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Crabby Bill's Seafood

This member of a local chain sits right on the beach. It has an open-air rooftop bar, as well as a large dining room enclosed by big windows. There are fine water views from picnic tables, which are equipped with paper towels and buckets of saltine crackers, the better with which to eat the blue, Alaskan, snow, and stone crabs. The crustaceans fall into the moderate price category or higher, but most other main courses, such as fried fish or shrimp, are inexpensive—and they aren’t overcooked or overbreaded. This is a good place to feed the family.