{"id":235971,"date":"2026-05-18T16:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/?p=235971"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:57:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:57:20","slug":"new-restaurants-seaside-heights-chef-mikes-legacy-pelicans-wharf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/new-restaurants-seaside-heights-chef-mikes-legacy-pelicans-wharf\/","title":{"rendered":"These 2 New Dine-In Restaurants Are Coming to Seaside Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants-800x533.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"2 New Seaside Heights Restaurants\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants-263x175.png 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">foodie news<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each summer at the Jersey Shore comes with plenty of restaurants to check out, and Seaside Heights is welcoming two new spots to its dining scene. Chef Mike\u2019s Legacy, which will be led by beloved Seaside local Chef Mike, and Pelicans Wharf, a seafood restaurant, have announced plans to open in the city. <\/span><b>Read on to learn about these two new restaurants coming to Seaside Heights.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235981 \" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants.png\" alt=\"2 New Seaside Heights Restaurants\" width=\"451\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants.png 1000w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/2-new-seaside-heights-restaurants-263x175.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>About Chef Mike\u2019s Legacy<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chef Mike\u2019s Legacy will be opened by Chef Mike Jurusz, a beloved cook in Seaside Heights. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/943thepoint.com\/chef-mikes-legacy-seaside-heights-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the head chef of 709<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, now known as B2 Bistro + Bar, in Point Pleasant Beach, Mike eventually opened Chef Mike\u2019s Atlantic Bar + Grill in Seaside Park. Chef Mike\u2019s ABG <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/chefmikesabg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">closed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in late 2025, but this new restaurant venture will serve as a successor and bring another eatery to Seaside Heights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2026\/04\/chef-mikes-new-seaside-heights-restaurant-will-draw-on-michelin-style-experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shorebeat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Chef Mike\u2019s Legacy will open at the Hershey Motel in Seaside Heights, located on 1415 Boulevard. It is expected to be an upscale, dinner-only location with plans to open by Memorial Day Weekend 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>About Pelicans Wharf<\/b><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYALrn3kURI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYALrn3kURI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Pelican\u2019s Wharf (@chef_justins_pelicans_wharf)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pelicans Wharf, which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pelicanswharfnj.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will open at 419 Bayside Terrace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Seaside Heights, is led by Justin Carlisli, an experienced Jersey Shore chef who owns the restaurant <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetkeyslavallette.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunset Keys<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Lavallette. According to its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pelicanswharfnj.com\/menu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the menu will include seafood boils, lobster rolls, po-boys, clam chowder, and other seafood dishes. It will also feature a brunch menu. The Pelicans Wharf team has not yet confirmed an opening date for the restaurant, but we will update this article with more information as it is revealed. Be sure to check out its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chef_justins_pelicans_wharf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more information as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Follow @thejerseyshoregirl_ on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thejerseyshoregirl_\/?hl=en\"><span class=\"s1\">&nbsp;Instagram<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;for the latest Jersey Shore updates,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twilight-lion-90332.myflodesk.com\/jrf4qhj7qk\"><span class=\"s1\">sign up for our weekly newsletter here<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;that shares everything you missed each week, and check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/jerseyshore\/events\/\"><span class=\"s1\">events calendar<\/span><\/a>, which has over 40+ events weekly to peruse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"categories\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/thejerseyshoregirl.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stories<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>foodie newsEach summer at the Jersey Shore comes with plenty of restaurants to check out, and Seaside Heights is welcoming two new&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":413,"featured_media":235981,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[8822,8833,9479,764,9660,8824,9593],"tags":[9706,9707,9667,9681,9755],"class_list":["post-235971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brunch","category-culture","category-local-events-news","category-food-drink","category-news","category-restaurants","category-local-girl-rss-feed","tag-food-drink","tag-news","tag-restaurants","tag-seaside","tag-tlg"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - 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