From award-winning diners to craft breweries, world-class crabs, and authentic Italian — discover the best locally owned restaurants in Smyrna, Delaware.
Award-winning Smyrna landmark serving all-American home-cooked goodness for more than half a century — famous for chicken & dumplings, grilled sticky buns, and a weekend all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.
🦀 Seafood
Seafood
Boondocks Restaurant
Family owned and operated since 1982 — casual, picnic-style restaurant specializing in world-class blue crabs and other seafood, served with authentic Delaware hospitality.
SeafoodBar & Cocktails
Sambo's Tavern
Seasonal riverside tavern on the Leipsic River, founded by Samuel "Sambo" Burrows — renowned for the best steamed crabs and crab cakes in the region for over 50 years.
🍕 Italian & Pizza
ItalianPizza & SubsDate Night
Trevi Ristorante
Family-owned Italian gem featuring a stunning fountain in the dining room — serving wood-fired pizza, fresh seafood pasta, crab bisque, and classic Italian entrees in an unforgettable atmosphere.
Pizza & SubsItalian
Pizzeria DiMeo
Casual, family-owned Italian spot dishing up pizza (including Sicilian) and pasta, plus salads and subs.
🍺 Bar & Brewery
Bar & CocktailsAmerican
Brick Works Brewing & Eats
Founded in 2016 by three Kent County entrepreneurs — locally owned brewpub using locally sourced ingredients for both its craft beers and scratch-made food, from brisket sliders to nachos.
Bar & Cocktails
Painted Stave Distilling
A craft distillery and tasting room offering tastings of hand-crafted spirits neat, as well as a seasonal menu of creative cocktails made in-house.
