Top Five Cape May Restaurants


While visiting Cape May, New Jersey you will want to try as many of the wonderful restaurants as you can. With so many top rated eating establishments in Cape May, you may not have enough time to try them all. So I’m going to list my top five restaurants you must try while visiting this Victorian town. These are not in any significant order, and they vary in type of food, pricing, etc.

1. Washington Inn

The Washington Inn, located on Washington Street and only a few blocks from the center of town offers fabulous entrees you will savor time after time. Built in 1840, this property offers five distinct rooms from summer patio dining to cozy fireplace setting for those chilled evening. Prices for entrees range from mid twenties to low thirties, but worth every penny.

2. The Ugly Mug

The Ugly Mug, located in the heart of the Washington Mall offers
a fun filled bar with good bar food. This establishment offers everything a bar has to offer with music available several nights and food that fills and satisfies everyone’s needs. Make sure you try the Fried Broccoli.

3. 410 Bank Street

Nestled in a tropical setting, 410 Bank Street is located only two
blocks from the Washington Mall on Bank Street. This hidden treasure offers fine dining at its best. All of the tropical vegetation welcomes you and you feel like you are dining on an remote Island. The food is wonderful and you must save room for dessert. Prices for this fantastic dining opportunity ranges from the mid twenties to low thirties. You will savor every taste

4. Union Park Restaurant

Housed in the Hotel Macomber, Union Park Restaurant offers a wide variety of fine dining meals including Lamb, Duck, Lobster, and Steak. Prices range from upper teens to upper thirties. This establishment will have you coming back again and again.

5. The Lobster House

This may be known as one of the most visited restaurant in Cape May. The Lobster House, located at the Fisherman’s Wharf in the Cape May Harbor, offers several different ways to dine. You can eat at the fine dining Seafood Restaurant, the Raw Bar, Fish Market & Take Out, Coffee Shop, or on the Schooner America. The wharf offers casual dining from the raw bar or fish market, while the Seafood Restaurant has fine dining at its best.

These five dining establishments that range from a fun filled local bar, to five star dining will give you a taste of Cape May and will entice you to come back and experience other dining establishments in beautiful Cape May, NJ.