Dock Bars of the Chesapeake Bay

Presented by Crabs n' Crushes in Queen Anne's County

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We have compiled a PropTalk and reader-suggested list of some of the best dock bars and waterfront restaurants in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Locations are sorted alphabetically by region in Chesapeake Bay Country. Learn more about the Crabs n' Crushes Trail in Queen Anne's County at proptalk.com/crabs-crushes-queen-annes-county

  • Upper Bay - North of the Bay Bridge
  • Middle Bay - South of the Bay Bridge to Point Lookout across to Big Annemessex River
  • Lower Bay and Potomac - South of Point Lookout across to Big Annemessex River down to Deltaville across to Belle Haven, and up the Potomac River to Washington, D.C.
  • Way South - South of Deltaville across to Belle Haven down to the CBBT and Virginia Beach

Always remember to take along a designated skipper/driver for your adventures. If we missed your favorite waterfront food and beverage destination, please email [email protected] for inclusion. Looking for transient slips? Check out our Chesapeake Bay Marina Directory.

Row Boat Willie’s Dock Bar

Why go to the beach when you can come to the island? Enjoy our breathtaking view of the Bay while drinking your favorite beer or sipping on an icy, frozen drink. kitchen open during bar hours.

Lowes Wharf


Let the festivities begin! Live music, Keno, cold beer,cocktails, and wine, fireplace, patio bar, fantastic sunsets, and on the water! Are you having a special get together such as a wedding, birthday party or office party? Why not have it here!

Salt & Meadow

Now with a new restaurant: The Fish Hawk Oyster Bar.

Upper Bay
Dock Bar Location
Admirals Club Beachside Bar Rock Hall Harbor at Haven Harbour South
Bowleys On the Bay Frog Mortar Creek at Long Beach Marina
Brewers Landing Bar and Grill Back River
Broken Oar Bar and Grill  Nabbs Creek at Nabbs Creek Marina
Carson's Creekside Dark Head Creek
Charly's Waterfront Sue Creek
Chesapeake Inn Restaurant and Marina Back Creek, Elk River
Dock of the Bay Miller's Island
Donnelly's Dockside Deep Creek, Magothy River
Fairlee's Restaurant and Bar Safe Harbor Great Oak Landing, Fairlee Creek
Harbor Shack Rock Hall Harbor
Hard Yacht Café Bear Creek at Anchor Bay East Marina
Island View Waterfront Café Browns Creek
JelLEEfish Joel’s Beach Bar Safe Harbor Great Oak Landing, Fairlee Creek
Lee’s Landing Dock Bar Susquehanna River
Little Havana Patapsco River
LoonAsea Hopkins Creek, off Middle River
McFaul's Oyster and Reel Sue Creek
Mike’s Crab House North White Rocks Marina, Rock Creek, Pasadena
Nauti-Goose Restaurant North East River
Nick’s Fish House Middle Branch Patapsco River
Passages Bar & Grill Swan Creek at Haven Harbour Marina Resorts
Pusser's Landing at Lighthouse Point Patapsco River
Rams Head Dockside Furnace Creek
Raw & Refined Patapsco River, Canton
Row Boat Willie’s Dock Bar Miller’s Island
Rummur Lounge C&D Canal
Schaefer’s Canal House Back Creek, Elk River
Shanty Beach Bar Eastern Shore Chesapeake Bay, Tolchester Marina
Stoney Creek Inn Stoney Creek, off Patapsco River
The Beach Bar  Furnace Creek
The Point Crab House and Grill Mill Creek at Atlantic Marinas at Ferry Point
The Rumor Reel Bodkin Creek
The Sea Horse Inn Oakleigh Cove
The View at Skipjack Cove Sassafras River at Skipjack Cove Marina
The Wellwood North East River at The Wellwood Marina
The Wellwood River Shack North East River at The Wellwood Marina
Tidewater Grille Susquehanna River
Tiki Lee's Dock Bar Back River
Waterman’s Crab House Restaurant and Dock Bar Rock Hall Harbor
Middle Bay
Dock Bar Location
Abner’s Crab House Fishing Creek, Abner's Marina
Angler’s Seafood Bar and Grill Back Creek, Patuxent River
Arby's Dockside Bar and Grill Manokin River, Deal Island
Bar Mumbo Tilghman Island, Wylder Hotel
Beacon Waterfront Galley and Bar Chesapeake Harbour Marina, off Severn River
Big Owl Tiki Bar Kent Narrows
Blue Point Provision Company Choptank River at Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay
Boardwalk Café Western Shore Chesapeake Bay at Rod 'N' Reel Resort
Boatyard Bar and Grill  Eastport, near Spa Creek
Bull Lips Dock Bar Wicomico River
Cantler’s Riverside Inn Mill Creek
Capsize OXMD Town Creek
Charles Street Brasserie Back Creek, Patuxent River
Coconut Joe's Bar & Grill South River
Davis’ Pub Eastport, near Back Creek
Doc's Sunset Grille Tred Avon River
Dock House Restaurant Kent Narrows
Dockside Restaurant and Sports Bar Rockhold Creek
Drift Inn Crab House Patuxent River
Fisherman’s Crab Deck Kent Narrows at Hyatt Place Kent Narrows & Marina
Fitzies Marina Restaurant and Pub Breton Bay
Foxy’s Harbor Grille Miles River
Goose Creek Pit & Pub Goose Creek, Manokin River
Happy Harbor Restaurant Rockhold Creek
Harris Crab House Kent Narrows
Harrison's Harbour Lights Restaurant St. Michaels Harbor, Miles River
Hidden Harbour Café Back Creek, off Patuxent River
Ketch 22 Herring Bay, Herrington Harbour South
La Vela Italian Restaurant Safe Harbor Zahniser's, Back Creek
Libbey's Coastal Kitchen and Cocktails Bay Bridge Marina, Kent Island
Lowes Wharf Lowes Wharf Marina, Ferry Cove
Mike’s Restaurant & Crab House South River
Palm Beach Willies Floating Dock Bar and Grill Slaughter Creek ​​​​​​​
Pirate’s Cove Restaurant & Dock Bar Pirates Cove Marina, West River
Portside Seafood Restaurant Cambridge Creek, off Choptank River
Red Eye’s Dock Bar 2.0 Kent Narrows
Robert Morris Inn Tred Avon River
Sandgates Inn Restaurant and Crab House Patuxent River
Seabreeze Restaurant and Tiki Bar Patuxent River
Skipper’s Pier Restaurant and Dock Bar Rockhold Creek
Stan and Joe's Riverside West River
Stoney’s Seafood House at Clarke’s Landing Cuckold Creek
Suicide Bridge Restaurant Cabin Creek, Choptank River
Sunset Creek at Vera's Beachfront Restaurant Bar St. Leonard Creek, Patuxent River
The Black Duck Corrotoman River, Yankee Point Marina
The Boathouse at Anchored Inn Rockhold Creek at Hidden Harbour Marina
The Choptank Ego Alley
The Crab Claw Restaurant Miles River
The Island Hideaway Back Creek, Patuxent River
The Jetty Restaurant and Dock Bar Kent Narrows
The Kentmorr Beach Bar & Grill Kent Island
The Lighthouse Restaurant and Dock Bar Back Creek, Patuxent River
The Pier Restaurant and River Bar Patuxent River
Tickler's Crab Shack and Restaurant Tilghman Island, Wylder Hotel
Tiki Bar & Grill Solomons Back Creek, Patuxent River
Wharf 38 Rockhold Creek
Lower Bay and Potomac
Dock Bar Location
Bayside Inn and Restaurant Levering Creek, Smith Island
Capt. E’s Hurricane Grill and Tiki Bar Starling Creek
Coles Point Tavern Potomac River
Courtney’s Seafood Restaurant Smith Creek
Deltaville Tap and Raw Bar Jackson Creek, off Piankatank River
Dockside Restaurant and Tiki Bar Monroe Creek
Fish Hawk Oyster Bar The Tides Inn, Carters Creek, off Rappahannock River
Fisherman's Grille Somers Cove
Harborside Restaurant and General Store Levering Creek, Smith Island
Leadbelly's Restaurant Fairport Marina, Cockrell Creek
Lorraine's Seafood Restaurant Tangier Island
Madigan’s Waterfront Occoquan River
Mallards at the Wharf South Branch Onancock Creek
Merroir Tasting Room Rappahannock River, Rappahannock Oyster Co.
Morris Point Restaurant Canoe Neck Creek, off Potomac River
Pier 450 Smith Creek off Potomac River
Red Shell Shanty Bar Somers Cove at Somers Cove Marina
Reedville Market Cockrell Creek, VA
Reluctant Navigator Restaurant Tall Timbers Marina, Herring Creek
Riverwalk Restaurant York River
Ruddy Duck Seafood and Ale House St. Mary’s River
Salt & Meadow Carters Creek, The Tides Inn Marina
The Crazy Crab Cockrell Creek
The Shack Yankee Point Marina
Tiki Bar at Windmill Point Rappahannock River, Windmill Point Marina
Tim’s II at Fairview Restaurant and Crabhouse Potomac River
Urbanna Seafood Market & Raw Bar Robinson Creek
Way South
Dock Bar Location
Blue Moon Taphouse Elizabeth River Waterside District
Blue Pete's Restaurant Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Pungo
Bubba's Seafood Restaurant Lynnhaven Inlet
Bull Island Brewing Company Hampton River
Captain Chuck-A-Muck's Jones Creek, off James River
Catch 31 Fish House & Bar Virginia Beach
Chicks Oyster Bar Wolfsnare Creek
Dockside Seafood and Fishing Center Wolfsnare Creek
Fish and Slips Marina Raw Bar and Grill Elizabeth River, Tidewater Yacht Marina (B Dock)
Hole in the Wall Waterfront Grill Milford Haven, Gwynn's Island
Longboards East Beach-Norfolk Little Creek
Marker 12 Pop-Up Bar Mile Marker 12, Atlantic Yacht Basin
Ocean Eddie's Seafood Restaurant Virginia Beach
Ocean House Waterfront Seafood Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach
Rockafeller's Restaurant Lake Rudee
Rudee’s Restaurant and Cabana Bar Lake Rudee, off Rudee Inlet
Stony's Dockside Bar and Grill Little Creek
Stripers Waterside Restaurant Elizabeth River Waterside District
Surf Rider Bluewater Sunset Creek, off Hampton Bar
Surf Rider Marina Shores Long Creek, off Broad Bay
Surf Rider Poquoson White House Cove
The Oyster Farm at Kings Creek Oyster Farm Marina, Kings Creek
The Restaurant at Smithfield Station Smithfield Station Marina, Pagan River
The Shack on 8th Virginia Beach
The Shanty Cape Charles Harbor
The Surry Seafood Co. Grays Creek
Water Street Grille York River
Waterman's Surfside Grille Virginia Beach
Yorktown Pub York River
YROC Coastal Bar & Grill Sarah Creek