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The Gateway Restaurant & Lounge

Seafood$-$$

This spacious and chill restaurant in the live center of LBI has been serving up casual, down-the-shore favorites since 1940: clams casino, nachos, paninis, linguini and clams, crab cakes, etc. The Gateway also sports a lively bar area lined with TVs, a stage for live music and an on-site liquor store.

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