ACAI BOWLS
1. Playa Bowls
Multiple locations
Playabowls.com
2. Frutta Bowls
Multiple locations
fruttabowls.com
3. Melonhead
1146 Ocean Ave. N.
Sea Bright
732.852.2522
melonheadcafe.com
BAGELS
1. Bagel Masters
661 Broad St.
Shrewsbury
732.224.0333
bagelmasters.com
2. Hot Bagels Brooklyn’s Finest
368 Broad St.
Red Bank
732.842.1397
bestbagelsnj.com
3. Hole Lot of Bagels
1171 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.706.9300
facebook.com/middletownNJ
BAKERY
1. Nothing Bundt Cakes
Multiple locations
nothingbundtcakes.com
2. Papa Ganache
106 Main St.
Matawan
732.217.1750
217 Main St
Manasquan
Papaganache.com
3. Chocolate Carousel
2510 Belmar Blvd.
Wall Township
732.280.0606
chocolatecarousel.com
BARBECUE
1. Local Smoke
Multiple Locations
localsmokebbq.com
2. Jersey Shore BBQ *
811 Belmar Plaza
Belmar
732.894.9009
jerseyshorebbq.com
3. Fireside Grill & Bar
133 South Main Street
Marlboro
732.780.7900
firesidegrillandbar.com
BAR FOOD
1. Tommy’s Tavern & Tap
Multiple locations
tommystavernandtap.com
2. The Proving Ground
56 Shrewsbury Ave
Highlands
732.872.2266
theprovingground.com
3. MJ’S
Multiple locations
mjsrestaurant.com
BREAKFAST
1. Turning Point
Multiple locations
theturningpoint.biz
2. Meemom’s
1825 Rte. 35
Wall Township
732.359.8544
1383 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.856.9499
meemoms.com
3. Seed to Sprout
Multiple locations
seedtosproutnj.com
BURGERS
1. Barnacle Bill’s
1 First St.
Rumson
732.747.8396
barnaclebillsrumson.com
2. Hey Burger NJ
180 Rte. 36
Hazlet
732.769.2300
facebook.com/heyburgernj
3. Pascal & Sabine (TIE)
601 Bangs Ave.
Asbury Park
732.774.3395
pascalandsabine.com
3. Main Street Bar & Grill (TIE)
735 Rte. 35
Ocean Township
732.775.7131
facebook.com/MainStreetBarAndGrillNJ/
BUTCHER
1. Monmouth Meats
112 Monmouth St.
Red Bank
732.741.5292
monmouthmeats.com
2. Pop’s Butcher Shop
175 Monmouth Rd. #7
West Long Branch
732.571.7677
popsbutchershop.com
3. Drew’s Market
2407 Rte. 71
Spring Lake Heights
732.974.9399
drewsmarket.com
BYO RESTAURANT
1. Drew’s Bayshore Bistro
25 Church St.
Keyport
732.739.9219
drewsbayshorebistro.com
2. Ragin’ Cajun
1102 River Rd.
Belmar
732.280.6828
ragincajunnj.com
3. Clarizios Italian Ristorante
3475 Rte. 9
Freehold
732.431.0536
Clariziositalianristorante.com
CANDY/CHOCOLATES
1. Suzi’s Sweet Shoppe
1100 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.796.0115
suzisweetshoppe.com
2. Chocolate Carousel
2510 Belmar Blvd.
Wall Township
732.280.0606
chocolatecarousel.com
3. Jeweled Studio Boutique
305 Rte. 9 South
Manalapan
732.303.9433
Jeweledstudio.com
CATERER
1. Drew’s Market
2407 Rte. 71
Spring Lake Heights
732.974.9399
Drewsmarket.com
2. Chef Covas Catering
12 4th Ave.
Long Branch
732.673.4070
chefcovascatering.com
3. Glenda’s Kitchen
Leonardo
732.284.9536
glendaskitchen.co
CHEESE SHOP
1. Sickles Market
1 Harrison Ave.
Little Silver
732.741.9563
200 Monmouth St.
Red Bank
732.852.5700
sicklesmarket.com
2. The Cheese Cave
14 Monmouth St.
Red Bank
732.842.0796
thecheesecave.co
3. Cheese on Main
53 Main Ave.
Ocean Grove
732.775.1530
COFFEE/TEA HOUSE
1. Rook Coffee
Multiple locations
rookcoffee.com
2. Water Witch Coffee
67 Waterwitch Ave.
Highlands
732.204.2694
waterwitchcoffee.com
3. Cafe Volan
510 Bangs Ave.
Asbury Park
732.455.3399
Cafevolan.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. Chocolate Carousel
2510 Belmar Blvd.
Wall Township
732.280.0606
chocolatecarousel.com
DONUTS
1. Broad Street Dough Company
177 Elton Adelphia Rd.
Freehold
732.303.9000
2005 Rte. 35
Oakhurst
732.531.1401
broadstreetdoughco.com
2. Duck Donuts
1275 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.671.3825
duckdonuts.com/middletown/
3. Purple Glaze Donuts
516 Summerfield Ave.
Asbury Park
732.361.5308
Purpleglazedonuts.com
FARMER’S MARKET
1. Delicious Orchards
320 Rte. 34
Colts Neck
732.462.1989
deliciousorchardsnj.com
2. Galleria Red Bank
Farmer’s Market
Bridge Avenue and West Front Street
Red Bank
732.530.7300
thegalleriaredbank.com
3. Matt’s Farm Market
1740 Rte. 71
Belmar
732.449.5600
facebook.com/mattsfarmmarketandgardencenter/
FRENCH RESTAURANT
1. Pascal & Sabine
601 Bangs Avenue
Asbury Park
732.774.3395
pascalandsabine.com
2. Nicholas Barrel & Roost
160 Rte. 35
Red Bank
732.345.9977
barrelandroost.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
217 Main St.
Manasquan
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. Livoti’s Old World Market
Multiple locations
livotisoldworldmarket.com
3. Sickles Market
1 Harrison Ave.
Little Silver
732.741.9563
200 Monmouth St.
Red Bank
732.852.5700
sicklesmarket.com
GREEK RESTAURANT
1. The Greek Spot
1013 Rte. 35
Ocean Township
732.531.7770
15 North Bridge Ave.
Red Bank
732.704.3255
thegreekspotnj.com
2. Greek Eats
89 Newman Springs Rd.
Shrewsbury
732.530.0777
gogreekeats.com
3. Anemos Greek Cuisine
333 Rte. 9 S.
Manalapan
732.414.6590
anemosgreekcuisine.com
HEALTH AND
FOOD STORE
1. Dean’s Natural Food Market
490 Broad St.
Shrewsbury
732.842.8686
119 Rte. 35
Ocean Township
732.517.1515
deansnaturalfoodmarket.com
2. Whole Foods
Multiple locations
wholefoods.com
3. Nature’s Corner Natural Market
2407 Rte. 71
Spring Lake
732.449.4950
175 Locust Ave.
West Long Branch
732.449.4950
naturescornernaturalmarket.com
ICE CREAM
1. Hoffman’s Ice Cream
569 Church St.
Spring Lake
732.974.2253
hoffmansicecream.net
2. Jersey Freeze
120 Manalapan Ave.
Freehold
732.462.3008
101 Crawfords Corner Rd.
Holmdel
732.837.0355
jerseyfreeze1952.com
3. Nicholas Creamery
Multiple locations
nicholascreamery.com
INDIAN RESTAURANT
1. Bombay River
90 Broad St.
Red Bank
732.530.1598
bombayriver.com
2. Neelam Exotic
Indian Cuisine
1178 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.671.8900
neelamindiancuisine.com
3. Haldi Chowk
1409 Rte. 35 N.
Middletown
732.721.9539
haldichowkusa.com
ITALIAN DELI
1. Livoti’s Old World Market
Multiple locations
livotisoldworldmarket.com
2. Taliercio’s Gourmet Deli
500 NJ.35 #7g
Middletown
732.576.1888
facebook.com/taliercios
3. DeMarco’s
1121 Rte. 34
Aberdeen
732.566.2112
demarcoscatering.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. Clarizios Italian Ristorante
3475 Rte. 9
Freehold
732.431.0536
clariziositalianristorante.com
JUICE BAR
1. Dean’s Natural Market
490 Broad St.
Shrewsbury
732.842.8686
119 Rte. 35
Ocean Township
732.517.1515
deansnaturalfoodmarket.com
2. Seed to Sprout
Multiple locations
seedtosproutnj.com
3. Nature’s Corner
Natural Market
2407 Rte. 71
Spring Lake
732.449.4950
175 Locust Ave.
West Long Branch
732.449.4950
naturescornernaturalmarket.com
JAPANESE RESTAURANT
1. TAKA Asbury
660 Cookman Ave.
Asbury Park
732.775.1020
takaasbury.com
2. Ichiban
2132 Rte. 35 S.
Oakhurst
732.493.1115
ichibansteakhouse.com
3. Sono Sushi
1098 Rte. 35
Middletown
732.706.3588
sonosushi.net
MEXICAN RESTAURANT
1. Juanito’s
159 Monmouth St.
Red Bank
732.747.9118
juanitosredbank.com
2. Rosalita’s
180 Rte. 9 N.
Englishtown
732.617.0099
rosiescantinanj.com
3. Aby’s
32 Main St.
Matawan
732.583.9119
abysmexicanrestaurant.com
OUTDOOR DINING
1. Proving Ground
56 Shrewsbury Ave
Highlands
732.872.2266
theprovingground.com
2. Rooney’s
100 Ocean Ave. N.
Long Branch
732.870.1200
rooneysocean.com
3. The Boondocks Fishery
1 Marine Park
Red Bank
732.747.7177
theboondocksfishery.com
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 N.
Howell
732.863.9363
twinpondfarm.com
PIZZA
1. Vic’s Italian
American Restaurant
60 Main St.
Bradley Beach
732.774.8225
vicspizza.com
2. Talula’s
550 Cookman Ave #108
Asbury Park
732.455.3003
talulaspizza.com
3. Attilios’s Pizza
1825 Rte. 35
Wall Township
732.556.0588
attiliospizzawall.com
ROMANTIC RESTAURANT
1. Moonstruck
517 Lake Ave.
Asbury Park
732.988.0123
moonstrucknj.com
2. Undici
11 W. River Rd.
Rumson
732.842.3880
undicirestaurant.com
3. Nicholas Barrel & Roost
160 Rte. 35
Red Bank
732.345.9977
Barrelandroost.com
SEAFOOD/FISH MARKET
1. Keyport Fishery
150 W. Front St.
Keyport
732.264.9723
Keyportfishery.com
2. Lusty Lobster
88 Bay Ave.
Highlands
732.291.4100
bestlobster.com
3. Mr. Shrimp
1608 Rte. 71
Belmar
732.681.7755
Mrshrimp.com
STEAKHOUSE
1. Char Steakhouse
33 Broad St.
Red Bank
732.450.2427
Charsteakhouse.com
2. Danny’s Steakhouse
11 Bridge Ave.
Red Bank
732.741. 6900
dannyssteakhouse.com
3. Texas Roadhouse
Multiple locations
texasroadhouse.com
TACOS
1. 10th Ave Burrito Company
801 Belmar Plz.
Belmar
732.280.1515
tenthaveburrito.com
2. Pop’s Garage
1000 Ocean Ave. N
Asbury Park
732.576.2182
popsgaragenj.com
3. Barrio Costero
610 Bangs Ave.
Asbury Park
732.455.5544
Barriocostero.com
THAI RESTAURANT
1. Bamboo Leaf
722-724 Main St.
Bradley Beach
732.774.1661
bambooleafthaieatery.com
2. Bangkok House
26 Rte. 35
Eatontown
732.389.3890
bangkokhousenj.com
3. Siam Paradise
2 Bridge Ave.
Red Bank
732.741.2999
Siamparadiseusa.com
VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT
1. Good Karma Café
17 E. Front St.
Red Bank
732.450.8344
goodkarmacafenj.com
2. Seed to Sprout
Multiple locations
Seedtosproutnj.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/rumson
2. Inlet Café
3 Cornwall St.
Highlands
732.872.9764
inletcafe.com
3. Langosta Lounge
1000 Ocean Ave. N.
Asbury Park
732.455.3275
langostalounge.com
WINGS
1. MJ’s
Multiple locations
mjsrestaurant.com
2. Jack’s Goal Line Stand
149 Brighton Ave.
Long Branch
732.870.8800
583 River Rd.
Fair Haven
732.747.6522
jacksgoallinestand.com
3. Court Jester
16 E. Main St.
Freehold
732.462. 1040
1077 A Rte. 34
Aberdeen
732.566.6674
Courtjesternj.com
NEW RESTAURANT
A Salute Italian Restaurant & Bar
74 Main St.
Matawan
732.566.0267
asalutenj.com
Carr High Café
49 Carr Ave.
Keansburg
732.344.6126
Hey Burger NJ
180 Rte. 36
Hazlet
732.769.2300
Il Colosseo Ristorante
500 Rte. 35
Red Bank
732.383.5373
ilcolosseoristorante.com
Kimchi Mama
504 Main St.
Asbury Park
732.361.0756
kimchimama.net
Strada
91 First Ave.
Atlantic Highlands
732.872.4632
stradapizzabar.com
* location now closed
