Maryland's 61st governor, Martin O'Malley, says that "for Marylanders, the Bay is not merely something we drive over on our way to the ocean." The 200-mile-long Chesapeake Bay offers more than scenic views and recreational opportunities. It is filled with a bountiful supply of fresh seafood that serves the many restaurants found nearby.
Fresh, locally caught seafood and a comfortable, lively atmosphere are the hallmarks of Bay Hundred. Located on the Chesapeake Bay's eastern shore, the restaurant sports a fish-shanty look and serves everything from family favorites to upscale seafood dishes. The outdoor patio comes alive in the summer months, offering alfresco dining with water views and live entertainment.
The extensive menu has a selection of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, wraps and steamer seafood bar selections, as well as veal, pasta, pork, poultry, beef and seafood entrees. The seafood is the star of the menu, with choices such as crab lasagna, blackened tuna with mango chutney and shrimp, and crabmeat and mushrooms over lobster ravioli with a blush cream sauce. As is the case at many of Maryland's seafood restaurants, the jumbo lump crab cakes are a customer favorite.
Bay Hundred Restaurant
6178 Tilghman Island Road
Tilghman, MD 21671
(410) 886-2126
bayhundredrestaurant.net
Whether you arrive by boat or car, Skipper's will make the trip worthwhile. The restaurant is on the banks of Rockhold Creek, where it feeds into the Bay. It features a full-service boat dock, a year-round dining room with wraparound windows, an outdoor patio with full-service bar and even a playground for the young ones. The ever-changing calendar features events like a fall and winter Sunday brunch, all you can eat mussels and fried oyster nights, and seafood buffet dinners.
The menu offers an assortment of appetizers, including selections from the raw bar, salads, soups, sandwiches and sides, as well as seafood, poultry, pasta and beef entrees. Customer favorites include whole-belly Ipswich clams, crab-crusted cod and hoison skirt steak.
Skipper's Pier Restaurant & Dock Bar
6158 Drum Point Road
Deale, MD 20751
(410) 867-7110
skipperspier.com
Kentmorr offers its customers a relaxed and casual dining experience on the northeastern shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The spacious main dining room features floor-to-ceiling windows offering panoramic views of the Bay, strategically placed greenery and plenty of ceiling fans. A boat dock is available for seafaring diners, and an outdoor patio offers alfresco dining in the summer. A sandy beach next to the restaurant is well-suited for a post-dinner stroll.
The extensive menu features a selection of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches and pastas. Seafood dominates the main dishes, although a limited selection of beef and poultry entrees are available. When offered, the Crabfeast is one of the most popular dinner items. It serves a cup of red crab soup, plenty of steamed shrimp, an order of cole slaw and all the corn and crabs you can eat in two hours. Other popular dishes are the Kentmorr jumbo lump crab cake and the broiled seafood trio: a crab cake, sea scallops and fresh salmon.
Kentmorr Restaurant
910 Kentmorr Road
Stevensville, MD 21666
(410) 643-2263
kentmorr.com
