Crab Decks & Tiki Bars of the Chesapeake Bay Releases
New Maryland Book in Time for Summer 2025

We’re pleased to announce the launch of Crab Decks & Tiki Bars of the Chesapeake Bay, 2025 Maryland Edition.  This fourth in a series of popular travel guides is designed for boaters and landlubbers with a thirst for adventure. With this book …
  • Discover hidden gems and eat just-caught seafood on every neck of the Bay from Baltimore’s bustling harbor to the scenic Eastern Shore, the historic port of Annapolis and carefree Solomons Island.
  • Find something for every budget and mood, with waterfront destinations ranging from casual crab shacks to white linen fine dining.
  • Navigate getaways to the Bay with ease.  Pick crabs at the water’s edge, sip rum drinks that make you feel like Polynesian royalty, and peel a mountain of shrimp in a converted oyster shucking house.
For more about Crab Decks & Tiki Bars of the Chesapeake Bay,
e-mail susan@crabdecksandtikibars.com
or call Susan Elnicki Wade at (202) 531-7135

Here’s what people are saying about Crab Decks & Tiki Bars books …

“The definitive retail guide for our favorite crustacean has arrived…Armed with Crab Decks & Tiki Bars, anyone exploring the Chesapeake is likely to emerge as sure-footed as Indiana Jones – with a crab bib.”
Coastal Style Magazine

“I have crabs on my brain after talking to Bill Wade.” John Kelly, The Washington Post

“Looking for a place to dock the boat and pick some crabs? Crab Decks & Tiki Bars of the Chesapeake Bay is the ultimate guide to Maryland’s seafood restaurants, crab shacks, and tiki bars.” Baltimore’s Urbanite Magazine

“Clearly a labor of love.” Bay Weekly

Crab Decks & Tiki Bars of the Chesapeake Bay,
2025 Maryland Edition

Content: Reviews of 200 authentic waterfront seafood restaurants, crab houses and tiki lounges located on the Chesapeake Bay or its tributary rivers and creeks

14 Regions: Upper Potomac River, Lower Potomac River, Patuxent River, South River to Chesapeake Beach, Annapolis & Eastport, South Baltimore to Magothy River, Baltimore Inner Harbor & Harbor East, Baltimore Fells Point & Canton, Bush River to Dundalk, Headwaters of the Bay, Upper Eastern Shore, Kent Island, Middle Eastern Shore, and Lower Eastern Shore

Indexes: Body of Water, City, Restaurant Name

Format: Paperback

Dimensions: 6” X 9”

Page Count: 456

Edition: 2025

ISBN: 979-8-2867-3113-8