A visit to Annapolis

Traditional lamb stew

Annapolis is both Maryland's capital and a great place to visit if you are a fan of simple but well executed American comfort food. By the virtue of its location on the Chesapeake Bay, lovers of seafood have a variety of options.

Annapolis is famous for its crab cakes, so they they were a priority when deciding among the many traditional southern dishes on the menu of Chick and Ruths Deli. The presentation was quite mediocre but the crab meat was worth trying for its freshness. Their pies were also popular, although we didn't try one ourselves.
We also visited two local Irish pubs. While I was personally not a fan of the chicken cottage pie and a traditional lamb stew at the Galway Bay Irish pub, it was certainly edible and seemed very authentic.

On a more positive note, the steamed mussels and mini-crab cakes served at Castlebay Irish pub on the main street was one of the best I have had in the United States.