Best Crabs in KL

You might be wondering, is Delay No More really the name of the restaurant? The answer is yes. It’s one of the latest establishment that offers an extensive range of seafood, both at an affordable or premium scale. Though the core ingredients remained the same, the style and method used to cook them are really different. However, we would like to mention the most standard Salt Baked Crab (600grams). It was simple, fresh and absolutely sweet with hints of saltiness as well. The crab meat was fresh and needed no additional saucing or gravy as the salt itself was sufficient to trigger our taste-buds. Simply lovely and absolutely worth trying!

The Lankan Crabs offers three signature preparations; the Negombo Crab Curry, their best-seller which is strictly Singhalese, authentically Sri Lankan and mildly spiced to suit the local tongue. Spice lovers can opt for the Jaffna Crab Curry, a unique Sri Lankan recipe that is of Tamil heritage and kicks up the heat by a notch. Last but not least is the Garlic Butter Crab, a preparation specially crafted with aromatic garlic and french specialty butter President, for a creamy, home-made taste that you'll want to take home!

Mei Keng Fatt excels in providing their customers with huge Australian crabs. The price may be a little higher than usual but it’s definitely worth the price. As usual, there are plenty of styles to choose from; sweet & sour, chilli, salted egg baked, salted baked, buttermilk and many more! And it’s pretty tough to pick a winner. In addition, their side dishes of lalas and fried rice accompany your crabs quite well. Overall, it will definitely be pricier than most seafood restaurant but quality is guaranteed, which matters the most. 

One of the few Halal Chinese seafood restaurants in town, Ibrahim's Fatty Crab truly is a place worth considering, especially for multiracial gatherings. Apart from their usual array of crabs, they do occasionally bring in monstrous being like the Alaskan King Crab. It's huge, it's sweet and it's absolutely delicious. Now, if budget is a problem, then perhaps the regular sized crabs might just be the one you seek. However, it's still fresh and cooked to perfection, so do not worry too much about it. If you need a partner to work along the crab, we recommend the freshly shucked oysters which is served beckoning on a bed of ice. 

Restaurant Siu Siu is what we would consider a hidden gem. However, despite its efforts of escaping mainstream media, patrons and customers had posted plenty of positive comments on both their Facebook and Foursquare page. Also, one would certainly lose all those stress packed within thanks to the oasis of calmness at the façade of the restaurant. Many would agree that Restaurant Siu Siu not only offer one of the best crabs and seafood around, they also voted that Restaurant Siu Siu has one of the best service as well. Quite simply, we agree with them! Good food, friendly service and definitely worth the price!

Along the busy streets of OUG, where the jam is normally built upon, lies Restoran Hai Peng. It’s not exactly difficult to find, but many do tend to miss it as it’s blocked by trees. But at night, the bright luminous lights do help to capture your attention. Regardless, Restoran Hai Peng is like many other seafood restaurants, nothing too fancy, just standard Chinese restaurant style. Unfortunately for those who prefer steamed or salt baked crab, they aren’t very good at that. However, in terms of sauces, they do deserve merit and the portion is quite good. 

Fei Fei Crab Restaurant is one of those eateries where you'll never fail to spot teeming crowd, particularly after the sun goes down. The name literally translates to “Fat Fat Crab”, and gracefully, they do stay true to the name by offering pretty huge crabs that are also known as XXL Crabs to some of the locals. The real deal is dressing the crabs to kill with splendid flavours like buttered cheese, peanut butter, kam heong and so on. If you’re a little concern about your daily vegetable rations, do add mushroom tofu and fried kalian into the delectable mix. 

Restoran Tak Fok Seafood is located in one of the shadiest place in Kepong, but is without a doubt, one of the most popular place to enjoy crabs. Their restaurant may be small, but the choices of crabs are certainly the opposite. Choose from a variety of flavours and style, with the butter sauce, cream cheese sauce and salted egg being the most popular. The crabs are always alive before serving as to preserve its freshness. For optimal gratification, do grace up the table with series of seafood dishes that are equally good. Do add their chilli condiment into the mix for a dose of heat. 

By contrast, the spectacular Sri Lankan Crab Curry seasons its own rich gravy with roasted spices like cinnamon and cardamom for a dark enigmatic curry experience reminiscent of Mexican mole. The crab is excellently coated with murky gravy infused with Sri Lankan spices to stay true to their roots. Delicious! We highly suggest grabbing some Doosra Roti to mop the gravy clean. To tame down the aftertaste of spices on your palate, do order their mango or strawberry lassi. Or tipple is what you desire. Colourful cocktails and wines are available too.    

Seafood doesn't get any better than this, as Hokkaido Seafood Restaurant is one of the leaders in this tightly-competed industry. They offer a fairly limited but stunning array of seafood such as crabs, lobsters, prawns, fish and many more. On top of that, guests will be able to choose their favourite style of cooking, depending on whether they like it wet and moist, dry and hard or simply spicy and tangy. There is nothing pretentious about the presentation but you sure hear your stomach growl multiplying with no mercy. In short, it's a really good place to be if you're in the mood for seafood.

Ever heard of crab that cooked in black pepper sauce? Black pepper sauce lover and seafood lover, this is the perfect combination of food that you are looking for. Give it a try at Meng Kee Grill Fish for Black Pepper Crab. 

Despite being placed in a less celebrated location with a design that brings you back to the 90s, Restoran Hau Kee Seafood is surprisingly popular amongst the locals. Nevertheless, the restaurant is huge and is capable of fitting in more up to 200-300 pax, and even then you'll still be required to queue most of the time. So that’s another testament to consider. Having said that, with the quality of food such as the butter crab, white pepper crab or their signature recipe with red wolfberries and Chinese herbs, it's easy to see why they're so popular.

Enjoy your moments in Crab Generation with all kinds of different cooking styles for crabs. Not only crabs, they have various dishes for you too! Better still if it’s your birthday, you would have a special celebration by enjoying your meal in Crab Generation!

Located in the not-so-friendly-neighbourhood of Jinjang, Restoran Long Grilled Fish Seafood still has quite an outstanding amount of customers. Either they are not afraid of the common gangsterism issue, or it has subsided over the years. Let’s put that issue aside, Restoran Long Grilled Fish Seafood is actually really popular for their ikan bakar as well as the signature baked crab. By doing so, the natural flavours of the crab is retained, while being kept juicy and moist. Large dollops of butter add a creamy dimension to the dish. All in all, it’s quite addictive. 

If money isn't an issue and you're in the mood for some fancy seafood, then Yamaguchi Fish Market is definitely the place you'll want to visit. Located right behind Chateau De Caffeinees, this Japanese-inspired fish market has all the premium seafood that you'll ever wish for. Occasionally, rare stuff such as the Blue Fin Tuna will be made available as well. As for the crabs, choices are far from short too. Among the premium picks are Alaskan and French Crabs which are made to your flavour choices with lots of love and care. Not forgetting the classy ambience that invites few glasses of wines.  

At this long service restaurant, Shiang Hee Seafood Restaurant always does their best to serve delicious food to its customers. Not only that, but they also prepare their fresh ingredients daily. Do visit to taste their seafood, you might be surprised with their dishes. 

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