Crab Decks & Tiki Bars of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland and Virginia Editions, are comprehensive destination guides to authentic seafood restaurants, crab shacks, and tiki bars.

   Eateries chosen for these books must be located on the Chesapeake Bay or its tributary rivers and creeks. We believe if you can’t see the water, you don’t get the full Bay experience. Restaurants also must serve local crabs to make the cut for these books. Palm trees are optional; ice-cold beer is not. Most are family-owned businesses that buy seafood fresh from local watermen.

   Both books are divided into geographic regions of the Bay. Each profile starts with general contact info (address, phone, web site), followed by:
      Ÿ County where it’s located,
      Ÿ Latitude and Longitude,
      Ÿ When It’s Open (year-round or seasonal),
      Ÿ Body of Water, and
      Ÿ Dockage.

   Our one-of-a-kind Atmosphere Meter rates the ambience from casual to formal on a scale of one to 10 (frosty beer mugs to crisp martinis). Every crab deck and tiki bar in the Virginia Edition includes a map and a photo taken on-site.

   Crab Decks & Tiki Bars of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland and Virginia Editions, provide in-depth descriptions that paint a vivid image of each restaurant’s décor, atmosphere, cuisine, surroundings, and house specialties. Many reviews include colorful bonus information on the history, folklore, culture, and traditions unique to each neck of the Bay.

   Three indexes are provided to help locate the seafood houses you want to visit:
      Ÿ Body of Water,
      Ÿ City, and
      Ÿ Restaurant Name.
   At the back of the books, our handy Tiki Tracker encourages you to document your own Bay adventures.