On Vacation... Beach Eats: DelMar Report Part One

First, let me apologize for the untimeliness of this blog post.  I started in back in August of 2012 during the family vacation, and just completed it today, including digging up digital photos, organizing them, writing notes.  I can say I'm closer to being back on track procrastination-wise.  Yay for focus!

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Every year, my family (my husband, my young son), my sister and her husband, and our parents head out to Bethany Beach, Delaware for a week or two of relaxation and family togetherness.  This gathering involves quite a bit of eating.  Our meals vary greatly--an impressive meal at a local restaurant, such as Blue Moon, or on another night, pizzeria fare at Nicola Pizza, both in Rehoboth Beach.  There's diner fare all over the region, such as Dumser's Dairyland in Ocean City, Maryland, where a satisfying and inexpensive lunch can be had.

A big favorite of ours is a blue crab feast.  My brother in-law David and my father especially love steamed blue crabs with old bay seasoning.  Seafood and the beach go hand in hand, right?  We think so too, so we had a couple of huge crab feasts, one night we got several lobsters too.  Perfect for eating out on the deck.

Steamed lobsters from Tom and Terry's

Maryland blue crabs, from Tom and Terry's in Ocean View, Delaware

We bought crabs and seafood from three great spots in and around Bethany Beach, Delaware, and even trekked into Ocean City for seafood carryout one night.  Out of the three listed below, Mickey's has an eat-in option, with full waiter service.  Mickey's also makes a MEAN fried chicken dinner.

Here are our favorites:

Tom & Terry's Seafood Market

326 Parkwood St Bethany Beach, DE 19930

(302) 539-4311

Mickey's Family Crab House

222 Jefferson Bridge Road

Bethany Beach, Delaware

Phone: 302-539-5384

http://www.bethanyrestaurants.com/restaurant.html?rest_id=10

Rippons Seafood

Ocean City

120th St. & Coastal Hwy

1911 Coastal Hwy.

Ocean City, Maryland 21842 |410-723-0056

http://ripponsseafood.com/

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Fenwick Island

36644 Lighthouse Road

Selbyville, DE, 19975

(302) 436-2624