The East Coast She Crab Soup Classic is an open competition among restaurants.  This event focuses on seafood, which is the most identifiable cuisine in Virginia Beach and a staple of area menus for decades.  The hours are from Noon-3:00pm. 

Tickets are sold in advance, with tickets offered at the gate if available.  The event is limited to 1,500 paying guests.

Tickets are $12 per person in advance.

Tickets the day of the event (if available) are $15.

Children 12 and under not sampling and accompanied by an adult are free.

Please note that dogs are not allowed inside the gated event.

Guests sample She Crab Soup from competing restaurants.  Based on tastings, there are two categories for best recipe winners, with three places in each.  One category is decided by a panel of Hampton Roads food critics and the other – “The Peoples’ Choice” – by the general public.  The event is open to up to 20 restaurants.  Each paying guest receives a sheet that is stamped at each restaurant’s station, allowing everyone to sample each offering. Winners are announced at the end of the event.  Plaques for all winners are awarded to be displayed in restaurants, where chefs enjoy “bragging rights” for a full year.

Participating restaurants:

Atlas Grill and Bar

Black Angus Restaurant

Cavalier Hotel

C.P. Shuckers

The Cypress Grille

11th Street Taphouse Bar & Grille

Freemason Abbey

Keagan's Restaurant

Mahi Mah's Seafood

Manninos Italian Bistro

McCormick & Schmick's

Passion the Restaurant

River's Inn Restaurant & Crab Deck

Rockafeller's

Roger Brown's Restaurant & Sports Bar

Surf Club Ocean Grille

Tradewinds

Wicker's Crab Pot

This list of restaurants is subject to change.

Tickets may also be purchased at the Virginia Beach Visitor Information Center, 2100 Parks Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (757-491-7866).

Please note that dogs are not allowed at this event.

We are pleased to annouce the winners:

Critic’s Choice

1^st Place: Passion the Restaurant

2^nd Place: Mannino’s Italian Bistro

3^rd Place: Cavalier Hotel

Honorable Mention: Roger Brown’s Restaurant & Sports Bar, Rockafeller’s, Tradewinds Restaurant

Peoples’ Choice

1^st Place: Mannino’s Italian Bistro

2^nd Place: Rockafeller’s

3^rd Place: Cavalier Hotel

Honorable Mention: Freemason Abbey, Passion the Restaurant, Roger Brown’s Restaurant & Sports Bar