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Best restaurants
Servers Samuel Drum, left, and Haley Wilson pick up orders in the dining room of Boatyard Bar & Grill, a popular seafood
restaurant that opened 20 years ago in Eastport. PHOTO BY AMY DAVIS
BEST OVERALL
BOATYARD BAR & GRILL
400 Fourth St, Annapolis, 410-216-6206, boatyardbarandgrill.com
When Dick Franyo started Boatyard Bar & Grill in 2001,
he wanted to pay homage to the culture that shaped him as
a kid growing up on the Chesapeake Bay: sailing and fishing.
“Everything that we do has to do with sailing, fishermen,
loving the bay, saving the bay, environment and we just really
emphasize great food,” Franyo said.
Over the past 21 years, the fare, which includes the Boatyard’s famous “All killer, no filler” crab cakes, has attracted
fishermen, boat engineers, quotidian water appreciators,
Annapolis visitors, celebrities and even Michelle Obama.
From the ambience, to their pint sized drinks and community and philanthropic events, Boatyard has stayed true to its
goal of honoring sailor culture and the Annapolis community.
Saving the bay is a top priority.
“We recycle all of our oyster shells in partnership with the
Oyster Recovery Partnership, and they come and pick up our
oysters shells and put them back in the bay with spat (oyster
larvae) and try to help regrow the oyster population, because
that’s the key to cleaning up the bay,” said Kevin Schendel,
Boatyard’s general manager.
The restaurant offers a raw bar experience with a variety of
fresh oysters, a large menu featuring Maryland crab soup, crab
and artichoke dip, wings, salads, tacos and a New York strip.
People can also tap into Boatyard nationwide, as the company
ships its crab cakes to all 50 states overnight through Goldbelly.
No matter online or in person, Boatyard’s team hopes to
keep people coming back.
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Honorable mentions:
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