I’m jealous! They don’t have crab cakes in Japan where I live. I always have to get my fill when I visit the U.S. on business. Maryland crab cakes with a bottle of Louis Roederer are what life’s little pleasures are made of!
Although it isn’t in Edgewood, one of the first times I was in Baltimore, I was taken to Faidley’s Seafood. At that time I didn’t know just how famous the place was for crab cakes and only found out when I looked it up on the internet. They use lots of fresh crab meat with very little filler used as binding. You can ask for it broiled or fried as well. (Try both.) Be warned this is not a “proper” restaurant; Faidley’s is a seafood purveyor within a food market called Lexington Market, very famous with locals and tourists alike. It has an eat-in section where you can place your order at a counter and you have to take your tray with your food to a stand-up table and eat standing up. Definitely not a place to have a relaxing meal with family and friends, but more of a place to experience great crab cakes on the go.
If you’re looking for a nice sit-down meal, I would recommend Rusty Scupper. Again, not in Edgewood, but in a beautiful location overlooking the Inner Harbor marina in Baltimore. I did not have the crab cake as my main plate but rather as an accompaniment to another dish I had, so it was rather small but delicious nevertheless. They are broiled rather than fried, with a good amount of seasoning. I think I might have preferred Faidley’s crab cakes but Rusty Scupper has other great seafood, a great selection of wine, and a beautiful ambiance as well.