Restaurant Revue STAFFORD TOWNSHIP

Bright Side Kitchen

Off-season in Manahawkin, across the causeway from Long Beach Island, finds this daytime café hopping. That’s thanks to the ways the amiable crew dresses up soups, salads and sandwiches with accents designed to edify – and cheer.

by Andy Clurfeld, November 2025

**Soups: Chicken pot pie and butternut squash**

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BRIGHT SIDE KITCHEN, 587 Mill Creek Road, Manahawkin section of Stafford Township. 609-833-7665. Website: www.brightsidemenu.com. Email: brightsidekitchennj@gmail.com. Follow on Facebook and on Instagram.