Bayshore Crab House
Just north of the Delaware Bay is a seasonal restaurant that celebrates the great water’s best harvests. It’s the province of a chef who comes from good oystering stock and knows a thing or three about paying respect to local fishes.
Windy Brow Farms
Seasons call and Garden State inspiration guides at a farm whose name describes its setting to a T. It’s also where an ice cream chef practices his craft and produces an oeuvre that speaks to place with reverence, heart and stunning skill.
Tuckers Tavern
A mainstay on Long Beach Island fires on all cylinders – scene, setting, service and, especially, its wide-ranging yet well-edited menu. After, pop in for a scoop at another worthy island stalwart, Skipper Dipper.
L’Acquario Seafood Italiano
Straddling The Sandbox, a bar true to its name at Seastreak Beach, is a small food truck pod with varying vendors. Whether you’re debarking from one of the ferry service’s boats or coming off Sandy Hook, check to see if this seafooder-on-wheels is docked.
Hainesville General Store
Food – and good food, to boot – is the focus at a thoroughly modern reincarnation of an old-school concept.
Now In-Season
Get out your personal dine card and start making a list of where you want to eat this summer. We’re sharing our initial picks with you – and we’ll share lots more as the season meanders its way to leaf-peeping time.
Atlantic Offshore Fishery
The wide-ranging menu at this Shore destination may seem unwieldy, but one unifying factor elevates it above its peers: quality seafood.
Marty’s Crabs
Deep in the heart of Jersey Crab Country is this destination that locals know well and from-away folks keep on their radar when the season’s in full swing.
Pandan Room
Yes, there’s Thai at this long-established local hero in Warren County. But there also is a lineup of Indonesian classics to take you down eating roads less traveled.
El Wadi Grill
Lovable Middle Eastern staples deserve top billing at a modest storefront where hospitality reigns. Shopping at nearby Duke Farmers’ Market on a Sunday? Check off your list there, then take a hop 5 minutes south and catch juicy kofta kebabs – and more.
Haddon Culinary and Dulce
Saturday morning in Collingswood, and where it’s happening from May till Thanksgiving is at the borough’s Disney World of a farmers’ market. Once you’ve secured a parking spot, filled your bags and baskets with market wares, and planned your meals for the week, no sense in leaving town without stopping for lunch and a sweetie pie of a snack.
An Eating Holiday
North of the border, Cinco de Mayo is the day we go all-in for Mexican fare. Where to do just that? We offer tips today to some of the best. Review them in our Restaurant Revues.