8 Crabs is a homegrown crab delivery specialist that built its name on bringing cooked crab to homes across Singapore. It uses wild-caught Sri Lankan mud crabs, cooked to order by chefs with hotel and restaurant backgrounds, and it has been covered by outlets including The Straits Times, Zaobao and Honeycombers. Its kitchen and collection point is at Kapo Factory Building on Playfair Road, near Tai Seng.

The signature sauces are chilli crab, black pepper crab and salted egg crab, with lobster, xiao long xia crawfish, prawns, scallops, la la clams and squid also available, and hairy crabs on pre-order in season. Zi char dishes such as seafood in a bag, prawn paste chicken, cereal prawns and pork ribs fill out the menu, along with rice, noodles, vegetables, tofu, mantou and desserts. Family feasts for four to ten people and two-crab bundles are popular for celebrations at home.

Everything is ordered through 8 Crabs' own web shop, with time-slot or one-hour express delivery islandwide between noon and 10pm. Delivery fees are tiered by order value, with free delivery from S$220 and a small weekend and public holiday surcharge. Self-collection from 80 Playfair Road gets S$5 off, and the shop runs a loyalty points scheme on direct orders. Prices are at the upper end for a home meal, but the bundles keep the cost per head down for groups.