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Best restaurants
Best Bartender, Crab cake,
Healthful menu,
Outdoor dining, Seafood
Hudson Coastal
11811 W Market Place, Fulton, 240-280-8640,
hudsoncoastal.com
It sits 150 miles from the beach, but patrons of this
popular family restaurant say the fish tastes like it was
just hooked off the pier at Ocean City. Three to six
fresh, pan-seared offerings pepper the menu daily
— from salmon and black bass to rainbow trout and
flounder — and big-screen monitors overhead post
timely changes to the lineup, so as not to disappoint.
Seafood dominates, even in items where you’d
least expect it. There are crabby fries, seafood burgers
and shellfish risotto; a smoked salmon BLT, shrimp
tacos and a crab Cobb salad. The coastal lasagna
is a tasty mesh of fish, shrimp, crab, calamari and
homemade ricotta, drenched in a white wine sauce.
Even the drinks get into the act, with a “Big Oyster
Hammerhead” draft on tap — though bartender Cat
Reed’s go-to is the spicy pineapple margarita.
“It’s a fun atmosphere here,” Reed said. “When
you love what you do, it makes coming to work so
much easier.”
The décor fits the food: a blue-and-white nautical
theme, adorned with oyster cans, turquoise bar stools
and photos of Ocean City and the Outer Banks. Large
seaside umbrellas top the 14 tables outside. All that’s
missing here is sand.
“It’s like a beach house without bedrooms,” said Brad
Hudson who, with his wife Tricia, opened the place
in 2016. “It has been a good run, so far.”
THE LIST
Italian
Korean
Latin
Honorable mentions:
Late-night dining
Honorable mentions:
Honorable mentions:
Live entertainment
TINO’S ITALIAN BISTRO
Facci Wood Fire Pizza Wine Bar
of Maple Lawn
Galliano
Aida Bistro & Wine Bar
Japanese
SUSHI SONO
Honorable mentions:
Sushi King
Sakura Japanese Steak, Seafood House &
Sushi Bar
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SHIN CHON
HONEY PIG RESTAURANT
The Iron Bridge Wine Co,
Cured | 18th & 21st
Silver Diner
EL AZTECA
La Palapa Grill & Cantina
Sardi’s Pollo A La Brasa
CURED | 18TH & 21ST
Honorable mentions:
The White Oak Tavern
Looney’s Pub
Xenia Greek Kouzina