Kathy and Bryan's guidebook
Food scene
So many options, so little time. Rehoboth Beach has a robust food scene that has you covered from Boardwalk fries to fine dining. Here are some of our favorites.
Steps away across Rehoboth Avenue. Dine-in eating, huge beer bar area, growlers-to-go for balcony or beach drinking
135 molta ag muintir na háite
Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats
320 Rehoboth AveSteps away across Rehoboth Avenue. Dine-in eating, huge beer bar area, growlers-to-go for balcony or beach drinking
8 N. 1st Street. This family run pizzeria is pure Italian-American beachside fun; the original’s entrance is on 1st Street and the separate sports pub is on Rehoboth Avenue. Try the Nico-boli with extra sauce fresh-cut French fries. Just one block from the beach, it’s a great place to go to get out of the sun, enjoy the air conditioning, and grab lunch.
29 molta ag muintir na háite
Nicola Pizza
17323 N 1st St8 N. 1st Street. This family run pizzeria is pure Italian-American beachside fun; the original’s entrance is on 1st Street and the separate sports pub is on Rehoboth Avenue. Try the Nico-boli with extra sauce fresh-cut French fries. Just one block from the beach, it’s a great place to go to get out of the sun, enjoy the air conditioning, and grab lunch.
Short walk down the Avenue (right before you get to Fins) in the Hotel Rehoboth; hands down our favorite Italian place. Pastas are fantastic. Insider tip: Wednesday is half price pasta night and they take limited reservations at 5, 5:30, 6.
31 molta ag muintir na háite
Lupo Italian Kitchen
247 Rehoboth AveShort walk down the Avenue (right before you get to Fins) in the Hotel Rehoboth; hands down our favorite Italian place. Pastas are fantastic. Insider tip: Wednesday is half price pasta night and they take limited reservations at 5, 5:30, 6.
Steps away (same side as the condo) down Rehoboth Avenue. Rotating fresh fish selections, great happy hour Sunday - Thursday
34 molta ag muintir na háite
Fins Fish House & Raw Bar
243 Rehoboth AveSteps away (same side as the condo) down Rehoboth Avenue. Rotating fresh fish selections, great happy hour Sunday - Thursday
50 Wilmington Avenue. Creative seafood plates and daily happy hour in the bar area. Excellent oyster selection
96 molta ag muintir na háite
Henlopen City Oyster House
50 Wilmington Ave50 Wilmington Avenue. Creative seafood plates and daily happy hour in the bar area. Excellent oyster selection
33 Wilmington Avenue. Sister restaurant of Henlopen Oyster. Outdoor firepit attracts both couples and families for happy hour. 2018 James Beard Award semi-finalist. Try their Frose!
26 molta ag muintir na háite
The Blue Hen
33 Wilmington Ave 33 Wilmington Avenue. Sister restaurant of Henlopen Oyster. Outdoor firepit attracts both couples and families for happy hour. 2018 James Beard Award semi-finalist. Try their Frose!
50 Wilmington Avenue. Fine dining; much of the menu is sourced from local farms.
77 molta ag muintir na háite
Salt Air
50 Wilmington Ave50 Wilmington Avenue. Fine dining; much of the menu is sourced from local farms.
About a fifteen minute drive from the condo in Lewes. Casual eatery/brewery with lots of outdoor seating and a large area for kids to run around. Really good beer and fantastic nachos.
80 molta ag muintir na háite
Crooked Hammock Brewery
36707 Crooked Hammock WayAbout a fifteen minute drive from the condo in Lewes. Casual eatery/brewery with lots of outdoor seating and a large area for kids to run around. Really good beer and fantastic nachos.
Surf Bagel Restaurant
17382 Coastal HwyExcellent breakfast location, a block and a half from the condo. It does tend to get crowded, but is worth the wait. And since Covid, seating has expanded to the adjacent parking lot, making wait times much shorter than in previous years.
80 molta ag muintir na háite
Egg
510 Rehoboth AveExcellent breakfast location, a block and a half from the condo. It does tend to get crowded, but is worth the wait. And since Covid, seating has expanded to the adjacent parking lot, making wait times much shorter than in previous years.
Fantastic brewery with excellent beer and food, a five minute drive from the condo. Ample outdoor seating.
37 molta ag muintir na háite
Thompson Island Brewing Company
30133 Veterans WayFantastic brewery with excellent beer and food, a five minute drive from the condo. Ample outdoor seating.
Brewery located right off the bike path, a two minute bike ride or ten minute walk from the condo. Rotating selection of food truck daily. The garden center next door has excellent local produce.
44 molta ag muintir na háite
Revelation Craft Brewing Company
19841 Central StBrewery located right off the bike path, a two minute bike ride or ten minute walk from the condo. Rotating selection of food truck daily. The garden center next door has excellent local produce.
Tuesdays from 10 - 2pm in the park located a block from the condo. Excellent local produce, baked goods, and artisan products.
13 molta ag muintir na háite
Rehoboth Beach Farmers' Market
3 Grove StTuesdays from 10 - 2pm in the park located a block from the condo. Excellent local produce, baked goods, and artisan products.
Excellent special occasion restaurant, featuring farm to table meals and very generous wine pours. They also take advance reservations.
77 molta ag muintir na háite
Salt Air
50 Wilmington AveExcellent special occasion restaurant, featuring farm to table meals and very generous wine pours. They also take advance reservations.
Excellent special occasion restaurant, one block from the condo featuring steakhouse classics and farm to table meals with great martinis. They take advance reservations.
18 molta ag muintir na háite
Houston White Co.
315 Rehoboth AveExcellent special occasion restaurant, one block from the condo featuring steakhouse classics and farm to table meals with great martinis. They take advance reservations.
One block from the condo with an excellent selection of curated wine, beer, and spirits. The adjacent market, has you covered for essentials and sandwiches.
Loves Liquors
Rehoboth AvenueOne block from the condo with an excellent selection of curated wine, beer, and spirits. The adjacent market, has you covered for essentials and sandwiches.
Nature / beach / biking
Follow directions to the beach parking listed under Beach parking, but make a left when you get to Surf Avenue and take to the end; you will see signs for the entrance
A parking fee applies but this is a great option with kids
There is also a 5 mile walking trail with beautiful marsh vistas and great birding
8 molta ag muintir na háite
Gordons Pond Drive
Gordons Pond DriveFollow directions to the beach parking listed under Beach parking, but make a left when you get to Surf Avenue and take to the end; you will see signs for the entrance
A parking fee applies but this is a great option with kids
There is also a 5 mile walking trail with beautiful marsh vistas and great birding
Sightseeing
You can walk or bike directly down Rehoboth Avenue and be at the beach and boardwalk within minutes. It’s about a fifteen minute walk or three minute bike ride.
12 molta ag muintir na háite
North Boardwalk
North BoardwalkYou can walk or bike directly down Rehoboth Avenue and be at the beach and boardwalk within minutes. It’s about a fifteen minute walk or three minute bike ride.
Ice Cream
4 Wilmington Avenue. Old fashioned ice cream parlor. Cash only. Fantastic Sundaes
13 molta ag muintir na háite
Royal Treat
4 Wilmington Ave4 Wilmington Avenue. Old fashioned ice cream parlor. Cash only. Fantastic Sundaes
about twenty minutes from the condo without traffic. We love stopping on our drive into town. If you have kids, its especially fun as it’s a working dairy farm so lots of cows and a cute little play area. Just be warned that depending on the wind direction, it can be pungent. Ice cream is ridiculously creamy and super cheap. Hand packed pints are a great value if you bring a cooler.
32 molta ag muintir na háite
Hopkins Farm Creamery
18186 Dairy Farm Rdabout twenty minutes from the condo without traffic. We love stopping on our drive into town. If you have kids, its especially fun as it’s a working dairy farm so lots of cows and a cute little play area. Just be warned that depending on the wind direction, it can be pungent. Ice cream is ridiculously creamy and super cheap. Hand packed pints are a great value if you bring a cooler.
Amusement Park
Even as an adult I love the skeeball and horse racing games. Ticket prices are a throw back at 35 cents each
152 molta ag muintir na háite
Funland
6 Delaware AveEven as an adult I love the skeeball and horse racing games. Ticket prices are a throw back at 35 cents each
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Beach Parking - avoid the crowds
So let’s get to the reason why most of you are here. Since our unit has a coveted in-town parking permit, it’s quite convenient to park right in front of the beach in town resident (non-metered) street spaces. Please note, spaces do still tend to fill up after 9:30am in the summer season. Here are the directions to our favorite spot:
Take a right out of condo driveway onto Rehoboth Avenue
Make your first right in the traffic circle onto Columbia Avenue and follow to the end
Make a right onto Surf Avenue
Make your first or second right onto Park or Oak Avenue for beachside permit parking
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Shaded Park and Playground
A two-minute walk from the condo up Rehoboth Avenue away from the ocean, you will find a shaded park and play area. This is a great option for a beach break with kids and borders the Chamber of Commerce. In season they hold a Farmers Market on Tuesdays from 11 – 3.