Every year for seven years, we’ve asked our readers for their opinions on everything Cape May has to offer, from the best restaurants to the best place to grab a martini, and everything in between. Here are this year’s winners and runners up:
- Best Bed & Breakfast: The Queen Victoria
Runner Up: The Carroll Villa - Best Guest House or Inn: The Columbia House
- Best Hotel or Motel: Congress Hall
Runner Up: The Victorian Motel - Best Campground: Beachcomber Campground
Runner Up: Holly Shores - Best Place to Stay with Pets: Billmae Cottage
Runner Up: Highland House - Best Place to Stay with Children: Congress Hall
Runner Up: Montreal Inn - Best overall customer service: The Queen Victoria
Runner Up: The Carroll Villa & Mad Batter Restaurant
- Best restaurant customer service: Washington Inn
Runner Up: The Mad Batter - Best accommodation customer service: The Queen Victoria
Runner Up: Congress Hall - Best store customer service: Whale’s Tale
Runner Up: Splash - Best clothing store: Klothes Kove
Runners Up: Cheeks and Colors - Best place to get beach wear: Klothes Kove
Runner Up: Great White Shark - Best jewelry store: Henry’s
Runner Up: Whale’s Tale - Best place to find bargains: Dellas 5 and 10
Runner Up: Sunset Beach Gift Shop - Best store for accessories: Kaleidoscope
Runner Up: Whale’s Tale - Best gift store: Whale’s Tale
Runner Up: Sunset Beach Gift Shop - Best store for candy, fudge & taffy: The Original Fudge Kitchen
Runner Up: Morrow’s Nut House - Best Coffee: Avalon Coffee and Bagel
Runner Up: Coffee Tyme - Best Breakfast: The Mad Batter
Runner Up: George’s Place - Best Brunch: The Mad Batter
Runner Up: The Blue Pig Tavern - Best Place for a Quick Lunch: Hot Dog Tommy’s
Runner Up: Zoe’s - Best Pizza: Louie’s Pizza
Runner Up: Lucky Bones - Best Hamburger: The Ugly Mug
Runner Up: Jackson Mountain Cafe - Best Sandwich or Cheesesteak: The Ugly Mug and Zoe’s
- Best Place for Takeout: The Lobster House
Runner Up: Depot Market Cafe - Best Fine Dining: Washington Inn
Runner Up: Tisha’s - Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant: Uncle Bill’s Pancake House
Runner Up: The Lobster House - Best Place for Seafood: The Lobster House
Runner Up: The Merion Inn - Best Crabcakes: The Lobster House
Runner Up: Freda’s Cafe - Best Ice Cream, Custard or Gelato: Kohr Bros.
Runners Up: Dry Dock and Ben & Jerry’s - Best off-island restaurant: Harbor View
Runner Up: Axellson’s Blue Claw - Best Overall Restaurant in Cape May: Washington Inn
Runners Up: The Mad Batter - Best tanning beach: The Cove and Steger’s beaches
- Best surfing beaches: The Cove and Wildwood Crest beaches
- Best family beaches: The Cove and Sunset Beach
- Best place to escape the sun: On a porch or in air conditioning
Runners Up: The arcade - Best things to do on a rainy day: Read, shop, winery tours
- Best kid-friendly activity: Miniature Golf
Runners Up: Cape May County Zoo and The Nature Center of Cape May - Best winery to visit: Cape May Winery
Runner Up: Hawk Haven - Best Spa or Massage: Cape May Day Spa
Runner Up: The Sea Spa at Congress Hall - Best festival or parade: West Cape May Christmas Parade
Runner Up: Fourth of July Parade/Fireworks - Best birding spot: Cape May Point
Runners Up: Higbee Beach and West Cape May - Most interesting tourist spot: Lighthouse
Runner Up: Sunset Beach - Best area golf course: Cape May National
Runner Up: Avalon Golf Course - Best mini-golf course:Ocean Putt on Jackson Street
Runner Up: Stockton - Best watersports activity: Boogie boarding
Runner Up: Parasailing - Best bicycle route: Sunset Boulevard
Runner Up: Along the promenade - Best free or low cost activity: Walking or bicycling
Runner Up: The Cape May County Zoo - Best place for a cocktail: The Brown Room
Runner Up: Martini Beach - Best music venue: The Boiler Room
Runner Up: The Rusty Nail - Best nighttime hangout: Carney’s
Runner Up: The Brown Room - Best overall bar: The Brown Room
Runner Up: The Ugly Mug - Most interesting architectural building: Congress Hall
Runner Up: The Queen Victoria - Best place to meet up with people: Washington Street Mall
Runner Up: At a bar - Most likely place to meet a local: The C-View Inn or the Washington Street Mall
- Your favorite Victorian building: The Queen Victoria
Runner Up: Emlen Physick Estate - Best history tour: Cape May Carriage Company
Runner Up: Emlen Physick Estate - Best ghost tour: Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Tour
Runner Up: Elaine’s walking tour - Best water/boat tour: Cape May Whale Watcher
Runner Up: The Skimmer - The one place you ALWAYS go: The Beach and the Washington Street Mall
Well, that wraps things up for the Best of Cape May 2011! We hope you pay us a visit and find out for yourself the very best that Cape May has to offer. Thanks to all of you for voting and helping to celebrate our beautiful, seaside town!
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