Shop, Dine and Spend the Night in Chesapeake City
In Chesapeake City, great opportunities for shopping and dining are equaled only by the comfortable and convenient accommodations.
Visitors browse for unique gifts, modern art, handcrafted items and antiques in tiny shops with uneven glass windows and wooden floors. The Dragonfly Gift Shop features stained glass, pottery and garden items. Almost History offers an intriguing collection of home furnishings, including lamps, sailboats, knot board mirrors, curtains and placemats.
Enjoy Fresh Crabs
A variety of restaurants are available, including the Bayard House, believed to be the town’s oldest building, whose “Hole in the Wall Bar” dates to 1780. An enclosed porch dining room offers spectacular views of ocean-going ships, but the food is equally deserving of a diner’s notice. No visit to the Chesapeake region is complete without ordering something with crab – whether it’s crab cakes, crab soup or just steamed crabs heaped onto your paper-covered table – and the Tap Room is a great spot to indulge. The Bohemia Café and Bakery is another town favorite, and breakfast fare includes Eggs Benedict Chesapeake. Whether you arrive by boat or car, the Chesapeake Inn Restaurant and Marina offers indoor and outdoor dining and is known for its seafood.
Bed-and-breakfasts allow guests to slip into a slower pace of life. At the aptly named Ship Watch Inn, for example, guests can enjoy the amenities of a modern stay in rooms furnished with period antiques that offer views of the canal. The Blue Max Inn, built in 1854, was once the home of author Jack Hunter, who wrote the bestseller “The Blue Max.” Dating to 1876, the Inn at the Canal is a fine example of Victorian Gothic architecture, featuring Italianate and Stick decoration. The architectural details include ornately stenciled ceilings.
