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Best Seafood Restaurants in Delaware
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items If there's one thing we do right on our Delaware coast, it's seafood — sweet blue crabs, just-shucked oysters, and crab cakes with barely any filler. This list rounds up the top-rated seafood spots across the First State, from raw bars and chef-drive...
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Rehoboth Beach Seafood Stars
Lewes, Bethany, Dewey & Fenwick
Wilmington & Northern Delaware
Worth the Drive: Dover, Smyrna & Crab Country
Rehoboth Beach Seafood Stars
Rehoboth is where I send every out-of-town guest first — the raw bars and chef-driven kitchens here are the real deal. These are my can't-miss picks for the freshest catch on the boards! 🦀
⭐ 4.8 on Google (900+ reviews). The beach's benchmark raw bar — oysters, soft-shell crabs, and a no-reservations, get-there-early buzz.
Henlopen City Oyster House
⭐ 4.9 on OpenTable (2,046 reviews). Chef-driven coastal dining on Baltimore Avenue — seafood-led menu and seasonal fish, with one of the highest diner ratings at the beach.
Shorebreak Lodge
⭐ 4.7 on OpenTable (377 reviews). Farm-to-table seafood in a beach-cottage setting — a Delaware Today award winner.
Salt Air
⭐ 4.6 on OpenTable (1,299 reviews). Raw bar, crudos, and natural wines — the modern date-night seafood spot off Baltimore Avenue.
Drift Seafood & Raw Bar
⭐ 4.6 on Google (624 reviews). Raw bar favorites and a much-loved crab cake po' boy — lively and family-friendly on Rehoboth Avenue.
FINS Fish House & Raw Bar
⭐ 4.3 on TripAdvisor (1,671 reviews). The big, casual, everyone-leaves-happy beach seafood house — past 'Best Seafood at the Beach' honors.
Big Fish Grill Rehoboth
⭐ 4.2 on TripAdvisor (637 reviews). Ocean-view fine dining inside the Boardwalk Plaza Hotel — white tablecloths with the waves in view.
Victoria's Restaurant
A Rehoboth staple for fresh, no-fuss seafood — the kind of place locals actually eat. Generous portions, great value, and perfect for a casual night out on the boards! 🦀
Rehoboth Beach - Big Fish Grill
Lewes, Bethany, Dewey & Fenwick
Cruising up or down the coast? These shoreline favorites never disappoint — perfect for a sunset dinner after a beach day. Save these for your next coastal road trip! 🌊
⭐ 4.7 on OpenTable (2,043 reviews). Oysters and seafood in a historic tavern-style space on Front Street, from the team behind Henlopen City Oyster House.
Lewes Oyster House
⭐ 4.3 on TripAdvisor (328 reviews). Fish-camp casual on Coastal Highway — raw bar oysters, fried shrimp, and New England clam chowder.
Matt's Fish Camp Lewes
⭐ 4.3 on TripAdvisor (287 reviews). Steamed crabs and seafood platters at a classic Coastal Highway crab house.
The Surfing Crab Restaurant and Bar
⭐ 4.2 on TripAdvisor (644 reviews). A lively Savannah Road bistro loved for seafood tacos, bowls, and crab cakes.
Striper Bites
⭐ 4.5 on TripAdvisor (526 reviews). Sunset views over the Salt Pond, lobster cavatappi, and buck-a-shuck oysters at happy hour (Bethany Beach).
Bluecoast Seafood Grill & Raw Bar Bethany
⭐ 4.5 on TripAdvisor (851 reviews). Farm-to-table seafood in Bethany Beach — fish tacos, shrimp and grits, and whatever's fresh that day.
Off The Hook Bethany
⭐ 4.6 on Google (286 reviews). All-you-can-eat blue crabs dumped right on the table in Bethany Beach — a true family crab-shack experience.
Mickey's Family Crab House
⭐ 4.7 on Google (772 reviews). Famous crab cakes (order the 'Crab Monster') — a multi-year Delaware Today 'Best of Delaware' winner for crab cakes.
Woody's Dewey Beach
⭐ 4.9 on Google (229 reviews). Farm-to-table feasts in Fenwick Island celebrating local farmers and watermen — shareable seafood spreads.
Our Harvest
⭐ 4.3 on TripAdvisor (485 reviews). Bayside waterfront dining on Assawoman Bay in Fenwick Island — billed as a 'Best Waterfront Restaurant in Delaware' pick.
Catch 54
Wilmington & Northern Delaware
Don't sleep on the northern part of the state, besties! Wilmington has some seriously delicious seafood spots worth the trip. 💕
⭐ 4.3 on TripAdvisor (311 reviews). Family-run since 1974 — part seafood restaurant, part fish market, famous for all-you-can-eat crab nights and crab imperial.
Feby's Fishery
⭐ 4.2 on TripAdvisor (839 reviews). The Wilmington riverfront's fine-dining seafood address — raw bar, crudos, and whole fish.
Banks' Seafood Kitchen and Raw Bar
Worth the Drive: Dover, Smyrna & Crab Country
These are the old-school crab houses and hidden gems the locals swear by — absolutely worth the drive, I promise! 🦀✨
⭐ 4.6 on Google (221 reviews). Dover's seafood institution for over 20 years — exhibition kitchen, seared yellowfin tuna, and crab-stuffed mushrooms.
Cool Springs Fish Bar & Sushi Restaurant
⭐ 4.4 on Google (728 reviews). A Leipsic River legend since 1953 — all-lump crab cakes and steamed crabs. Adults only (21+) and seasonal, so check hours before the drive.
Sambo's Tavern
⭐ 4.3 on Google (294 reviews). One of the classic Delaware crab houses — piles of steamed crabs and red crab soup in Smyrna.
Boondocks Restaurant & Package Store
⭐ 4.4 on Google (156 reviews). Fresh crabs and a tongue-in-cheek menu in a historic riverfront hotel in Delaware City. (Use the Delaware City location.)
Crabby Dick's in Delaware City, DE United States
⭐ 4.5 on Google (1,000+ reviews). All-you-can-eat blue crab feasts on long paper-covered tables in Delmar — a Delmarva institution near the Maryland line.
Old Mill Crab House