As the theme song for the popular ’80s television show “Cheers” suggests, “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name.” Indeed, Surf City has its own “Cheers” in the Clam Bar attached to the Surf City Hotel.

Local and seasonal residents embrace the bar as a space to congregate with friends over a few drinks, some food and great conversation. Tourists might find a bit of their home pub in its cozy confines. One person whom everyone knows in the Clam Bar is Stan Nidowicz.