The restaurant scene in
Cape May
October 2007

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A Cape May Tradition for OVER 30 Years, The Mad Batter at 19 Jackson Street is open EVERY DAY for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Happy Hour Fri-Sun 4PM -6PM. Please call 609-884-5970 or visit the Mad Batter website for additional details..

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Union Park Dining Room located on Beach Avenue and Howard Street at Hotel Macomber, is serving dinner Thursday through Tuesday from 5:30. Please call 609-884-8811 or visit Union Park's website for additional details.

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"Always classically cool," The Washington Inn, located at 801 Washington Street, voted best service, best wine list, best atmosphere, most romantic, and best of the best by a New Jersey Monthly readers' poll. Serving dinner nightly from 5pm. Please visit the Washington Inn website or call 609-884-5697 for additional details.

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The Merion Inn at 106 Decatur Street is now serving dinner nightly from 5pm.
Early Bird and Night Owl Specials! George Mesterhazy on the Piano from 5:30.
Please call 609-884-8363 or visit
The Merion Inn website for additional details.

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*Winner of the 2004 International Star Diamond Award*
For a fine dining experience, visit The Ebbitt Room at The Virginia Hotel, 25 Jackson Street. Serving dinner nightly. Please call 1-800-732-4236 for reservations and hours or visit The Ebbitt Room website or call 609-884-5700 for additional details.

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Godmother's Restaurant located on the corner of Broadway and West Perry, specializes in Southern Italian cuisine. Serving dinner nightly from 5 p.m. Early Bird dinner specials (soup or salad & entree) are from 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. starting at $14.95. Please call 609-884-4543 or visit Godmother's website for additional details.

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The Blue Pig Tavern, located inside Congress Hall, is serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Please call 609-884-8422 for reservations and additional details.

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Martini Beach at 429 Beach Avenue is open at 5pm for ocean view dining nightly.
Please call 609-884-1925 or visit the
Martini Beach website for additional details.

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Cabanas on the corner of Decatur and Beach Avenue is open daily.
Come and check out their new expanded menu! Happy Hour every day
4-7pm. Visit
Cabanas website or call 609-884-4800 for additional details.

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Gecko's at Carpenter's Mall is serving lunch and dinner daily from 11am.
Please call 609-898-7750 for additional details.

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Seaside Cheese Company at 600 Park Blvd. in West Cape May is NEW to the island. A wide selection of lovely cheeses, spreads and fresh breads. Hot soups available for take out daily. Please call 609-884-8700 for additional details.

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What's Happening at the Ugly Mug? Well for starters they are on the Washington Street Mall, They have the largest, most affordable menu in the Cape and TERRIBLE TUESDAY IS BACK FOR THE SUMMER. Open for lunch and dinner daily. Please call 609-884-3459 for additional details.

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The Black Duck on Sunset, 1 Sunset Blvd. to be exact, is serving dinner nightly from 5pm. Please visit The Black Duck website or call 609-898-0100 for additional details.

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A Ca Mia at 524 Washington Street Mall, serving northern Italian and contemporary cuisine is open for lunch and dinner daily. Sidewalk cafe and interior seating available. Please call 609-884-6661 for reservations and additional details.

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Oyster Bay Steak and Seafood Restaurant at 615 Lafayette Street is serving
dinner nightly from 5pm. NEW menu, NEW martinis and NEW desserts and of
course FREE parking. Please call 609-884-2111 for additional details.

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Lucky Bones Backwater Grille, at 1200 Route 109 South (bottom of Cape May bridge) is serving lunch, dinner and a late night menu. Please call 609-884-2663 for additional details.

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Henry's on the Beach at 702 Beach Avenue is open daily from 8:30am for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Please visit Henry's on the Beach website or call 609-884-8826 for additional details.

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Think Globally, Drink Locally! Head to the C-View Inn "A Classic Corner Bar" at Texas Ave and Washington St. The Best Buffalo Wings in town! Open Year Round for lunch and dinner. Please call 609-884-4712 or visit the C-View website for additional details.

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The Cape Orient in Washington Commons is open year round 7 days a week! Chinese, Japanese, Sushi and Thai dishes available for lunch, dinner, take-out and catering. Cape Orient is open from 11:30am - 10pm Sunday through Thursday and 11:30am - 11pm Friday and Saturday. Please call 609-898-0088 for additional details.

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Tisha's on the Cape May Promenade is now serving dinner oceanfront Monday through Saturday from 5pm. Please call 609-884-9119 for reservations and additional details.

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The Depot Market is another local hotspot! Located at 409 Elmira, it's practically the center of town. Eat in or take out Monday through Saturday from 10am - 8pm. Homemade is their specialty. Please call 609-884-8030 for additional details.

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The Pilot House on the Washington Street Mall is serving lunch and dinner daily. Early Birds Monday through Thursday 4pm - 6pm and Happy Hour Monday through Friday from 4pm - 6pm. Please call 609-884-3449 for additional details.

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Freda's Cafe and Deli on Ocean St., is serving lunch and dinner Thursday through Monday. Lunch is 11:30am - 2:30pm and dinner is from 5pm. Take-out available. Call 884-0707 for the deli. Please call 609-884-7887 for reservations and additional details.

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Vanthia's located on Sunset Blvd. in West Cape May is serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Visit Vanthia's website or call 609-884-4020 for reservations and additional details.

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The Pier House at Beach Avenue and Pittsburgh Ave. is serving breakfast,
lunch Thursday - Saturday and dinner nightly from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Call 609-898-0300 for additional details.

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Need a Pancake fix? Uncle Bill's Pancake House at beach and Perry will re-open for the season March 15th! Please call 609-884-7199 for more information.

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Cucina Rosa at 301 Washington Street Mall is "The Best in Traditional Italian Cuisine". Cucina Rosa is serving dinner from 5 p.m. Please call 609-898-9800 for additional details.

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Perhaps Cape May’s best-known restaurant is The Lobster House at Fisherman’s Wharf near Schellenger’s Landing. An institution for almost fifty years, the restaurant also features a year- round fish market, coffee shop and seasonal outside raw bar as well as snacks and cocktails served aboard a docked schooner. The larger-than-life menu features the Lobster House’s famous Crab Imperial, whole lobsters cooked to order, crabs, mussels and oysters, scallops and King Crab Legs as well as traditional filet mignon, strip steak and Chicken Française. Main restaurant, the Schooner American, raw bar, fish market, and take-out are currently open for business! And don't forget you can order some of your Lobster House favorites online and have them delivered right to your home! Visit the Lobster House website or call 609-884-3064 for additional details.

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"A don't miss when you visit Cape May." Zagat 2003/2004
An extraordinary dining experience awaits you at Peter Shield's Inn & Restaurant located at 1301 Beach Avenue, Cape May's most spectacular oceanfront mansion. Serving dinner from 5:30 nightly. Closed Mondays. Please visit Peter Shield's website call 609-884-9090 for additional details.

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Mangia Mangia at 110 N. Broadway in West Cape May is where to get LOTSA PASTA! Serving dinner Thursday through Monday. Please call 609-884-2429 for additional details.

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Dry Dock Restaurant and Ice Cream Bar at 1440 Texas Avenue is serving up
16 different burgers, fresh salads, pizza, wraps and 18 ice cream flavors. Eat-in or Take-out. Please call 609-884-3434 for additional details.

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Harbor View Restaurant, Bar and Marina at 954 Ocean Drive is serving breakfast Saturday and Sunday, lunch and dinner daily. NEW this year SUSHI ON THE DECK! Please call 609-884-5444 for additional details.

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Zoe's Beachfront Eatery at 715 Beach Avenue is open daily at 7am for breakfast, lunch and dinner. DOG FRIENDLY DINING ON THE PATIO! Please call 609-884-1233 for additional details.

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Figs Cafe and Gourmet Market at 414 Washington Street Mall is open daily serving cheeses, prepared sandwiches, wine, Italian meats and GIANT delicious black and white cookies. Please call 609-884-8100 for additional details.

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Aleathea's inside the Inn of Cape May at 7 Ocean Street is serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Enjoy Happy Hour Monday to Friday on the porch or inside at the bar.
Please call 609-884-5555 for additional details.

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410 Bank Street is serving dinner nightly from 5pm. Please call 609-884-2127 for reservations.

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Fresco's at 412 Bank Street is serving dinner from 5pm. Please call 609-884-0366 for reservations and hours.

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Cafe Promenade Bar and Restaurant at the Montreal Inn is open daily serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Please call 609-884-6113 for additional details.

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Looking for fine ocean front dining? Tisha's Restaurant is the place!
Dinner is served nightly from 5pm. BYOB. Please call 609-884-9119.

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The Magnolia Room at the Chalfonte Hotel, featuring authentic Southern cuisine is serving breakfast daily from 8:30-10am and dinner nightly from 6-9pm. Enjoy cocktails in the King Edward Bar from 5pm-1am nightly. Complimentary DiBruno Bros. Cheese & Olive Bar Friday to Sunday at 5pm. Please visit the Chalfonte website or call 609-884-8409 for additional details.

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Bloody Mary's Bar and Grill at the Atlas Inn is your TROPICAL FUN IN THE SUN PLACE! Located at 1035 Beach Avenue, Bloody Mary's serves up exotic appetizers entrees with a tropical flair and of course tropical cocktails. Please visit the Atlas Inn website or call 609-84-7000 for additional details.

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Lu-lu's at 727 Beach Avenue below the Hotel Macomber is open daily serving breakfast and lunch 7am-noon and 7pm-10:30 in the evening. Stop in for home-style breakfast, cappuccino, hand-made pies and muffins, desserts, NEW this year OLD-SCHOOL BOXED LUNCHES and so much more! Order your boxed lunch at breakfast and they'll have it ready for you to pick up on your way to the beach, boat or picnic. Please call 609-884-3031 for additional details.

LaVerandah at the Hotel Alcott, 107-113 Grant Street, is serving dinner Tuesday through Sunday from 5pm. Please call 609-884-5868 for additional details.

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Stumpo's Italian Grill at 318 Washington Street Mall is serving lunch and dinner daily from 11am. Please call 609-898-9555 for additional information.

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McGlade's on the Pier on the promenade (behind Morrow's Nut House) is open for breakfast and lunch daily. Please call 609-884-2614 for additional details.

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