Anjelica’s Restaurant named a USA TODAY best restaurant of 2026
Take a look inside Anjelica’s Restaurant in Sea Bright, New Jersey, named one of USA TODAY’s best restaurants for 2026
Anjelica’s Restaurant in Sea Bright made USA TODAY’s list of best restaurants in the country.
The USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year 2026 list, released today, features 39 restaurants from fine-dining establishments to roadside burger shacks.
“A lot of hard work, thought and energy go into the restaurant to make it run the way we like it to, so it always feels very special when the frution of all that is acknowledged in such a way,” owner Anjelica Lena said.
USA TODAY Network food journalists from across the country pooled their expertise to select the list, which includes the places they know, love and recommend.
Anjelica’s was chosen for its elevated take on homestyle Italian dishes, its scratch-made pastas, and its warm and welcoming service and dining room.
Here’s the full list and more about Anjelica’s Restaurant.
Sarah Griesemer joined the USA TODAY NETWORK in 2003 and has been writing all things food since 2014. Send restaurant tips to sgriesemer@gannettnj.com, and for more Jersey Shore food news, subscribe to our weekly Jersey Shore Eats newsletter.
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