Every year for seven years, we’ve asked our readers for their opinions on everything Cape May has to offer, from the best restaurants to the best place to grab a martini, and everything in between. Here are this year’s winners and runners up:

• Best Bed & Breakfast: The Queen Victoria
  Runner Up: The Carroll Villa
• Best Guest House or Inn: The Columbia House
• Best Hotel or Motel: Congress Hall
  Runner Up: The Victorian Motel
• Best Campground: Beachcomber Campground
  Runner Up: Holly Shores
• Best Place to Stay with Pets: Billmae Cottage
  Runner Up: Highland House
• Best Place to Stay with Children: Congress Hall
  Runner Up: Montreal Inn
• Best overall customer service: The Queen Victoria
  Runner Up: The Carroll Villa & Mad Batter Restaurant
  
• Best restaurant customer service: Washington Inn
  Runner Up: The Mad Batter
• Best accommodation customer service: The Queen Victoria
  Runner Up: Congress Hall
• Best store customer service: Whale’s Tale
  Runner Up: Splash
• Best clothing store: Klothes Kove
  Runners Up: Cheeks and Colors
• Best place to get beach wear: Klothes Kove
  Runner Up: Great White Shark
• Best jewelry store: Henry’s
  Runner Up: Whale’s Tale
• Best place to find bargains: Dellas 5 and 10
  Runner Up: Sunset Beach Gift Shop
• Best store for accessories: Kaleidoscope
  Runner Up: Whale’s Tale
• Best gift store: Whale’s Tale
  Runner Up: Sunset Beach Gift Shop
• Best store for candy, fudge & taffy: The Original Fudge Kitchen
  Runner Up: Morrow’s Nut House
• Best Coffee: Avalon Coffee and Bagel
  Runner Up: Coffee Tyme
• Best Breakfast: The Mad Batter
  Runner Up: George’s Place
• Best Brunch: The Mad Batter
  Runner Up: The Blue Pig Tavern
• Best Place for a Quick Lunch: Hot Dog Tommy’s
  Runner Up: Zoe’s
• Best Pizza: Louie’s Pizza
  Runner Up: Lucky Bones
• Best Hamburger: The Ugly Mug
  Runner Up: Jackson Mountain Cafe
• Best Sandwich or Cheesesteak: The Ugly Mug and Zoe’s
  
• Best Place for Takeout: The Lobster House
  Runner Up: Depot Market Cafe
• Best Fine Dining: Washington Inn
  Runner Up: Tisha’s
• Best Kid-Friendly Restaurant: Uncle Bill’s Pancake House
  Runner Up: The Lobster House
• Best Place for Seafood: The Lobster House
  Runner Up: The Merion Inn
• Best Crabcakes: The Lobster House
  Runner Up: Freda’s Cafe
• Best Ice Cream, Custard or Gelato: Kohr Bros.
  Runners Up: Dry Dock and Ben & Jerry’s
• Best off-island restaurant: Harbor View
  Runner Up: Axellson’s Blue Claw
• Best Overall Restaurant in Cape May: Washington Inn
  Runners Up: The Mad Batter
• Best tanning beach: The Cove and Steger’s beaches
• Best surfing beaches: The Cove and Wildwood Crest beaches
• Best family beaches: The Cove and Sunset Beach
• Best place to escape the sun: On a porch or in air conditioning
  Runners Up: The arcade
• Best things to do on a rainy day: Read, shop, winery tours
• Best kid-friendly activity: Miniature Golf
  Runners Up: Cape May County Zoo and The Nature Center of Cape May
• Best winery to visit: Cape May Winery
  Runner Up: Hawk Haven
• Best Spa or Massage: Cape May Day Spa
  Runner Up: The Sea Spa at Congress Hall
• Best festival or parade: West Cape May Christmas Parade
  Runner Up: Fourth of July Parade/Fireworks
• Best birding spot: Cape May Point
  Runners Up: Higbee Beach and West Cape May
• Most interesting tourist spot: Lighthouse
  Runner Up: Sunset Beach
• Best area golf course: Cape May National
  Runner Up: Avalon Golf Course
• Best mini-golf course:Ocean Putt on Jackson Street
  Runner Up: Stockton
• Best watersports activity: Boogie boarding
  Runner Up: Parasailing
• Best bicycle route: Sunset Boulevard
  Runner Up: Along the promenade
• Best free or low cost activity: Walking or bicycling
  Runner Up: The Cape May County Zoo
• Best place for a cocktail: The Brown Room
  Runner Up: Martini Beach
• Best music venue: The Boiler Room
  Runner Up: The Rusty Nail
• Best nighttime hangout: Carney’s
  Runner Up: The Brown Room
• Best overall bar: The Brown Room
  Runner Up: The Ugly Mug
• Most interesting architectural building: Congress Hall
  Runner Up: The Queen Victoria
• Best place to meet up with people: Washington Street Mall
  Runner Up: At a bar
• Most likely place to meet a local: The C-View Inn or the Washington Street Mall
• Your favorite Victorian building: The Queen Victoria
  Runner Up: Emlen Physick Estate
• Best history tour: Cape May Carriage Company
  Runner Up: Emlen Physick Estate
• Best ghost tour: Ghosts of Cape May Trolley Tour
  Runner Up: Elaine’s walking tour
• Best water/boat tour: Cape May Whale Watcher
  Runner Up: The Skimmer
• The one place you ALWAYS go: The Beach and the Washington Street Mall

Well, that wraps things up for the Best of Cape May 2011! We hope you pay us a visit and find out for yourself the very best that Cape May has to offer. Thanks to all of you for voting and helping to celebrate our beautiful, seaside town!