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BEST VIEW
CARROL’S CREEK CAFE
410 Severn Ave, Annapolis. 410-263-8102.
carrolscreek.com
How picturesque is the scene from this waterfront restaurant? The setting so moves foodies that
one recent customer painted the tableau overlooking Spa Creek and sent a print to the owner.
Here, the panorama drives business, proprietor
Jeff Jacobs said, and on pleasant summer nights it’s
common for more folks to favor the wraparound
deck more than inside seating. Word spreads.
Actor Natalie Portman dined here recently, and
game show host Pat Sajak is no stranger.
On Wednesday nights, one need only peer
through the masts of the adjacent marina to see
the chase of weekly sailboat races. Treasured
sunsets cap off meals plucked from a seafoodladen menu that features award-winning cream of
crab soup, a tantalizing sea scallops appetizer and
go-to entrees like jumbo lump crab cakes and a
herb-encrusted rockfish fillet.
From Carrol’s Creek, one can see historic
Annapolis and the Naval Academy, but it’s those
gently slapping waves, 12 feet below, that set the
tone.
“Drop something off the deck and it may land
in the water,” said Jacobs. “Once in awhile, a dinner
roll will go overboard to feed the ducks.”
Shrimp and steaks, not so much.
Editor’s note: Winners and
honorable mentions were determined by
popular vote. Readers were invited to nominate
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