Crabs are typically served in high-end restaurants and cooked in unimaginable ways (think Nyonya and herbal crabs!), thus appealing to the well-heeled. If you're looking for places in eastern Singapore to feast on crabs, areas like Geylang, East Coast, and Joo Chiat boast plenty of seafood restaurants offering drool-worthy crab dishes. To help newbies and veterans alike get their crab fix, Eastie Brekkie sieves out five of eastern Singapore's best seafood restaurants. Read on to see what new and exciting places you've yet to check out. Who knows, you could organize your very own crab tasting session with friends? 

■Plaza Brasserie

The restaurant's crispy soft shell crab is cooked to perfection. Juicy meat oozes out of the crispy shell with every bite. We enjoyed the Nyonya curry crab, even though it was spicy. Other must-tries include the herbal crab, which is infused with a variety of herbs including red dates and dang gui (Chinese angelica root), and the quintessential Singapore-style chili crab. 

Don't miss out on Plaza Brasserie's latest offering of seasonal crabs for the month of June, July, and August. You're guaranteed a crab-o-licious treat!  

ADDRESS: 7500A Beach Road, Parkroyal Hotel on Beach Road 

TEL: 65055710 

■No Signboard Seafood

For an excellent serving of white pepper crab, No Signboard Seafood is the place to eat. This sweet and spicy dish exudes a tangy flavor which induces one to drool. The meat is juicy, making it chewy. Almost famous are the restaurant's Singapore-style black pepper crab and chili crab. 

ADDRESS: No. 414 Geylang 

TEL: 68423415  

■Long Beach Seafood

The best place to savor crabs is Long Beach Seafood restaurant, an elegant and reliable diner whose claim to fame is its black pepper crab. Peppery and savory, the black pepper crab is cooked to perfection and is best paired with a glass of sparkling white. The restaurant also whips up reasonably good chili crabs. 

ADDRESS: 25 Dempsey Road 

TEL: 63232222 

 

■Kim's Place Seafood restaurant

It's unlikely that you'll find an über peppery version of the Singapore-style black pepper crab than at Kim's Place Seafood restaurant. Served in a wok, the restaurant's black pepper crab is an explosion of unforgettable spicy flavors and fragrance. 

ADDRESS: 43 Joo Chiat Place 

TEL: 67421119 

■Jumbo Seafood restaurant

Chili crabs are a specialty at Jumbo Seafood restaurant, a no-frills, semi air-conditioned Chinese seafood restaurant right smack in East Coast Park. Spicy and savory, the chili crab is cooked 'til its meat is soft, making it a chewy dish for the young and old to have. You'll be back for more goodies - it's a promise! 

ADDRESS: 1206 East Coast Parkway, #01-07/08 East Coast Seafood Centre 

TEL: 64423435