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Ocean City, NJ Restaurants: Where to Eat

Pancakes on Asbury, pizza on the boards, crab cakes, sticky buns and more ice cream than any one family should attempt in a week (attempt it anyway). Here are 71 places to eat on the island, sorted by what you're hungry for.

By Graham & Alicia Ginn, Ocean City Realtors and very experienced eaters. Updated November 2026.

AlcoholNone. It's a dry town.
Boardwalk foodMostly 6th to 14th St.
DowntownAsbury Ave., 6th to 14th St.
Off-seasonCall ahead

Good to know before you go

Ocean City has been dry since 1879: no restaurant or store on the island sells alcohol, and BYOB isn't allowed either. Many boardwalk spots are seasonal and cut their hours (or close) from fall to spring, so call before you make the drive.

Breakfast & brunch

Where Ocean City starts its day. Most of these close by mid-afternoon.

Asbury Kitchen

Breakfast and lunch daily from 7 a.m., dine in or take out.

Augie's Omelette, Waffle House & Grill

Over 40 kinds of omelettes, plus waffles, pancakes and home fries.

Brown's Restaurant

Boardwalk

A boardwalk breakfast institution since 1976. Get the doughnuts.

Dockside Kitchen

Brunch right on the bay, open to the public. Lobster Benedict is the move.

Doozie's Place

Breakfast and lunch on the corner of 1st and Asbury, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hooked on Breakfast

French toast at noon or a cheeseburger at 7:30 a.m. They don't judge.

Landmark Cafe

Downtown breakfast and lunch, open daily 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mallory's Eats

Breakfast and lunch downtown, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in season.

On The Way Cafe

A quick breakfast and lunch stop by the golf course, Monday to Saturday.

Sand House Kitchen

North-end breakfast and lunch by the beach, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Sunrise Cafe

Home fries, sunny eggs and lunch specials since 2013.

Uncle Bill's Pancake House

The Jersey Shore pancake tradition. Expect a summer line; it moves.

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Pizza & Italian

Thin crust on the boards, brick oven around town, and a sub or two.

Angelo's Pizzeria & Family Restaurant

Boardwalk

Casual Italian comfort food on the boardwalk, with gluten-free options.

Express Pizza & Subs

A north-end neighborhood favorite for 30-plus years, known for a crispy crust.

Manco & Manco Pizza

Boardwalk

Thin, sweet-sauce boardwalk pizza for more than 50 years. The classic.

Mario's Pizzeria

A family-run Italian restaurant since 1977.

Patroni's

Family-owned Italian takeout, open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Piccini Restaurant

Brick oven pizza.

Randazzo's Pizza

Pizza by the 34th Street bridge.

Sack O' Subs

Subs on Asbury since 1969, from a family making them since 1947.

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Seafood & crab cakes

You're on an island. Act like it.

Del's Grill

Boardwalk

Family-run since 1965: jumbo lump crab cakes, steak sandwiches and burgers.

Ike's Famous Crabcakes

Boardwalk

A boardwalk seafood staple since 1990, built on family recipes.

Mike's Seafood

50-plus years at the south end: seafood platters on the deck, a fresh fish market and soft serve.

OC Lobster Pot

Boardwalk

Lobster and seafood on the boardwalk, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Oves Seafood Restaurant

Boardwalk

A north-end boardwalk seafood spot started by a retired Beach Patrol guard. They rent bikes, too.

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Lunch, dinner & everything else

Burgers, tacos, BBQ, Greek, and a few spots worth dressing up for (a little).

Adelene at Port-O-Call

Boardwalk

The Port-O-Call Hotel's oceanfront restaurant, with modern takes on the classics.

Blue Cactus Taco Shop

Started on the boardwalk in 2017, now tacos a few blocks inland.

Buddy Love's BBQ

Boardwalk

Boardwalk barbecue, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Cafe Beach Club

Boardwalk

A seasonal oceanfront spot for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Clancy's by the Sea

Boardwalk

Breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week, between 12th and 13th.

Cousin's Restaurant

Something for everyone at the north end of Asbury.

Emily's Ocean Room

The restaurant inside the historic Flanders Hotel.

The Hula Restaurant & Sauce Co.

Boardwalk

Hawaiian food and house sauces on the boardwalk.

Jilly's French Fry Factory

Boardwalk

The big bucket of boardwalk fries. Share it, or don't.

Jon & Patty's Coffee Bar & Bistro

Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, with a cozy upstairs and outdoor seats.

Munchy's Bites

Boardwalk

Boardwalk favorites and sweet treats, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

SeaPark

A playful downtown spot where the menu goes in a lot of directions.

Varsity Inn

A longtime local hangout a block from the boardwalk.

Yianni's Cafe

A Greek cafe and family restaurant from a chef born on Crete.

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Ice cream, water ice & candy

Dessert is not optional in Ocean City. It is the plan.

A La Mode Ice Cream Parlor

South-end ice cream, 2 to 10 p.m. in season.

Aloha Soft Serve

Boardwalk

Soft serve with 20-plus toppings, sundaes, water ice and shakes.

Aunt Betty's Ice Cream Shack

A tropical-themed ice cream parlor.

Ben & Jerry's

Boardwalk

You know the flavors. Noon to 11 p.m.

Boba Works

Bubble tea, an Asian-American bakery and ice cream downtown.

Churn House Ice Cream

Cereal-infused ice cream at 33rd and Asbury.

Douglass Candies

Boardwalk

Boardwalk candy and fudge.

Famous Cookie Creamery

Boardwalk

Cookies and ice cream, open late in summer.

George's Candies

Boardwalk

Candy, homemade ice cream, a breakfast grill and toys, all under one roof.

Hobby Horse Ice Cream Parlor

A family-owned ice cream parlor and cafe.

Island Creamery

Downtown ice cream, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Jilly's Candy Factory

Boardwalk

The biggest candy wall in town.

Jilly's Ice Cream Factory

Boardwalk

Hand-dipped ice cream, soft serve and a lot of toppings.

Johnny B. Goode Ice Cream Parlor

Scooping since 1994, with a second shop at 34th and West.

Kilwins

Ice cream, handmade chocolates, fudge and caramel apples.

Mochi Bros

Boardwalk

Mochi doughnuts, mochi ice cream and bubble tea.

Polish Water Ice

Boardwalk

Water ice, two spots on the boards.

Shriver's Salt Water Taffy & Fudge

Boardwalk

Taffy and fudge since 1898, the oldest business on the boardwalk.

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Bakeries, doughnuts & coffee

Sticky buns are a food group here.

Bennie's Bread

Italian pastries, cannoli, cookies, pies and cakes.

Bungalow Bowls

Acai and pitaya bowls and smoothies.

Crazy Susan's Cookie Company

Homemade gourmet cookies.

Dead End Bakehouse

Boardwalk

Bagels and spreads made from scratch daily, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Fractured Prune

Hot, made-to-order doughnuts, breakfast sandwiches and coffee.

Mallon's Homemade Sticky Buns

Family-run since 1988 and baked the old-fashioned way. Go early.

Nauti Donuts

Fresh, made-to-order cake doughnuts and coffee.

Ocean City Coffee Company

Boardwalk

Coffee roasted right on the boardwalk.

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Boardwalk snacks & specialty shops

For the walk, the beach bag or the dinner you're cooking at the rental.

Agape Gourmet

A downtown gourmet food shop.

Arnie's Gourmet

A gourmet butcher shop, open seasonally Tuesday to Sunday.

Frenchy's

Boardwalk

Hand-cut fries, fresh lemonade and funnel cake.

Goodies Gone Wild

Boardwalk

Hot sauces, gourmet sodas, cotton candy and exotic meats.

Johnson's Popcorn

Boardwalk

Caramel corn from copper kettles since 1940. They ship, too.

Kilhaney's Pickles

Boardwalk

Award-winning pickles on the boardwalk. Yes, really.

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Restaurant names, addresses, phone numbers and websites are from the Ocean City Regional Chamber of Commerce member directory, November 2026. Hours change by season and businesses come and go, so call ahead. Own a restaurant that's missing or listed wrong? Let us know and we'll fix it.

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