Annapolis mourned the announcement last year that Pusser’s Caribbean Grille would close its doors at Annapolis Harbor Oct. 31. The 2024 Annapolis Boat Shows will be the last hurrah for the classic Ego Alley restaurant and bar.
The Atlas Restaurant Group will begin preparations on a polished, expansive bar/restaurant/event space concept this winter, but saying goodbye to Pusser’s has some longtime visitors, boaters, and Annapolitans down in the dumps.
If you’re feeling nostalgic for the 30-year-old spot (and have some disposable income), there’s an opportunity to be had. Pusser’s has launched a “Heritage Sale” in the form of an online catalog of memorabilia from the restaurant and bar. The things you can buy range from antiques to vintage Pusser’s signage to bookshelves. You can flip through the catalog here:
There’s plenty of inventory to choose from—157 pages’ worth, to be exact. Among the offerings are framed historic Annapolis photos that hung on the walls (beginning at $200 each) to painstakingly crafted ship’s models behind glass listed for up to $15,000 (for a model of the USS Constitution displayed in the restaurant entrance).
Quite a bit of decor are antiques from London, like a shotgun with shells (behind glass) and an Oxford University rowing shell from the 1920s.
Among the quirkier items for sale are a 5.25-foot-tall antique carved-wood eagle statue that was bought in London and restored in Annapolis. In a nod to Pusser’s Caribbean-inspired menu, artistic arrangements of real coral for $600-$1,000. Our favorite is the “Pink Lady”, a ship’s figurehead dated to a schooner in the late 1700s or early 1800s. It will set you back $10,000.
Even the furniture is for sale, from banquette seating right down to a fireplace, small bar, and an oak built-in bookcase (buyer removes).
If we had deep pockets, we’d be springing for the 10-foot-long, highly detailed model of the African Queen used during filming of the classic 1951 Humphrey Bogart/Katharine Hepburn movie by the same name. According to its display, this wooden model was used in place of a real boat during all of the dangerous down-river shots.
