Coastal Delaware is buzzing with new businesses opening their doors just in time for the spring and summer seasons.
From Brazilian eats to beachside burgers and stylish home design, here are eight exciting additions to our local area that you must check out:
Surfin Betty’s 2.0
Surfin Betty’s, the beloved burger bar from Ocean City, is expanding into Bethany Beach.
The new location promises the same fun atmosphere and crave-worthy burgers, just a short stroll from the beach. They pride themselves on “pasture raised burgers,” aged 7 to 14 days, making for the layers of wonderful flavors.
- Location: 786 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach
- Opening Date: May 3rd, 2025
Smart Brasil Latino Market & Café
Smart Brasil is a dream come true for owner Monica Oliveira, who is bringing a piece of Brazil to Rehoboth Beach.
This colorful market and café will offer authentic Brazilian snacks, groceries, and drinks, creating a delicious and cultural gathering place for the community.
- Location: Midway Shopping Center, Rehoboth Beach
- Opening Date: Spring 2025
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Sugar & Thread
A unique fusion of fashion and coffee, Sugar & Thread is Delaware’s first clothing café.
Created by a mother-daughter duo, the space offers boutique clothing, artisanal coffee, and fun community events like sip-and-paint nights and trunk shows.
- Location: 18 Rehoboth Avenue (downtown) and Tanger Seaside
- Opening Date: Downtown location opened April 3; Tanger location opens May 1
Flair Design Studio
This creative collaboration between Susan Frei and Donna Schiele brings a new spin to home decor shopping.
Flair Design Studio specializes in unique, refurbished furniture styled in beautifully arranged vignettes that make it easy to imagine in your own space.
- Location: 37021 Rehoboth Ave, Rehoboth Beach
- Opening Date: Open now (by appointment and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
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Delmarva Coastal Consultants
With a focus on local expertise and flexible service, Delmarva Coastal Consultants offers a smarter way to manage vacation rentals.
Their personalized, co-management approach is ideal for owners looking to increase potential rental property income without giving up much control.
- Location: Millsboro
- Opening Date: Open now
DocuGuardian
The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for DocuGuardian, a new digital platform.
Founders David and Lori Selsberg launched the secure online platform to help individuals organize and protect the critical documents and life memories their loved ones will want and need, before they need them.
- Location: Lewes (Online service)
- Opening Date: Open Now
Art off the Avenue
Art off the Avenue in Rehoboth Beach has new owners, Susan McLean and Kim Johnson.
They specialize in local landscape and wildlife photography, available on canvas, metal, and as framed or matted prints.
Services include portraits, headshots, real estate and commercial photography. McLean also offers marketing support, social media, incorporation, and registered agent services.
- Location: 33 Baltimore Avenue, Downtown Rehoboth Beach
- Opening Date: Open Now
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Twice the Ice
Sean and Kami Banks Kane have opened a new Twice the Ice vending machine at Midway Shopping Center in Rehoboth Beach, now serving shoppers and beachgoers right from the parking lot between Candy Kitchen and La Tonalteca.
The large white machine, visible from Route 1, produces up to 6,000 pounds of ice daily and offers filtered water through a four-step purification system.
This is the couple’s fifth location in Sussex County, and more are on the way in Milton, Georgetown, and Milford.
- Location: 18627 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach
- Opening Date: Open Now
Whether you’re looking for your new favorite café or planning to invest in a vacation property, these new openings bring exciting energy to the region.
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