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Calypso Bay: Sand, palm trees and Jamaican music create a tropical feel. The Tracy’s Landing restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. restaurants from 23
tions are huge. The menu’s text is a hoot, including the guarantee that “If you’re not served in 10 minutes, then you’ll be served within twenty, thirty, forty or fifty.” In oth- er words, relax. Rock bands perform Wednesday nights and weekends and may have folks dancing on the beach. Notable: In a European touch, you swipe your credit card tableside. It never leaves your hand.
5 CAPTAIN JOHN’S CRAB HOUSE
16215 Cobb Island Rd., Cobb Island. On Neale Sound, just west of Cobb Island Bridge. 301-259-2315.
www.cjcrab.com. Open Sunday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday-Thursday 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Free docking for about 10 boats. Overnighting costs $15 per night for power and water, otherwise free.
Family-run for more than 47 years. Al- though there’s no musical entertainment, you may wish to escape the high din of conversation inside during peak hours. Snag one of the tables on the narrow deck, where sounds of seagulls are prevalent. Crabs are the draw, but longtime cus-
tomer Jimmie Moore of King George, Va., marveled, “They do something with fried chicken that’s unbelievable!” Notable: Seafood buffet Wednesdays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Frequent all-you-can-eat crab feasts.
ALSO CHECK OUT: CANTINA MARINA
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600 Water St. SW 202-554-8396.
www.cantinamarina.com. Contact Gangplank marina on the Washington Channel for free docking while dining at Cantina.
7 MADIGAN’S WATERFRONT
201 Mill St., Occoquan. On the Occoquan River. 703-494-6373.
www.madiganswaterfront.com. Free docking for diners on site or at Occoquan Town Dock next door.
8 CAPTAIN BILLY’S
11495 Popes Creek Rd., Newburg. On Pope’s Creek. 301-932-4323.
www.captbillys.com. Free docking in front for diners.
VIA THE CHESAPEAKE BAY CANTLER’S RIVERSIDE INN
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458 Forest Beach Rd., Annapolis. On Mill Creek, just northeast of Annapolis. 410-757-1311.
www.cantlers.com. Open Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday-Saturday 11 a.m. to midnight. A free 12-slip dock. No overnighting.
Cantler’s started as a bar for watermen
in 1974 and still maintains that casual no- frills atmospherewith an emphasis on lo- cally caught seafood.No musical enter- tainment intrudes on your conversations. Notable: Go below to see soft-shell
crabs in the sloughing tanks and a fasci- nating collection of artifacts pulled from the bay.
10 MIKE’S CRAB HOUSE
3030 Old Riva Rd., Riva. On the South River at Riva Bridge. 410-956-2784.
www.mikescrabhouse.com. Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Fifty-five free slips. Overnight stays are okay, but boaters must head out in the morning.
This family-oriented crab house has been in the Piera family for 55 years, and all four sons help keep things running. With the exception of karaoke Friday
evenings and live music Sunday after- noons, your conversation will compete only with the rhythmic pounding of crab
mallets. Notable: Out of ice, munchies or bait? Replenish supplies from the adjacent packaged goods store.
11 PIRATES COVE
4817 Riverside Dr., Galesville. In a West River refuge for sailors alongside a walkable village with more than 350 years of history.
410-867-2300.
www.piratescovemd.com. Open Sunday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday-Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Twelve free slips plus end-of-dock spaces. $40 overnight fee, regardless of size. Or anchor out and dinghy in.
Established in 1960 and under current ownership since 1984, Pirates Cove is a one-stop shop including marina, restau- rant, inn and ship store. Light fare is available at Big Mary’s Dock Bar on Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends through August. Notable:Watch the Wednesday eve- ning sailboat races at 6 p.m., then hit the boater’s buffet. Or dance to live entertain- ment Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m. to mid- night.
12 CALYPSO BAY
421 Deale Rd., Tracy’s Landing. On Tracy Creek, just south of the Route 256 bridge, at Herrington Harbour North. 410-867-9787.
www.calypsobaydockbar.com. Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m. to noon. Lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner 3 to 10 p.m. daily. Docking on “L”, “M” or “R” docks is free for diners; $2 per foot per night (not including power) for overnights.
The tropical setting is in full glory here; sand, palm trees and Jamaican music sug- gest that you’re not in Maryland anymore. But you are — in one of the largest boat- yards on the East Coast. The outside is sand-under-feet casual,
but don’t let the tablecloths and cloth nap- kins inside deter you: Boating attire is welcome there, too. Notable: A floating pier for dinghies is
planned. 13 STONEY’S SEAFOOD HOUSE
3939 Oyster House Rd., Broomes Island. West of Jefferson Patterson Park, where the Patuxent River meets Island Creek. 410-586-1888.
www.stoneysseafoodhouse.com. Open Sunday and Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dozens of free dock slips plus small pull-up spots for kayakers. Overnighting costs $1 per foot per night for power and water, otherwise free.
This Stoney’s, the oldest of three loca- tions, has expanded in the past few years and now extends along about 100 yards of waterfront, offering a feast for the eyes in what is still a cozy setting.
Outdoor dining options include float-
ing or stationary decks, an upper-level tiki bar or tables on the Point (a scenic extend- ed arm of Stoney’s property) if it’s not hosting a wedding. And if it is, you get a nice view of the festivities. Notable:Weekend concerts frequently
benefit local charities and may have a $5 charge.
ALSO CHECK OUT: COCONUT JOE’S
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48 South River Rd., Edgewater. On the South River. 443-837-6057. Free 17-slip dock for diners. Overnighting costs $1.50 per foot per night (not including power).
15 SKIPPER’S PIER
6158 Drum Point Rd., Deale. On the Chesapeake Bay at Rockhold Creek. 410-867-7110.
www.skipperspier.com. Free 18-slip dock; no overnighting.
weekend@washpost.com
Siegal is a freelance writer.
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