Dock Bars of the Chesapeake Bay

We have compiled a PropTalk and reader-suggested list of some of the best dock bars in Chesapeake Bay Country. We’ve sorted the bars alphabetically by Upper (north of the Bay Bridge), Middle (Bay Bridge to Virginia line), and Lower Bay (Virginia line to Virginia Beach), but we understand that we may have missed a few. Always remember to take along a designated skipper/driver for your adventures, and if we missed your favorite spot, email [email protected] for inclusion.

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Upper Bay
Dock Bar	Location
Brewer’s Landing Bar and Grill	Back River
Broken Oar Bar and Grill	Nabbs Creek at Nabbs Creek Marina
Carson's Creekside	Dark Head Creek
Chesapeake Inn Restaurant and Marina	Back Creek
Dock of the Bay	Miller's Island
Harbor Shack	Rock Hall Harbor
Hard Yacht Café	Bear Creek at Anchor Bay East Marina
Island View Waterfront Café	Browns Creek
Jellyfish Joel’s Tiki Bar	Fairlee Creek at Mears Great Oak Landing Marina
Lee’s Landing Dock Bar	Susquehanna River
Little Havana	Patapsco River
Long Beach Marina Restaurant	Frog Mortar Creek at Long Beach Marina
Nauti-Goose Restaurant	North East River
Nick’s Fish House	Middle Branch Patapsco River
Rams Head Dockside	Furnace Creek
Raw & Refined	Patapsco River
River Watch Restaurant and Marina	Middle River at Hopkins Creek
Row Boat Willie’s Dock Bar	Miller’s Island, Bill's Yacht Basin
Schaefer’s Canal House	Back Creek
Shanty Beach Bar	Eastern Shore Chesapeake Bay, Tolchester Marina
Signals Grille and Deck	Sassafras River at Skipjack Cove Yachting Resort and Marina
Sue Island Grill and Crab House	Sue Creek
Sunset Cove	Frog Mortar Creek
The Beach Bar	Furnace Creek
The Crazy Tuna Bar & Grille	Hopkins Creek
The River Shack	North East River at The Wellwood
The Sea Horse Inn	Oakleigh Cove
The Seasoned Mariner	Back Creek
The Wellwood	North East River
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 and Marina	Fishing Creek
Angler’s Seafood Bar & Grill	Back Creek
Annie’s Paramount Steak and Seafood House	Kent Narrows
Big Owl Tiki Bar	Kent Narrows
Blue Point Provision Company	Choptank River at Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay
Boardwalk Café	Western Shore Chesapeake Bay at Chesapeake Beach Resort and Spa
Boatyard Bar and Grill	Eastport, near Spa Creek
Cantler’s Riverside Inn	Mill Creek
Capsize OXMD	Town Creek
Capt. Tyler’s Crab House	Somers Cove
Characters Bridge Restaurant	Knapps Narrows
Charles Street Brasserie	Back Creek
Cheshire Crab	Bodkin Creek
Coles Point Tavern	Potomac River
Courtney’s Seafood Restaurant	Smith Creek
Davis’ Pub	Eastport, near Back Creek
Dockside Restaurant and Sports Bar	Rockhold Creek
Dockside Restaurant and Tiki Bar	Monroe Creek
Donnelly's Dockside	Deep Creek, Magothy River
Drift Inn Crab House	Patuxent River
Fisherman’s Crab Deck	Kent Narrows
Foxy’s Harbor Grille	Miles River
Happy Harbor Restaurant	Rockhold Creek
Harris Crab House	Kent Narrows
Hemingway’s Restaurant	Bay Bridge Marina, Kent Island
Hidden Harbour Café	Back Creek, off Patuxent River
Kentmorr Restaurant and Crab House	Kentmorr Marina, Kent Island
Ketch 22	Herrington Harbour South
Lowes Wharf	Lowes Wharf Marina, Ferry Cove
Madigan’s Waterfront	Occoquan River
Marker Five Restaurant	Knapps Narrows
Mike’s Crab House	South River
Mike’s Crab House North	White Rocks Marina, Rock Creek, Pasadena
Morris Point Restaurant	Canoe Neck Creek, off Potomac 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
Pusser’s Caribbean Grille	Ego Alley
Red Eye’s Dock Bar	Mears Point Marina, Kent Narrows
Reluctant Navigator Restaurant	Tall Timbers Marina, Herring Creek
Riverside Bistro	Dennis Point Marina, Carthagena Creek
Ruddy Duck Seafood and Ale House	St. Mary’s River
Sam’s on the Waterfront	Chesapeake Harbour Marina, off Severn River
Sandgates Inn Restaurant and Crab House	Patuxent River
Sea Breeze Restaurant and Tiki Bar	Patuxent River
Skipper’s Pier Restaurant and Dock Bar	Rockhold Creek
Snappers Waterfront Café	Cambridge Creek
St. Michaels Crab and Steak House	Miles River
Stan and Joe's Riverside	West River
Stoney’s Kingfishers Seafood Bar and Grill	Back Creek
Stoney’s Seafood House at Broomes Island	Island Creek
Stoney’s Seafood House at Clarke’s Landing	Cuckold Creek
Suicide Bridge Restaurant	Cabin Creek
Sunset Cove Waterfront Restaurant	Smith Creek at Point Lookout Marina
The Boathouse at Anchored Inn	Rockhold Creek at Hidden Harbour Marina
The Crab Claw Restaurant	Miles River
The Island Hideaway	Back Creek
The Jetty Restaurant and Dock Bar	Kent Narrows
The Lighthouse Restaurant and Dock Bar	Back Creek
The Pier	Patuxent River
The Pier Oyster Bar and Grill	South River
The Point Crab House and Grill	Mill Creek at Ferry Point Marina
Tiki Bar-Solomons	Back Creek
Tim's at Coles Point	Potomac River
Tim’s II at Fairview Restaurant and Crabhouse	Potomac River
Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant and Crabhouse	Potomac River
Vera’s White Sands Beach Club Restaurant and Marina	St. Leonard Creek

Lower Bay (Virginia)
Dock Bar	Location
Capt. E’s Hurricane Grill and Tiki Bar	Starling Creek
Catch 31 Fish House & Bar	Virginia Beach
Chicks Oyster Bar	Wolfsnare Creek
Cutty Sark Marina Restaurant	Little Creek
Dock of the Bay	Scott Creek
Dockside Seafood and Fishing Center	Wolfsnare Creek
Lead Bellys Restaurant	Fairport Marina, Cockrell Creek
Mallards at the Wharf	South Branch Onancock Creek
Marker 12 Pop-Up Bar	Mile Marker 12 on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Ocean Eddie's Seafood Restaurant	Virginia Beach
Ocean House Waterfront Seafood	Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach
Reedville Market	Cockrell Creek, VA
Restaurant at Smithfield Station	Smithfield Station Marina, Pagan River
Riverwalk Restaurant	York River
Rudee’s Restaurant and Cabana Bar	Lake Rudee, off Rudee Inlet
Something Different	Urbanna Creek
Surf Rider Blue Water	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 Shack	Virginia Beach
The Shanty	Cape Charles Harbor
The Surry Seafood Co.	Grays Creek
The Tides Inn	The Tides Inn Marina, Carters Creek, off Rappahannock River
Urbanna Seafood Restaurant & Raw Bar	Robinson Creek
Water Street Grille	York River
Waterman's Surfside Grille	Virginia Beach
Windows on the Water Cafe	Yankee Point Marina
York River Oyster Company	Sarah Creek
Yorktown Pub	York River