Cozy Cafés & Comfort Food Spots in Ocean City, MD This Winter

If you’re craving a little winter adventure, Ocean City, MD is an easy cold-weather escape. The slower season means less traffic, shorter waits, and fewer parking hassles, making it the perfect time to explore local cafés, restaurants, and comfort food favorites. From warm coffee shops to hearty seafood and cozy cocktail spots, these winter dining options in OCMD are worth the trip.

Slow-Season Adventures: Winter Dining in Ocean City, MD

Looking for a quick bite while you explore the Shore? Add a few of these locally loved cafés and eateries that stay open during the winter months to your OCMD itinerary.

Cafés and Coffee Shops

• Bai-Tee Bakery Cafe Kitchen & Bar
• Rise Up Coffee
• Coffee Beanery
• Java Beach Cafe
• The Stoke
• Talbot Street Cafe

Donuts and Bagels

• Shmagel’s Bagels
• Layton’s Family Restaurant
• Love’s Coffee and Bagels
• The Muze Cafe
• The Original Fractured Prune

Soups and Hot, Steaming Seafood

• Cork Bar
• Crab Alley
• Crabs To Go
• Harpoon Hanna’s
• Ropewalk
• Sunset Grille
• Waterman’s Seafood Company

Desserts

• Annabelle’s BBQ & Creamery
• Dodo Cookie Dough and Ice Cream
• Dumser’s Dairyland
• King Kone
• The Shark on the Harbor

Cocktails

• Kalamata Meze Bar
• Liberatore’s
• Liquid Assets
• Longboard Cafe
• Marlin Moon
• Vista Rooftop

Whether you’re shopping, walking the beach, or biking the Boardwalk, Explore OC has local recommendations to help you make the most of a winter trip to Ocean City.

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