12th ANNUAL SHE-CRAB SOUP CLASSIC
CANCELED FOR 2020

Will Return in 2021

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The 12th Annual East Coast She-Crab Soup Classic, scheduled for April 18 in oceanfront 24th Street Park, has been canceled due to concerns over public health as a result of COVID-19.
 
She-Crab Soup enthusiasts can look forward to the popular event’s return in 2021.
 
The City of Virginia Beach is following guidelines from the Virginia State Department of Health and Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 
 
Live! on Atlantic’s top priority is the health and safety of all our patrons, restaurants, volunteers and staff.

The East Coast She-Crab Soup Classic focuses on one of the region’s most-loved seafood delicacies.  This highly identifiable cuisine has been a staple of area menus for decades.

Restaurants serve their individual recipes and compete for People’s Choice Awards, determined by the ballots of those attending.  Critic’s Choice Awards also are given by a panel of four leading regional cuisine experts.

Past Participating Restaurants Include:

• 11th Street Taphouse & Grille
• Blue Seafood & Spirits
• Bucketheads Beach Grill
• Burtons Grill
• Captain George's Seafood Restaurant
• Circa 1918
• Citrus Breakfast & Lunch
• C.P. Shuckers
• Freemason Abbey
• Irwin's Pharmacy & Fountain
• Lynnhaven Fish House
• Mahi Mah’s Seafood
• McCormick & Schmick's
• Murphy's Irish Pub
• Passion the Restaurant
• Roger Brown’s Restaurant & Sports Bar
• Scotty Quixx
• Tradewinds
• Tubby’s Tavern
• Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay

The final list of participating restaurants is subject to change.

Winners for 2019

Critics' Choice Award

• 1st Place: CP Shuckers Cafe & Raw Bar
• 2nd Place: Murphy's Irish Pub
• 3rd Place: Irwin's Pharmacy & Fountain
• Honorable Mention: Captain Groovy's Grill & Raw Bar; Ocean's 14 Restaurant & Bar; Norfolk Seafood Co. & Big Easy Oyster Bar

Peoples' Choice Award

• 1st Place: Murphy's Irish Pub
• 2nd Place: Calypso Bar & Grill
• 3rd Place: Ocean's 14 Restaurant & Bar
• Honorable Mention: Irwin's Pharmacy & Fountain; CP Shuckers Cafe & Raw Bar; Norfolk Seafood Co. & Big Easy Oyster Bar