SJM_BestOfTheShore_524 - FINAL - R1_SJM Feature 5 / 29 / 24 4 : 06 PM Page 18 WHAT’S ew N AT THE SHORE North End American offers twists on classic live music and a Grill is inspired by favorite cocktails summer cocktail like Southern California along with a range of the “ Oasis of Peace with the atmosphere wines , drafts and Pom - Pineapple . ” The to match : outdoor din - seltzers . For an immer - Inlet also provides ing , happy hour by the sive beach bar experi - up - front oceanside beach and live music . ence , Star Beach Bar views , with a drink The Wetlands Institute is now open For more of a home - allows you to actually menu consisting of any seven days a week , welcoming visitors town feel , family - sit with your toes in the craving imaginable . owned Owen’s Pub sand while enjoying to tour the grounds , help feed local marine life , and get up close and per - sonal with resident marine - life ambas - Santorini Swine Bar Venezia sadors such as Gary the octopus . The bright blue ex terior Open - air dining with A short walk from the and island - aesthetic amazing views of the Boardwalk is this restau - WILDWOOD encourage a person to ocean while eating sweet rant with classic Italian MADISONRESORT WILDWOOD CREST enter Santorini , and chili rubbed salmon food and a classy their Mediterranean sounds like paradise , but ambiance . Whether opt - dishes ensure that they that’s just standard at ing for rolled eggplant will keep coming back . Swine Bar . Even their with ricotta , walnuts , From the must - have salads and starters are spinach , cinnamon tzatziki to start , to next - level , like the Hud - powder , mozzarella and hearty main courses sonValley foie gras with marinara , or classic fet - like lobster risotto or apple compote and tuccine alfredo topped gnocchi rose , it’s diffi - blueberry gastrique , or with chicken and cult — but still neces - beet salad with whipped asparagus , there are sary — to save room for goat cheese and candied plenty of enticing dessert . pecans . options to enjoy . NORTH END AMERICAN GRILL The new Madison Resort Wildwood Crest is now the largest resort in Cape May County consisting of two towers — half of which opened on May 16 with the other set to open this summer . Another new resort , The Vibes Hotel on Atlantic and Spicer avenues , will also open its doors this summer . This spring also marked the debut of the cowboy - themed HonkyTonk bar located in the Boardwalk Mall , and development of The Point , a tiki bar . The Boardwalk is in the process of renovations , as phase three of the multi - year plan is currently underway . The most recent refurbishment covers Oak Avenue to Schellenger Avenue , and Cedar Avenue to Atlantic Avenue for replacements , heightened accessi - bility and additions such as lighting and decorative features . The beaches , too , are experiencing a multimillion dollar emergency replenishment pro - ject that will pump over 300,000 cubic n yards of sand into North Wildwood . SouthJerseyMagazine.com | VOLUME 2 1 , ISSUE 2 | SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE | 39