Voted by Readers: The Best Places To Eat And Drink At NJ Hotels

I was just in New Hope over the weekend, and the hotel we stayed at had a gorgeous rooftop bar and restaurant overlooking the Delaware River, but when it comes to the best hotel to grab dinner and drinks, the #1 spot is right here in New Jersey!

Get our free mobile app

According to the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards for 2025, two New Jersey hotels made the list: one for the absolute best hotel restaurant and the other came in second for the best hotel bar.

Both places are located at the shore, and what's cool about this is that readers vote on the awards!

The big winners are....

View this profile on Instagram
Congress Hall, Cape May, NJ (@congresshall) • Instagram photos and videos

The Brown Room at Congress Hall in Cape May came in at #2 for Best Hotel Bar.

I attended a wedding at Congress Hall years ago, and it was absolutely beautiful.

It's one of those hotels with so much history, and guests continue to go back year after year.

USA Today’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Award for #1 Hotel Restaurant was Kuro at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.

View this profile on Instagram
Hard Rock Atlantic City (@hardrockhcac) • Instagram photos and videos

"New-style Japanese featuring contemporary artisanal dishes using locally sourced and imported ingredients directly from Japan," according to Hard Rock's website.

Sounds delicious!

Congratulations to these 2 New Jersey winners!

13 cozy, very historic NJ bars and restaurants

Not only are these New Jersey spots cozy for a drink and bite to eat - the properties all have roots that go back to the 1700s.

Gallery Credit: Erin Vogt

The 5 Best Waterfront Bars At The Jersey Shore, According To Chat GPT

According to AI, these are the 5 best waterfront bars at the Jersey Shore, and honestly, we don't totally disagree with the list!

Gallery Credit: Buehler

New and classic favorites: The best dive bars in New Jersey

The term "dive bar" used to be something derogatory. Nowadays it's more of a badge of honor to say to own one, go to one, or work at one.

We started in South Jersey, stopped A LOT in Central Jersey and ended in North Jersey. We left out the Jersey Shore bar because there are just too many to choose from. If your favorite isn't on the list, don't be offended, just tell us about it. Here we go...

Gallery Credit: Dennis Malloy