Cape Cod style house near St Michaels, MD

St Michaels is a quaint small Eastern Shore town. It has lots of boutique shopping alternatives, bars, restaurants, many boating options, the maritime museum, winery, distillery and a brewery (all within walking distance of each other), a library, thrift shop, grocery store and antique shops. You can golf, sail and play tennis. The biking is great (all flat) and there are great day trips to nearby Oxford, Easton, and Thighlman Island.

Lowes Wharf and Marina in Sherwood has a fun bar with tiki atmosphere and is a great place for a beer and some apps around sunset. http://www.loweswharf.com/ It is a few miles past the turn off for Bozman-Neavitt Road. The sign at the main road is pretty small so pay attention to your i-phone directions.

Chesapeake Landing is a restaurant/bar about a ½ mile past the Bozman-Neavitt Road turn off to the house. It is the closest “establishment.” Old-fashioned American eatery featuring seafood dishes, steak & chicken, plus a seafood market. They have wine and beer in a “store” area at the front of the restaurant where you can also order food to go – sandwiches and more. We like to grab a salad and bottle of wine to augment the meals we cook at the house. The bar is cozy too. http://www.chesapeakelandingrestaurant.com/

In town there are lots of option for food, drinks and shopping.

We like to have a glass of wine on the lawn at the Inn at Perry Cabin. Get your beverage of choice at Purser’s Pub and head out to the Adirondack Chairs overlooking the harbor. https://www.belmond.com/hotels/north-america/usa/md/st-michaels/inn-at-perry-cabin/dining

Awful Arthur’s has a neat small bar (5 stools, 2 high tops) at the back where you can watch them shuck your oysters and enjoy a chat with the local staff. They also have outside and inside dining. Food is great. https://awfularthursusa.com/

If you are into beer, Eastern Shore Brewing at the east end of town is a must. The tasting room is a fun spot, great beer. http://www.easternshorebrewing.com/ There also is the immediacy of the St. Michaels Winery http://www.st-michaels-winery.com/ - we are not a big fan of the wine, but the spot is neat. We have not been to Great Shoals yet – another wine tasting option - https://www.greatshoalscellars.com/ Lastly, in this section would be the distillery – Lyon Distillery Tasting Room is just around the corner from the winery on S. Talbot Street. http://lyondistilling.com/visit-the-distillery/

Our favorite place to eat is Limoncello http://limoncellostmichaels.com/ We have always had great food and service.

Other options at Ava’s for some lighter fare(https://avaspizzeria.com/ ) – although they do have a full menu and fun backyard garden area. Theo’s is also good – we enjoy eating at the bar or in the bar area – back rooms are a little off for our liking. (http://theossteakhouse.com/)

For water front dining or drinks

• Foxy’s – more of a bar than a place to eat. Outside and right on the dock. https://www.foxysharborgrille.com/

• The Lighthouse – there is a deck right on the dock, inside bar with big windows looking at the harbor and an upstairs bar/dining areas (other than the main floor bar and dining area) http://www.lighthouseoysterbarandgrill.com/menu/

• The Crab Claw - great classic place for crabs and beer right on the harbor. Probably the best place for crabs to be picked in town. http://thecrabclaw.com/

• Harbour Inn has a water side bar that can be good. Bit of a walk to get to because of the harbor and can be hit or miss with the crowd (sometime none). If you hit it right – good place to catch sunset. https://harbourinn.com/restaurants/harbourlightsrestaurant/

For groceries – there is Grawl’s on Highway 33 just before you reach heart of St. Michaels. Full line of everything you need food wise and full liquor, wine and beer assortment. Only liquor store in town.