Resilient Restaurants Remain Open in Atlantic City

FALL 2021

One year after our first report, Stories of Atlantic City Multimedia Storytellers returned to the restaurant scene and checked in with a new group of resilient restaurant owners.The restaurateurs featured below all show tremendous courage, as they each began new professional journeys in the midst of a global pandemic. According to the National Restaurant Association, 110,000 restaurant locations are temporarily or permanently closed due to pandemic related challenges, yet these stories show the strength and perseverance of our community. Follow us as we connect with a legendary boxing family and the first Black woman proprietor on The Walk. 

Stories by Lauren Simon, David Martin-Gonzalez and Samantha Apple

Ryfe

4101 Atlantic Avenue, AC
(609) 428-6993

FALL 2020

Stories of Atlantic City correspondents hit the pavement in town to discover the impact of a pandemic on local restaurants.  Atlantic City has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, recently reporting unemployment rates in the past few months as high as 26%.  Many restaurants in the area are fearful of what the next wave of the virus will bring, but are resilient in the face of one of the hardest economies AC has ever seen.

Stories by Chanhi Chheth, Adriana Alfaro and Han Ly

Ahkii’s Soul Meals

1316 Atlantic Avenue, AC
609-852-2986

Back Bay Ale House

800 N New Hampshire Ave, AC
(609) 449-0006

HAYDAY Coffee

155 S New York Ave, AC
(609) 350-6475

Setaara

2322 Arctic Avenue, AC
609-246-7704

Pancho’s Taqueria

2303 Arctic Avenue, AC
609-344-2062

South End Pizza

443 Zion Rd, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
(609) 788-8512