Dock & Dine in NJ

*last updated July 2021 -Time to check some new restaurants off your dock and dine list this summer! Call ahead to confirm availability. Keep your submissions coming in the comments.

Is there anything better than summertime in New Jersey?  One of our favorite summer pastimes is docking up the boat at a waterfront restaurant to grab a bite and a cold drink after a day on the water.  Our list* of restaurants will welcome you by either land or sea. Choose your destination and simply kick back, relax and take in the glorious surroundings of the Jersey waters!

Atlantic City

• Back Bay Alehouse
• The Deck Bayfront Bar & Restaurant at Golden Nugget
• Wonder Bar

Bayville

• Martell’s Water’s Edge
• MJ’s Restaurant

Beach Haven

• Parker’s Garage & Oyster House
• Polly’s Dock

Belmar

• 9th Ave. Pier
• Klein’s Fish Market and Waterside Café
• Marina Grille

Brick

• River Rock Restaurant and Marina Bar

Brielle

• The Pig & Parrot
• Waypoint 622

Cape May 

• The Harbor View
• The Lobster House

Forked River

• Captain’s Inn
• The Waterfront

Galloway

• Motts Creek Inn

Grassy Sound

• The Lazy Bass 

Highlands

• Bahr’s Landing
• Inlet Cafe
• Proving Ground
• One Willow

Jersey City (TIP: Dock & Dine free at Liberty Landing Marina)

• The Liberty House
• MaritimeParc Restaurant
• Surf City

Keyport

• Blue Rock Cafe

Lake Hopatcong

• Stone Water
• The Windlass

Lavalette 

• Channel Marker Cafe

Leeds Point

• Oyster Creek Inn Restaurant and Boat Bar

Manahawkin

• The Boatyard LBI

Marmora

• The Tuckahoe Inn

Monmouth Beach

• Beach Tavern

National Park

• Coconut Grove Dockside Clam Bar

Neptune

• Sunsets Riverfront Restaurant

New Gretna

• Breezes Dock Bar and Grill at the Viking Yachting Center

Oceanport

• The Marina at Oceanport

Point Pleasant

• Clark’s Landing Dockside Grill

Point Pleasant Beach

• Jack Baker’s Lobster Shanty
• Jack Baker’s Wharfside
• The Shrimp Box

Red Bank

• Molly Pitcher Inn
• The Oyster Point Hotel

Rumson

• Salt Creek Grille

Sea Bright

• Eventide Grille
• Tiki Bar at BeachWalk

Sea Isle City

• Carmen’s
• The Inn at Sugar Hill
• Sunset Pier

Somers Point

• Crabby Jack’s
• The Point

Stone Harbor

• The Reeds at Shelter Haven

Strathmere

• Deauville Inn
• Twisties Tavern on the Bay

Toms River

• Baker’s Water Street Bar and Grille

Tuckerton

• Panini Bay

Waretown

• Monkfish Waterfront Grill

West Deptford

• Riverwinds Restaurant

Weehawkin

• The Chart House Restaurant
• Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Wildwood

• Beach Creek
• Boathouse Restaurant and Marina
• Urie’s
• The Wharf

Wildwood Crest

• Two Mile Landing

*This list may not be inclusive of every Dock & Dine in NJ. Please let us know your other favorite Dock & Dine spots in the comments and we will add them to the list.  Thank you!