What are the best road-trip restaurants in Delaware?

Start with Harbour Restaurant, Lewes Oyster House, Matt's Fish Camp, Old World Breads Bakery, Touch of Italy. Roamward keeps this curated to places that make sense for a scenic drive or overnight stop.

Which Delaware towns are covered?

This starter set covers Lewes, Newark, Rehoboth Beach, Wilmington. More towns get added as Roamward expands the route-by-route dining layer.

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Best road-trip restaurants in Delaware

Start here: 27 route-useful dining stops in Delaware, grouped by town and filtered by cuisine or price. This is the curated road-trip layer, not every restaurant in the state.

Updated 2026-07-01. Check current hours, reservations, and seasonal closures before you go.

CuisineAll27 Seafood7 Italian6 New American5 Steakhouse2 African1 Bakery & Pie1 Brewpub1 French1 Gastropub1 Mexican1 Southeast Asian1

Price$1 $$11 $$$13 $$$$2

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Lewes1

Touch of ItalyItalian

Award-winning Second Street Italian deli and restaurant with wood-fired pizza, house pasta and an on-site bakery.

Newark2

La Casa PastaItalian

$$$

A Newark dining tradition since 1978 serving authentic Northern and Southern Italian cuisine in an elegant, welcoming setting.

Valle CucinaItalian

$$$

Delaware's best-kept secret for over forty years, seven-time Best of Delaware winner for its jumbo lump crab cakes and steaks.

Wilmington3

Bardea Food & DrinkItalian

$$$

James Beard-nominated modern Italian on Market Street that anchored downtown Wilmington's culinary renaissance with pasta, pizza and small plates.

Mrs. Robino's RestaurantItalian

Beloved old-school Little Italy red-sauce institution serving generous family-style Italian-American plates since 1940.

Piccolina ToscanaItalian

$$$

Longtime Trolley Square Tuscan favorite pairing handmade pasta and northern Italian classics with an intimate lounge and happy hour.

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