Best Seafood Restaurants in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey

Wildwood Crest is an area of New Jersey best known to many as the home of Wildwood, an outdoor amusement park right on the boardwalk. Many others visit the city for the great fishing opportunities, or to take advantage of swimming and water sports in the ocean. While in the area, take time to check out the best seafood restaurants in Wildwood Crest.

Adventurer Ocean Front Restaurant

The Adventurer Ocean Front Restaurant is located inside the Adventurer Inn and has a large menu, making it a favorite among locals. Outdoor seating on the patio includes views of the ocean, but you can sit inside if you wish. Fish and seafood dishes are featured, but you can also try the house specialty--banana pancakes--if you go for breakfast.

Adventurer Ocean Front Restaurant
Morning Glory Avenue & Ocean Avenue
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey 08260
(609) 522-0444

Holy Mackerel! Beach Grill

Holy Mackerel! is popular with locals because of the big portions and low prices. Breakfast is served daily, but the restaurant also is open for lunch and dinner. House specialties include a New England lobster boil, complete with potatoes, corn, mussels, clams and lobster and whole red snapper served with rice, vegetables and an Asian-inspired glaze.

Holy Mackerel Beach Grill
430 Louisville Avenue
Wildwood, New Jersey 08260
(609) 522-1820
holymackerelseafood.com/

Fish Factory

The Fish Factory is the only seafood restaurant in town where you can order takeout and take your food back to the hotel. You can also eat inside. All of the seafood is served fresh. The restaurant offers several seafood combo meals. House specialties include mussels marinara.

Fish Factory
8606 New Jersey Ave
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey 08260
(609) 522-9582

Article Written By Jennifer Eblin

Jennifer Eblin has been a full-time freelance writer since 2006. Her work has appeared on several websites, including Tool Box Tales and Zonder. Eblin received a master's degree in historic preservation from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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