EDITORS’ PICK, UPSTATE
A wide selection of oysters from around the country keeps us going back to Deep Blue Bar & Grill. The accompanying mignonette is subtle and perfect. Though not a raw bar item, strictly speaking, the orange-ginger tuna tartare is one of our favorite appetizers nonetheless. 111 W. 11th St., Wilmington, 777-2040, deepbluebarandgrill.com
EDITORS’ PICK, DOWNSTATE
Make a meal of raw bar items at Henlopen City Oyster House. Sample everything from Virginia middleneck clams to Japanese Kumamoto oysters from Washington. Bonus: an all-too-rare bouillabaisse. 50 Wilmington Ave., Rehoboth Beach, 260-9193, hcoysterhouse.com
READERS’ PICK, UPSTATE
Harry’s Seafood Grill 101 S. Market St., Wilmington, 777-1500, harryshospitalitygroup.com
READERS’ PICK, DOWNSTATE
Fins Fish House 243 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, 226-3467, finsrawbar.com; Fins Ale House, 19269 Coastal Hwy, Rehoboth Beach, 227-3467