EDITORS’ PICK, UPSTATE
Chefs come and go, but, fortunately, not at the Courtyard by Marriott Newark-University of Delaware, where chef Mark Chopko creates crab cakes we’d die for. The recipe is a secret, natch. 400 David Hollowell Drive, Newark, 737-0900, udel.edu/hotel
EDITORS’ PICK, DOWNSTATE
At David Twining’s Nantuckets, you’ll get Nanny’s recipe and garlic aïoli in the sandwich. For dinner, you’ll enjoy the secret Maryland recipe with caper rémoulade. Either way, you can’t miss. 601 Coastal Hwy., Fenwick Island, 539-2607, nantucketsrestaurant.com
READERS’ PICK, UPSTATE
Big Fish Grill 720 Justison St., Wilmington, 652-3474, bigfishriverfront.com
READERS’ PICK, DOWNSTATE
Jake’s Seafood House 29 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, 227-6237; 19178 Coastal Hwy., Rehoboth Beach, 644-7711, jakesseafoodhouse.com