Mud City Crab House
Open May through December, this popular restaurant offers a menu designed for seafood lovers. Diners can sit down to a casual meal and enjoy house favorites like freshly steamed crabs and lobsters, crab cakes, steamed shellfish and daily fresh fish selections. Mud City also offers sandwiches, steaks and chicken for patrons who don't eat fish. If you've had your fill after dinner but still want more, Mud City offers a fish market featuring fresh fish, shellfish and crustaceans. Mud City does not offer alcoholic beverages, but guests are encouraged to bring their own beer or wine. Days and hours vary with the season, so call ahead before you visit.
Mud City Crab House
1185 E. Bay Ave.
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
(609) 978-3660
mudcitycrabhouse.com
Greenhouse Café
Greenhouse Café is a family-friendly restaurant serving healthy food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, all served in a casual environment. Patrons can choose from a varied menu that emphasizes the use of whole grains, trans-fat-free oils, vegetarian stocks and gluten-free items. Selections include egg and vegetable breakfast wraps, apple walnut pancakes, broiled shrimp, linguine pomodoro a la vodka and Florentine pizza rolls.
Greenhouse Café
605 Long Beach Blvd.
Ship Bottom, NJ 08008
(609) 494-7333
greenhousecafelbi.com
Chicken or the Egg
Guests will enjoy a casual meal, eclectic décor and a whole lot of fun at this quirky café. Chicken or the Egg serves a variety of traditional and not so traditional dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and takeout. Omelets, pancakes, salads, sandwiches and burgers dominate the menu. Buffalo wings are the house specialty, so be sure to try something off the menu that includes one of the restaurant's 15 different house-made sauces.
Chicken or the Egg
207 N. Bay Ave.
Beach Haven, NJ 08008
(609) 492-3695
492fowl.com
La Spiaggia Restaurant
Diners can enjoy upscale, Mediterranean-inspired cuisine at this award-winning Italian restaurant. Menu items at La Spiaggia include veal scallopine with mushroom wine sauce, jumbo shrimp in champagne cream sauce and saffron risotto with duck, spinach and leeks. Generous portions are served in an elegant dining room featuring fine art, soft lighting and traditional furnishings. Reservations are highly recommended.
La Spiaggia Restaurant
357 W. 8th St.
Ship Bottom, NJ 08008
(609) 494-4343
laspiaggialbi.com
