Black Whale Bar & Fish House

There was a time, not long ago…

…that a cruise would set sail in the evening. Passengers would sail out of Little Egg Inlet as the sunset. They’d arrive in Atlantic City for a night on the town and then voyage back under the stars. Some dove off the boat as it returned to the docks in Beach Haven. We have no idea who those people were.
But when we opened our spot in 2005 on Centre Street in Beach Haven, a block from those docks, we knew we wanted to name it after the Black Whale Cruise.
Before the Black Whale, we did fish. We knew crabs, flounder, clams, and tuna steaks. Opening the Black Whale wasn’t just an exciting new foray into running a local watering hole – it was part of the thriving Queen City, just far enough off the Boulevard, easy to duck into just off the beach. We adorned it with the work of our local artist friends, stocked the bar with drinks we had found traveling around the world, and came up with new creative dishes to compliment the favorites we had already established in our other eateries.
Today, we are Beach Haven’s neighborhood bar, open for family lunch and dinner through late-night high balls of fine whiskey. Just don’t jump overboard.

Black Whale Bar & Fish House is a restaurant and bar located at 100 N Pennsylvania Ave, Beach Haven, NJ 08008. It’s named after the Black Whale Cruise, which would set sail from Beach Haven in the evening.

The restaurant is family-friendly. Some say it’s an excellent place for fish lovers; others mention the homemade salad dressings, tuna spring rolls, and buffalo calamari. The menu includes a la carte items like jumbo lump crab cakes, fried oysters, and fish and chips.