A Lightning Guide to Atlantic City Restaurants

White House Sub Shop

Long lines, big subs, and tasty food. Get a meatball sub or a cheesesteak. 

Formica Bros. Bakery

Formica’s sub rolls are White House’s secret weapon. Walk out with as many baked goods as you can carry.

Dock’s Oyster House

Fantastic raw bar. Look at the whole menu, order from the oyster selection.

Rainforest Café

Big portions and solid, dependable quality. Great for kids and those who’ve never eaten here before. 

House of Blues

Good food, better music. Have a late dinner, and stay for the night’s entertainment.

Pho Sydney

Who comes to Atlantic City for pho? You will, if you know what’s good for you. Unattractive shop, beautiful pho.

Buddakan

Contemporary pan-Asian restaurant with an outstanding atmosphere and limited menu. Three words: king crab tempura.

Palm Restaurant

The Tropicana’s steakhouse. Skip the steak, order the burger and fries.

Old Homestead Steakhouse

The Borgata’s steakhouse. Get a steak. Any steak.

Chef Vola’s

An AC institution. Authentic Italian in the basement of a house. Always packed. What’s not to love?

Steve & Cookies by the Bay

Whatever you do, order the pork chop. For dessert, ask for the blueberry pie. It’s not on the menu, but ask anyway.

Knife & Fork Inn

Get the crab terrine and a steak. You won’t regret it.

Los Amigos

Mexican restaurant with the best margaritas in town. Order the fried ice cream to officially throw your diet out the window.

Chelsea Prime

Another steakhouse. The ribeye is excellent. Come for the tater tots. That’s right, tater tots. 

Cuba Libre

The mojitos are strong, and the arroz con pollo is stellar.

Tun Tavern

Atlantic City’s only brewery. Stick to the ales. Food is optional.

Bill’s Gyro Souvlaki.

Atlantic City’s best gyro shop. Perhaps its only gyro shop, too. Regardless, the gyros are delicious. The tzatzkiki is transcendent. 

N.O.W.

Best crab rangoon around. Pho is on the pricey side.

Café 2825

Italian restaurant with a family feel. The food is top notch (order anything with mushrooms), and you’ll swear that the employees are family. Really though, are they a family?