Crab At Bay

Crab At Bay is a Chinese seafood restaurant on MacPherson Road, in the east of Singapore. It opened in 2015, and as the name suggests, crab is the main reason people come.

The restaurant started out in a small shop on the same road. In 2022 it moved a few doors along into a larger air-conditioned space at 540 to 542 MacPherson Road. Seafood arrives fresh every day, and the menu sticks to Chinese cooking styles that locals know well.

What to order

Crab comes in the classic Singapore styles. The menu lists chilli crab, black pepper crab and salted egg yolk crab, plus steamed crab, a butter style and crab with braised bee hoon noodles. There is also cold crab, which is cooked and then served chilled. Crabs are sold by weight, from pairs of smaller crabs up to a single giant crab of well over a kilo.

Food writers often single out the crab bee hoon. The rice noodles are braised with the crab, celery and shiitake mushrooms, so they take on the sweet crab flavour. Eatbook's 2019 review also liked the black pepper crab for its smoky edge and caramelised onions.

Beyond crab, the seafood list includes prawns, lobster, scallops, bamboo clams, squid and fish. Two dishes the restaurant puts forward are baby squid steamed with garlic butter and lala clams steamed Hong Kong style. Meat, vegetable, noodle and rice dishes fill out a typical shared meal. There are desserts to finish.

Good to know before you go

• Book ahead through the restaurant's website, especially for dinner with a group.
• Crab prices depend on weight, so ask about sizes before you order.
• Dishes are made for sharing. A group of three or four can try two crab styles plus a few sides.
• If you would rather eat at your hotel, the restaurant offers delivery across Singapore and self-pickup.
• New to the dish? Our chilli crab and seafood guides explain the main styles and how to eat them.

Getting there

Crab At Bay is at 540 to 542 MacPherson Road, in the MacPherson neighbourhood. Tai Seng MRT station is the nearest, roughly a ten-minute walk away. A taxi or ride-hailing car is the simpler choice late in the evening.

Nearby

For more crab, see our list of chilli crab and seafood restaurants. Other seafood places in this part of town include No Signboard Seafood (Geylang) and Mutiara Seafood (Wisma Geylang Serai). For a cheaper meal, Old Airport Road Food Centre is one of the best known hawker centres in the east. You can also browse all restaurants in Geylang and Paya Lebar, or see the full menu on the Crab At Bay website.