Gina Marcello
Atlantic City after dark
Based in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States.
Atlantic City nightlife writer working the casino floors and the Boardwalk dive bars where locals actually drink.
Latest stories
The Marina District, Atlantic City: Where the Night Moves Off the Boardwalk
Atlantic City’s Marina District trades surf and funnel cake for marina views, chef-driven dining, serious poker and the kind of after-dark energy that starts indoors and runs late.
The Inlet, Atlantic City: lighthouse air, back-bay water and the city’s quiet north end
At Atlantic City’s Mile 0, the Boardwalk loosens its tie: a lighthouse, a working basin, new seawalls and a few old-school spots still make the north end feel like the city locals keep for themselves.
The Boardwalk, Atlantic City: Five and a Half Miles of Salt, Neon and Old Jersey Heat
Atlantic City's original plank walk still does the same old trick: beach on one side, casino glow on the other, and enough noise, candy and sea air to keep the whole place humming after dark.
Lower Chelsea, Atlantic City: the quiet end of the boardwalk
South of the Tropicana, Atlantic City sheds its neon and settles into a calmer shoreline of free sand, campus life and old-school corner eats.
Ducktown, Atlantic City: where the old city still eats first
Two blocks inland from the casinos, Ducktown keeps Atlantic City’s immigrant memory alive in bread, seafood, red sauce and late-night neighborhood bars.
Chelsea, Atlantic City: Quiet Beach, Old-School Tables, and a Lived-In South End
Atlantic City’s south end trades the neon squeeze for a calmer beach, a residential grid, and some of the city’s most stubbornly beloved restaurants.
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