QUALITY SEAFOOD FOR GENERATIONS

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Faidley’s Seafood is one of the oldest continuously operating food businesses in Baltimore, founded in 1886 as a seafood stall at Lexington Market. Originally known as Smith & Faidley, the business focused on fresh Chesapeake seafood, including terrapin and wild game.

After a 1949 fire destroyed much of Lexington Market, Faidley’s reopened in the newly rebuilt market in 1952. In the mid-20th century, the business shifted to prepared foods, including its now-famous crab cakes. The current crab cake recipe, developed in 1987 by Nancy Devine, helped elevate Faidley’s to national and international recognition.

Today, Faidley’s is a fourth-generation family business and a cornerstone of Baltimore’s culinary identity and Chesapeake seafood culture.

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