Berret's Seafood
Berret's Seafood Restaurant & Taphouse Grill
A longtime seafood restaurant in Merchants Square known for Virginia crab cakes and she-crab soup, and a regular winner of local best-seafood awards.
Located at 199 South Boundary Street in Merchants Square, specializing in Chesapeake Bay seafood. Dishes include pan-seared lump crab cakes with country ham, cream of she-crab soup, oysters, and the Blue Plate platter (crab cake, she-crab soup, baked oysters and grilled shrimp). Indoor seating takes reservations. The outdoor Taphouse Grill is first-come, first-served and open only from April through October. Named a Tripadvisor 2026 Travelers' Choice. About $35–60 per person, a walk from the historic district.
Opening hours
Daily lunch and dinner; outdoor bar seasonal (check the website)
Nearby sights
- Wren Building, College of William & Mary
- Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg
- George Wythe House
- Bruton Parish Church
- Merchants Square
- Governor's Palace
- Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area
- Raleigh Tavern