Lounges

Asbury Park, New Jersey

Asbury Park's cocktail lounge scene reflects the city's extraordinary transformation — a shore town where national-quality cocktail bars and wine lounges have appeared alongside the music venues and craft breweries to create one of the East Coast's most complete small-city entertainment ecosystems. The Asbury Park cocktail community serves both the year-round creative professional residents and the massive summer visitor influx from the New York metropolitan area.

Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Gypsy Bar at Borgata is Atlantic City's premier cocktail lounge — a rich, moody space with regular DJ entertainment that serves as the lower-key companion to Borgata's Premier Nightclub. Popular with casino guests for pre-dinner drinks and late-night cocktails without the full nightclub commitment.

1 Borgata Way 08401

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Murmur Lounge at Resorts Atlantic City occupies a prominent position in the Boardwalk's original casino hotel — the first casino to open in Atlantic City in 1978. The lounge combines DJ entertainment, cocktail service, and the historic character of Atlantic City's founding casino property.

1133 Boardwalk 08401

Atlantic City, New Jersey

The Water Club Bar at Borgata's boutique Water Club hotel is a refined rooftop lounge with pool views and Atlantic City's most elegant cocktail atmosphere. Open to Borgata casino guests and Water Club hotel residents, it draws a more mature, upscale crowd than Borgata's other nightlife venues.

1 Renaissance Pointe 08401

Camden, New Jersey

Camden's waterfront has transformed dramatically with the development of the BB&T Pavilion and the Camden Waterfront district — creating an entertainment complex that serves the Philadelphia market from the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. The Camden waterfront's combination of a world-class outdoor music venue, the Adventure Aquarium, and the USS New Jersey battleship museum creates a New Jersey entertainment destination of unusual breadth.

Camden, NJ 08103

Hoboken, New Jersey

Circa is Hoboken's most popular rooftop lounge — a waterfront bar with extraordinary Hudson River and Manhattan skyline views serving the young professional community of one of New Jersey's most entertainment-active cities. Hoboken's extraordinary concentration of finance and tech professionals, combined with its proximity to Manhattan via PATH train, creates a rooftop bar market driven by some of the most spending-capable young professionals in the tri-state area.

126 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030

Hoboken, New Jersey

Whiskey Jar is Hoboken's most beloved cocktail lounge — a First Street establishment presenting an extraordinary American whiskey collection and craft cocktails for the young professional community of one of New Jersey's most densely entertaining cities. Hoboken's extraordinary concentration of young NYC-adjacent professionals (the highest median income of any municipality in New Jersey) creates a cocktail lounge market of unusual spending power and sophistication.

58 1st St, Hoboken, NJ 07030

Jersey City, New Jersey

Battello is Jersey City's most romantic restaurant and lounge — a waterfront Italian restaurant with the most stunning views of the Manhattan skyline of any dining establishment in the New York metropolitan area. Its position directly across the Hudson from lower Manhattan (the Statue of Liberty visible from the terrace), combined with its extraordinary Italian seafood menu and cocktail program, create a lounge experience that rivals anything Manhattan can offer for sheer visual drama.

502 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07310

Montclair, New Jersey

The Jealous Monk is Montclair's most beloved neighborhood lounge — a craft beer and cocktail destination serving the creative and professional community of one of New Jersey's most artistically vibrant towns. Montclair's combination of an active arts community, excellent public schools, and proximity to New York City creates a bar culture seeking the quality of a sophisticated urban lounge in a walkable suburban setting.

Montclair, NJ 07042

Morristown, New Jersey

Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen is one of New Jersey's most acclaimed cocktail experiences — a Morristown establishment housed in a stunning historic mansion that presents extraordinary cocktails and farm-to-table dining for North Jersey's most discerning entertainment audience. The combination of a beautifully preserved historic building and genuinely exceptional cocktail and food programming creates one of the most memorable bar experiences in New Jersey.

110 South St, Morristown, NJ 07960

Morristown, New Jersey

Morristown's entertainment district is one of North Jersey's most vibrant — a historic downtown with a Morristown Green surrounded by bars, restaurants, and a nationally acclaimed live music venue (Mayo Performing Arts Center) that creates one of New Jersey's most complete small-city entertainment experiences. Morristown's extraordinary history (George Washington's winter headquarters in 1776-77) and its contemporary role as a Morris County commercial hub create a bar and dining market drawing from across the region.

16 Washington St, Morristown, NJ 07960