Overview
Crozet Seafood Supply isn't technically in Crozet — it's tucked into a strip-mall stretch off Four Leaf Lane in west Charlottesville, about fifteen minutes from The Square along Route 250 — but the area's seafood orbit centers here. Walk in and a chalkboard runs the day's catch by name and origin; the case behind it has oysters, scallops, whole fish, crab, and shellfish on ice that arrived this morning. Past the case is a small counter where the lunch menu happens: lobster rolls, crab cakes, sandwiches built on the same fish you can buy by the pound to take home.
How it got here
CSS is the western outpost of Bon Air Seafood, a Richmond institution that's been moving fresh fish in central Virginia for decades. The Charlottesville location opened to pull Bon Air's supplier relationships — same daily-delivery network, same coastal contacts — into the Albemarle-Nelson food scene. The result is a market that operates more like a seafood shop you'd find on the Maryland side of the Chesapeake than the freezer cases of a regional grocer. Stock rotates with the season. Prices reflect what came in that morning. Special orders are routine.
What to order
The lobster roll is the headline. Cold-pack or warm with butter, your call; both arrive in a properly toasted, properly buttered split-top roll, with the lobster meat in a ratio that doesn't bury under filler. The Tuna Bun — yellowfin tuna salad with mayo, celery, scallion, on a soft bun — comes off a Bon Air recipe and is the under-radar order. If you've never had a tuna sandwich made with sushi-grade fish, here.
The crab cakes are heavy on crab, light on bread, broiled rather than fried, and worth the extra dollar over the chain version they make obsolete. The crab cheese balls are a starter you order knowing better and finish anyway. The lobster mac and cheese, the oyster stuffing around the holidays, and the crab-stuffed mushrooms are the items that fill the case for entertaining.
For the market itself: whatever's freshest, asked of whoever's behind the counter. Tuna for poke. Whole fish for the grill. Mussels for dinner with bread. The staff knows the supply chain and will tell you what arrived how recently.
On the road
A second arm of the business is the food truck, which spends its weekends parked at wineries, breweries, and event venues across Albemarle and Nelson. The truck runs a tighter menu — lobster rolls, tuna buns, a rotating special — and shows up everywhere from King Family Vineyards to Pro Re Nata. If you've eaten a lobster roll outdoors in the Crozet area in the last few years, there's a fair chance it came from this truck.
Visiting
375 Four Leaf Lane, Suite 101, Charlottesville VA 22903. Phone (434) 268-7003. Website crozetseafood.com.
Hours run Mon 11–6, Tue–Sat 10–6, closed Sundays. The counter operates lunch-forward but stays open through the afternoon. Call ahead for special orders, large-format items, holiday platters. The Toast online order system handles takeaway when you're on a clock. Food truck schedules go up on the Instagram (@crozet_seafood_supply) week of.
Why it matters
Central Virginia is two hours from the coast. Most regional fish counters reflect that distance: limited selection, frozen-in-the-back stock, no real depth on shellfish. Crozet Seafood Supply works at a different level by virtue of the Bon Air supplier inheritance. The Tuna Bun is a sign of seriousness; so is the chalkboard. So is the willingness to special-order whatever you're trying to cook on Saturday.
For the Crozet-area food scene, CSS is the place that quietly supplies a meaningful portion of the at-home seafood dinners and a non-trivial slice of the regional event-catering business. The brick-and-mortar is small. The reach is larger than the storefront suggests.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Crozet Seafood Supply?
Crozet Seafood Supply is located at 375 Four Leaf Lane, Suite 101, Charlottesville, VA 22903, in Crozet, Virginia.
What are Crozet Seafood Supply's hours?
Mon 11–6; Tue–Sat 10–6
How do I contact Crozet Seafood Supply?
You can call (434) 268-7003 or visit https://www.crozetseafood.com. Hours and current information are most reliable directly from the business.
What kind of business is Crozet Seafood Supply?
Crozet Seafood Supply is categorized as specialty food in our Crozet directory. See the description and quick facts above for what makes this listing distinctive.