Best of Monmouth 2019: Food and Restaurants

Bagels 

1. Bagelmasters
661 Broad St. 
Shrewsbury  
732.224.0333
bagelmasters.com

2. Hot Bagels
368 Broad St. 
Red Bank 
732.842.1397
bestbagelsnj.com

3. Hole Lot of Bagels
1171 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.706.9300

Acai Bowls

1. Playa Bowls
Multiple locations
playabowls.com

2. Frutta Bowls
Multiple Locations
fruttabowls.com

3. Juice Beach
701 Cookman Ave.
Asbury Park
833.584.2363
juicebeach.com

Bakery (Pastry & Cakes)

1. Nothing Bundt Cakes
1081 Broad St.
Shrewsbury
732.544.2253 nothingbundtcakes.com

3. Papa Ganache
106 Main St. 
Matawan 
732.217.1750
papaganache.com

1. Sweet!
702 10th Ave. 
Belmar
732.280.8889
sweetbelmar.com

Bar Food

1. Tommy's Tap & Tavern
3492 Rte. 9
Freehold
732.543.0055

1030 Ocean Ave. 
Sea Bright 
732.842.5044
tommystavernandtap.com

2. MJ's 
3205 Rte. 66
Neptune
732.918.9700

845 Rte. 34 
Matawan 
732.566.6220

1005 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.796.1400

1213 Sycamore Ave. 
Tinton Falls 
732.542.3131
mjsrestaurant.com

3. Tre Pizza 
611 Park Ave. 
Freehold 
732.751.4422 
trepizzanj.com

Barbecue 

1. Local Smoke
719 Rte. 35
Neptune City 
732.455.8888

244 W. Front St. 
Red Bank
732.741.2333
localsmokebbq.com

2. Jersey Shore BBQ
811 Belmar Plz.
Belmar 
732.894.9009
jerseyshorebbq.com

3. Fireside Grill & Bar
133 S. Main St.
Marlboro Township
732.780.7900 firesidegrillandbar.com

Breakfast

1. Meemom's 
1383 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.856.9499

1825 Rte. 35
Wall 
732.359.8544
meemoms.com

2. Turning Point
496 Prospect Ave.
Little Silver
732.224.8718

55 Rte. 9
Manalapan
732.577.9050

2157 Rte. 35
Sea Girt
732.974.2400

2132 Rte. 35
Holmdel
732.615.9000

92 Ocean Ave.
Long Branch
732.923.1104
theturningpoint.biz 

3. Seed to Sprout
410 Main St.
Avon by the Sea
732.744.7333

560A River Rd.
Fair Haven
732.268.7533
seedtosproutnj.com

Brunch

1. Turning Point
496 Prospect Ave. 
Little Silver 
732.224.8718 

55 Rte. 9 
Manalapan 
732.577.9050

2157 Rte. 35 
Sea Girt 
732.974.2400

2132 Rte. 35 
Holmdel 
732.615.9000

92 Ocean Ave. 
Long Branch 
732.923.1104
theturningpoint.biz

2. Toast
516 Cookman Ave. 
Asbury Park
732.776.5900
toastasburypark.com

45 Monmouth St. 
Red Bank
732.224.1234
toastredbank.com

3. Seed to Sprout
410 Main St. 
Avon by the Sea 
732.744.7333

560A River Rd. 
Fair Haven 
732.268.7533
seedtosproutnj.com

3. Cardinal Provisions
513 Bangs Ave. 
Asbury Park
732.898.7194
crdnal.com

Burger

1. Barnacle Bill's
1 First St.
Rumson
​732.747.8396
barnaclebillsrumson.com

2. Pascal & Sabine
601 Bangs Ave.
Asbury Park
732.774.3395
pascalandsabine.com

3. Main Street Bar & Grill 
735 Rte. 35
Ocean Township
732.775.7131
mainstreetbarandgrillnj.com

Butcher

1. Monmouth Meats
112 Monmouth St. 
Red Bank
732.741.5292
monmouthmeats.com

2. Sabatos Prime Meats
113 Leonardville Rd. 
Belford
732.787.9119
sabatosprimemeats.com

3. Drew's Market 
2407 Rte. 71
Spring Lake
732.974.9399
drewsmarket.com

BYO Restaurant

1. Drew's Bayshore Bistro
25 Church St. 
Keyport
732.739.9219
drewbayshorebistro.com

2. Via45
45 Broad St. 
Red Bank
732.450.9945
via45.com

3. Ragin' Cajun 
1102 Rte. 35
Belmar
732.280.6828
ragincajunnj.com

Candy/Chocolates

1. Chocolate Carousel 
2510 Belmar Blvd. 
Wall
732.280.0606
chocolatecarousel.com

3. Suzi's Sweet Shoppe
1100 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.796.0115
suzisweetshoppe.com

3. Sweet! 
702 10th Ave. 
Belmar
732.280.8889
sweetbelmar.com

Caterer

1. Chef Covas Catering
12 4th Ave. 
Long Branch 
732.673.4070
chefcovascatering.com

2. Drew's Market 
2407 Rte. 71
Spring Lake
732.974.9399
drewsmarket.com

3. Glenda’s Kitchen
864 Rte. 36
Leonardo
732.284.9536 glendaskitchen.com

Cheese Shop

1. The Cheese Cave
14 Monmouth St. 
Red Bank
732.842.0796
thecheesecave.com

2. Sickles Market
1 Harrison Ave. 
Little Silver
732.741.9563
sicklesmarket.com

3. Cheese on Main
53 Main Ave.
Ocean Grove
732.775.1530

Coffee/Tea House

1. Rook 
Multiple Locations
rookcoffee.com

2. Café Volan
510 Bangs Ave. 
Asbury Park
732.455.3399
cafevolan.com

3. Water Witch Coffee
67 Waterwitch Ave. 
Highlands
732.204.2468
waterwitchcoffee.com

Craft Beer

1. Asbury Park Brewery 
810 Sewall Ave. 
Asbury Park
732.455.5571
asburyparkbrewery.com

2. Carton Brewing
6 E. Washington Ave. 
Atlantic Highlands
732.654.2337
cartonbrewing.com

3. Beach Haus Brewery
801 Main St. 
Belmar
732.202.7782
beachhausbeer.com

Cupcakes

1. Cupcake Magician 
54 Monmouth St. 
Red Bank
732.530.5700
cupcakemagicianonline.com 

2. Sweet! 
702 10th Ave. 
Belmar
732.280.8889
sweetbelmar.com

2. Sugarush 
37 E. Front St. 
Red Bank 
732.414.9044
experiencesugarush.com

3. Chocolate Carousel
2510 Belmar Blvd.
Wall
732.280.0606 chocolatecarousel.com

Diner

1. Americana
1160 Rte. 35
Shrewsbury 
732.542.1658
americandiner.net

2. New Monmouth Diner
1887 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.671.1316
newmonmouthdiner.com

3. JB's Diner
1320 Rte. 33
Farmingdale 
732.256.9474
jbsdiner.com

Donuts

1. Duck Donuts 
1275 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.671.3825
duckdonuts.com

3. Broad Street Dough Company 
2005 Rte. 35
Oakhurst
732.531.1401
broadstreetdoughco.com

3. Purple Glaze Donuts
516 Summerfield Ave.
Asbury Park
732.361.5308 purpleglazedonuts.com

Farmer's Market

1. Delicious Orchards
320 Rte. 24
Colts Neck
732.462.1989
deliciousorchardsnj.com 

2. Galleria 
W. Front St. and Bridge Ave. 
Red Bank
732.530.7300
thegalleriaredbank.com

3. Matt's Farm Market
1740 Rte. 71
Belmar
732.449.5600
mattsfarmmarket.com

Food Truck

1. Empanada Guy 
568 Park Ave. 
Freehold

1100 Ocean Ave.
Bradley Beach
888.623.7765
empanadaguy.com

2. The Cinnamon Snail
cinnamonsnail.com

3. Johnny's Pork Roll
8A Monmouth St.
Red Bank
833.328.7675
johnnyporkroll.com

French Restaurant

1. Pascal & Sabine
601 Bangs Ave. 
Asbury Park
732.774.3395
pascalandsabine.com

2. Restaurant Nicholas
160 Rte. 35
Red Bank
732.345.9977
restaurantnicholas.com

3. The French Market 
114 E. River Rd. 
Rumson 
732.530.1692
thefrenchmarketnj.com

Gluten Free Goodies

1. Papa Ganache
106 Main St. 
Matawan 
732.217.1750
papaganache.com

2. Good Karma Café
17 E. Front St. 
Red Bank
732.450.8344
goodkarmacafenj.com

3. Cupcake Magician 
54 Monmouth St. 
Red Bank
732.530.5700
cupcakemagicianonline.com

Gourmet Grocery

1. Delicious Orchards 
320 Rte. 34
Colts Neck 
732.462.1989 deliciousorchardsnj.com

2. Sickles Market
1 Harrison Ave. 
Little Silver
732.741.9563
sicklesmarket.com

3. Livoti's Old World Market
1077 Rte. 34
Aberdeen
732.566.2500

160 Rte. 9
Marlboro
848.444.9600

1151 Rte. 35 
Middletown
732.275.1144
livotisoldworldmarket.com

Greek Restaurant

1. Greek Eats
89 Newman Springs Rd. 
Shrewsbury 
732.530.0777
gogreekeats.com

2. The Greek Spot 
1013 Rte. 35 
Ocean Township
732.531.7770
thegreekspotnj.com

Health and Food Store 

1. Nature's Corner
2407 Rte. 71
Spring Lake
732.449.4950
naturescornernaturalmarket.com

2. Whole Foods
471 Rte. 35
Red Bank
732.758.1688

113 Rte. 9
Manalapan Township 732.792.5900

1933 Rte. 35
Wall
732.359.3400
wholefoodsmarket.com

3. Deans Natural Food Market
1119 Rte. 35
Ocean Township
732.517.1515

490 Broad St. 
Shrewsbury
732.842.8686
deansnaturalfoodmarket.com

Ice Cream 

1. Hoffman's Ice Cream
569 Church St.
Spring Lake Heights 732.974.2253

78 Oceanport Ave. 
Little Silver
732.530.3773

444 Ocean Blvd. N.
Long Branch 
​732.229.5500
hoffmansicecream.net

2. Cookman Creamery 
711 Cookman Ave. 
Asbury Park 
732.361.5215
cookmancreamery.com

3. Jersey Freeze
120 Manalapan Ave.
Freehold
732.462.3008 jerseyfreeze1952.com

Indian Restaurant

1. Neelam 
1178 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.671.8900
neelamindiancuisine.com

2. Haldi Chowk 
1409 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.721.9539
haldichowkusa.com

Italian Deli 

1. Livoti's Old World Market
1077 Rte. 34 
Aberdeen 
732.566.2500

160 Rte. 9
Marlboro
848.444.9600

1151 Rte. 35 
Middletown 
732.275.1144
livotisoldworldmarket.com

2. Taliercio's Gourmet Deli 
500 Rte. 35
Red Bank
732.576.1888
taliercios.com

3. Drew's Market
2407 Rte. 71
Spring Lake
732.974.9399
drewsmarket.com

Italian Restaurant 

1. Anjelica's
1070 Ocean Ave. 
Sea Bright
732.842.2800
anjelicas.com

2. Pazzo's MMX
141 W. Front St. 
Red Bank
732.747.4551
pazzoredbank.com

3. Via45 
45 Broad St. 
Red Bank
732.450.9945
via45.com

Juice Bar 

1. Nature's Corner
2407 Rte. 71
Spring Lake
732.449.4950
naturescornernaturalmarket.com

2. Seed to Sprout
410 Main St.
Avon by the Sea
732.744.7333

560A River Rd.
Fair Haven
732.268.7533
seedtosproutnj.com

3. Freshicas
205 W. Front St. 
Red Bank
732.939.8919
freshicasjuicebar.com

Japanese Restaurant

1. Taka 
660 Cookman Ave. 
Asbury Park 
732.775.1020
takaasbury.com

2. Ichiban 
2101 Rte. 35
Holmdel
732.671.0888 ichibanholmdel.com

3. Sono
1098 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.706.3588
sonosushi.net

Mexican Restaurant 

1. Juanito's 
159 Monmouth St. 
Red Bank
732.747.9062
juanitosredbank.com

2. Rosalita’s 
180 Rte. 9
Englishtown
732.617.0099
rosalitasnj.com

3. Aby's
32 Main St. 
Matawan 
732.583.9119
abysmexicanrestaurant.com

New Restaurant

1. Apple Street Kitchen
33 Apple St.
Tinton Falls
732.747.7646
applestreetkitchen.com

2. Semolina Restaurant
13 White St.
Red Bank
732.945.6816
semolinarestaurant.com

2. OAK Ocean Avenue Kitchen
1132 Ocean Ave.
Sea Bright
732.747.5200
oakseabright.com

3. On Third Café 
1300 3rd Ave.
Spring Lake
732.449.4233
onthirdcafe.com

Outdoor Dining

1. Rooney's 
100 Ocean Ave. N. 
Long Branch
732.870.1200
rooneysocean.com

2. The Boondocks Fishery
1 Marine Park
Red Bank
732.747.7177

Pies

1. Delicious Orchards
320 Rte. 34
Colts Neck
732.462.1989
deliciousorchardsnj.com

2. Wemrock Orchards 
100 Wemrock Rd.
Freehold
732.431.2668
wemrockorchard.com

3. Twin Pond Farms 
1473 Rte. 9
Howell
732.863.9363
twinpondfarm.com

Pizza

1. Vic's 
60 Main St. 
Bradley Beach 
732.774.8225
vicspizza.com

2. Talula’s 
550 Cookman Ave. 
Asbury Park 
732.455.3003 
talulaspizza.com

3. Attilio's 
4057 Asbury Ave.
Tinton Falls
732.922.6760
attiliospizzanj.com

Prix Fixe Menu 

1. Langosta Lounge
1000 Ocean Ave. 
Asbury Park 
732.455.3275
langostalounge.com

2. Restaurant Nicholas
160 Rte. 35
Red Bank
732.345.9977
restaurantnicholas.com

3. JBJ Soul Kitchen
207 Monmouth St. 
Red Bank 
732.842.0900
jbjsoulkitchen.org

Romantic Restaurant 

1. Moonstruck 
517 Lake Ave. 
Asbury Park
732.988.0123
moonstrucknj.com

2. Restaurant Nicholas 
160 Rte. 35
Red Bank
732.345.9977
restaurantnicholas.com

3. Undici 
11 W. River Rd. 
Rumson 
732.842.3880
undicirestaurant.com

​Seafood/Fish Market

1. Mr. Shrimp
1600 Rte. 71
Belmar
732.681.7755
mrshrimp.com

2. Lusty Lobster
88 Bay Ave. 
Highlands
732.291.1548
bestlobster.com

3. Keyport Fishery
150 W. Front St. 
Keyport
732.264.9723
keypointfishery.com

Steakhouse

1. Texas Roadhouse
5309 Rte. 9 
Howell 
732.886.7427

2105 Rte. 35 
Holmdel 
732.671.3749
texasroadhouse.com

2. Danny's 
11 Bridge Ave. 
Red Bank
732.741.6900
dannyssteakhouse.com

3. Brennan's 
44 W. River Rd. 
Rumson
732.530.0302
brennansinc.com

Tacos

1. 10th Ave. Burrito Company
801 Belmar Plz.
Belmar
732.280.1515
tenthaveburrito.com

2. Barrio Costero
610 Bangs Ave. 
Asbury Park
732.455.5544
barriocostero.com

3. Pop's Garage
1000 Ocean Ave. 
Asbury Park
732.576.2181
popsgaragenj.com

Thai Restaurant 

1. Bamboo Leaf
724 Main St. 
Bradley Beach 
732.774.1661
bambooleafthaieatery.com

2. Siam Garden 
2 Bridge Ave. 
Red Bank
732.224.1233
siamgardendenrestaurant.com

3. Bangkok House
26 Rte. 35
Eatontown
732.389.3890
bangkokhousenj.com

Vegetarian Restaurant

1. Seed to Sprout
410 Main St.
Avon by the Sea
732.744.7333

560A River Rd.
Fair Haven
732.268.7533
seedtosproutnj.com.

2. Good Karma Café
17 E. Front St. 
Red Bank
732.450.8344
goodkarmacafenj.com

3. Kaya's Kitchen 
1000 Main St. 
Belmar 
732.280.1141
kayaskitchenbelmar.com

Waterfront Dining

1. Salt Creek Grille
4 Bingham Ave.
Rumson
732.933.9272
saltcreekgrille.com

2. Inlet Café
3 Cornwall St. 
Highlands 
732.872.9764
inletcafe.com

3. Langosta Lounge
1000 Ocean Ave. 
Asbury Park 
732.455.3275
langostalounge.com

Wings

1. Jack's Goal Line Stand
149 Brighton Ave. 
Long Branch 
732.870.8800
jackgoallinestand.com

1. Court Jester
1077A Rte. 34
Aberdeen
732.566.6674

16 E. Main St. 
Freehold
732.462.1040
jesterweb.net

2. MJ's 
845 Rte. 34 
Matawan 
732.566.6220

1005 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.796.1400

3205 Rte. 66
Neptune
732.918.9700

1213 Sycamore Ave. 
Tinton Falls 
732.542.3131
mjsrestaurant.com