Boulevard Clams is an award-winning favorite that every year is still being discovered by new patrons, as it is cozily tucked behind a sidewalk hedge at 2006 Long Beach Blvd. in Surf City. The restaurant and seafood market is 40 seasons old this year.

That’s something to celebrate. So is making a reviewers’ list of “the 51 New Jersey Restaurants You Need to Eat at Before You Die.”