Display cases filled with shark teeth and fossilized sand dollars sit next to racks of beach towels emblazoned with Gulf Shores logos. The air is perfumed with the distinctive scent of seashell ...

For the indecisive (or the wisely gluttonous), the restaurant offers its famous Crab’s Claw Steam Bar, where the “build your own” approach lets you select from local littleneck clams, blue mussels, ...