"Peter Shields Inn is one of Cape May’s iconic dining destinations. It’s popular both for its menu of elaborate classics made with local produce and for its location: a stately Georgian revival a stone’s throw from the dunes. Ask for a table on the open-air front porch, under a black and white striped awning, and wait out the sunset with freshly-shucked local oysters and grilled lobsters. The restaurant is BYOB, but if you forget a bottle you can still pair the oysters with a glass of sauvignon blanc—they sell a small selection from the nearby Cape May Winery." - regan stephens, candis mclean, sydney mcelwee, tonya russell