurant - Freehold

618 Restaurant via Google Maps

Keyport Fishery -Keyport 

Keyport Fishery via Google Maps

Seasons 52 - Menlo Park, Edison

Seasons 52 via Google Maps

Capt'n Chucky's - Ocean City

Capt'n Chucky's via Google Maps

Bobby Chez - Collingswood - Cherry Hill - Delran - Sewell

Bobby Chez in Collingswood via Google Maps

The Farm & Fisherman Tavern - Cherry Hill

The Farm & Fisherman Tavern via Google Maps

Nucky's Kitchen & Speakeasy  - Ventnor

Nucky's Kitchen & Speakeasy via Google Maps

Steve and Cookie's - Margate

Steve & Cookie's via Google Maps

Mud City Crab House - Manahawkin

Mud City Crab House via Google Maps

Dock's Oyster House - Atlantic City

Dock's Oyster House via Google Maps

Loupy's Crabs Seafood & Catering - Marlton. 

Google Maps

Captain's Inn - Forked River.

Google Maps

Black Bass Inn - Just across the footbridge from Bulls Island NJ in Lumberville Pa.

Google Maps

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