Beach

To be sure, this is where the well-known chefs go for their own special occasions. The Back Porch Café offers cozy, intimate dining. Much of the menu is seasonal, but you’ll likely find the jumbo lump crab-and-shrimp cakes.

Cafe Azafran is known for being the hotspot at the beach for locals seeking coffee and conversation or tapas. Mediterranean chili is a “don’t miss” when offered. Also try the lamb meatballs with a roasted red pepper sauce and the crab cakes.

If you’re looking for a couple of big gulps to try, Nalu in Dewey and Rehoboth serves the Wipe-Out—144 ounces of Parrot Bay, coconut, pineapple and passion fruit rums with orange, pineapple and cranberry juices in a souvenir Nalu bucket.

The menu at Indigo covers the most popular Indian dishes—meat vindaloos, jalfrazie and tikka masala-style meals, and the like—while throwing a couple surprises into the mix.

Big Fish Restaurant Group has taken over the management of Obie’s by the Sea. The redesigned menu focuses more on fresh seafood and less on burgers, though the land-locked fare that remains is delicious. Entertainment is in the works.

Victoria’s Restaurant strives to grant guests an experience with good food right on the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk. Menu options include Crab Cake Sandwiches, Duck à l’Orange, and Lemon Dill Salmon.

Victoria's Restaurant in the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel is known for al fresco dining.

Formerly Dewey Beach Club, MezCali lets owner Jeff Treacy focus more on tequila cocktails and tacos. You might find a chicken burrito bowl or a sweet potato taco.

Boasting the “best bayfront seafood” of the East Coast, the Rusty Rudder restaurant offers plenty of surf-and-turf. Menu options include salads, sandwiches, tacos, and entrées including Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl, Flat Iron Steak, and Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes.

With an outdoor environment reminiscent of a beach party, Hammerheads grants customers the opportunity to kick back and relax with a delicious meal—all against a calming, sun-kissed backdrop. Menu options include soups and salads, sandwiches and wraps, and shared plates including Blackened Tuna Bites, Peel and Eat Shrimp, and Crab Balls.

After a day on the golf course at Bear Trap Dunes, relax and replenish over classic American burgers, sandwiches and salads at The Den.

With an outdoor environment reminiscent of a beach party, Hammerheads grants customers the opportunity to kick back and relax with a delicious meal—all against a calming, sun-kissed backdrop. Menu options include soups and salads, sandwiches and wraps, and shared plates including Blackened Tuna Bites, Peel and Eat Shrimp, and Crab Balls.