This year marked the 10th annual Best of Cape May. How have we been doing this for a decade already? We had a record-setting number of votes for this year’s survey, and there were a couple major upsets in categories where we haven’t seen a new winner in years. Plus, we added a handful of new food and shopping categories so you can make the most of your next visit. So, here we go:
Best Places to Stay
Bed & Breakfast: The Queen Victoria
Runner up: The Carroll Villa
Guest House: Antoinette’s
Runner up: TIE: 931 Beach House & The Columbia House
Hotel: Congress Hall
Runner up: La Mer
Campground: Beachcomber
Runner up: Depot Travel Park
Couples Friendly: The Queen Victoria
Runner up: Congress Hall
Pet Friendly: The Billmae
Runner up: Marquis de Lafayette
Family Friendly: Victorian Motel
Runner up: The Grand Hotel
Best Swimming Pool: Congress Hall
Runner up: The Grand Hotel
Best Places to Shop
Women’s Clothing: Cotton Co.
Runner up: Pink
Men’s Clothing: Galvanic
Runner up: Great White Shark
Flip Flops / Sandals: Casales
Runner up: Dellas 5 & 10
Jewelry: Whale’s Tale
Runner up: Henry’s
Accessories: Whale’s Tale
Runner up: SeaWeeds
Swimwear: Pete Smith’s Surf Shop
Runner up: 3-way TIE: South End Surf Shop, Summer Sun, Separately Swimwear
Candy & Fudge: The Original Fudge Kitchen
Runner up: TIE: Fralinger’s & Morrow’s Nut House
Souvenirs: The Whale’s Tale
Runner up: Sunset Beach
Home Decor: West End Garage
Runner up: Swede Things in America
Art: Cape May Artists’ Co Op
Runner up: SOMA NewArt Gallery
Furniture: Cape May Wicker
Runner up: Wanderlust
Antiques: West End Garage
Runner up: Treehouse Antiques
Best Places to Eat
Coffee: Magic Brain
Runner up: Coffee Tyme
Pancakes: Uncle Bill’s Pancake House
Runner up: The Mad Batter
Brunch: The Mad Batter
Runner up: George’s Place
Hot Dogs: Hot Dog Tommy’s
Runner up: Stewart’s
Tacos: Key West Tacos
Runner up: Gecko’s
Wings: The C-View
Runner up: The Mad Batter
Kid-friendly: The Rusty Nail
Runner up: Lucky Bones
Takeout: The Depot Market
Runner up: The Lobster House
Burgers: Ugly Mug
Runner up: Lucky Bones
Fish Tacos: The Rusty Nail
Runner up: Key West Tacos
Pizza: Louie’s
Runner up: Mario’s
Sushi: Cape Orient
Runner up: Yozu
Outdoor Seating: The Rusty Nail
Runner up: The Lobster House
Place for a date: The Washington Inn
Runner up: Tisha’s
Seafood: The Lobster House
Runner up: Tisha’s
Raw Bar: The Lobster House
Runner up: M’Ocean
Crabcakes: Freda’s
Runner up: The Lobster House
Ice cream, custard or gelato: Bliss
Runner up: Kohr Bros.
Worth the splurge: The Washington Inn
Runner up: Peter Shield’s Inn
Cocktail :The Brown Room at Congress Hall
Runner up: The Mad Batter
Place to hear a live band: The Rusty Nail
Runner up: Carney’s
Outdoor bar: The Rusty Nail
Runner up: Harry’s
Happy hour: The Mad Batter
Runner up: The Rusty Nail
Best Things to Do
On a rainy day: Cape May Food Tours
Runner up: Shopping
With kids: Cape May County Zoo
Runner up: Beach
Spa or Massage: Cape May Day Spa
Runner up: Sea Spa at Congress Hall
Festival or Parade: West Cape May Christmas Parade
Runner up: West Cape May Lima Bean Festival
Birding Spot: Cape May Point State Park / Lighthouse
Runner up: Higbee Beach
Golf Course: Cape May National Golf Club
Runner up: Avalon Golf Club
Miniature Golf Course: Sunset Beach Mini Golf
Runner up: Stockton Mini Golf
Watersports Activity: Kayaking
Runner up: Parasailing
Ghost Tour: Ghosts of Cape May Trolley
Runner up: Elaine’s walking ghost tour
Water or boat tour: Cape May Whale Watcher
Runner up: Cape May-Lewes Ferry
Free or low-cost activity: Beach
Runner up: Cape May County Zoo
Must-do activity: Cape May Lighthouse
Runner up: Beach
Daytrip: Cape May County Zoo
Runner up: Cape May-Lewes Ferry to Delaware
Winery: Cape May Winery
Runner up: Willow Creek Winery
Favorite Victorian Building: The Queen Victoria
Runner up: Emlen Physick Estate
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Jessica is the Creative Director at Cape Publishing and reports on business changes and historic preservation in Cape May. Is there something going on that we should know about? Email news tips to jessica@capemay.com.
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