Dining in Wildwood

50th season in 2024! "Mandatory Wildwood tradition" at 4+ stars. Fresh-cut crinkle fries fried in peanut oil. Cash only. Pair with Lemonade Shake-Ups. Multiple Morey's Pier locations.

Must try: Crinkle fries with Lemonade Shake-Up

"Best boardwalk pizza in NJ" since 1952 at 4.3 stars. Thin-crust Neapolitan style beloved for three generations.

Must try: Classic cheese slice

Homemade fudge since 1919 packaged in signature tartan boxes. Watch candy being made.

Must try: Peanut butter fudge

Transcends ice cream at 4.6 stars (cash only). Sit in original '57 Chevy, '59 Caddy, or '57 Ford Fairlane car booths for 30+ flavors. Exceptional allergen awareness. Visited by Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Beach Boys members.

Must try: Any flavor in a vintage car booth

"Worth a special trip" at 4.5+ stars. Commercial fisherman's red picnic tables serving catch-of-the-day swordfish and peel-and-eat shrimp. Arrive 3-5pm to avoid lines.

Must try: Catch of the day

Sprawling waterfront picnic tables with all-you-can-eat locally caught crabs.

Must try: All-you-can-eat crabs

4.5 stars for "dense, overwhelming menu" with skillets that "could feed 4." Classic diner experience.

Must try: Skillets

4.5+ stars. "Dead serious" smoking from a team that worked at Brooklyn's Hometown Bar-B-Que. Arrive before 8pm closing or risk sellout.

Must try: Brisket

Wildwood's first craft brewery (opened 2018). Dog-friendly patio and housemade potato chips.

Must try: House beer with potato chips

Opened 2022 bringing unexpected sophistication—Slayer espresso machine cortados, ricotta pancakes, housemade donuts.

Must try: Ricotta pancakes with cortado

Cash only, opens 6:30am. Apple fritters so legendary that President Ronald Reagan wrote a letter praising them.

Must try: Apple fritter