Mimi Sheraton likes the crabs in Virginia Beach (a couple of hours south of Washington, DC) … Chick’s Oyster Bar … Virginia Seafood Company’s South End Pub … Lucky Star … Croakers Neighborhood Grill … Coastal Grill …

Beautiful eating, however, is the lure for me whenever I am beside the Chesapeake shores, in my experience the source of the world ‘s pearliest and most toothsome crab meat. … As with lobsters when I am in Maine and oysters in Brittany, it was crabs that I built my daily meals on a recent five-day quest in Virginia Beach.

We’ll have to check one of these out the next time we’re in Virginia Beach for a soccer tournament … see the article for restaurant addresses, hours and web links …
“In Virginia Beach, Restaurants Where the Food Goes Sideways,” by Mimi Sheraton, NYT, August 14, 2005