JAM Holdings shaking things up with restaurants
After two decades on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach, Eden is moving out to Route 1. The restaurant announced the pending move on its Facebook page Oct. 26.
“With the [Atlantic] Sands Hotel’s proposed expansion gaining final approval, the time has come to relocate our beloved Eden,” read the post. “We hate to leave the Baltimore Avenue location we’ve called home for over 20 years, but leave we must. Our last hurrah there will be New Year’s Eve 2025.”
Under the name JAM Holdings, restaurateurs Jeff McCracken and Mark Hunker have been doing business in Rehoboth Beach since they bought Eden in 2005. They opened JAM Bistro in 2010, before moving it next to Eden in 2011. In 2022, JAM Holdings bought Coho’s Market on Rehoboth Avenue, while also opening Red, White & Basil on Route 1 in the one-story building immediately north of the Fractured Prune. In 2023, JAM Bistro moved to a new location on the corner of Second Street and Wilmington Avenue because the Baltimore Avenue structure was set to be demolished to make way for a new hotel with a footprint that encompasses the Eden structure, the former JAM Bistro, and the parking lot immediately to the east of where JAM Bistro was located.
The company’s announcement says Eden will return in January 2026, in time for Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, in the building currently occupied by Red, White & Basil. In preparation for Eden’s move, Red, White & Basil will close Sunday, Nov. 2, said the announcement.
“Eden will be the same place you’ve loved all these years, but now with parking!” said the announcement.
In addition to moving Eden, JAM Bistro will return to a remodeled Coho’s space, complete with an updated bar and patio. To prepare for the bistro’s return, the company closed Coho’s Market Oct. 26. Prior to Coho’s, the space was the home to Grub Grocery for a decade.
“We’re excited for 2026 with new locations for Eden Restaurant and JAM Bistro, and we look forward to seeing you soon. Like JAM Bistro, Red, White & Basil and Coho’s hold special places in our hearts and may pop up again in the future. Stay tuned!” reads the company’s announcement.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
