The Columns is the kind of Jersey Shore bar that gets better the later it gets. Ocean views from the deck, live bands that rotate through the whole summer, and a crowd that’s been making this a stop for generations. It’s not a dive and it’s not pretentious: it sits in that useful middle ground where families eat dinner on the deck early and the same space runs late on weekends. Sea Isle City punches above its weight for a bar town, and The Columns is a big reason why.
