This Northern Ocean county region is a mecca for restaurants with many casual family eateries, and fine dining destination restaurants. Many of the high end restaurants are open year round.
Blend on Main
Manasquan, NJ
Located across the street from the Algonquin Theatre, this is a popular high end, BYOB serving a well-executed, seasonal menu, using high quality ingredients. This is a restaurant with both substance and style.
Charlie's of Bayhead
Bayhead, NJ
Llocated on the Twilight Lake waterfront, features a well-executed menu of contemporary American cuisine in a casual yet elegant atmosphere, with stunning waterfront views.
Daniel's
Bistro By Chef Bass
Pt. Pleasant Beach
A small BYOB restaurant, popular with diners who enjoy an affordable restaurant serving gourmet food, in an attractive, cozy, quiet setting --- a good place for a date or couples night out.
Due Amici Restaurant
Brielle, NJ
A Jersey Shore Italian restaurant popular with locals who enjoy traditional Northern Italian food in a friendly atmosphere. They also have a fireplace that makes for a cozy touch during the colder winter months.
Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
The Lobster Shanty is popular with tourists looking for a Jersey Shore sea food dining experience with scenic water front views. Located dock side on the Manasquan Inlet, if you are close enough to get a window seating during the dinner hours, you can watch fishing boats returning from the ocean.
Jack Baker's Wharfside Restaurant
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
The seafood is why you come to this restaurant. They offer good, fresh locally caught seafood along with many farm raised seafood dishes, though prepared in a traditional, basic style. In the summer months you can enjoy dining outdoors overlooking the river on their deck.
Poached Pear
Bistro
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
One of the top restaurants in Point Pleasant Beach. Serves an imaginative, eclectic
American menu in an upscale, modern friendly setting.
Prime 13
Point Pleasant, NJ
Prime 13 is a popular Steak House serving some of the highest quality steaks with a very casual family/sports bar vibe --- without a full service bar and alcohol.
Red's
Lobster Pot
Point Plesant Beach, NJ
Red's Lobster Pot is the place to come if you are looking for fresh, locally caught, creatively prepared lobster dishes with a New England dockside waterfront, casual ambiance.
Shore Fresh Seafood Market and Restaurant
Pt. Plesant Beach, NJ
Shore Fresh Seafood Market and Restaurant is the place to come if you are on a limited budget and looking for fresh, locally caught seafood.
You aren't going to find any place along the northern Jersey Shore with lower prices! This is a no-frills BYOB restaurant.
The Shrimp
Box
Pt Pleasant Beach, NJ
The Shrimp Box is a popular Point Pleasant restaurant where you can experience excellent waterfront views, fresh locally caught seafood, and "not break the bank."
In the warmer months, they open the Outside The Box Patio Bar --- a great place to be for that Jersey Shore experience.
Shipwreck Grill
Brielle, NJ
Shipwreck Grill, a popular Jersey Shore restaurant with a vibrant bar, is one of the best spots for imaginative and sophisticated seafood food in the Brielle-Point Pleasant shore area.
Spano's Ristorante Italiano
Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ
Spano's Ristorante Italiano with old world Italian ambiance, is one of the best red sauce Italian restaurants along the Jersey Shore.
Spike's Fish Market Restaurant
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
Both a restaurant and a sea food market, this small restaurant offers locally caught, fresh seafood without gourmet trimmings