
New in town? A handy shore-to-shore conversion guide
SEAFOOD
Downashore standby
Busch's Seafood, Sea Isle City
Other Shores substitute
Hemingway's, Seaside Heights
Like Busch's, Hemingway's is a bastion of straightforward fish. "It's kind of the steak-and-potatoes of seafood places," said Danny Cappello, executive director of the Jersey Shore Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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Other iconic seafood joints in the northernmore Jersey shore towns include Howard's Seafood Restaurant in Beach Haven, known for its french-fried lobster; Viking Village in Barnegat Light, a commercial fishing dock with fresh and cooked fish to take out; and Jake's Crab Shack (plain) and Brandl(fancy) in Belmar.
In Ocean City, Md., insiders recommend Phillips Crab House. Frequent eaters in the Delaware beach towns are partial to Striper Bites Bistro in Lewes, Jake's Seafood House in Rehoboth Beach (no relation to the Jersey crab shack), and the Blue Coast Seafood Grill in Bethany Beach.
MOD BOUTIQUE HOTELS
Downashore standby
The Chelsea, Atlantic City
Other Shores substitute
Hotel Rodney, Lewes
The towns they're in couldn't be more different, tidy Lewes being as under-the-radar as Atlantic City is over the top. But the clean, luxe aesthetic is similar, down to the high-thread-count sheets.
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