The 33 best Jersey Shore restaurants you’ve never heard of

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Guests eat eat the counter at the Neptune Market in Harvey Cedars on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.Jim Lowney | For NJ Advance Media

The Jersey Shore is jammed with restaurants from Sea Bright to Cape May. Many are packed in the summer, especially on weekends, because they’re so damn popular, or because visitors just don’t know where else to go.

Well, I’m about to tell you about 33 Shore restaurants that only the most savvy insiders know about. Several don’t have any social media presence; many look unremarkable from the outside.

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