Conch Island Key West Bar and Grill reopens in Rehoboth
After more than a decade on Rehoboth Avenue in downtown Rehoboth Beach, Conch Island Key West Bar and Grill has reopened in a new location in Henlopen Square off Rehoboth Avenue Extended.
The original Conch Island opened in 2010. Owner Bryan Derrickson announced in December the restaurant would relocate after the Sandcastle Motel was sold. Derrickson’s dad Don opened the motel, currently undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation, in the mid-1980s. The final weekend of service at the restaurant was the end of February.
The new restaurant space, 37169 Rehoboth Ave. Ext., comprises two consolidated two rental units – the former Ocn Blu location, which was Murph’s Beef and Ale before that, and the one used by paint supply specialists Ricciardi Brothers.
For more information on Conch Island, including hours of operation and a list of live performances, call 302-212-5936, go to conchislandbar.com or email info@conchislandbar.com.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
