SL_BestOfTheShore_622 - FINAL_SL Feature 6 / 28 / 22 11 : 29 AM Page r Pizza at Prep’s noodles and deep - fried Korean Pizza & Dairy Bar hot dogs . CHURN HOUSE It’s hard to stand out amongst the competition when it comes to FOR DINNER pizzerias on the Boardwalk , but The Doc’s Place Prep’s has been doing just that for With a lively bar , a comfortable more than 50 years . Whether you dining room and a deck suit - opt for an old reliable plain slice or able for sunset dinners , it’s no a specialty pie like the Philly wonder The Doc’s Place in cheesesteak , you’re sure to be sat - Somers Point has been a draw isfied , and as a bonus , you don’t for three decades . Popular have to stop anywhere else to get entrees include the penne in a the kids ice cream for dessert . Kobe meat sauce and the bone - in veal Parmesan , and for those Crabcakes at Ike’s who like to imbibe , no trip is Famous Crabcakes complete without trying one of What’s a trip to the Shore with - their signature martinis . out dining on seafood ? This casual eatery was started by Ike The Crab Trap Cassoboon in 1990 and has con - Located on the property of John tinued to master the crabcake in Somers , one of the original set - all its forms since being taken tlers of Somers Point , The Crab over by current owners Frank Trap overlooks Great Egg Har - and Alec Palmieri in 2012 . Order bor Bay and is ideal for a their specialty dish as an entrée , romantic dinner for two or a a sandwich or even as a que - night out with the entire fam - sadilla , and odds are you’ll be so ily . From crab imperial to Jersey hooked on the fresh blend of scallops and stuffed shrimp to blue crab that you’ll have a lobster , there is something for dozen crabcakes shipped to your every seafood lover in the Sticky Buns at off with additional toppings for a Brunch at home after vacation is over . group . Mallon’s Homemade dessert experience the kid in you Dockside Kitchen Sticky Buns will adore . Celebrating its fifth anniversary Quick Bites at Buona Vita One of the best parts about vaca - this year , Dockside Kitchen serves Crunchik’n Restaurant tion is splurging for breakfast Breakfast at brunch daily from 8 a.m . to 3 There’s no rule that says you The finest dishes inspired by before hitting the beach , and we OC Surf Café p.m . and is known as one of the have to eat pizza or burgers Southern Italian cuisine make can’t think of a better way to do Locals and vacationers alike flock only spots in Ocean City for when hitting the Boards . This this Somers Point restaurant that than at Mallon’s , a staple at to this charming café for the waterfront dining . With an new Korean fusion spot , which equally popular for special occa - the Jersey Shore since 1988 . most important meal of the day , espresso bar for coffee lovers and also has two locations in sions like a rehearsal dinner or While they offer crumbcake , and the hardest part is choosing unique menu items like lobster Philadelphia , is a fine alterna - date night with the spouse . E homemade doughnuts and between traditional favorites like eggs Benedict and a shrimp and tive for lunch and dinner with Gnocchi , lasagna and spaghetti R bagels as well , there’s a reason pancakes and omelets or a more crab omelet , it has quickly estab - options like Korean fried with mussels are just a few of the O their famous sticky buns are in daring selection such as steak lished itself as a must - visit . chicken , rice bowls , japchae standouts . the name . and egg tacos or French toast H layered with peanut butter and S Unique Desserts at chocolate chips . Churn House Ice rant , established Ein Cream & Cereal Bar Smoothies at 1944 and now in its Like most of us , Ocean City native Yianni’s HCafé fourth generation of Cory Raab grew up with ice Open for breakfast , lunch and T family ownership , is cream and breakfast cereal as dinner , the smoothies at Yianni’s the spot to meet up two of his favorite food groups , pair well with any of those F with old friends or and he decided to combine them meals . They offer a wide range of Ocean City , of course , line’s By the Bay has catch a Phillies game O when he opened his own busi - flavorful concoctions — including is a dry town , but rollicking indoor and while enjoying one of ness on the island . Vanilla , the Sunrise Sensation with there are plenty of outdoor bars with live 16 brews on tap . chocolate or vegan vanilla is peach , mango and bananas Tand inviting spots just music on most nights “ churned ” with your choice of the Banana Berry with bananas , S minutes away in in the summer . Char - cereal — from Rice Krispies to blueberries , strawberries , honey E Somers Point . Caro - lie’s Bar & Restau - Froot Loops , Cocoa Puffs and and yogurt — but our go - to is many more — and then finished the Mango Piña BColada . 4 4 | S U B U R B A N L I F E M AG A Z I N E | VO L U M E 1 3 I S S U E 1 0 | S U B U R B A N L I F E M AG A Z I N E . C O M