If you spent last summer walking the same three-block loop off Rehoboth Avenue, this year's map has quietly redrawn itself. The winter turnover in Rehoboth Beach didn't spread evenly across town. It concentrated on Baltimore Avenue and along Route 1, which means the shortcut you took to your favorite takeout window may now pass three storefronts you've never been inside.
This is the thesis of the 2026 season for anyone who already lives here: the center of gravity has shifted one block south. The new openings, the renamed rooms, the relocated 20-year mainstay all sit off the main drag. If your summer routine is a matter of muscle memory, it's worth re-walking the grid before Fourth of July weekend, because
