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The TableUpdated September 10, 2026
27 crab cakes at 16 kitchens, and 10 of the kitchens broil
Of the 40 menus we read, 16 list a crab cake, 27 plates in all. Broiling leads, 6 kitchens fry, and the rest of the differences are in what comes with it.
Fest Desk
An 80-pound white marlin wins the 53rd White Marlin Open — and $3.5 million
Bill Sharpe's fish, boated aboard Mister Pete out of Charleston, held the scales to the end of the week. 334 boats fished for an estimated $9.9 million.
Season Marks
Pedicabs have replaced the Boardwalk tram — here is what they cost
Atlantic Pedicabs runs the Boardwalk from 2pm to midnight. Ten dollars gets you about a half-mile; thirty gets you the full 2.2 miles.
From the Archive
Why the tram stopped running
The Boardwalk tram carried people from 1964 to 2024. It has not run since a fatal accident that August, and last October the council retired it for good.
Open & Shut
Surfin' Betty's opens a third location at 127th Street
The burger bar took the old Tony Luke's space at 12701 Coastal Highway — pasture-raised beef, hand-spun shakes, beer, outdoor seating.
Open & Shut
Brasa brings Argentine-Italian cooking to 33rd Street
Wood-fired steaks with house chimichurri, Neapolitan pies out of a wood-burning oven, at 3303 Coastal Highway in the old Guido's Burritos.
Open & Shut
Bai-Tee brings Middle Eastern and French pastry to the Boardwalk
Kouign-amann and pistachio cherry tart next to lamb kebab pita and a croque monsieur — an oceanfront bakery from the owner of Spain Wine Bar.
Season Marks
Dogs come back to the beach on October 1
Leashed dogs are welcome on the sand and the Boardwalk from October 1 through April 30. Until September 30 they are prohibited on both.
From the Archive
The White Marlin Open by the numbers, 1974 to now
From a 71-pound fish in 1934 to a $3.5 million one this month — how a tournament in a bay-side marina became the richest billfish event in the world.
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