South Bethany DE

The crab answer in South Bethany is a carryout counter: South Bethany Seafood Market at 33260 Coastal Highway. Nobody steams crabs inside the town limits. The town is canals and cottages. It has no boardwalk and almost no commercial core. Its stretch of Route 1 is a handful of small strips. They serve pizza, sushi, and groceries to people who cook at their rentals.

The market sits on the west side of Route 1, between downtown Bethany and the South Bethany cottage rows. The mailing address reads Bethany Beach. The market has carried the town's name since 1991. It sells steamed crabs and crab cakes to go, plus soups and fresh fish. Prices are posted as subject to market availability. For a sit-down pile of crabs with paper on the table, drive five minutes north to Bethany Beach. The two rooms that matter there are Mickey's Family Crab House on Jefferson Bridge Road and the new Claws Seafood House on Garfield Parkway.