Best of Atlantic City

Welcome to the Atlantic City Hotel Experts list of the Best of Atlantic City.  We'll breakdown our list into several categories including Casino Hotels, Shopping, Restaurants, Dining, Golf Courses, Atlantic City area Hotels without Casinos, Entertainment, Miscellaneous and a few others. 

The ratings were compiled by AC Hotel Experts employees that have lived near Atlantic City for a lifetime.  This was a fun project, we hope you enjoy list. We do update this list from time to time to make sure it's up to date. The last update was April 1, 2013

Atlantic City, New Jersey

» Best Sunset Location ► #1 is Golden Nugget 5th Floor Outdoor Deck and H2O Bar, unbelievable. Honorable mention is Scales Grill & Deck Bar in Gardner's Basin !.

» Best Poker Room ► The Borgata Poker Room Rules! 2nd Best - Taj Mahal

» Best Casino Floor Bar ► Toga Bar at Caesar's - in the middle of the action. Next best B Bar at Borgata

» Best Casino Guest Room ► The new Revel Casino rooms are awesome #1.  Next best Taj Mahal Chairman Tower - large and great views. Atlantic Club large with views.

» Best View ► Taj Mahal Casino - many rooms have great Ocean Views in the Chairman's Tower. Every room at Revel has great views too.

» Best Casino Buffet ► Borgata Buffet,  #2 Fiesta Buffet at the Trop (Offers Surf & Turf, crab legs and prime rib.)

» Best Spa ► Spa Toccare at the Borgata and Immersion Spa, #2 = Qua Baths and Spa - Caesars Atlantic City then Bask at Revel.

» Best Live Music Bar ► Gypsy Bar at the Borgata - Guaranteed good time! New "Live Bar" at Golden Nugget, fun set up.

» Best Beach Bar  ► Land Shark Grill - at Resorts on the beach, really fun!  Bally's Beach Bar is #2 .

» Best Casino Pool ► The Pool at Harrah's #1 - #2 Revel Casino Pool, #3 Borgata Indoor Pool

» Best Casino Location ► Caesar's Casino is perfectly in the center of the boardwalk.

» Best Valet Parking ► Borgata Casino - Large, spacious, never clogged up.

» Best Parking Garage ► Caesar's Atlantic City - plenty of spaces during busy times, easy to get to the casino and pier.

» Best Atlantic City Nightclub ► #1 = HQ at Revel, #2 DUSK at Caesars,  #3 Pool After Dark at Harrah's #4 Mixx / MurMur at the Borgata, #5 Boogie Nights at the Trop.

Atlantic City Hotels without Casino

» Best Guest Room or Suite ► Atlantic Club - Large rooms and Corner Suite is awesome.

» Best Views ► FantaSea Resorts Flagship (All Suites) - Great City, Inlet and Ocean Views, ask for a high floor.

» Best Views #2 ► Sheraton Atlantic City Hotel - Fantastic City and Skyline Views.

» Best Pool ► #1 Chelsea Outdoor Pool (5th Floor),  #2 FantaSea Resorts Flagship - Indoor Pool & Hot Tub w/ Outdoor Sun Deck.

» Best Hotel Location ► Blue Green Resort at Atlantic Palace - on the boardwalk!

Atlantic City Restaurants

» Best Steak House ► The Palm at the Tropicana - Incredible! Morton's The Steakhouse #2

» Best Italian Restaurant ► Chef Vola's - Secret local spot, 111 South Albion Place. Il Mulina #2 awesome!

» Best Asian Influence Restaurant ► Buddakan - The Pier at Caesar's, Rated #1.

» Best Seafood Restaurant ► Phillips Seafood at the Pier #1, AC Bar and Grille #2, Atlantic Grill #3.

» Best Wine Selection Restaurant ► Bobby Flay Steak at the Borgata.

Atlantic City Shopping

» Best Upscale Shopping ► Pier Shop's At Caesar's - Hottest shopping from PHL to NYC.

» Best Outlet Shopping ► Tanger Outlets "The Walk" - Michigan and Atlantic Ave's

Atlantic City Entertainment

» Best Comedy Club ► Comedy Stop at the Tropicana Quarter - Off the charts funny!

» Best Live Music Bar ► Gypsy Bar at the Borgata - Live bands nightly. "Live Bar" at the Golden Nugget.

» Best Concert Venue ► Revel Ovation Hall, Borgata Music Box, House of Blues at the Showboat - Plenty of space!

» Best Karaoke Bar ► Planet Rose at the Tropicana Quarter.

Miscellaneous Atlantic City

» Best Boardwalk Store ► James Candy - Fralinger's Salt Water Taffy - 1325 Boardwalk - As seen in Boardwalk Empire!

» Best Cheese Steak ► White House Sub Shop - Arctic and Mississippi ave's, this is a must visit!

» Best Place to Watch the Sunset ► Scales Grill & Deck Bar in Gardner's Basin, #2 Golden Nugget 5th Floor H2O Outdoors.3. Third floor outside deck of the Pier at Caesar's.

» Best South Jersey Golf Course ► Twisted Dune Golf Club, Harbor Pines Golf Club

» Best Thing to Do in AC ► Atlantic City Cruises - Take a dolphin or sunset cruise.

» Best Bakery ► Formica Brothers - Arctic ave between Mississippi & Georgia ave's.

» Best Gentlemen's Club ► Bare Exposure - All Nude, bring your own beer & wine! Diving Horse #2

» Best Male Revue ► Savage Men - Tropicana.

» Best Singles Bar ► Boogie Nights Retro Nightclub at the Tropicana.

» Best Neighborhood Bar ► The Irish Pub - St James Place at the Boardwalk.

» Coldest Beer ► Tun Tavern and Brewery - Ice Cold.

» Best Gay Bar ► Prohibition at Resorts Casino - your hub for gay fun in Atlantic City. Gay Atlantic City Guide

» Best Selection of Beers ► Firewater's at the Tropicana Casino (1st floor)

» Best Atlantic City Limo Company ► Atlantic Limo (800)348-3484

» Best Atlantic City Sports Bar ► Adam Good Sports Bar - The Quarter at the Tropicana.

» Best Martini Bar ► Blue Martini - Mod Russian Vodka Bar, Bally's Boardwalk Casino.

» Best Chicken Wings ► Hooters at the Tropicana - great scenery too.

We will continue to add to our Best of Atlantic City List.  As you can see there are a ton of great things to do in AC other than gamble.  Feel free to send us a something you may want us to add to our list via Customer Support.  Thanks and enjoy!