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vations). Good microbrews, cocktails and wine selections make it an ideal early-evening
drink-and-eat spot.
Cultured Pearl
JAPANESE$$$
$$$
( 302-227-8493; 301 Rehoboth Ave; mains $16-33; 4:30pm-late)
A longtime locals' favor-
ite, this Asian restaurant has a Zen feel, with a koi pond at the entrance and a pleasant
rooftop deck. The sushi and appetizers are first-rate. Live music most nights.
Dogfish Head
MICROBREWERY
(
www.dogfish.com
; 320 Rehoboth Ave; mains $9-25; noon-late)
When a place mixes its own
brewery with some of the best live music on the Eastern Shore, you know you've got a
winning combination.
Getting There & Around
The
Jolly Trolley
(one way/round-trip $3/5; 8am-2am summer)
connects Rehoboth and
Dewey, and makes frequent stops along the way. Unfortunately, long-distance buses no
longer serve Rehoboth.
Bethany Beach & Fenwick Island
Want to get away from it all? The seaside towns of Bethany and Fenwick, about halfway
between Rehoboth and Ocean City, are known as 'the Quiet Resorts.' They share a tran-
quil, almost boring, family-friendly scene.
There are only a few restaurants and even fewer hotels here; most visitors stay in ren-
ted apartments and beach houses. For a nice change of pace from the usual seafood fare,
Bethany Blues BBQ
(
302-537-1500;
www.bethanyblues.com
; 6 N Pennsylvania Ave; mains
$14-24;
4:30-9pm, to 10pm Fri & Sat)
has falling-off-the-bone ribs and pulled-pork sand-
wiches.
DON'T MISS
CYCLING THE JUNCTION & BREAKWATER TRAIL
For a fantastic ride between Rehoboth and Lewes, rent a bicycle and hit the 6-mile
Junction and Breakwater Trail. Named after the former rail line, which operated
here in the 1800s, this smooth, graded greenway travels through wooded and open
terrain, over coastal marshes and past farmland. Pick up a map from the Rehoboth
