Meet your friends at Charlie's Bar & Restaurant — at the shore since '44

Charlie's has been part of the landscape in Somers Point since Charlie Thomas opened it as a classic corner bar in 1944. These days it's the fourth generation of the Thomas family carrying on the corner‑bar “Cheers” atmosphere — only with a whole lot more.

Dine‑in & take out available 7 days a week

Cheers. Everybody's corner bar in Somers Point — since 1944.
Our story

80+ Years. 4 Generations. 1 Charlie's.

Charlie Thomas opened a corner tap room on New Jersey Avenue in 1944 and moved it across the street in 1953. Same family, same corner, ever since — his great‑grandchildren are the ones pouring now.

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Four photographs from the family archive: the Charlie's sign over Shore Road, three people beside a Ballantine beer truck, a crowded front bar, and four men in front of the "Meet Your Friends At Charlie's" tile wall
From the family archive
  1. 1896The building goes up on Shore Road
  2. 1944Charlie Thomas opens the tap room
  3. 1953Charlie's moves to 800 Shore Rd
  4. TodayThe fourth generation behind the bar

What people say

4.6 on Google across 2,385 reviews
Not just a bar

A full service restaurant, too

The wings

The reason people drive down Shore Road. Buffalo, Southwest BBQ, Tail Gun and the notorious Top Gun. By the dozen, the thirty, or in a sampler with the tenders.

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The kitchen

A full range of American cuisine — seafood, prime rib, southwestern. Regulars come back for the she‑crab soup, the crab mac & cheese, the cheesesteaks and the Old Bay fries.

Lunch, dinner & Sunday breakfast →

The bar

Sixteen taps, a full wine list, thirty shooters and a wall of bottles and cans. Crushes made with fresh squeezed juice. Specials most nights.

What's pouring →

The occasion

Every game on the TVs, front bar to back. Private parties for anything worth celebrating, and Charlie's Bucks when you can't decide.

Book the room →

Hours

Bar hours

Monday – Thursday
8am – 1:30am
Friday & Saturday
8am – 2am
Sunday
9am – 1:30am

Restaurant hours

Lunch, Mon – Thu
11am – 4pm
Dinner, Mon – Thu
4pm – 12am
Friday & Saturday
11am – 12:45am
Sunday breakfast
9am – 11am
Sunday lunch & dinner
11am – 12am
Before you come

Good to know

We're cash only

No cards, no checks — it's been that way a long time. There's an ATM in the front bar if you get caught short.

Soda refills aren't free

Worth knowing before the bill lands. Ask for tap water any time and it's on us.

Parking is free, and tight

The lot is ours and it doesn't cost a thing, but it fills up and the spaces are close. Weekend nights, give yourself a minute.

Everyone's welcome

Kid‑friendly, wheelchair accessible, and there's usually a stool open at the bar.

Cheers.

Call ahead and the wings are ready before you finish the drive down Shore Road. Or just take a stool — there's usually one open.

609‑927‑FOOD
800 Shore Rd, Somers Point, NJ 08244
Cash only — no checks or credit cards. ATM in the front bar.