Faidley's Seafood

Faidley's Seafood
The restaurant in 2017
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Restaurant information
Established	1886
Owner(s)	Bill Devine Nancy Devine
Food type	Seafood
Street address	203 N Paca St, Baltimore, MD 21201
Coordinates	39.2917°N 76.6222°W / 39.2917; -76.6222
Website	www.faidleyscrabcakes.com

Faidley's Seafood is a seafood restaurant in Lexington Market in Baltimore, Maryland. It is one of the oldest restaurants of its kind in the Chesapeake Bay area. The restaurant is known for its lump crab cakes.

History

Faidley's Seafood was founded in 1886 by John W. Faidley Sr. and a partner in two wooden sheds in Lexington Market.[1][2] Faidley then bought his partner out and shortened the name of his business.[3]

Faidley's son, John Faidley, Jr.'s daughter, Nancy Devine, and her husband Bill are the current owners of the shop, as of 2024.[2][4]

Menu

Items on Faidley's menu include: she-crab soup, clam chowder, gumbo, lobster bisque, oyster stew, crab cake, crab sandwich, fried shrimp, shrimp stuffed with crab, steamed shrimp, hake, lake trout, haddock, flounder, catfish, cod, fried clams, calamari, french fries, coleslaw, macaroni salad, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, pickled beets, collard, corn on the cob, and onion rings.[1]

The restaurant sells over 1,000 of its signature crab cakes weekly.[2] They were first served in 1987.[5] Faidley's also ships them nationwide.[6] The crab cakes are made from 1 lb (0.45 kg) of crab meat, saltine crackers, Old Bay Seasoning, and dry mustard.[3]

In popular culture

The restaurant has appeared in scenes from Sleepless in Seattle and Homicide: Life on the Street.[1] Al Roker visited the restaurant in 2021 as part of his "Family Style" series.[7][8] It was also featured on the Mid-Atlantic episode of the Travel Channel show Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America in 2012.[9][10]

Faidley's sponsors the Crab Derby, a charity race between blue crabs.[11]

References

1. "Official website". Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
2. Woods, Baynard (April 21, 2015). "The Battles of Lexington: City Paper goes deep inside and under Baltimore's oldest market". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
3. Suchman, Scott (September 14, 2020). "Faidley's Lives On As the King (And Queen) of Maryland's Most Iconic Dish". Baltimore. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
4. Emen, Jake (May 8, 2017). "Inside Baltimore's Lexington Market". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
5. Emen, Jake (May 8, 2017). "Tour America's oldest public market". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
6. Mayhugh, Jess (April 8, 2020). "Iconic Mid-Atlantic Foods You Can Ship to a Friend Right Now". Thrillist. Archived from the original on July 7, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
7. Okpalaoka, Ugonna; Wida, Erica Chayes (October 26, 2021). "Al Roker gets to know Baltimore through its most iconic food: Crab cakes". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
8. "Get crabby as Al Roker explores Baltimore's crab cake scene". Today. October 27, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
9. "Adam Richman rates Faidley's crab cake sandwich Wednesday night on Travel Channel". The Baltimore Sun. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
10. "Faidley's Crab Cakes Compete For Travel Channel's Best Sandwiches In America - CBS Baltimore". CBS News Baltimore. May 4, 2012. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
11. Cohen, Charles (May 18, 2023). "Crab Derby celebrates old-time quirkiness of Baltimore". The Baltimore Banner. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

External links

• Official website