The Best Seafood in Brooklyn

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613 Franklin Ave I Barclays Center

The Crabby Shack Success Story

Fifi & Gwen made major career moves to become co-owners of The Crabby Shack, a Brooklyn seafood eatery that’s has become a destination spot for tourist & locals alike. In late 2013 Fifi approached Gwen about opening a crab restaurant in Brooklyn. At the time there was a lack of crab eateries in NY, so the two took a chance and entered into the restaurant world.

When Fifi and Gwen opened the space in 2014, Neither had run a restaurant before. FIFI was a stylist whose clientele included Alicia Keys, and Usher. Gwen had spent 20 years in artists and repertoire at Bad Boy Records, the hip-hop label founded by Sean Combs.

The idea was to do a small crab-focused takeout restaurant that felt like you were transported to a seaside destination, with almost everything on the menu being a tribute to the crustacean. They have recently opened their second location The Crabby Shack Barclays Center Brooklyn

The Crabby Shack Reviews

Steve Rice

“Food was not bad. I had the Crab BLT; husband had the Lobster Roll. We enjoyed both sandwiches. The Banana Pudding is NOT something that I would EVER order again, and the drinks were a bit watered down but they quenched our thirst. We would go back and order the sandwiches and maybe just have water”

Steve Rice

“The price is great, the music was great, cute vibe. Now about the food… I got the clobster roll which was crab and lobster. It was pretty good but I think I would for sure just get the lobster roll next time. My favorite thing I got was the crab grilled cheese. That alone gets five stars for me. I’ll be back there soon. I made a quick little video on Tiktok showing everything I got (name: tashakeepstalking)”

Stéphanie Thomson

“The price is great, the music was great, cute vibe. Now about the food… I got the clobster roll which was crab and lobster. It was pretty good but I think I would for sure just get the lobster roll next time. My favorite thing I got was the crab grilled cheese. That alone gets five stars for me. I’ll be back there soon. I made a quick little video on Tiktok showing everything I got (name: tashakeepstalking)”