Hidden along the picturesque waterfront of Cape Charles, Virginia sits a culinary treasure that locals wish they could keep secret.
The Shanty might look unassuming with its weathered wooden exterior, but inside this coastal gem, they’re serving up a clam chowder so transcendent it might ruin all other chowders for you forever.
Some food experiences are so memorable they become the yardstick against which you measure all others. The Shanty’s clam chowder is that kind of revelation.
The Eastern Shore of Virginia exists in that perfect sweet spot—close enough to reach for a day trip but just remote enough to feel like you’ve discovered something special that the tourist masses haven’t yet overrun…