semras chix gyro spit rfJohn and Semra Tekmen have a long history here at the beach. John owned and operated several hotels and motels in Dewey Beach and Fenwick Island, while Semra, in John's words, was a "professional housewife for 19 years. Her cooking," he continues, "she learned from her mother, who is very organized and precise." Sounds like a good foundation for a restaurateur! Samra's Turkish/Middle Eastern cooking was known far and wide, and they

crepes by the sea three people rfWhere Wings to Go was, Crepes by the Sea now is. Catherine Zaranis, Mano Dragogias and Chris Kolyvas [pictured, left] have teamed up to provide a late-night alternative to pizza-through-a-window for Rehoboth Beach partiers.

Crepes come in two varieties: savory and sweet. The sweet variety (probably the most preferred by midnight snackers) include

Click for how we figure the ratingsThe menu at Stoney Lonen cites an old Irish quote: "...when in Ireland, You are always close to the sea." Well, the menu is certainly loaded with seafood dishes, steaks and Irish goodies, and the proximity to the sea goes without saying. The restaurant occupies a colorful, yet unassuming building on Second St. at the corner of Wilmington Ave. in Rehoboth Beach where the original

Click to see how we figure the ratingsChef and part-owner Richard Steele used to handle the cooking duties at the Lamp Post, his family's Coastal Highway restaurant (now long-gone and reborn under new ownership as Crabby Dick's Seafood). Cafe Azafran's downtown Rehoboth Beach spot is the second location for Richard and his brother Mark. Talent in the kitchen seems to run in the family, because the feedback about the Rehoboth location has been consistently positive.

Azafran is Spanish for "safflower," the dried

Click for how we figure the ratingsThirty-seven years ... and counting! The Back Porch Cafe is the oldest fine-dining establishment in Rehoboth Beach. Thirty-four years ago, award-winning chef and co-owner Leo Medisch attended culinary school in New York City. While there, he lived with none other than

Click for how we figure the ratings(Click here to make reservations through OpenTable.com.) "It's OK...you can lick the plate!!!" This--from 3-time James Beard Foundation Award nominee Jay Caputo! Given his status as one of the few chefs to be selected from thousands of contenders for the prestigious "Academy Awards of Food," it's difficult to muster up the courage to

Click for how we figure the ratingsThere is no mistaking the fact that Finbar's is, indeed, an authentic Irish pub. From the massive woodwork and trim, to the authentic signs and stained glass, from the furniture and the flickering fireplace to the menu itself, this place just screams

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