Here' you'll find a full list of LBI restaurants. While the restaurants are sorted by location for your convenience, remember that the island is just a little over 18 miles long! It's not that far of a trip to go from one section to the other. This list is current for the 2008 summer.
Most sit on the main drive that goes the entire length of the island. A few are dotted back a block or two. Example: Tucker's is closer to the bay, where as the Spray Beach and Engleside Inn are in their respective ocean front hotels. With so many restaurants to choose from, there's something for everyone. You can always check the local papers for coupons, specials and times open.
Check back often for updates to restaurant listings. I hope to have detailed information on all restaurants for the 2009 Season.
Pricing:
$=$0-$13
$$=$14-$24
$$$=$25 and over
North End of Island:
Barnegat Light:
Kelly's Old Barney
Broadway at Barnegat Light, near lighthouse
Kelly's Old Barney Restaurant is a casual, family style eatery. They offer a large selection of sandwiches to seafood. (No Credit Cards)
Price: $-$$
Kubel's
7th and Bayview, Barnegat light
Kubel's offers a menu with variety. They are well known for their burgers and crab cakes (baked, not fried). They are open for lunch and dinner, and offer a children's menu. Dinners offer pasta, seafood, steaks, ribs and chicken.
Price: $-$$
Mustache Bills
8th and Broadway, Barnegat Light
Mustache Bill's as seen on the Food Network's "Diner's Drive-ins, and Dives" offers all your diner favorites. Stop in for pancakes, omelets, and everything in between.
Price: $
Off the Hook (take-out)
Just outside of Viking Village
Off the Hook Seafood Market offers take-out seafood, as well as an outdoor seating area.
Rick's American Cafe
Broadway at Barnegat Light, near the lighthouse
Rick's American Cafe offers a wide selection of sandwiches to seafood. They're specialty are their fish burgers, cheesesteaks and fresh clams.
Price: $
The View
4th and Broadway, Barnegat Light
Reservations Suggested
Picture of Kelly's:
Harvey Cedars:
(Salem to 81st)
18th St Cafe (just past Harvey Cedars, 18 & Central)
18th and Central
Black Eyed Susans
7801 Long Beach Blvd
Organic and gluten free items available
Price: $$
Cinnamon Bay Caribbean Grill
76th and Long Beach Blv
Cinnamon Bay Caribbean Grill offers dine in or take-out. Delivery also available, as is catering. Daily specials, crab cakes, ribs, and more. Open May through October
Price: $$
Harvey Cedars Seafood Company
7904 Long Beach Blvd
Harvey Cedars Seafood Company: the seafood speaks for itself at this long time LBI establishment. Since 1976 this beach house turned restaurant & seafood market has offered fresh seafood in a casual down-home atmosphere. Take-out also available. Perennial menu favorite include the clam chowders, lobster, and local long-line fish. Consistently rated "excellent" by the prestigious Zagat Survey, this place is indeed an LBI institution.
Price: $$
High Point Marketplace
7801 Long Beach Blvd
Oasis Grill
80th and Long Beach Blvd
Oasis Grill offers deli and grill sandwiches
Price: $
Plantation (open year round)
80th and Long Beach Blvd
The Plantation offers Creative American cuisine infused with an Island influence.
Price: $$-$$$
Picture of Plantation:
Surf City:
(Division to 25th)
Boulevard Clams
20th and Long Beach Blvd, Celebrating 29 Years!
A casual, family oriented restaurant and fish market offering extensive seafood selections. See the fresh fish in the showcase before ordering from the menu! Fresh food, friendly service.
Signature dish: "New England style whole belly fried clams"
Food: Seafood, Fresh Fish, Chicken available
Price Range: $$ (Kids menu available $)
Broadway Pizza
18th and Long Beach Blvd
Cafe Aletta
414 Long Beach Blvd
Cafe Aletta offers fine Italian cuisine, opens at 5, Reservations Suggested
Lobster Claw
Division and Long Beach Blvd
Lobster Claw offers the freshest seafood available, other menu options if you're not a seafood lover. Reservations Accepted
**My husband is in love with their crab cakes!
Key West Grille
600 Long Beach Blvd, Surf City
Panzone's Pizza (open year round)
22nd and Long Beach Blvd
Panzones (Surf City) offers Pizza, Wings, Sandwiches, and Salads. They also won 2007 Grand Champion at Chowderfest for New England Chowder
Price: $
Sandpiper Restaurant (open year round)
11th and Long Beach Blvd
The Sandpiper Restaurant brings a family feel to their restaurant while serving local, fresh seafood and other classic favorites. Early birds and daily specials available.
Price: $$
Sco Jo's (open year round)
3rd and Long Beach Blvd
Sco Jo's offers catering as well as being open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They offer daily specials and everything from sandwiches to seafood, barbecue to Italian. They have an early bird menu from 2-6pm, and are open from 7am to 9pm. Sco Jo's won Readers Choice "Best Restaurant" in 2006, 2007, and 2008
Price: $-$$
Subboagies
6th? and Long Beach Blvd
Surf City Hotel
8th and Long Beach Blvd
Wally Mitchels
712 Long Beach Blvd
Yellow Fin
24th and Long Beach Blvd
Yellow Fin is a New York City restaurant at the Jersey shore. They're open at 5, and suggest you make reservations.
Picture of Subboagies:
Near the Causeway/Bridge:
Dutchman's Brauhaus
Cedar Bonnet Island, Causeway (leaving island)
The Dutchman Brauhaus serves both lunch & dinner. They offer German and American food with proper attire required. They also offer an outdoor bar and grill called "The Quelle".
Gateway (open year round)
8th and Causeway (leaving island)
The Gateway is an 8 time LBI Chowderfest winner! They are a bar and restaurant and offer take out.
Price: $$
La Spaggia
8th and Causeway (leaving island)
La Spaggia offers "Grand Cucina Artistica". Reservations are suggested.
Price: $$-$$
Mud City Crabhouse
Over the causeway, turn right at light, at T in road, Mud City is on your right
The State Room
entrance onto island, right off causeway
Central Section of Island:
Ship Bottom:
(1st to 42nd)
Bayberry Inn
13th and Long Beach Blvd
The Bayberry Inn offers nightly specials, along with a Sunday champagne brunch at 10am. All of their entrees are available for take-out.
Bisque (open year round)
79th and Long Beach Blvd
Bisque offers fine dining in a casual environment. Continental Cuisine, Reservations Suggested
Callahan's (EJ's)
16th and Long Beach Blvd
Callahans offers an early bird dining menu from 4-6pm, and are known for their Corn Beef and Cabbage.
Captain John's (Capt'n Johns)(open year round)
19th and Long Beach Blvd
Capt'n Johns offers a full breakfast menu, along with lunch menus such as sandwiches, soup, burgers and quesadillas. Open 6am-3pm
Price: $
Custard Hut
6403 Long Beach Blvd
Custard Hut offers a Key West atmosphere with Jimmy Buffet always in the background. Serving: breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Sit under palm trees outside, inside at a booth, or call for delivery.
Food: Egg platters to pizza, salads, sandwiches, ice cream, and water ice
Price: $
Daddy O's
44th and Long Beach Blvd
Dark Star Cafe
2901 Long Beach Blvd
Dark Star Cafe offers all homemade food. If it's not made here, it's not sold here. Their sandwiches were so good, I had to come here 2 days in a row! They offer chef prepared pizza, sandwiches, specialties and more.EVERYTHING is homemade.
Price: $-$$
Dom's Drive-In
37th and Long Beach Blvd
Hot dogs, burgers, sandwiches, ice cream
Greenhouse Cafe (open year round)
6th and Long Beach Blvd
Greenhouse Cafe offers all trans-fat free foods. They are a casual family friendly restaurant. Not only do they offer gluten-free, heart smart, and low carb options, they also won Readers Choice "Best Bruch" AND one of the "Best Overall Restaurants" in The Times Beacon Newspaper. Open 8am-10pm
Price: $-$$
Joe Pop's - also Tiki Joe's
20th and Long Beach Blvd
Joe Pop's was voted Readers Choice "Best Cheesesteak" 2007-2008, serving both lunch & dinner, offering entertainment
Price: $-$$
Joey's Pizza and Pasta
81st and Long Beach Blvd
Kubels 2 (open year round)
82nd and Long Beach Blvd
Kubel's Too is a neighborhood tavern that is open year round for lunch and dinner. The food is American with an emphasis on local seafood.
Price: $$
LBI Pancake House
21st and Long Beach Blvd
The LBI Pancake House is an LBI institution, serving delicious breakfast and lunch entrees 7 days week (8 -1:30PM). Friendly service, family atmosphere. Voted Best Breakfast on LBI three times, as well as Philadelphia Magazine Best of the Jersey Shore. Fresh squeezed orange juice daily.
Food: pancakes, omelets, and lunch entrees
Price range: $
Lex Mex
8th and Long Beach Blvd
Mexican food
Jayson's Pancake House
5th and Long Beach Blvd
Full selection of pancakes and other breakfast items.
Pinky Shrimps
83rd and Long Beach Blvd
Pinky Shrimps offers a seafood market and take-out. Seating available outside
Pinziminio
22nd (?) and Long Beach Blvd
The Port Hole Cafe
17th and Long Beach Blvd
"World famous" roast beef
Price: $
Raimondo's
1101 Long Beach Blvd
Creative Italian Cuisine, Reservations Suggested
Ravioli and More Company
26th Long Beach Blvd
Ravioli, along with other pasta
Sandbox Cafe
26th and Long Beach Blvd
Seven C's Seafood
13th and Long Beach Island
Ship Bottom Shellfish
18th and Long Beach Blvd
Ship Bottom Shell Fish is a BYOB restaurant. They offer both eat in or take-out. Daily specials available, Seafood, sandwiches, chicken and steak.
Price: $-$$
Speakeasy Pizza
14th and Long Beach Blvd
Pizza, Wings, Cheesesteaks
Price: $
Subway
1301 Long Beach Blvd
Sunset Grill
21st and Long Beach Blvd
Sunset Grill offers burgers, steaks, ribs and more.
Price: $-$$
Szechuan Gourmet and Sushi Bar - closed
1220 Long Beach Blvd
Theo's
7800 Long Beach Blvd
Voodoo Steakhouse
21st and Long Beach Blvd
Voodoo Steakhouse offers casual elegant dining. Specializing in New Orleans steak and seafood. Reservations Suggested
Woodies
5th and Long Beach Blvd
Woodies offers a Huge selection of 35 burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs and more...even seafood! Ice cream is also available.
Woodies is very casual; bathing suits are even OK for outdoor dining!
Food: Sandwiches, burgers, and more.
Price Range: $ (Kids menu $)
Southern End of LBI:
Beach Haven Areas:
(42nd to Berkley Ave)
Bagel Garden
4th and Bay
Bay Village (counter eateries)
9th and Bay at Bay Village and Schooner's Wharf
Beach House
13015 Long Beach Blvd
The Beach House is a casual restaurant with a little bit of everything on our menu: seafood, pastas, ribs chicken and more. We are known for our crabcakes, chowder and crisp salads. (Outside seating is also available)
Food: pasta, chicken, seafood, etc
Price: $$-$$$
Beachside Shore Cafe
30th and LB Blvd
Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner - casual atmosphere, inside and outside seating.
Price: $-$$
Bistro 14 (at Bay Village)
9th and Bay Village
Bistro 14 is a Restaurant and Rawbar, this casual restaurant has the best selection of east and west coast oysters. They are open for both lunch & dinner. 2007 Winner at Chowderfest "Grand Champion"
Black Whale
100 N. Pennsylvania (Bay Side)
The Black Whale serves both lunch and dinner. They have a daily market board, and are known for their Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes, a Broiled Seafood Combination, Baked Garlic Clams, Seared Sushi Tuna and their Garlic Mussels. Another must: their House Jambalaya
Price: $-$$-$$$
Boat House
Dock and West (Bay Side)
The Boathouse Restaurant offers both dine-in and take-out options. They serve seafood, steak, chicken and pasta.
Price: $$-$$$
Buckalew's (open year round)
Centre and Bay Ave
Buckalews is a casual, family oriented Jersey Shore restaurant and tavern, located in the heart of Beach Haven. Personal note: we love the cheese steaks and the She-Crab soup!
Food:Always a large selection of fresh locally harvested seafood, traditional tavern fare, great streaks and our famous tomato pies
Price: $$
Calabria
19th and Long Beach Blvd
Serving Italian food and pizza, children's menu available. BYOB
Price: $$
California Grill(open all year)
34th and Long Beach Blvd
Sandwiches, cheesesteaks and more. Outdoor seating availabe
Chicken or the Egg (Open 24 hours)
207 N Bay Ave (2nd)
Chicken or the Egg has a massive menu selection. They're known for their breakfast menu, wings and homestyle dinners. Early bird when seated by 6. Won awards for "Best Breakfast" and "Best Wings" in 2007 as a Reader's Choice award in the Times-Beacon Newspaper.
Price: $-$$
Chowder Hut
827 N Bay Ave (8th)
Dockside Diner(previously Bayside Diner, new owner)
24th and Long Beach Blvd
Serving breakfast & lunch from 7am-2pm. Entire menu available for take-out.
Price: $
Engleside Inn
Engleside and Atlantic (Oceanfront at Hotel)
Engleside offers steaks and seafood, as well as a Sushi bar. The entire menu is available for take-out. Reservations Suggested
Price: $$-$$$
Fred's Beach Haven Diner (open year round)
4th and Long Beach Blvd
Gables, The
212 Centre St
Built in 1892,this fine old Victorian serves Brunch and Dinner daily during the season, and is open on the weekends through the fall and winter.
A fine dining restaurant with stellar reviews by Zagat, the Asbury Park Press and The Press of Atlantic City. Our dress code....well, the women come dressed like a million bucks, the men come dressed like a buck fifty.
Gazebo, The
Bay Village on Schooner's Wharf side
The Gazebo offers bay view dining. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. They also offer a full Sushi menu. You'll find wraps, seafood, burgers, steaks, chicken as well as vegetarian choices.
Price: $-$$
Holiday Snack Bar
401 Centre St (Bay Side)
Burgers, snacks and more
Howards
33rd and Long Beach Blvd
Howards is known for excellent seafood, and their French Fried Lobster
Island Joe's Cafe
27th Street & LB BLvd
Island Joe's Cafe is an outdoor cafe with water views
Jersey Girl (Coffee, Bagels, Deli)
11101 Long Beach Blvd
Ketch, The
2nd St and Dock
Living on the Veg
**Fully VEGETARIAN Restaurant
4 W. Maryland Ave
Living on the Vegs offers fruit smoothies, veggie juices, salads, wraps, sandwiches and homemade soups.
Marlin, The
3 S Bay Ave
The Marlin offers seafood, chicken, steak, wood-fired pizzas and more. They are known for their Crab & Corn Chowder and their Grilled Calamari with Roasted Red Peppers.
Price: $$
M & M Seafood Bar (unsure if open, currently for sale)
Delaware and Long Beach Blvd
Nardi's
118th & LB Blvd, Beach Haven
Panzone's (Surf City store open year round)
11th and Bay Ave
Panzones (Beach Haven) offers pizza, pasta, chef's specials, seafood, veal, chicken, and sandwiches. They also won the Islander's "Best Pizza" category for 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Price: $-$$
Roberto's Dolce Vita
130th and Long Beach Blvd
Italian dining
Sea Shell
10 S Atlantic (Oceanfront at the hotel)
Slice of Heaven
610 N Bay Ave
Stop in for great pizza and delicious cheesesteaks you'll just love. They have the magic touch, and you'll just love having a slice of heaven!
Price: $
Spray Beach Inn
24th and Atlantic (Oceanfront at the hotel)
Spray Beach Inn serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. They have a Sunday breakfast buffet, and offer daily dinner specials.
Price: $-$$-$$$
Stefano's
1814 Bay Ave
Stefano's Seafood offers a "Taste of Italy by the Sea". There menu is available for dine-in and take-out. Welcome to BYOB. Seafood, steaks, veal, chicken, Italian, and more. Nightly specials, usually open from April through October.
Price: $$-$$$
Sweet Vidalia
12th and Long Beach Blvd
Sweet Vidalia is now serving American Bistro style dining. You'll find similar choices and service, but servings are larger. (no longer a Tapas restaurant) Please note they have a new #(609) 207-1110 and open daily at 5.
Terrace Tavern and Crab Shack
13201 Long Beach Blvd
The Terrace Tavern offers sandwiches, burgers, crabs and ribs.
The Sandpiper Restaurant
1016 N Long Beach Blvd, Beach Haven
Tucker's (open year round)
Engleside on the Bay side
Tuckers offers indoor and outdoor dining with bay views. Casual dining and great food, kids menu, steak, pasta, seafood, and more
Uncle Will's (open year round)
3 S. Bay Ave
Uncle Wills Pancake House offers pancackes, omelets, and more. They were voted best of the shore "Big Breakfast" in 2006 & 2008. They were also voted "Best Bestaurant" in 2003, 2004, and ALSO "Best Breakfast" voted in the Islander 2005.
For dinner options:
Uncle Will's Grill: Caribbean infused cuisine, Reservations Suggested
Price: $-$$
Woodies (2nd location) (open year round)
Woodies offers a Huge selection of 35 burgers, sandwiches, hot dogs and more...even seafood! Ice cream is also available.
Food: Sandwiches, burgers, and more.
Price Range: $ (Kids menu $)
Holgate:
South Beach Grill
5404 S Bay Ave
Restaurant owners:
If I've overlooked you, please drop me a line, and I'll add you to the list as soon as I'm able! My email address is on the "about me" page.
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