The Lobster Trap sits in the heart of downtown Asheville, built around a seafood-forward menu: Maine lobster, oysters, steamed clams, chowders, and bisques alongside crab cakes, oysters Rockefeller, bacon-wrapped scallops, king crab, and surf and turf. Trout, collard greens, corn on the cob, and baguette round out a menu that reviewers frequently single out for its raw bar and shellfish offerings.
The room leans cozy and casual rather than formal, with sharing plates part of the culture rather than the exception.
The room leans cozy and casual rather than formal, with sharing plates part of the culture rather than the exception.