The Cozy Cottage Guidebook for Ocean City

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The Cozy Cottage Guidebook for Ocean City

Food Scene

Favorite coffee spot. Support local businesses. Great food too!
18 locals recommend
Rise Up Coffee
12611 Ocean Gateway
18 locals recommend
Favorite coffee spot. Support local businesses. Great food too!
A locals favorite for sushi with a full bar and creative cocktails.
45 locals recommend
OC Wasabi
3316 Coastal Hwy
45 locals recommend
A locals favorite for sushi with a full bar and creative cocktails.
A favorite brunch spot in a neat old building off the beach on 34th Street! Weekends get busy and there can be a wait. Grab a mimosa and hang outside until your table is ready.
64 locals recommend
Barn 34
3400 Coastal Hwy
64 locals recommend
A favorite brunch spot in a neat old building off the beach on 34th Street! Weekends get busy and there can be a wait. Grab a mimosa and hang outside until your table is ready.
CRABS.
12 locals recommend
Crab Alley
9703 Golf Course Rd
12 locals recommend
CRABS.
Fun and casual little locals spot with a tastey menu right on Coastal Highway...good crabs and friendly staff. Try the shrimp ceasar wrap.
36 locals recommend
Belly Busters
4408 Coastal Hwy
36 locals recommend
Fun and casual little locals spot with a tastey menu right on Coastal Highway...good crabs and friendly staff. Try the shrimp ceasar wrap.
Always quality food. Upscale. Indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the Sunset Marina. Live music on certain nights. Gets very busy during the summer. Go upstairs to The Bridge area on warm calm evenings. Reservations recommended for larger parties.
99 locals recommend
Sunset Grille
12933 Sunset Ave
99 locals recommend
Always quality food. Upscale. Indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the Sunset Marina. Live music on certain nights. Gets very busy during the summer. Go upstairs to The Bridge area on warm calm evenings. Reservations recommended for larger parties.
Downtown Berlin. Outdoor Seating. Cozy atmosphere. Great menu and adult beverages. Shrimp and Grits always on point. You really can’t go wrong with anything you order here. Great way to end an afternoon strolling through Berlin. (Closed on Sundays)
41 locals recommend
Blacksmith
104 Pitts St
41 locals recommend
Downtown Berlin. Outdoor Seating. Cozy atmosphere. Great menu and adult beverages. Shrimp and Grits always on point. You really can’t go wrong with anything you order here. Great way to end an afternoon strolling through Berlin. (Closed on Sundays)
Seacrets is a must visit if you’ve never been. There’s a little something for everyone. Go during the day and lounge on the rafts all day, or get dressed up and go have dinner and then stay for the music and people watching. It’s really a spectacular creation.
264 locals recommend
Seacrets
117 49th St
264 locals recommend
Seacrets is a must visit if you’ve never been. There’s a little something for everyone. Go during the day and lounge on the rafts all day, or get dressed up and go have dinner and then stay for the music and people watching. It’s really a spectacular creation.
Romantic dinners overlooking the Harbor with locally sourced ingredients and a delicious cocktail/beer/wine menu. They also do a great lunch...and brunch on Sundays. Dinner reservations recommended. The photo included here is incorrect. Go to their website for correct address and photos.
57 locals recommend
The Shark on the Harbor Restaurant
12924 Sunset Ave
57 locals recommend
Romantic dinners overlooking the Harbor with locally sourced ingredients and a delicious cocktail/beer/wine menu. They also do a great lunch...and brunch on Sundays. Dinner reservations recommended. The photo included here is incorrect. Go to their website for correct address and photos.
Good crab cake and their kitchen is open late! Right at the end of our street within walking distance.
Crabcake Factory West
Good crab cake and their kitchen is open late! Right at the end of our street within walking distance.
Locals favorite. They just expanded their outdoor seating area. Always good food and a fun time.
54 locals recommend
Shotti's Point Ocean City
3505 Coastal Hwy
54 locals recommend
Locals favorite. They just expanded their outdoor seating area. Always good food and a fun time.
Skip the wait at Hooper’s and head out to Sneaky Pete’s for a dozen Jumbo crabs (so much better than the AUCE).
Sneaky Pete's
12913 Ocean Gateway
Skip the wait at Hooper’s and head out to Sneaky Pete’s for a dozen Jumbo crabs (so much better than the AUCE).
Date night! Make a reservation and try to catch the sunset.
39 locals recommend
Hobbit Restaurant (Ocean City, MD)
121 81st St
39 locals recommend
Date night! Make a reservation and try to catch the sunset.
Definitely make a reservation. Craft cocktails and a "Foodie's" delight.
13 locals recommend
One Coastal
101 Coastal Hwy
13 locals recommend
Definitely make a reservation. Craft cocktails and a "Foodie's" delight.
It's a bar, it's a restaurant, it's a lounge, it's a liquor store... a little something for everyone and a longtime favorite of ours. It does get very busy on the weekends. 94th St.
131 locals recommend
Liquid Assets
9301 Coastal Hwy
131 locals recommend
It's a bar, it's a restaurant, it's a lounge, it's a liquor store... a little something for everyone and a longtime favorite of ours. It does get very busy on the weekends. 94th St.

Parks & Nature

Beautiful beach on the Atlantic Ocean that goes for miles...canoeing, kayaking, & paddleboard rentals on the bayside... nature trails... wild ponies... A "must visit" for nature lovers.
168 locals recommend
Assateague Island
168 locals recommend
Beautiful beach on the Atlantic Ocean that goes for miles...canoeing, kayaking, & paddleboard rentals on the bayside... nature trails... wild ponies... A "must visit" for nature lovers.
Within walking/biking distance of cottage. Great spot for a run or bike ride away from car traffic.
West Ocean City Nature Park
12501 Nature Park Dr
Within walking/biking distance of cottage. Great spot for a run or bike ride away from car traffic.

Arts & Culture

Noted as one of America's "Coolest Small Towns", historic downtown Berlin offers boutiques, antiques, some great little restaurants (Try Blacksmith, The Globe, or the Atlantic Hotel) and Burley Oak Brewery. Stop in and say hi to Erin at Health Freedom for all your herbal and general holistic health needs. And then pop next door to HOUSE to get your decorative vibes inspired.
149 locals recommend
Berlin
149 locals recommend
Noted as one of America's "Coolest Small Towns", historic downtown Berlin offers boutiques, antiques, some great little restaurants (Try Blacksmith, The Globe, or the Atlantic Hotel) and Burley Oak Brewery. Stop in and say hi to Erin at Health Freedom for all your herbal and general holistic health needs. And then pop next door to HOUSE to get your decorative vibes inspired.

Essentials

39 locals recommend
Food Lion
9936 Stephen Decatur Hwy
39 locals recommend
CVS Pharmacy
Beer, Wine, Liquor, Specialty Cheeses.
West-O Bottle Shop & Bar
12611 Ocean Gateway
Beer, Wine, Liquor, Specialty Cheeses.

Getting Around

Ride all day for $3!!! The West Ocean City Shuttle between the South Division Street Transit Center, West Ocean City Park & Ride, and the Tanger Outlet is a seasonal operation that begins in May and runs intermittently into October. Park free and ride on our Shuttle between the West Ocean City Park & Ride and South Division Street Transit Center. The Park and Ride Shuttle offers service every 20 minutes from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. and on demand at other times throughout the summer season.
West Ocean City Park and Ride station
Ride all day for $3!!! The West Ocean City Shuttle between the South Division Street Transit Center, West Ocean City Park & Ride, and the Tanger Outlet is a seasonal operation that begins in May and runs intermittently into October. Park free and ride on our Shuttle between the West Ocean City Park & Ride and South Division Street Transit Center. The Park and Ride Shuttle offers service every 20 minutes from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. and on demand at other times throughout the summer season.