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Deschutes Portland Public House serves the best crab sandwich in Oregon!

Silver Salmon Grille, Tony's Crab Shack, Norma's Seafood & Steak and Drake in top five

Native to the cold waters off the coast of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, the Dungeness crab is prized for its sweet, succulent meat. It's the state crustacean of Oregon, and as such, it makes an appearance on seafood menus up and down the coast (and inland as well).

  • Northwest Wild Products Seafood Market
    Astoria

    Travelers and locals can dine on the docks in the town of Astoria at the Northwest Wild Products Seafood Market. A popular option is the crab melt, served open-faced.
    Photo courtesy of Northwest Wild Products / Facebook

  • Pine Tavern Restaurant & Bar
    Bend

    The crab melt served at Pine Tavern in Bend is a little different; it's made with crab meat, tomato and Monterey jack cheese and served on an English muffin with an arugula salad.
    Photo courtesy of Pine Tavern Restaurant & Bar / Facebook

  • Bandon Fish Market
    Bandon

    At the Bandon Fish Market, situated right on the water in the town of Bandon, hungry diners can order a Dungeness crab sandwich or a combination crab and shrimp sandwich.
    Photo courtesy of Bandon Fish Market / Facebook

  • Local Ocean Seafoods
    Newport

    Seafood meets the South at Local Ocean Seafoods, where guests can order a crab po'boy with fresh Oregon Dungeness crab served on a parmesan crusted hoagie with an avocado salsa verde.
    Photo courtesy of Shantale Brewer / Local Ocean Seafoods

  • Mother's Bistro & Bar
    Portland

    The crab sandwich from Mother's Bistro and Bar in Portland is made from two crab cakes – crab meat, bacon, green onions and celery (among other ingredients) – pan-fried and served on a locally backed potato roll. The sammy is garnished with house-made tartar sauce, butter lettuce and coleslaw, and served with a side of fries.
    Photo courtesy of Mother's Bistro & Bar

  • Drake
    Bend

    At the Drake in Bend, crab-lovers should opt for the Crispy Softshell Crab BLTT, made with buttermilk battered softshell crab, applewood bacon, roasted tomatoes and a decadent black truffle aioli.
    Photo courtesy of Drake

  • Norma's Seafood & Steak
    Seaside

    Norma's crab sandwich is made with fresh Pacific Dungeness crab, served hot and open-faced on crusty French bread with tomato and aged Tillamook cheddar cheese.
    Photo courtesy of Norma's Seafood & Steak

  • Tony's Crab Shack
    Bandon

    The crab sandwich from Tony's Crab Shack in Bandon lets the Dungeness crab be the star. It's garnished with fresh mixed greens, melted Swiss cheese and creamy 1000 Island dressing on lightly toasted sourdough bread.
    Photo courtesy of Brendan Fisher / Tony's Crab Shack

  • Silver Salmon Grille
    Astoria

    Available during lunch at the Silver Salmon Grille, the crab, shrimp and avocado melt is served on a grilled English muffin with equal parts Oregon pink shrimp and Dungeness crab. The seafood mix is baked with a blend of scallions, pepper jack cheese and sour cream, then topped with fresh tomatoes and avocado and served with a side of slaw.

     

    Photo courtesy of Silver Salmon Grille

  • Deschutes Portland Public House
    Portland

    Deschutes Brewery in Portland serves a Dungeness Crab Roll Sandwich – Pacific crab tossed with celery, onion, lemon and mayo in a seared bun. This 'wich pairs well with the brewery's new Pacific Wonderland Lager.
    Photo courtesy of Deschutes Brewery

There isn't really a cookie cutter crab sandwich here; sometimes crab is served in a New England-style roll or mixed with breadcrumbs and fried as a crab cake. Other sandwiches come stuffed with a whole deep-fried soft shell crab or are served open-faced as a melt.

10Best and Sandwich America wanted to find the best crab sandwich in the state, and to do so, 10Best editors joined forces with a local Oregon food writer and The Food Channel to nominate 20 worthy restaurants across the state. You, our readers, have been voting daily for the past four weeks, and the results are in.

The top 10 winners in the category Best Crab Sandwich in Oregon are as follows:

  1. Deschutes Portland Public House - Portland
  2. Silver Salmon Grille - Astoria
  3. Tony's Crab Shack - Bandon
  4. Norma's Seafood & Steak - Seaside
  5. Drake - Bend
  6. Mother's Bistro & Bar - Portland
  7. Local Ocean Seafoods - Newport
  8. Bandon Fish Market - Bandon
  9. Pine Tavern Restaurant & Bar - Bend
  10. Northwest Wild Products Seafood Market - Astoria

Congratulations to all these winning seafood restaurants!

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Jennifer Daskevich

Jennifer Daskevich

After winning the World Sandwich Championships, Jennifer took her love of America’s first and still favorite “hand held device” better known as the sandwich, and founded Sandwich America, America’s comprehensive sandwich driven meal occasion platform. Jennifer believes that “a sandwich is the only food genre that is good for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, or a snack.” Jennifer has won numerous cooking competitions and is a restaurateur, wine sommelier, award winning food photographer, TV food personality with NBC Affiliate WFLA in Tampa and appeared on FYI’s original series World Food Championships. She looks forward to embarking on The Great American Sandwich Trail this summer. Socialize with Sandwich America on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

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Ivy Manning

Ivy Manning is an award winning food and travel writer in Portland, Oregon. She's the author of six cookbooks, including her forthcoming book Easy Soups from Scratch with Quick Breads to Match (Chronicle, September 2017). Visit her at ivymanning.com.