Dock's Oyster House

2405 Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Phone: 609-345-0092

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Dock’s is A.C.’s only real seashore restaurant. It’s more than 100 years old (112, to be precise), it has belonged to the same family for four generations, and although the decor and menu have been through multiple renovations, Dock’s relies on the same classic dishes that made it good a century ago to make it great today. Stay in front at the black-and-white-tile-floored piano bar for a chilly martini and just-shucked Cape May Salt oysters. Or crowd into the elegantly packed dining room (reservations recommended) for the basics: oyster stew, Maine-flashback lobster potpie, garlic-laden steamed clams, sweet and light french-fried beets, and plainly good crabmeat sauté. Sure, there are newer-fangled ahi tuna steaks and lobster spring rolls as specials, but why mess with a century of success?