One of the best reasons to visit Atlantic City is the culinary scene.
Combine the above with the budding cannabis culture throughout the area, and you have a dynamic combination that promises a grand old time when you visit. Then, when your belly is full and your mind is floating on a cannabis-induced cloud, you can explore the rest of what our fantastic city has to offer.
Below, we’ll explore some of the best cannabis-friendly restaurants Atlantic City offers and why they are ideal dining spots for cannabis enthusiasts.
Why Choose Cannabis-Friendly Restaurants?
Cannabis can conjure any number of responses from those who partake in a sativa, indica, or hybrid. Ideally, you want to match the place you eat with the effects you feel when under the influence of your favorite strain.
Without matching vibes between your eats and your smoke (or vapor/concentrated THC), it can throw your entire outing out of whack. Conversely, ensuring you attend a restaurant that’s friendly to your cannabis buzz will ensure you maximize your good times.
Let’s now delve into a few tremendous dining spots for cannabis enthusiasts in Atlantic City:
Superfrico
You’ll find Superfrico inside Caesars Atlantic City. It offers patrons a psychedelic experience focused on creatives in the kitchen and behind the bar. It’s also a feast for the eyes, with plenty of trippy visuals within its confines to bolster your cannabis buzz.
Once you discreetly indulge in your favorite strain, a multitude of Superfrico’s explorable bars, dining rooms, and lounges with imaginative themes will be waiting for you.
Named the Best New Restaurant in Casino Player Magazine, Superfrico is a cannabis enthusiast’s dream, featuring captivating menu items, such as:
- The red sauce joint menu which includes exquisite dishes like Shrimp Scampi, Veal Milanese, and Eggplant Rollatini.
- Classic Italian American entrees like Chicken Parm and Golden Cioppino.
- Delicious pasta like Linguine Vongole and Ragu Bianco.
Or, how about embarking on a blaze ‘n brunch? From 11 AM to 2 PM every Sunday, Superfrico serves lip-smacking staples like Steak and Eggs and their massive 16oz Pancake.
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
So much of your experience with cannabis can be impacted by ambiance and vibes. For these reasons, we suggest combining your preferred strain with a visit to Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar because you’ll have the time of your life. Of that, we assure you!
Although we’ll add a disclaimer—we strongly suggest a more energetic sativa if you’re going to dine at Cuba Libre. The atmosphere is party, party, party. To that point, the restaurant transforms into Cuba Libre Nights every weekend after dinner, featuring DJs who play Latin dance music.
In other words, Cuba Libre isn’t the best fit for a sleepy indica that helps your insomnia.
Yet, Cuba Libra is the ideal spot if you’re looking for vibrance that gets your blood pumping. The tropical aesthetic and vintage decor best encapsulate this notion, putting a smile on your face and raising the hairs on your arms the moment you walk in.
And we haven’t even gotten into the top-tier Cuban cuisine featured in Chef Guillermo Pernot’s delectable menu. We personally suggest the Ropa Vieja entree, a braised beef brisket shredded and stewed with bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, maduros, white rice, and red wine.
Wild Honey Smokehouse And Tavern
Savory, sweet, and succulent BBQ flavors pair so well with the munchies every cannabis lover has come to know and love.
Atlantic City might be famous for our seafood cuisine, but we’re no slouches when it comes to BBQ options. A case in point is Wild Honey Smokehouse And Tavern, where the beef is as delicious as the beer is crisp, and the bourbon goes down smooth.Rare is it we’ve known a cannabis lover who doesn’t start licking their lips when you offer them a plate of American comfort food and house-smoked BBQ, like what Wild Honey will serve you.
Every plate has a dash of their go-to ingredient—wild honey, which you can wash down with double-barrel smoked cocktails and enormous drinks.
Most appealing is that Wild Honey is versatile with its BBQ, embracing all regional styles across the US—so you’re bound to find something that suits your taste.
The ambiance is warm and laid-back, but Wild Honey is all about the food and drinks.
Don’t only take our word for it. Look for your preference on their menu page or Instagram, where your mouth is bound to start watering at all the low-and-slow-cooked deliciousness on display. (Disclaimer: we’re not to blame if you start licking your computer screen.)
Formica’s Bakery
Up until now, we’ve suggested some more vibrant, energetic restaurants. Formica’s Bakery is a far more low-key option for the cannabis lover who wants to enjoy a local staple with a legacy traveling back to before 1920.
When you visit Formica’s after an elevating cannabis experience, you’ll revel in local authenticity, delicious coffee, and regionally famous bread filled with history and tradition.
Formica’s still uses the original recipe to make their elegant, Italian, handcrafted bread. The secret ingredient? They used water from beneath the New Jersey Pinelands.
Sometimes, food experiences come down to the basics. While the previous options have focused on restaurants offering hearty, bombastic food, we thought it was equally important to focus on simplicity—nothing rivals expertly made bread. The freshness will only serve to satisfy and leave a smile etched on your face.
Tips for Enjoying Your Meal with Cannabis
As a general rule, the more THC in a given strain of cannabis, the hungrier you’ll be after consuming it.
Why does THC-rich cannabis increase your hunger so much? Because of increased ghrelin levels [1].
Also known as the “hunger hormone,” ghrelin can make you crave fatty, sugary, and salty foods, and it’s triggered because THC stimulates the part of your brain responsible for hunger. It also triggers your endocannabinoid system. Strains rich in the terpenes myrcene and beta-caryophyllene are also believed to bolster your appetite.
Something else worth considering is how the effects of cannabis will impact you in a public space. While a high THC indica might make you hungrier, it won’t necessarily be ideal if you need to sit around other people and order from a server.
Conversely, a THC-rich hybrid like our Afternoon Delight would be ideal for dining out in Atlantic City’s thriving culinary scene. You get the power punch of an indica (personified by the whopping 30%-plus of THC) mixed with the energy and alertness synonymous with sativa strains.
In addition, Afternoon Delight features beta-caryophyllene and beta-myrcene, both known for increasing your appetite.
Keep in mind that the munchies kick in almost immediately when smoking, so you can consume cannabis (discreetly and responsibly) right before you arrive at any given spot.
Lastly, we’ll point out almost any restaurant is ideal for the munchies, as long as you consume a controlled amount of cannabis and don’t go overboard.
Conclusion
The best places to eat in Atlantic City for cannabis consumers can be anywhere that tickles your fancy, quite frankly.
As long as you control your dosage with a strain you can trust, Atlantic City has vast options for great eats that pair with cannabis.
Even still, the restaurants we’ve highlighted are some of the best you’ll find through A.C.
Before you make your reservation, find the ideal cannabis to mix with your Atlantic City dining experience on our online menu.
