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Cape May Dining
Axelssons's Blue Claw Restaurant
991 Ocean Dr
Cape May, NJ 08204 Phone: (609) 884-5878
Fax: (609) 884-1684
Preparations of seafood, chicken, veal, pasta and hand-selected beef, as well as occasional game specialties, line the restaurant's varied menu. From the modestly sophisticated dining room, you can watch the working fishing fleet. The staff is efficient.
Features: Dressy casual; cocktail lounge; cocktails.
Directions: From southern terminus of Garden State Pkwy, 1.3 mi e on CR 621 (Ocean Dr). 991 Ocean Dr 08204
Parking: on-site.
Hours: 5 pm-10 pm; call for hours off season. Closed: Mon-Thurs 9/6-4/20; Mon-Wed 4/21-6/14; also Sun 11/1-4/10 except holidays.
Price: Dinner: $24-$30
Credit Cards: DC, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: Steak & Seafood
Reservations: suggested.
410 Bank Street
410 Bank St
Cape May, NJ 08204 Phone: (609) 884-2127
In a charming, restored 1840 carriage house, just a block from a pedestrian shopping mall, the restaurant offers intimate dining rooms, including an enclosed porch and patio. Innovative cuisine blends the flavors of France, the Caribbean, New Orleans and Asia. Guests can bring along a wine to enjoy with such dishes as Chilean sea bass in Creole sauce or swordfish in champagne cream sauce.
Features: Dressy casual.
Directions: Between Broad and Lafayette sts; just w of Pedestrian Mall. 410 Bank St 08204
Parking: no self-parking.
Hours: Open 5/1-10/1; 5 pm-10 pm.
Price: Dinner: $27-$40
Credit Cards: AX, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: Creole
Reservations: suggested.
Aleathea's
7 Ocean St
Cape May, NJ 08204 Phone: (609) 884-5555
Your refined side will appreciate the Victorian style of Aleathea's, while your nature-loving tendencies will be sated with the outstanding views of the ocean and beach. At lunchtime, you can choose from sandwiches, soups and salads, while dinner offerings are more of the broiled pork chop and crab cakes Aleathea variety.
Features: Smoking available. Casual dress; cocktail lounge; cocktails.
Directions: At Beach Dr. 7 Ocean St 08204
Parking: on-site.
Hours: Open 5/1-12/2 & 3/1-4/30; 8 am-9 pm, Fri & Sat-9:30 pm.
Price: Lunch: $6-$11, Dinner: $21-$38
Credit Cards: AX, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: American
Reservations: suggested.
The Cape Orient
315 Ocean St, Unit 4
Cape May, NJ 08204 Phone: (609) 898-0088
Having received much local aclaim, this stylish storefront offers Thai, Chinese, and even a few Japanese dishes that make this a popular choice for locals and a pleasant surprise for tourists. A few unique chef specials add even more variety to a lengthy menu.
Features: Casual dress.Semi accessibility.
Directions: Center; in Washington Commons Mall. 315 Ocean St, Unit 4 08204
Parking: on-site.
Hours: 11:30 am-10 pm, Fri & Sat-11 pm. Closed: 11/22.
Price: Lunch: $7-$12, Dinner: $9-$25
Credit Cards: AX, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: Asian
The Ebbitt Room at the Virginia Hotel
25 Jackson St
Cape May, NJ 08204 Phone: (609) 884-5700
Creatively presented dishes reflect influences from Asia to the American Southwest. Professional servers and a softly lit dining room enhance the relaxed experience. The restaurant's name honors the inn's founder. Home-baked desserts are wonderful.
Features: Dressy casual; cocktail lounge; cocktails; entertainment.
Directions: Between Washington Square Mall and Beach Ave; center; in The Virginia Hotel. 25 Jackson St 08204
Parking: street.
Hours: 5:30 pm-10 pm; hours vary off season. Closed: Mon-Thurs 1/1-2/14.
Price: Dinner: $28-$34
Credit Cards: AX, CB, DC, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: American
Reservations: suggested.
Frescos
412 Bank St
Cape May, NJ 08204 Phone: (609) 884-0366
Patrons can unwind in the restored 1880 Victorian cottage, which is bustling on the inside and quiet on the broad veranda. Excellent Northern and regional Italian cuisine, such as osso buco, is at the heart of the menu. Pasta and desserts are made on the premises. Visitors should bring a favorite wine.
Features: Dressy casual.
Directions: Between Broad and Lafayette sts; just w of Pedestrian Mall. 412 Bank St 08204
Parking: no self-parking.
Hours: Open 5/15-10/15; 5 pm-10 pm.
Price: Dinner: $18-$30
Credit Cards: AX, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: Italian
Reservations: suggested.
Lobster House
906 Schellenger Landing
Cape May, NJ 08204 Phone: (609) 884-8296
Fax: (609) 898-0379
Overlooking the harbor, the restaurant is a local favorite for fresh seafood, particularly lobster. Nautical appointments decorate the informal dining room, while the outside patio is even more relaxed. A fresh fish market is on the grounds.
Features: Casual dress; cocktail lounge; cocktails.
Directions: At wharf; e of south end of Cold Spring Bridge. 906 Schellenger Landing 08204
Parking: on-site.
Hours: 11:30 am-3 & 5-10 pm, Sun from 4 pm; 2 pm-10 pm 11/30-6/19. Closed: 11/22, 12/24, 12/25.
Price: Lunch: $8-$20, Dinner: $19-$45
Credit Cards: AX, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: Seafood
Merion Inn
106 Decatur St
Cape May, NJ 08204 Phone: (609) 884-8363
Fax: (609) 884-1123
Located in the heart of Cape May's Victorian historic district, the restaurant, constructed in 1885, features charming restored dining rooms and a beautiful turn-of-the-20th-century bar, where guests may enjoy cocktails and live music. Well-prepared entrees include the stuffed lobster tail, in which a mixture of lobster chunks and creamy crab imperial is broiled in the shell, and chargrilled filet imperial, blackened filet mignon topped with crab imperial and bearnaise sauce.
Features: Smoking available. Dressy casual; cocktail lounge; cocktails; entertainment.
Directions: Jct Decatur St and Columbia Ave; center. 106 Decatur St 08204
Parking: on-site.
Hours: Open 5/1-1/1; 5 pm-10 pm. Closed: 12/24, 12/25; also Mon-Thurs off season.
Price: Dinner: $15-$40
Credit Cards: AX, CB, DC, DS, MC, VI.
Cuisine Type: Steak & Seafood
Reservations: suggested.
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