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South Bethany Seafood Market is the carryout answer for the cottage crowd. The locally owned wholesale-retail market sits on the west side of Route 1. It has sold to locals, visitors and area restaurants since 1991. The cases run from steamed crabs and pick-and-peel shrimp to crab cakes and homemade soups. Fresh fish and local pies fill out the rest. The market posts that all prices move with availability. Call for the day's crab number. There is no seating. You take the bag back to the rental. Google reviewers praise the freshness and the Old Bay touch on the steamed shrimp. The recurring gripe on every platform is portions that feel slim for the price.
Delaware's lower beach towns lost three crab landmarks in a year and gained one. Here is the honest state of the steamed-crab map from the Maryland line to Dewey Beach.
