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What makes Cape May a great dining destination?
- There are many unique things to do in Cape May, home to a wide array of different restaurants.
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What types of restaurants can you find in Cape May?
- Local residents and visitors alike can find dining spots that range from hotdog stands to oceanfront, world-class restaurants, with numerous restaurants open throughout the year.
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What type of cuisine is popular in Cape May?
- It should come as no surprise that seafood is the theme of the cuisine found in many restaurants, particularly oysters.
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Are there restaurants with alcohol options in Cape May?
- A number of spots offer extensive wine lists and fully stocked bars, while others let guests bring their own alcohol.
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What food events can visitors enjoy in Cape May?
- Check out the Cape May Food & Wine Festival!
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1. Magnolia Room
The Magnolia Room Restaurant is a nationally acclaimed restaurant in Cape May that serves Southern-style cuisine lovingly made with family recipes by a third generation of women from the Dickerson family. The Magnolia Room is open for both breakfast and dinner seven days a week from May to September. During the summer season, the restaurant’s veranda provides an ideal setting for dinner. The breakfast buffet includes both a three-course prix fixe menu and a la carte choices.
301 Howard St, Cape May, NJ 08204, Phone: 609-884-8409
2. The Blue Pig Tavern
The Blue Pig Tavern serves all day dining in distinctive dining rooms in Cape May’s Congress Hall. Tucked away in the Congress Hall’s corner, the name of the restaurant comes from a gambling parlor that once existed in the building during the middle of the 1800’s. The Blue Pig Tavern has been recognized by the 2019 OpenTable Diners’ Choice Awards for a variety of awards, including “best American restaurants” and “great for lunch” among others. The Blue Pig Tavern offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
200 Congress Pl, Cape May, NJ 08204, Phone: 609-884-8422
3. Ebbitt Room
The Ebbitt Room is one of the most popular seaside restaurants in Cape May. From the comfortable lounge and bar with weekend live piano music to the restaurant’s relaxing front porch, the Ebbitt Room is rooted strongly in a farm-to-glass, farm-to-table dining philosophy. The restaurant uses the freshest ingredients, sourced from its very own farm.
25 Jackson St, Cape May, NJ 08204, Phone: 609-884-5700
4. Fins Bar & Grille
The FFins Bar & Grille, located along the Washington Street Mall, serves cocktails, dinner, and lunch seven days a week. The restaurant features outdoor seating, a full bar, and seasonal nightly live entertainment. Fins Bar and Grille also offers takeout and is known for having a great Happy Hour, featuring specialty cocktails, wines, and more than twenty craft beers, which include River Horse, Glasstown Brewing, and Cape May Brewing. Popular dishes at Fins include the Shrimp and Crab Penne, the Local Day Boat Scallops, and the Lobster Cobb Salad. Fins Bar and Grille is great for anyone looking for some high end food.
142 Decatur St, Cape May, NJ 08204, Phone: 609-884-3449
5. Tisha's Fine Dining
Tisha's Fine Dining is conveniently situated along the pedestrian Washington Street Mall and has been a Cape May establishment for more than thirty years. Serving New American fare, the restaurant offers something for even the most sophisticated of palates for both lunch and dinner. Guests can to choose to dine in the indoor dining room or if they prefer the fresh air, al fresco dining is available as well. Owned and operated by Paul Negro and his wife Jennifer, the menu at Tisha’s Fine Dining is inspired by what Paul learned from his mother, Letitia, combined with his own talent.
322 Washington St, Cape May, NJ 08204, Phone: 609-884-9119 x322
6. 410 Bank Street Restaurant
The 410 Bank Street Restaurant is hidden away down a winding pathway through tropical foliage and overhanging vines, housed within a Carriage house from 1840. The ceiling fans slowly spinning stir around the smell of the kitchen cooking French-New Orleans inspired cooking, steaks grilled over mesquite, and trawler-to table fresh seafood. All of the meats and seafood are butchered in-house, then slowly smoked in-house as well. The 410 Bank Street Restaurant maintains a tradition of making every sauce, soup, and dish from scratch. The dining destination aims to transport guests to Key West or New Orleans through its cuisine.
410 Bank St, Cape May, NJ 08204, Phone: 609-884-2127
7. Black Duck On Sunset
The Black Duck On Sunset is located in West Cape Bay, at the start of Sunset Boulevard. Housed within a traditional seashore house, the restaurant is just a short distance away from the heart of Cape May’s historic district and the Washington Street Mall. The Black Duck on Sunset, a BYOB gourmet bistro, features a casual, cool environment reminiscent of an old porch on Cape May, with wicker-paddle ceiling fans and tropical palms. The menu includes fresh local seafood, a wide variety of appetizers, char-grilled steaks, slow-roasted honey-glazed duck, and more, ending with desserts that include a whiskey bread pudding.
1 Sunset Blvd, West Cape May, NJ, Phone: 609-898-0100
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