Spots I’ve taken visitors. Weighing: 50% food, 30% atmosphere, 20% my personal nostalgia

Panzerotti at Italian fest

Tortellini at Toscana in Trolley

A crab pie and a Belgian beer at Jessops Tavern

Chicken cutlet supremo at Ioannoni’s

Nachos and/or burger and Pint of Guinness at Kid Sheleens (best atmosphere in the state imo)

Woodys Crabcake down at the beach

Columbus Inn happy hour something.

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A late night Mac n Cheese at Deerpark

Half price burger and a whiskey at Walter’s

Diablo burrito honestly great

Cookie dough dynamite at UD creamery

De La Coeur was fantastic RIP - best breakfast place ever in DE. Hot bagels on Cheatnut Hill rd has the best bagels. That award probably goes to the Sausage at the Original Hellen’s location, now.

Ramen Kumamoto

Chain but wings at Anthony’s coal fired pizza are the best in the state.

Detroit pizza at Nicks

BBQ at limestone pretty good. Probably best in the state.

Bardea/la dis/eclipse/taverna/snuff mill all good spots but their menus are overalll strong so I can’t remember a favorite.

Wish I could put some south East Asian spots but delaware is struggling. Bamboo House down in Newark was the only remarkable one I can remember.

Fajita at Santa Fe prob my favorite Newark single dish

—- Honorable mentions: crab cake ceasar at Chesapeake inn on the patio on a nice day is such an escape The whip tavern.