Guidebook for Wildwood

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Guidebook for Wildwood

Food Scene

Our favorite spot at the shore, Hooked-Up is owned and run by a fisherman and his family. Order at the walk-up counter where tuna, mahi and swordfish are prepared seared or blackened alongside local veggies, and grab a picnic table by the bay. Don't miss the littlenecks, steamed with tons of freshly chopped garlic, white wine, butter, lemon and parsley.
Hooked Up Seafood
1044 W Rio Grande Ave
Our favorite spot at the shore, Hooked-Up is owned and run by a fisherman and his family. Order at the walk-up counter where tuna, mahi and swordfish are prepared seared or blackened alongside local veggies, and grab a picnic table by the bay. Don't miss the littlenecks, steamed with tons of freshly chopped garlic, white wine, butter, lemon and parsley.
Get to this Crest bakery early, especially on the weekends, for warm donuts, sticky cinnamon buns and the best apple fritters on earth.
26 recommandé par les habitants
Britton's Gourmet Bakery
5600 Pacific Ave
26 recommandé par les habitants
Get to this Crest bakery early, especially on the weekends, for warm donuts, sticky cinnamon buns and the best apple fritters on earth.
Our go-to for pizza on the island, but don't sleep on the solid Italian and Italian-American hits like chicken parm, arancini and gnocchi with tomato sauce and smoked mozzarella.
59 recommandé par les habitants
Poppi's Brick Oven Pizza & Kitchen
4709 New Jersey Ave
59 recommandé par les habitants
Our go-to for pizza on the island, but don't sleep on the solid Italian and Italian-American hits like chicken parm, arancini and gnocchi with tomato sauce and smoked mozzarella.
Family-friendly ice cream parlor with a baseball theme. Come hungry and bring cash!
22 recommandé par les habitants
Fleck's Ice Cream
1600 Bayshore Rd
22 recommandé par les habitants
Family-friendly ice cream parlor with a baseball theme. Come hungry and bring cash!
One of the best restaurants in the area, Red Store is BYOB, cash-only and focuses on local ingredients. The charming general store setting with rear garden makes it very popular for breakfast and brunch, but if you only have one big night out dinner, make it here--and make reservations.
14 recommandé par les habitants
The Red Store
14 recommandé par les habitants
One of the best restaurants in the area, Red Store is BYOB, cash-only and focuses on local ingredients. The charming general store setting with rear garden makes it very popular for breakfast and brunch, but if you only have one big night out dinner, make it here--and make reservations.
Great food and drinks with a local crowd on the back way into Cape May
66 recommandé par les habitants
Lucky Bones Back Water Grille
1200 NJ-109
66 recommandé par les habitants
Great food and drinks with a local crowd on the back way into Cape May
A Shore classic! Skip the crowded and touristy Uncle Bill's in Cape May and Wildwood and head offshore to Villas, where this smaller location can usually seat you right away. Pancakes are terrific, Belgian waffle with strawberries and whipped cream is better.
59 recommandé par les habitants
Uncle Bill's Pancake House
4001 West Ave
59 recommandé par les habitants
A Shore classic! Skip the crowded and touristy Uncle Bill's in Cape May and Wildwood and head offshore to Villas, where this smaller location can usually seat you right away. Pancakes are terrific, Belgian waffle with strawberries and whipped cream is better.
Our favorite ice cream parlor on the island. Excellent waffles and ice cream. Bring cash.
16 recommandé par les habitants
Hassles Ice Cream
430 E 20th Ave
16 recommandé par les habitants
Our favorite ice cream parlor on the island. Excellent waffles and ice cream. Bring cash.
Seafood and barbecue overlooking the bay in North Wildwood
57 recommandé par les habitants
The Surfing Pig
231 W 10th Ave
57 recommandé par les habitants
Seafood and barbecue overlooking the bay in North Wildwood
A North Wildwood classic with a surprisingly large menu and family-friendly atmosphere. Get the wings.
21 recommandé par les habitants
Anglesea Pub
116 W 1st Ave
21 recommandé par les habitants
A North Wildwood classic with a surprisingly large menu and family-friendly atmosphere. Get the wings.
Best Mexican food in the area, run by a husband and wife from Oaxaca.
17 recommandé par les habitants
El Pueblo Taqueria
3704 Bayshore Rd
17 recommandé par les habitants
Best Mexican food in the area, run by a husband and wife from Oaxaca.

Parks & Nature

Our favorite beach on the island, located at the very tip of Wildwood Crest, adjacent a nesting seabird sanctuary. This is one of the few beaches in Wildwood you need to pay to access, but it's worth it for the relative peace and quiet, short beach length (no long walk on hot sand), and amenities, which include a laid-back tiki bar and grill (alcohol for members only). The cost is $7 a day, paid to the employees at the gazebo at the beach entrance.
6 recommandé par les habitants
The Club at Diamond Beach
600 E Raleigh Ave
6 recommandé par les habitants
Our favorite beach on the island, located at the very tip of Wildwood Crest, adjacent a nesting seabird sanctuary. This is one of the few beaches in Wildwood you need to pay to access, but it's worth it for the relative peace and quiet, short beach length (no long walk on hot sand), and amenities, which include a laid-back tiki bar and grill (alcohol for members only). The cost is $7 a day, paid to the employees at the gazebo at the beach entrance.
This bayfront beach in Cape May is quiet on weekdays, dog-friendly, and faces the famous concrete shipwreck. Dedicated parking lot makes access easy, and there's a cafe, gift shop, bathrooms and mini-golf all on site. Go later in the day and linger for the sunset that gives the beach its name.
21 recommandé par les habitants
Sunset Beach
21 recommandé par les habitants
This bayfront beach in Cape May is quiet on weekdays, dog-friendly, and faces the famous concrete shipwreck. Dedicated parking lot makes access easy, and there's a cafe, gift shop, bathrooms and mini-golf all on site. Go later in the day and linger for the sunset that gives the beach its name.
Playground and outdoor concerts
10 recommandé par les habitants
Fox Park
Ocean Avenue
10 recommandé par les habitants
Playground and outdoor concerts
Big park with bike rentals, playground and free outdoor concerts
15 recommandé par les habitants
Centennial Park
East Fern Road
15 recommandé par les habitants
Big park with bike rentals, playground and free outdoor concerts
Back-bay kayaking trips, salt-marsh safaris, and wildlife education in Stone Harbor
17 recommandé par les habitants
The Wetlands Institute
1075 Stone Harbor Blvd
17 recommandé par les habitants
Back-bay kayaking trips, salt-marsh safaris, and wildlife education in Stone Harbor
Beautiful lake to walk, bike or jog along in the Crest
13 recommandé par les habitants
Sunset Lake
13 recommandé par les habitants
Beautiful lake to walk, bike or jog along in the Crest

Shopping

If you're looking for local organic produce, Beach Plum Farm in West Cape May runs a daily farmstand overflowing with beautiful fruits and vegetables. Make a morning of it and have breakfast at their adjacent cafe.
83 recommandé par les habitants
Beach Plum Farm
140 Stevens St
83 recommandé par les habitants
If you're looking for local organic produce, Beach Plum Farm in West Cape May runs a daily farmstand overflowing with beautiful fruits and vegetables. Make a morning of it and have breakfast at their adjacent cafe.
Pedestrian mall in the heart of Cape May lined with candy shops, clothing boutiques, galleries and knickknack shops
118 recommandé par les habitants
Washington Street Mall
401 Washington St
118 recommandé par les habitants
Pedestrian mall in the heart of Cape May lined with candy shops, clothing boutiques, galleries and knickknack shops
Large supermarket with a fun retro design
176 recommandé par les habitants
ACME Markets
5300 Park Blvd
176 recommandé par les habitants
Large supermarket with a fun retro design
A women-run farmstand and bakery on Sunset Boulevard, where the clay oven turns out 20 different kinds of bread. Check their Facebook for hours, which change through the season.
Enfin Farms
609 Sunset Blvd
A women-run farmstand and bakery on Sunset Boulevard, where the clay oven turns out 20 different kinds of bread. Check their Facebook for hours, which change through the season.
Go-to spot for surf gear and watersports essentials
15 recommandé par les habitants
Kona Surf Company
103 E Rio Grande Ave
15 recommandé par les habitants
Go-to spot for surf gear and watersports essentials
Market focusing on organic, natural and alternative foods: gluten-free bread, grass-fed beef, essential oils, fair-trade coffee and the like. They also have a cafe window inside serving breakfast sandwiches, smoothies, cold brew coffee drinks, acai bowls and more. Lots of vegan/vegetarian options.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Green Street Market
3156 Rte 9 S
9 recommandé par les habitants
Market focusing on organic, natural and alternative foods: gluten-free bread, grass-fed beef, essential oils, fair-trade coffee and the like. They also have a cafe window inside serving breakfast sandwiches, smoothies, cold brew coffee drinks, acai bowls and more. Lots of vegan/vegetarian options.

Entertainment & Activities

Luxury spa at Cape May's historic Congress Hall hotel
78 recommandé par les habitants
Congress Hall
200 Congress Pl
78 recommandé par les habitants
Luxury spa at Cape May's historic Congress Hall hotel
The Boardwalk's main amusement pier
120 recommandé par les habitants
Morey's Piers and Beachfront Water Parks
3501 Boardwalk
120 recommandé par les habitants
The Boardwalk's main amusement pier
Big and busy waterpark on the boardwalk
23 recommandé par les habitants
Splash Zone Waterpark
3500 Boardwalk
23 recommandé par les habitants
Big and busy waterpark on the boardwalk
Local movie theater
12 recommandé par les habitants
Frank Theatres Rio Stadium 12
3801 Rte 9 S
12 recommandé par les habitants
Local movie theater
Cute free zoo in Cape May Courthouse
308 recommandé par les habitants
Cape May County Park & Zoo
707 U.S. 9
308 recommandé par les habitants
Cute free zoo in Cape May Courthouse

Sightseeing

Historical site from WWII right near Sunset Beach
World War II Lookout Tower
536 Sunset Boulevard
Historical site from WWII right near Sunset Beach
Site of a historic town that's been transformed into a brewery, restaurant and museum
54 recommandé par les habitants
Historic Cold Spring Village
735 Seashore Rd
54 recommandé par les habitants
Site of a historic town that's been transformed into a brewery, restaurant and museum

Drinks & Nightlife

Fun local brewery with walk-through museum, tasting room and gift shop by the Cape May Airport. You'll see their flagship Evacuation IPA on tap around town.
112 recommandé par les habitants
Cape May Brewing Co. Tasting Room & Brewtique
1250 Hornet Rd
112 recommandé par les habitants
Fun local brewery with walk-through museum, tasting room and gift shop by the Cape May Airport. You'll see their flagship Evacuation IPA on tap around town.
Excellent family-friendly brewpub with a roster of a dozen beers all brewed on site. Mud Hen just opened this year and is already a Wildwood classic. Go for dinner, for late-night drinks and live music, or on a cloudy day to sip porters and play games on the outdoor courtyard.
121 recommandé par les habitants
MudHen Brewing Company
127 W Rio Grande Ave
121 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent family-friendly brewpub with a roster of a dozen beers all brewed on site. Mud Hen just opened this year and is already a Wildwood classic. Go for dinner, for late-night drinks and live music, or on a cloudy day to sip porters and play games on the outdoor courtyard.
Total locals' bar with great home-made roast beef sandwiches, turkey clubs and Orange Crushes made with fresh squeezed juice
Ship 'N Shore Bar
434 W Montgomery Ave
Total locals' bar with great home-made roast beef sandwiches, turkey clubs and Orange Crushes made with fresh squeezed juice
The best winery in the area. Purchase bottles to go, hang out for a tasting, make a picnic in their gardens or book a reservation at their popular Grill Nights.
132 recommandé par les habitants
Cape May Winery & Vineyard
711 Town Bank Rd
132 recommandé par les habitants
The best winery in the area. Purchase bottles to go, hang out for a tasting, make a picnic in their gardens or book a reservation at their popular Grill Nights.
New craft brewery in North Cape May
23 recommandé par les habitants
Gusto Brewing
3860 Bayshore Rd
23 recommandé par les habitants
New craft brewery in North Cape May

Arts & Culture

Cool retro aviation museum by the Cape May airport
41 recommandé par les habitants
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum
500 Forrestal Rd
41 recommandé par les habitants
Cool retro aviation museum by the Cape May airport