Best of OC
Meet the 2026 Best of Ocean City® Winners: The votes have been counted, and the 2026 Best of Ocean City® winners are official. Ocean City locals, frequent visitors and vacationers cast tens of thousands of votes across 48 categories to recognize their favorite restaurants, bars, attractions, watersports operators and Boardwalk businesses.
39
Categories
5
Years of winners
| Category | Poll Winner | Editorial Pick |
|---|---|---|
| All You Can Eat | Bonfire Restaurant | — |
| Asian | OC Wasabi | Blue Fish |
| BBQ | Bull on the Beach | 28th Street Pit n Pub |
| Best New Restaurant | Papi’s Tacos | — |
| Breakfast | Barn 34 | Soriano’s Coffee Shop |
| Brunch | Bad Monkey | Bayside Skillet |
| Carry-Out | Rosenfeld’s Jewish Deli | Fat Daddy’s Sub Shop |
| Crabcakes | Crabcake Factory USA | Coins |
| Crabs | Crab Bag | Shrimp Boat |
| Ice Cream | Dumser’s Dairyland | Justine’s Ice Cream Parlor |
| Italian | Trattoria Lombardi’s | Touch of Italy |
| Mexican | Mother’s Cantina | Tequila Mockingbird |
| Restaurant that Caters to Dietary Restrictions | Shotti’s Point | Liquid Assets |
| Seafood | Crabcake Factory USA | Shark on the Harbor |
| Subs | Anthony’s Liquor | Billy’s Sub Shop |
| Waterfront Dining | Fager’s Island | Spain Wine Bar |
| Wings | Shotti’s Point | Pickles Pub |
| Category | Poll Winner | Editorial Pick |
|---|---|---|
| Bar Overall | Seacrets | M.R. Ducks |
| Craft Beer Selection | 45th Street Tap House | Pizza Tugos |
| Drinks | Fish Tales | Longboard Cafe |
| Happy Hour | Crabcake Factory USA | Angler Restaurant and Bar |
| Live Music | Seacrets | Purple Moose |
| Sports Bar | Pickles Pub | Original Greene Turtle |
| Category | Poll Winner | Editorial Pick |
|---|---|---|
| Boat Rental | Odyssea Watersports | Bayside Boat Rentals |
| Boat Tour | OC Explorer | — |
| Golf Course | Links at Lighthouse Sound Golf Club | Ocean City Golf Club |
| Jet Skiing | Odyssea Watersports | Under the Bridge |
| Mini Golf | Old Pro Golf | Baja Miniature Golf |
| Parasailing | OC Parasail | — |
| Rainy Day | Old Pro Golf | Ripley’s Believe it or Not |
| SUP/Kayak Rental | 48th Street Watersports | Ayers Creek Adventures |
| Surf Shop | Malibu’s Surf Shop | Chauncy’s Surf-o-Rama on 54th |
| Category | Poll Winner | Editorial Pick |
|---|---|---|
| Boardwalk Bar | Purple Moose | Riptides at 26th |
| Boardwalk Candy | Candy Kitchen | Dolle’s Candyland |
| Boardwalk Pizza | Tony’s Pizza | Pizza Boy |
| Boardwalk Shop | Kite Loft | Park Place Jewelers |
| Boardwalk Stands | Alaska Stand | The Wrapper |
| Caramel Corn | Fishers Popcorn | — |
| Sit-down Restaurant | Harrisons Harbor Watch | Shenanigan’s |
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