Summer Guide

SUMMER
GUIDE
D AY S A N D N I G H T S AT
THE JERSEY SHORE
PRESENTED BY THE ASBURY PARK PRESS

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Start planning your

summer days and nights
So, if you start planning a Jersey Shore itinerary, it’s probably
going to fill up pretty quickly.
You can start the day with a run on the boardwalk or maybe
some beach yoga. Dash off to a Red Bank restaurant for brunch.
Do a little shopping in Long Branch and watch the sunset, then
finish off the night with a concert. Not a bad day, right?
That’s the great thing about summer, whether it’s day or night, a
weekend or mid-week, the Jersey Shore offers so much. Days can
be filled with wandering through craft fairs and festivals or on a
visit to a New Jersey winery. At night, you can unwind with a
cocktail on a rooftop bar, or get your groove on in front of the
Stone Pony Summer Stage.
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That’s why the Asbury Park Press and the USA Today Network are
proud to bring you the 2017 Jersey Shore Summer Guide. This
THINGS TO DO LIVE MUSIC
year, our reporters and editors have packed this free guide with Festivals, fireworks, ball The Shore is all about great
great things to do, places to eat, festivals – even some plans for games and amusement parks sounds. Find out what bands
rainy days and road trips. make summer memorable. are touring and which artists
And if it rains, you’ll find will be on stage – and when –
plenty to do indoors, with our lineups of concert
NJ TODAY is our all-new app with up-to-the-minute info on including museums, arcades venues and music festivals.
where to go, what to eat and what concerts to see all summer. and recreation centers.
It’s available in the Google Play and Apple app stores, and will
help you to make plans for the entire season wherever you are
in New Jersey.
JAMILA ROBINSON
2017 SUMMER GUIDE TEAM

Editor
Jamila Robinson
Writers
Alex Biese
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Assistant Editor Kelly-Jane Cotter HAPPY HOUR WHERE TO EAT
Bill Canacci Liz Dennerlein Spend the day at a winery Where do you go at the
Art Director/ Cover Design Shannon Eblen or grab a cocktail and watch Shore for a great brunch
Danielle Cherchio Stephen Edelson the sunset from a rooftop or late-night bite?
bar. We’ve also got great We bring you a taste of great
Designer Steven Falk spots for a local beer and new restaurants and some
Michelle Steimle Steve Feitl some hidden speakeasies. classic spots you’ll
Photo Editor Sophia F. Gottfried want to revisit.
Magdaline Bassett Sarah Griesemer
Video Chris Jordan
Cynthia Salinas Bob Makin
Brian Johnston Dan Radel
Ryan Ross William Westhoven
Beach Guide Contributors Susan Weiner
Brett Kimmins President & Publisher
Paul Williams Thomas M. Donovan
AND MORE
Dining Guide Editors Executive Editor
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Tamara Walker
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Hollis R. Towns
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Online Editor things to do in New Jersey,
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SUMMER DAYS AND NIGHTS
Around the clock at the Jersey Shore

KELLY-JANE COTTER @KELLYJANECOTTER
ick-tock, check the clock. ♦
T Summer speeds by, faster

than an ice cream cone melts
in July. ♦ Don’t waste one precious
day. Or night. ♦ Get up early in the
STAFF PHOTO: KELLY-JANE COTTER
morning and stay awake all hours. Keansburg Amusement Park has vintage kiddie rides dating from the 1930s.
This is what we live for, people.

follow the trails to find answers to the
These three months. And you find quiz. Mail your completed brochure to
Manasquan Reservoir Environmental
yourself spending them at the Center and be eligible for a mystery
prize. monmouthcountyparks.com.
Jersey Shore? Count your
5. Kiddie rides
blessings. But do it quickly. ♦ Now
After lunch, take the little ones on the
start having fun. fishy ride at Jenkinson’s in Point Pleas-
ant Beach. Or on the vintage kiddie rides
1. Beach yoga — some dating from the 1930s — at
Keansburg Amusement Park.
Start your day with a stretch. No bet- jenkinsons.com; keansburgamusement
ter place than on the beach. Yogis from park.com.
Island Wellness Center hold free daily
classes at 8:30 a.m. on the 28th Street 6. Water parks
beach in Spray Beach through Labor
Day. Donations accepted. All ages can cool off on the water
iwc.massagetherapy.com. slides at Breakwater Beach in Seaside
Heights, float along the Lazy River at
2. Breakfast Runaway Rapids in Keansburg and get
dunked by a massive watering can at
I would like a pancake shaped like a Asbury Splash Park in Asbury Park.
cat. Therefore, I go to Mustache Bill’s in casinopiernj.com; apboardwalk.com. FILE PHOTO
Barnegat Light where, if I am a child, my Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten on Lake Avenue in Asbury Park seems like the perfect spot for a
wish will come true. Custom pancakes 7. Ice cream beer and a chance to watch the sunset.
for kids! Find Mustache Bill’s Diner on
Facebook. You should eat ice cream for dinner.
For the perfect collision of Jersey Shore 8. Theater a smiling banana if you win at the board-
3. Lighthouses favorites, go to Ryan’s Homemade Ice walk games. silverballmuseum.com or
Cream in Tinton Falls, where they use Take in a show. Surflight Theatre in luckyleos.com.
Before the heat of the day strikes, real Jersey peaches in their peach ice Beach Haven has a peppy summer line-
head to your nearest lighthouse: Sandy cream. up, including “Joseph and the Amazing 10. Bar-hopping
Hook Lighthouse, Twin Lights in High- Find Ryan’s on Facebook. Technicolor Dreamcoat” in July and
lands, Sea Girt Lighthouse, Barnegat Or go to Hoffman’s Ice Cream, a veri- “Hairspray” in August. surflight.org. In Asbury Park alone, there are
Lighthouse. All are beautiful. table Jersey Shore empire, with loca- enough bars and clubs to keep you busy
Photograph them or climb them. tions in Point Pleasant Beach, Spring 9. Boardwalk by night for a good portion of the summer.
Lake Heights, Little Silver and Long What’s your pleasure? A fine craft
4. Nature walks Branch. Ping! Whistle! Bleep! From Silverball beer at Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten?
And when on the Point Pleasant Beach Pinball Museum in Asbury Park to A shot at Bond Street Bar? A glass of
Enjoy afternoon sunshine and shade or Seaside Heights boardwalks, patron- Lucky Leo’s in Seaside Heights, night wine at Watermark? Or a Champagne
on park trails. Monmouth County Parks ize Kohr’s for classic custard. time is the right time to hit arcade cocktail at Pascal & Sabine?
System sponsors a free “Rockin’ The Orange-vanilla twist, or chocolate, if amusements and games of chance. Raise your glass, my friend.
Trails” program that lasts all year. Visit you please. hoffmansicecream.net or Be forewarned, you might find your- Here’s to summer, 24/7.
all nine parks listed in the brochure and kohrstheoriginal.com, or on Facebook. self lugging around a huge teddy bear or Clink!
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tripper
What to see and
do at the Shore
LIZ DENNERLEIN @LIZDENNERLEIN
here is plenty to do at the
T Shore, from aquariums to

hiking to whale watching. ♦
Here are a few ideas for the perfect
The view of Sandy Hook Bay and the Manhattan skyline from the Twin Lights Lighthouse in Highlands.
Island Beach State Park also offers

STAFF PHOTO: LIZ DENNERLEIN
day trip — and the perfect Shore nature programs for visitors, including
surf fishing, kayaking adventures,
experience: moonlight hikes along their trails, and
bird watching. The state park also
opened a marina for small boats last
Jenkinson’s spring.
Summer rates (Memorial Day to
This family-friendly spot offers a Labor Day) are $6 on weekdays, $10 on
plethora of attractions for the entire weekends per vehicle. You also can pur-
family. chase a $50 annual New Jersey state
There is the aquarium, where you can park pass for access to any New Jersey
catch daily penguin feedings at 11 a.m. state park.
and 3:30 p.m., and shark feedings at 1:30 It’s located just along the southern tip
p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and of Route 35 near Seaside Park and Long
Saturdays. Beach Island. Visit state.nj.us/dep/
Don’t forget about Jenkinson’s Board- parksandforests/parks/island.html for
walk in Point Pleasant Beach, where you more information.
can enjoy mini golf, batting cages, ar-
cade games, as well as goodies at the Highlands
Sweet Shop.
Jenks Club also features live music Experience views of Manhattan, in- COURTESY OF CAPE MAY WHALE WATCHER
and DJs for some nightlife action. credible hikes in nature and informative A whale seen aboard the Cape May Whale Watcher.
Jenkinson’s Aquarium costs $12, $7 history in Highlands.
for children 3 to 12 and for seniors 62 and Head to Hartshorne Woods, a 787-
older, free for kids 2 and younger. Visit acre site that overlooks the beautiful Cape May They also offer a variety of packages,
jenkinsons.com for more information, Navesink River with some of the highest including Sunset Dolphin tours, a prime
including updated feeding times. elevations along the Atlantic Coast. Grab Step aboard the 110-foot Cape May rib dinner cruise and a history cruise.
your hiking boots or mountain bike and Whale Watcher, which has been embark- Aboard, enjoy beer and snacks.
Island Beach State Park take advantage of the 14 miles of trails. ing on adventures since 1993. The Cape May Whale Watcher sails
After, you can head to the Twin Lights Take part in a three-hour “Cetacean from March to December from the Miss
Take in the beautiful sights of Island Lighthouse, where you can catch elevat- Spectacular” tour of the bay and the Chris Marina in Cape May.
Beach State Park, which was voted the ed views of Manhattan and Sandy Hook Atlantic Ocean for a whale and dolphin Adult tickets for the “Cetacean Spec-
best beach by our readers. Bay. watching experience with licensed cap- tacular” tour costs $40, $25 for children 7
The undeveloped barrier island is Inside the lighthouse, there also is a tains and naturalists. to 12, free for kids 6 and under.
shaped by tides and storms — you’ll ex- “Seeing Stars” exhibit, which follows the The Whale Watcher offers a maritime Visit capemaywhalewatcher.com or
perience 10 miles of natural shoreline history of the American flag from its in- sighting guarantee. call 609-884-5445 for more information.
with white sandy beaches, sand dunes, ception to today. If no marine mammals are spotted
maritime forests, ospreys, foxes and Visit monmouthcountyparks.com for during your trip, you will receive a free
herons. more information. pass for another experience.
Lots to do in North Jersey this summer

SOPHIA F. GOTTFRIED @SOPHIAFGOTT
ummer is officially here! And while there’s plenty to do (or not do)
S at the beach, North Jersey has its own slew of fun summer events,
from picnicking to the smooth sounds of jazz to catching a flick
under the stars in the film industry’s birthplace to a good old-fashioned
block party. Mark your calendars and get ready to make the most of all of
those extra hours of sunshine.
Artist & Maker Market in Jersey City 16 and Sept. 8. Wednesday markets are
— Downtown Jersey City is booming — from 5 to 9 p.m., while Friday dates are
there’s lots to see, do, eat and buy. This from 3 to 10 p.m., Grove Street PATH
open-air craft and art market features Plaza, Jersey City, jcdowntown.org.
local artisan goods, from jewelry to art Bourbon & Biergarten Bash in
to plants. The market aims to support lo- Montclair — The Montclair Food and
cal craftspeople and allow shoppers to Wine Festival’s Bourbon & Biergarten
meet them. Perfect for a pre- or post- Bash comes right smack in the middle of
dinner stroll in the area, where lots of summer on July 15. An indoor-outdoor
great new restaurants have opened. COURTESY OF NATALIE CHITWOOD
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DAYS AND NIGHTS shop, with booths and games for kids. 5 to
11 p.m. July 18 (rain date is July 19),
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Morristown Jazz and Blues Festival
— Ocean City native Walter Trout, who
event at the Wellmont Theater in down- has played guitar for the likes of John
town Montclair, there’ll be plenty of food Lee Hooker, John Mayall and Canned
tastings as well as wine, beer and spirits Heat, will headline the free annual con-
galore. The Wellmont Theater, 5 Sey- cert that typically draws thousands of
mour St., Montclair. For ticket prices fans to the historic Morristown Green.
and more information, go to Noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 19. Festival veter-
montclairfoodandwinefestival.org. ans also will welcome back another Jer-
Englewood Night Market — This sey guitar hero, Bucky Pizzarelli, along
July 18 night market is your typical with Lous Prima Jr., Ana Popovic and
neighborhood block party – that is, if more. Admission is free. For informa-
your typical block party had thousands tion, visit www.morristownjazz
of people enjoying 50 different food op- andblues.org.
tions. Produced by North Jersey Events Movies & Music Under the Stars —
and now in its fourth year, admission is Fort Lee has a storied film history. In
free, and diners buy $5 tickets to get food fact, before Hollywood was home to the
samples from dozens of food stands and movies, many important early films COURTESY OF FORT LEE FILM COMMISSION
then roam downtown Englewood in were made right in this little town on the Outdoor movies are offered in Fort Lee.
search of their favorite small bites. Palisades. So what better place to enjoy a
For those who want to skip the movie, classic or contemporary, than in
crowds, there’s a VIP tent with reserved Fort Lee this summer? Running every at sunset. From “La La Land” to “Snow Brook Park in Newark on June 30 (both
lounge seating and food runners who will Saturday night from July 1 through Sept.White” to “Rogue One,” plenty of hits at 7:30 p.m.). Music this year will be a
bring bites to you. There also will be live 10 outside the Jack Alter Fort Lee Com- will be screened. But we’re partial to the mix of musicals like “Oklahoma!” and
entertainment provided by the Bergen munity Center, a live band will play from
classics that will be shown: “Casablan- “Chicago,” classical and patriotic favor-
Performing Arts Center, plus a beer and 7 to 8:30 p.m. and then movies will begin
ca,” “Angels with Dirty Faces” and “Sin- ites and more. For more information,
gin’ in the Rain” will all be screened. visit njsymphony.org/summer.
Organizers encourage moviegoers to Randolph Freedom Festival —
bring chairs and blankets. More into Morris County’s biggest annual carnival,
theater? The town also will host a free sponsored by the Randolph Kiwanis
Shakespeare in the Park series per- Club in partnership with the Randolph
formed by the Hudson Shakespeare Township, takes place on the grounds of
Company on select Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. the County College of Morris. The cele-
throughout the summer. Music from 7 to bration starts on June 29 and climaxes
8:30 p.m., movies screen at sunset. 1355 with a large fireworks show on July 1.
Inwood Terrace, Fort Lee, 201-693-2763, For info, visit www.randolphkiwanis
fortleefilm.org; for theater dates, visit .org/content/randolph-freedom-festival.
fortleenj.org. Summer on Lake Hopatcong — No
New Jersey State Fair/Sussex lake in your backyard? Join the legions
County Farm and Horse Show— Dating who flock to the beach at Hopatcong
back to 1919, the annual Sussex County State Park, on the shore of New Jersey’s
Farm and Horse Show is such a big at- largest lake. Elsewhere around Lake Ho-
traction that it was designated as the of- patcong, there are marinas offering boat
ficial New Jersey State Fair in 1999. The rentals and a variety of restaurants and
event offers all the attractions one might nightspots. And of course, the fishing is
expect from a large 4-H fair, plus carni- great. For more information, visit
val rides and games, concerts, horse www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/
Jewelry Clothing shows and rodeos, motocross and mon- parks/hopatcong.html.
home accessories ster truck rides, pig races, chainsaw art-
ists and much more. Aug. 4 to 13, Sussex
Tri-County Fair — A big annual fair
held on the sprawling 107-acre grounds
original art by County Fairgrounds, Augusta. For infor-
mation, visit njstatefair.org.
of Christ Church, this event also features
live music, fireworks, a classic car show
jim inzero New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and a world-famous Frisbee dog-team
free concert series — This June and show. June 15 to 18, Church of Christ,
July, the NJSO is leaving the concert hall Rockaway Township. For information
and heading out to parks all over the visit http://tricountyfair.org/.
state. This free concert series is a fam-
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The 10 best things to do this summer in Central Jersey

BOB MAKIN @REPORTERBMAKIN
h the joy of summer! ♦
O Here’s a look at the fun to

be found in Central Jersey
this summer with a look at
entertainment events, dining,
festivals, music, arts and more.
Whether you’re a family who will
marvel at hot air balloons hovering
over Hunterdon County, a couple
COURTESY OF WARNER BROS.
looking to get away to a wine New Jersey Symphony will accompany
Warner Bros.' "Bugs Bunny at the Symphony"
destination or someone who just COURTESY OF QUICKCHEK NEW JERSEY FESTIVAL OF BALLOONING live on June 3 at the New Jersey Performing
Fun will be taking to the skies once again this summer at the 35th annual QuickChek New Arts Center, Newark, and June 4 at The State
wants to dance the night away with Jersey Festival of Ballooning. Theatre, New Brunswick.
some friends, we have 10

Carmen Nickerson, and Ellis Paul. 6 p.m.
suggestions for all in our Summer July 13, 6 p.m. July 14, and 11 a.m. July 15
and 16, Red Mill Museum, 56 Main St.,
Guide to Central Jersey: Clinton. $66 to $100 for four-day pass,
$17.50 to $30 for single-day tickets.
35th annual QuickChek Festival of www.blackpotatoe.com.
Ballooning — The 35th annual Quick- Broadway and Beyond — “Broad-
Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning way and Beyond” features songs from
will launch into the skies a family of 110- “Hair,” “Dreamgirls,” “Les Miserables,”
foot-tall bumblebees, the world’s largest “Tommy,” “West Side Story,” “Wicked”
American flag and an 807-pound anni- and more. The revue also encompasses
versary cake-shaped balloon. Pat Bena- film songs from “Live and Let Die,”
tar & Neil Giraldo, George Thorogood & “Grease,” and “Dirty Dancing,” for
the Destroyers, Plain White T’s, Jake which cast member Franke Previte
Miller and Laurie Berkner will perform. wrote the Oscar-winning “(I’ve Had) The
Fun also will include fireworks, aerial Time of My Life.” The cast also features
acts, a 5K race, children’s amusements, Broadway singer-dancer Lisa Sherman COURTESY OF 90 PROOF BAND
interactive exhibits, crafters and food and Kristin Cochran, a Down Beat Maga- Clinton Elks Music Festival will take place 3 to 10 p.m. June 10 and 3 to 9 p.m. June 11 in
vendors. July 28 to 30, Solberg Airport, zine Vocalist of the Year. 8 p.m. June 10, Pittstown. Proceeds from a $10 admission will help needy children. Performers will include
39 Thor-Solberg Road, Readington. Union County Performing Arts Center’s What the Funk, Slackjaw, Black Cross Band and 90 Proof Band, pictured.
Tickets start at $15. Hamilton Stage, 360 Hamilton St.,
www.balloonfestival.com. Rahway. $35, $55 for VIP seats in first
Black Potatoe Music Festival — three rows followed by post-show recep- Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester the Center. Performers will include Joe Ma-
Sandwiched between the scenic quarry tion. www.ucpac.org. cat, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner. 8 ma, What the Funk, Vinyl Approach,
of the Red Mill Museum and the South Bugs Bunny at the Symphony — p.m. June 3, New Jersey Performing Craig Sailer Project, Phido, Slackjaw,
Branch of the Raritan River, the Black This family-friendly collaboration be- Arts Center, 1 Center St., Newark, and 3 Black Cross, and 90 Proof Band. Silent
Potatoe Music Festival returns for its tween Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes p.m. June 4, State Theatre, 15 Livingston auction prizes include gift certificates to
21st production this summer. Highlights pals and New Jersey Symphony Orches- Ave., New Brunswick. $15 to $90 Metropolitan Seafood Co., Beaver Brook
will include a July 13 release party for tra will feature classic cartoons, “What’s www.njsymphony.org/, Day Spa, The Grand Colonial, Rock
the long-awaited CD from Hunterdon Opera, Doc?” and “Baton Bunny,” along- www.bugsbunnyatthesymphony.net/. Creek Tavern, and Beaver Brook Golf
singer-songwriter KC Cary, plus perfor- side Warner Bros.’ new 3-D shorts, Clinton Elks Music Festival — This Club. The festival takes place 3 to 10 p.m.
mances by Gregg Allman guitarist play- “Coyote Falls and “Rabid Rider.” All effort raises money for special needs June 10 and 3 to 9 p.m. June 11, Sidney
er Scott Sharrard, Matt Angus Thing, ages will enjoy the musical scores per- kids to enjoy a week at the Elks’ Camp Road, Pittstown. $10 to support needy
Nalani & Sarina, Teneia, Willie Porter & formed live in-sync with the on-screen Moore and for equipment and needy pa- children. www.facebook.com/events/
antics of that wascally wabbit, plus tient support at the Somerset Treatment 551531541717139.
SUMMER DAYS AND NIGHTS Hub City Sounds — New Brunswick of classic cars. 7:30 p.m. June 4, State the completion of the $250,000 Yellow
Cultural Center’s annual summer-long Theatre, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brick Road Campaign and the beginning
festival kicks off 1 to 6 p.m. July 23 with Brunswick. $55 to $125. of the construction of the donor bricks
Guelaguetza, featuring the food, music, www.statetheatrenj.org. that will pave a path for visitors to the
dance, healing traditions and heritage of Sgt. Pepper 50th Anniversary theater. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2
Oaxaca, Mexico, Memorial Parkway off Celebration — Rock music’s most iconic p.m. Sundays from June 9 to 25, 475
Route 18 south. Free admission, food and album will be saluted in a concert featur- DeMott Lane, Somerset section of
more for sale. ing The Paper Jets, Fun While You Wait, Franklin. $22, $20 for seniors and stu-
Hub City Sounds’ kick-off salute to Kate Dressed Up and Anthony Carrera. dents. www.villagerstheatre.com.
New Brunswick’s many Mexican resi- They then will band together with mem- The Winemakers Co-Op Spring
dents is one of six festivals taking place bers of Backyard Superheroes to recre- Portfolio Tasting — Winemakers Co-
in Boyd Park and elsewhere through Oct. ate “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club” in Op’s Spring Portfolio Tasting will fea-
8. Others include the Indo-American its entirety as The Sgt. Pepper Jersey All ture a sampling of more than 30 premi-
Festival, Aug. 12; the Caribbean Festival, Star Band, including Carrera, who will um New Jersey wines. Guests will sam-
Aug. 26; ROCK New Brunswick’s dedica- lend his sitar skills to the tricky “Within ple the best bottles from Beneduce Vine-
tion to the local music scene from Sept. 8 You Without You.” 6 to 11 p.m. June 1, yards, Heritage Vineyards, Working
to 10 throughout the city; and Central Pino’s, 13 N. 4th Ave., Highland Park. $10. Dog Winery and Unionville Vineyards in
Jersey Jazz Festival, a downtown col- More information can be found at an intimate, relaxed setting. Wine jour-
laboration with Flemington and Somer- www.facebook.com/events/ nalist George M. Taber will be among the
ville, Sept. 15 to 17. More information is 680426825478805/. special guests. Highlights also will in-
at www.NewBrunswickArts.org. Villagers Theatre Yellow Brick Road clude live music and upscale casual food.
Jay Leno at State Theatre — fundraising campaign — While audi- It takes place 3 to 7 p.m. May 28, Bene-
Comedian and former “The Tonight ences will hear “lions and tigers and duce Vineyards, 1 Jeremiah Lane, Pitt-
Show” host Jay Leno makes his first bears, oh my” during Villagers Theatre’s stown. $34 in advance,$40 at the door, $59
State Theatre appearance since 2004 this summer stage production of “The for VIP admission, which includes one-
spring. Leno captivated living rooms Wizard of Oz,” they also may hear whis- hour early entry, a talk and guided tast-
across the world for more than 20 years pers within the 60-year-old community ing with winemakers, featuring exclu-
GETTY IMAGES on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” theater of “plumbing and painting and sive wines and gourmet cheese. More
Jay Leno will perform June 4 at The State Now he can be seen on CNBC’s “Jay roofing, oh my!” information can be found at
ate
Theatre in New Brunswick. Leno’s Garage,” featuring his collection Villagers’ adaptation coincides with www.winemakersco-op.com.
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Headed to South Jersey? Check out these events

SHANNON EBLEN @SHANNONEBLEN
ummer in South Jersey has plenty to offer locals and visitors
S alike, from food and beer festivals, to outdoor concerts, to arts

and crafts fairs. ♦ It’s the best time of year to enjoy fresh, local
produce like blueberries and peaches, to stroll the streets of the many
charming downtown districts and explore the shore. ♦ Here are just a few
events to look forward to in South Jersey this summer:
Camden Jam — The Camden Jam is a Fireworks on the Battleship — Have
day of music, dance and spoken-word a patriotic Independence Day aboard the
performances from both national head- USS New Jersey in Camden. Watch the
liners and local artists. There are also Delware River fireworks from the deck
food vendors and activities for all ages. for only a $10 donation. Included is live
The festival will take place from 2 to 8 music, food and bar concessions. For
p.m. on Sept. 9 at Roosevelt Plaza Park, in more information, call 856-966-1652 or
front of Camden City Hall. More infor- www.battleshipnewjersey.org.
mation and free tickets are available at Gloucester County 4H Fair and
FILE PHOTO camdenjam2017.eventbrite.com. Peach Festival — These concurrent fes-
Children write down reasons they love Camden on a chalkboard during the 2015 Camden Jam. Cape May Craft Beer and Crab tivals July 27 to 30 offer plenty of options
Festival — Featuring all the best sum- in addition to the 4H projects on display.
mer foods — steamed crabs, pulled pork, Carnival rides, magic shows, musical
hot dogs — and local and regional craft acts, Civil War re-enactors and a craft
beers, this festival takes place at the Em- fair are all on the agenda, as are nightly
len Physick Estate in Cape May from 10 barbecue dinners. Plus lots and lots of
a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 5. There also will be peaches. For more information, visit
live music, a craft and collectibles show gloucestercountynj.gov.
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and a Victorian circus. For more infor- Haddonfield Crafts and Fine Art Fes-
Banking on the Go! mation, visit capemaymac.org. tival — The 25th annual arts and crafts
Collingswood Crafts and Fine Art show July 8 and 9 features artisans from
Festival — More than 160 arts and crafts around the region and attracts thou-
vendors show and sell their work Aug. 19 sands of visitors. Vendors exhibit paint-
and 20 at this annual outdoor festival ings, photography, jewelry, ceramics,
along Haddon Avenue. There will be art- glass, metal and fiber. Set against the
ists, food vendors, live music — and visi- backdrop of Haddonfield’s downtown
tors can flex their creative muscles with shopping district, visitors also can ex-
family activities like ceramic tile deco- plore the shops and restaurants of the
rating and sand art. The festival will take historic town. For more information,
place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more in- visit haddonfieldnj.org.
formation, visit collingswood.com.
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Music and Food Festival — This Had-
don Township festival from 4 to 10 p.m.
June 21 offers live music, food trucks, a
beer garden, a farmers market, drum
circles, belly dancers, games and more
along Haddon Avenue. For more infor-
mation, visit haddontwp.com.
Red, White and Blueberry Festival,
Hammonton — Try an array of blueber-
ry fare from food vendors in the blueber-
ry capital of the world as it hosts the 31st
annual blueberry festival on June 25.
Aside from all things blueberry — in-
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there will be live music, arts and crafts, Hammonton blueberries are celebrated at the
kid’s rides and a classic car show. The Red, White and Blueberry Festival in June.
festival will take place at Hammonton
High School, located at 566 Old Forks
Road. For more information, visit XPoNential Music Festival, Camden
hammontonnj.us. — Held on the Camden waterfront with
Wildwood Beer Fest — Celebrate lo- the Philadelphia skyline in the back-
cal craft beer at this festival in Fox Park ground, this music fest July 28 to 30
in Wildwood from noon to 10 p.m. June 10. brings to the stage both established and
Tickets will include samples from any of up-and-coming artists. Including perfor-
the more than 100 brews and a commem- mances from Wilco, Hop Along and Co-
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KELLY-JANE COTTER @KELLYJANECOTTER as well as a mini-festival of student

films. The main screenings begin at 9
Got 2 minutes? p.m. Admission is free.
No? O’Connor co-founded FilmOneFest
OK, 1 minute will do. with the late Julie Gartenberg, who was
You can have fun in lightning-quick president of the Atlantic Highlands Arts
time at FilmOneFest, the annual festival Council. As creative director, he now
of micro-movies in Atlantic Highlands. partners with the festival’s managing
Traditionally held on the third Saturday director, Corinna Thuss.
of July, the ninth annual FilmOneFest O’Connor whittles down the entries to
will take place on July 15. about 90, then sends them off to his six
You can expect to see entire stories judges, who accept about half of them
told in less than 2 minutes. Or sometimes for the festival.
a movie might be less about narrative Plenty of local landmarks and people
and more about a visual feast of images. can be seen in these super-short films.
Some are laugh-out loud silly, some mel- But submissions also come from about
ancholy or heartwarming, or all of the 35 countries as well, including Argenti-
above. And if you can spare the time to na, Armenia, Bangladesh, Canada, Iran,
hang out on a pleasant summer night by Norway and Taiwan. Previous years
the marina, you’ll see about 45 of them. have seen winning entries from Bulgar-
“We get 400 or more submissions a ia, Portugal and France.
year at this point,” said Robert O’Connor. “Video, even with our phones, works
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even aware,” O’Connor said. “There is

some really good work out there.”
There also are plenty of other festi-
vals to fill your summer days and sum-
mer nights.
Here are 16 of them:
May 28: Seaport Crafts Show and
Postcard Show, Huddy Park, Water-
witch and Bay avenues, Highlands.
About 50 crafters and artisans. Admis-
sion is free. Rain or shine. 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. highlandsnj.com.
June 4: Barnegat Bay Festival,Wana-
maker Field, Island Heights. Free family
fun, including sea life origami, fish
printing and other crafts, at this environ-
mental festival run by the Barnegat Bay
Partnership. Eco-tours of the water-
ways, touch tanks, seining demonstra-
tions, decoy carving, arts and craft sales,
food and live music. Rain or shine. 10 COURTESY OF OCEANFEST
a.m. to 4 p.m. bbp.ocean.edu. Food, music, crafts, magic shows, clowns, jugglers, costumed characters, martial arts, dance performances and more at Oceanfest in Long Branch.
June 10: National Marina Day, Leo-
nardo State Marina, 102 Concord Ave.,
Leonardo section of Middletown. Free “Sharkstravaganza” fishing presenta-
fishing tournament for youths, 10 a.m. to tions for kids. Vendors, food trucks, live
2 p.m. Sandcastle-building contest, 11 music. 732-787-4275 or
a.m to 12:30 p.m. K-9 demonstrations sharkfest2017.com.
with New Jersey State Park Police at July 1: Craft Day By The Bay, Sunset
noon. Craft vendors, face-painting, cake. Park, West Salem Avenue Harvey
Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cedars. Handmade crafts for sale. 10
visitnj.org. a.m. to 4 p.m. harveycedars.org.
June 10: Arts & Crafts By The Sea, on July 4: Oceanfest, boardwalk, Long
the boardwalk between Dupont and Branch. Food, music, crafts, vendors,
Grant avenues, Seaside Heights. About magic shows, clowns, jugglers, cos-
50 artists and crafters. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. tumed characters, martial arts and
exit82.com. dance performances, sand castle con-
June 11: Irish Festival, Monmouth test. Along the promenade between Pier
Park, 175 Oceanport Ave., Oceanport. Village and Seven Presidents Park. 10
Irish Mass at 11 a.m. Irish step-dancing, a.m. to 10 p.m. Fireworks at 9 p.m.
pipe-and-drum competition, food, crafts, oceanfestnj.com.
thoroughbred racing. Admission is $5, July 15: FilmOneFest, Atlantic High-
free for kids 12 and under. lands marina. Rain date July 16. Local
monmouthpark.com. bands perform beginning at 5 p.m., fol-
June 17: Happy Fest Obstacle Course lowed by FilmYoungFest, with student
& Festival, 230 Pension Road, Raceway films. Artists/exhibitors, food vendors, COURTESY OF JEFF SMITH PHOTO/FILMONEFEST
Park, Englishtown. An all-ages, all-abil- face-painting, stilt-walker and clown. FilmOne Fest co-directors Corinna Thuss and Robert O’Connor in 2014.
ities obstacle course, with rope swings, Movies begin at 9 p.m. Free admission.
rope climbs, walls and hurdles, with in- 732-737-7160 or filmonefest.org.
clusive options and a bubble finish. Start July 16: 30th annual Art Show, Sun- Aug. 9 to 13: Italian Festival, munity Center, 4700 Long Beach Blvd.,
times are 10, 10:30 or 11 a.m. Live music, set Park, West Salem Avenue, Harvey Joe Palaia Park, 200 Whalepond Road, Brant Beach. Carnival rides and foods.
food and games to follow. Race day ad- Cedars. Paintings, mixed media, photog- Oakhurst, The Italian American Associ- 609-494-8861 or stfranciscenterlbi.org.
mission, which includes T-shirt and med- raphy, fine crafts. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ation of the Township of Ocean’s annual Aug. 19: Blue Claw Craft Show, Sun-
al, is $54, $44 for kids ages 3 to 12, plus $10 harveycedars.org. heritage festival, with pizza contest, pas- set Park, West Salem Avenue, Harvey
parking. Advance registration costs Aug. 5: Italian Festival and ta-eating and other eating contests, car- Cedars. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
less. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. happyfestusa.com. Wine-Tasting, Monmouth Park, 175 nival rides and foods, live rock and jazz, harveycedars.org.
June 17: Shark Fest, Municipal Har- Oceanport Ave., Oceanport. Italian mu- gymnastics and martial arts demonstra- Aug. 20: Tu Sello Latino Fiesta, Mon-
bor Marina, 2 Simon Lake Dr., Atlantic sic, food, bocce, horse-racing. $5, free tions. 5 to 11 p.m. iaato.com. mouth Park, 175 Oceanport Ave., Ocean-
Highlands. Shark-fishing contest for for kids 12 and under. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 9 to 13: St. Francis Festival Of port. Latin food, music and dancing.
adults, coloring contest and monmouthpark.com. The Sea, St. Francis R.C. Church Com- monmouthpark.com.
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The water is calling ...

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Take a moonlight cruise —

or go on a pirate adventure
Adults, meanwhile, can partake in
KELLY-JANE COTTER @KELLYJANECOTTER lunch cruises, dinner cruises, sunset and
moonlight tours.
Most of the time, you are perfectly And if you’re looking for the best spot
content to gaze at the water from the to view New York City’s fireworks, take
comfort of your beach chair. to the water. Fireworks cruises offer un-
But every now and then, your inner obstructed views of every sparkle.
mermaid or pirate comes to the fore. The Here’s where you can find your next
ocean, bays and rivers are calling you! water journey:
Luckily, there are plenty of boats will-
ing to give ordinary landlubbers a taste BARNEGAT LIGHT
of the salty waterways, by day and by
night. Miss Barnegat Light, 18th Street and
For starters, there’s never been a bet- Bayview Avenue. 609-494-2094 or
ter time to be a young pirate than nowa- missbarnegatlight.com. Enjoy a sunset,
days at the Jersey Shore. Little bucca- moonlight or evening cruise aboard the
neers especially seem to thrive in Ocean FILE PHOTO
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Miss Barnegat Light, departing from

18th Street and Bayview Avenue in Bar-
negat Light. The boat leaves at 5:30 and 7
p.m. and no reservations are taken, pro-
viding a chance for spontaneity, which is
a plus on any vacation. Admission is $12
and cruises begin in mid-June.
BEACH HAVEN
Black Pearl Pirate Tours,
Centre Street at the bay, Beach Haven.
609-978-9951 or piratesof lbi.com.
If your kids want to get on the bay and
sail away, they can do so with Black Pearl
Pirate Tours, a one-hour adventure on a
pirate ship. Kids can dress up like pi-
rates and help the captain capture a bad
guy by squirting him with water can-
nons. Even the good guys get wet, so
dress accordingly.
Ships sail at 2 p.m., Mondays through
Saturdays, and 4 p.m. daily from Centre
Street at the bay in Beach Haven. Admis-
sion is $20 for ages 3 and up, $10 for 2 and
under.
Black Pearl Pirates also offers sunset
cruises from 7 to 8 p.m. weekdays, with a
DJ and a bar for festivities. Cost is $12.
BRICK FILE PHOTO

A detail on Pirate Time NJ’s vessel.
Jersey Shore Pirate Adventures,
281 Princeton Ave., Brick. 732-899-6100
or jerseyshorepirates.com. TOMS RIVER
Friendly little pirates sail the Metede-
conk River in Brick aboard the Sea Gyp- Pirate Time NJ, Toms River. 732-255-
sy II, as part of an unscary expedition. 5920 or piratetimenj.com.
Face-painting, dress-up and tattoos will Young buccaneers also can have their
get your child primed for a story-fueled birthday parties on the waters beyond
treasure hunt during the 75-minute FILE PHOTO Toms River, joining an expedition with
cruise. Probably a good idea to eat something before embarking on a pirate journey. Pirate Time NJ, which also runs sunset
Daily sailing times for Jersey Shore and fireworks cruises aboard its 60-foot
Pirate Adventures are 9:30 and 11 a.m., restored 1961 fishing vessel.
and 12:30, 2, 3:30 and 5 p.m. In July and is accessible for people with wheelchairs HIGHLANDS River Lady, 1 Robbins Parkway, Toms
August, a 6:30 p.m. sailing is added. The or other special needs. The pirate ship River. 732-349-8664 or go to
pirate ship sails daily through Labor Day sails weekends from May through mid- Seastreak, 326 Shore Dr., Highlands. riverlady.com.
and then on weekends until late October. October, with daily departures from seastreak.com. Adults and children alike can take
Dress-up begins 30 minutes before sail June 26 through August. A fireworks cruise departs Highlands part in lunch, dinner and sunset cruises
time, departing from 281 Princeton Ave. Pirates On The Manasquan departs at 6 p.m. on Independence Day and heads on the Toms River and Barnegat Bay
in Brick. from 1600 Route 70 in Brick at 9:30 and 11 for the East River for viewing of the Ma- aboard the River Lady, a paddlewheel
Tickets are $22 for everyone 3 and a.m., and 12:30, 2 and 3:30 p.m. Sunset and cy’s 4th Of July Fireworks Show. The trip boat designed to look like those that
older, $12 for 2 and under. Reservations other themed cruises depart daily at 5 lasts four or five hours and costs $90 per travel along the Mississippi River.
recommended. and 6 p.m. person, all ages. Seastreak also offers River Lady departs from 1 Robbins
Pirates On The Manasquan, Reservations are recommended. un-narrated, round-trip tours of New Parkway in Toms River. Cruises run
1600 Route 70, Brick. 732-233-7333 or York Harbor, departing multiple times from May through October.
piratesonthemanasquan.com. daily from Highlands, Atlantic High-
Children can explore the Manasquan lands, or Wall Street or East 35th Street
River, via Pirates On The Manasquan. in Manhattan. Cost is $27, $11 for kids 5 to
The adventure is not scary and the boat 12, free for kids under 5.
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Ka-boom!
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Where to see fireworks this summer

KELLY-JANE COTTER @KELLYJANECOTTER Ka-boom! It’s Thursday night! Whiz,
bang! Any excuse will do.
All summer long, fireworks decorate Fireworks are astonishing no matter
the night sky like gems. where they explode. But for the most
Those bursts of jewel-tone colors oohs and ahhs, watch them burst over
make us exclaim and applaud not only water, be it the ocean, bay, river or lake.
because they're beautiful, but because You get double the effect: First, the col-
they are ephemeral: Here one moment, ors reach into the cool, black sky, and
spreading vibrant patterns across the then a shimmering reflection spreads
sky, and then flickering out a few color over the water. Even the fireflies
seconds later. How emblematic of will be impressed.
summer: Such an intense season, and the Your strategy should be to arrive
one that seems to pass by most quickly. early, no matter where you’re going.
Enjoy it while it lasts. Scout out an unobstructed view and
Municipalities, amusement parks, plant your picnic blanket or chair on the
county fairs and other fun-loving enti- ground before the sun sets. Some dis-
ties schedule fireworks around Inde- plays, like those at Tuckerton Seaport,
pendence Day, first and foremost. But Six Flags Great Adventure or any of the
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characters, sand sculpting, crafts, food

Fireworks
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oceanfestnj.com.
732-222-0400 or
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732-566-3898 or matawanborough.com
Milltown: July 4. Daytime festivities
boardwalks, are preceded by festivals include a parade and 5K through town.
and day-long activities and attractions, Fireworks at dusk. For updates, search
so you may be so busy that you’ll forget Milltown 4th of July on Facebook.
to stake out your territory. Monroe: July 4, Thompson Park.
No matter. There is a thrill to that first monroetwp.com.
ka-boom that will shake you even if you Montgomery Township: June 29.
happen to be riding a roller coaster when Rain date July 6. montgomery
the show begins. Here are some fire- fireworks.org.
works displays for July 4 and beyond: Netcong: 11 p.m. Aug. 12, as part of
Aberdeen: July 1. Rain date July 3. the Feast of the Assumption in Arbolino
Firemen’s Field, corner of Gerard and Park. On Facebook: Feast of the Assump-
Lloyd roads. Softball game at 6:30 p.m., tion Society of Netcong.
food trucks and DJ. Fireworks start at Ocean Township: Fireworks are part
8:30 p.m. 732-583-4200. of the Ocean Township Italian-American
Asbury Park: July 4 on the beach. Festival, Aug. 9 to 13 at Joe Palaia Park,
732-775-2100 or asburypark corner of Deal and Whalepond roads.
chamber.com. 732-517-1040 or iaato.com.
Atlantic Highlands: July 7 at the Perth Amboy and South Amboy:
municipal harbor, Simon Lake Drive. Joining forces for fireworks at about
atlantichighlands.org. 9:20 p.m. July 3 on Raritan Bay, with fes-
Beach Haven: July 4 at dusk, Bay tivities beginning at 5 p.m. Rain date
Village, 9th and Bay avenues. July 4. In Perth Amboy, view along Sa-
609-492-2800 or bayvillagelbi.com. dowski Parkway on the waterfront. In
Beachwood: 9 p.m. July 4, on the South Amboy, view at Raritan Bay
beachfront. beachwoodusa.com. Waterfront Park. For parking, road clo-
Bradley Beach: 9 p.m. July 3 at the sures and more info, go to celebrate
beachfront. Rain date is July 8. starsandstripes.com.
732-776-2999 or bradleybeachnj.gov. Point Pleasant Beach: Fireworks ev-
Brick Township: SummerFest 2017 at ery Thursday at nightfall on Jenkinson’s
Windward Beach Park features fire- beach, beginning June 22. Fireworks
works on July 6, 13, 20 and 27. also on July 4, Sept. 4 for Labor Day and
brickrec.twp.brick.nj.us. Sept. 16 for the Seafood Festival.
Bridgewater: July 4 in North Branch 732-892-0600 or jenkinsons.com.
Park. Revolutionary War encampment Rockaway: About 9 p.m. June 16 as
re-enactment. somersetcounty FILE PHOTO part of the Tri-County Fair, 140 Green
parks.org. Spectators watch fireworks at Freehold Raceway last year. Pond Road. tricountyfair.org.
Clinton: June 10, as part of Clinton Seaside Heights: 9:30 p.m. July 4, vis-
Town Picnic, 3 p.m. to dusk in Hunts Mill ible anywhere on the boardwalk. Also,
Park. Updates on Facebook. the Monmouth County Fair, which runs Lakehurst: July 3 at dusk at Lake fireworks every Wednesday in July and
East Brunswick: About 9:45 p.m. July from July 26 to 30 on the fairgrounds, Horicon. Rain date is July 8. August. 732-830-3700 or
4, Community Arts Center, Cranbury Kozloski Road, Freehold. 732-842-4000, lakehurstnj.org. seaside-heightsnj.org or exit82.com.
Road. Free bounce rides, bands at 5 and ext. 4312, or monmouthcountyparks.com Lakewood: July 3 and Friday night South Amboy: See Perth Amboy,
7:30 p.m., festivities begin at 4 p.m. Highland Park: 9:20 p.m. July 2, Don- fireworks after BlueClaws home games above.
eastbrunswick.org. Also, fireworks Aug. aldson Park, South Second Avenue. Fes- during the summer at FirstEnergy Park, Tuckerton: 9 p.m. July 4, Tuckerton
7 and 13 on the fairgrounds on Cranbury tivities begin at 5 p.m. with live music, 2 Stadium Way, Lakewood. Fireworks Seaport, 120 W. Main St. Festivities begin
Road as part of Middlesex County Fair. youth theater musical revue, children's are scheduled for June 16 and 30, July 3, at 4 p.m. 609-296-8868 or
middlesexcountyfair.com. activities, demonstrations, food ven- 14 and 28, Aug. 4, and 18, and Sept. 1. Ad- tuckertonseaport.org.
East Rutherford: July 3 and 4 at State dors. Rain date July 3. 732-819-0052 or mission included with game ticket. Union Beach: July 3 at the beachfront
Fair Meadowlands, next to Met Life Sta- hpboro.com. 732-901-7000 or blueclaws.com. at dusk. Rain date July 5. 732-264-2277 or
dium, off Turnpike exit 16-W, or, for GPS, Jackson: 10 p.m. July 1 to 4, part of Lambertville: June 2, July 7, Aug. 4, ubnj.net.
use 102 NJ State Highway 120. “July 4th Fest” at Six Flags Great Adven- Sept. 1 on the Delaware River. On Face- West Orange: July 4 at West Orange
njfair.com. ture, 1 Six Flags Blvd., off Route 537. book: Lambertville-New Hope Fire- High School. westorange.org/july4th or
Fair Haven: June 10 on Fair Haven 732-928-1821 or sixflags.com/ works Friday Night Lights On The River. on Facebook.
Fields, as part of Fair Haven Day. greatadventure. Lavallette: July 2, Centennial Gar- Woodbridge: July 3 at Alvin P. Wil-
foundationoffairhaven.org. Keansburg: July 3 and 4, Keansburg dens Gazebo. Walter Witteman Patriotic liams Memorial Park, Port Reading Ave-
Freehold Township: 9 p.m. July 8, Amusement Park, 275 Beachway Ave. Band performs at 8 p.m. Rain date July 9. nue, in the Sewaren section. Oldies mu-
part of Freehold Township Day, 5 to 10 732-495-1400 or keansburgamusement 732-793-7477 or lavallette.org. sic at 7:30 p.m. by AM Gold.
p.m., Michael J. Tighe Park, 65 Georgia park.com. Long Branch: July 4, as part of Ocean- twp.woodbridge.nj.us.
Road. 732-294-2199 or freeholdtownship fest, on the boardwalk. Musicians, danc-
day.com. Also July 26, opening night for ers, clowns, carnival acts, costumed
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and adults. Regular hours for rides and

Ideas for kids, attractions are 4 to 9 p.m. Mondays
through Thursdays, 4 to 11 p.m. Fridays,
adults until the 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to
9 p.m. Sundays.
sun comes out For updates and details, call 732-577-
8200 or go to iplayamerica.com.
Another indoor amusement park in
KELLY-JANE COTTER @KELLYJANECOTTER the area is Funtime America at 269
Route 35 in Eatontown, which has a rock
When the weather is unbeachable, wall, laser tag, rides and video games.
and fun seems unreachable, you need For info, call 732-460-0700 or go to
some rainy day ideas. funtimeamerica.com.
This is especially true if you have
kids, but grownups need options, too. 5. Get some air!
Because nobody wants to hear any
whining. So, pull it together, grownups. Trampoline parks give you plenty of
After all, the sun will come out air space to jump around, burning calo-
eventually. You just gotta get through ries and energy in air-conditioned com-
the day... fort. Most offer trampoline aerobics
classes for adults, along with trampoline
1. Tell me a story FILE PHOTO dodgeball and basketball, kid-friendly
The Robert J. Novins Planetarium is a landmark of the Ocean County College campus. jumps into spongy block pits, toddler
Browse the shelves at Book Towne, times and summer camps.
171 Main St. in Manasquan. Author ap- New to Sky Zone in Ocean Township
pearances frequently are scheduled. is a two-lane ninja-style “warrior
Story time for children 3 to 5 takes place course,” for visitors 48 inches or taller,
at 10 a.m. Wednesdays. as well as a jousting game, a slack ladder
Book Towne is open from 10 a.m. to 6 to test balance, a climbing wall and a
p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur- “Sky Hoops” basketball game, in which
days, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. For two players compete, along with the ex-
more info, call 732-722-7255 or go to isting “Sky Slam” basketball court.
booktowne.com. Sky Zone in Lakewood has a volleyball
Or, go to a library. Storytimes, arts court for another team sport by
and crafts, exhibits, lectures and perfor- trampoline.
mances abound at all the branches of At Sky Zone in Ocean, you can pelt
Monmouth County Library and Ocean your friends with foam balls and darts
County Library, as well as the municipal shot from space-age blasters in “Sky-
libraries. Check the schedules for the Wars,” a team program that incorpo-
county libraries throughout the sum- COURTESY OF SKY ZONE rates games such as capture the flag and
mer: monmouthcountylib.org and Sky Joust is a new attraction at Sky Zone. duck hunt.
theoceancountylibrary.org. Both Sky Zone locations host Glow, an
evening session with lasers, blacklight
2. See the stars 3. Paint Toms River or in Freehold Raceway and DJ music. It’s very popular with
Mall; and Git’ Fired Up, 626 Bay Ave. in teens. Both Sky Zones also have “senso-
Learn the stories of the stars at the Life is a blank canvas. Splatter it with Point Pleasant Beach. ry hours” in a toned-down, quieter
Robert J. Novins Planetarium at Ocean paint at Pinot’s Palette, where you can For more info, go to Facebook or atmosphere for children with autism or
County College, off College Drive in re-create themed paintings under the pinkelephantpottery.com, atimetokiln other special needs.
Toms River. The varied schedule in- guidance of an instructor, all while en- .com, colormemine.com or gitfiredup Bounce off the walls at Sky Zone and
cludes one-hour star shows for all ages, joying BYOB wine and snacks. pottery.com. at Air Trampoline Sports in Aberdeen.
along with special events like “Pajama You can find Pinot’s Palette in Red Check for summer specials: skyzone
Night” and laser shows. General admis- Bank, Manalapan, East Brunswick and 4. ‘But I wanna go .com or airtrampolinesports.com.
sion is $10, $8 for seniors 60 and older, $7 Wall. A new Pinot’s Palette is “coming on the rides...’ Younger kids who are antsy can al-
for children 12 and younger or Ocean soon” to Brick. For more info, go to most always be mollified by a trip to a
County College students. There’s also a pinotspalette.com. No seagulls or salty air, but iPlay traditional bouncy place, where inflat-
“Family Pack” admission for two adults Paint-your-own ceramics and pottery America does have boardwalk-style able bounce houses and ball pits provide
and three children for $35. studios also are plentiful. Among them rides. entertainment, rain or shine. Generally,
For more info, call 732-255-0343 or go are The Pink Elephant Pottery Studio, The indoor amusement park at 110 it costs about $10 per child for a bouncing
to ocean.edu. 607 Lake Ave. in Asbury Park; A Time To Schanck Road in Freehold also has laser session of 90 minutes. Local places to
Kiln, 50 Broad St. in Red Bank; Color Me tag, arcade games and other entertain- bounce include Play Day Place in Forked
Mine locations at 1877 Hooper Ave. in ment, including concerts for kids, teens River, House of Bounce in Wall,
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Bounce U locations in Eatontown, Lake- teens. For info, call 732-282-9642 or go to
wood, West Windsor and the Morganville Center yourself with a drop-in yoga jerseyshorepoweryoga.com.
section of Marlboro. For info, go to class. Many studios will allow you to step On Long Beach Island, visit Island
playdayplace.com, houseofbounce out of the rain and into a reflective pose Wellness Center in Spray Beach for re-
fun.com, jumpingjungle.com or for a class or two. storative and Vinyasa classes. For info,
bounceu.com. New to the Jersey Shore is Bee You call 609-492-4906 or go to
Yoga in Manasquan, designed especially iwc.massagetherapy.com.
6. Chillax for kids. The studio, at 74 Main St., wel- The Center For Health And Healing,
comes drop-in patrons for $16 per class. 111 W. Water St. in Toms River, hosts
If you need to ditch summer for a day, Bee You also runs a summer camp, classes in gentle, moderate and hot yoga
and you are craving snow and ice, your weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon, with a for all levels.
best option might be to take to the rink. daily drop-in rate of $35. The center also hosts outdoor yoga
Public ice skating sessions run all year at Bee You Yoga, owned by Maura Brad- classes in the summer.
indoor rinks, including the following: ley, also caters to children with special Classes take place at 8 a.m. Mondays,
Jersey Shore Arena, 1215 Wyckoff needs. These classes use playful and Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on the
Road, Wall. 732-919-7070 or calming music, and emphasize breath- pavilion at Heiring Avenue in Seaside
jerseyshorearena.com. ing exercises, gentle yoga sequences, co- Heights. Bring a yoga mat.
Middletown Ice World, 214 Harmony operative games and a deep relaxation In Seaside Park, classes are offered
Road, Middletown. 732-856-9700 or period. on the beach at Second Avenue at 8 a.m.
middletownnjsportscomplex.com. The classes are taught by Chrissy Fridays. Bring a beach towel. Fees for
Ocean Ice Palace, 197 Chambers- D’Amico, a certified instructor of yoga these classes are $10.
bridge Road, Brick. 732-477-4411 or on for special needs children who is study- In Lavallette, a gentle yoga class is
Facebook. ing for her master’s degree in occupa- practiced on the grass near the gazebo at
Red Bank Armory Ice Complex, 76 tional therapy at Kean College Philadelphia Avenue and the bay. Class-
Chestnut St., Red Bank. 732-450-9001 or For more info, call 201-892-6733 or go es are at 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 7 p.m.
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Winding River Rink, 1211 Whitesville Grownups might like to check out ad- $5.
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DC heroes in
the spotlight at
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ALEX BIESE @ABIESEAPP
Things are set to be pretty super this

summer at Six Flags Great Adventure.
The Jackson thrill park is planning to
unveil its latest attraction, Justice
League: Battle for Metropolis, in June.
In partnership with Warner Bros.
Consumer Products and DC Entertain-
ment, the ride will have guests join
forces with some of comics’ most iconic
characters to do battle against Lex
Luthor and The Joker.
The park has described Justice
League as a multisensory, interactive
dark ride offering a 4-D experience with
wind, fire, mist and fog effects, as well as
animatronic characters, immersive 3-D
animation and real-time gaming
elements.
“It’s not just a ride, it’s also an inter-
active game, so we’re immersing our
guests in the world of the Justice
League,” said park communications di- COURTESY OF SIX FLAGS
rector Kristin Siebeneicher. “You are Justice League: Battle for Metropolis is scheduled to open at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson this summer.
joining the battle as a member of the Jus-
tice League reserve team, so you’re go-
ing to be fighting right alongside Bat- Justice League: Battle for Metropolis roller coaster, and a superhero cape run. UP, UP AND AWAY!
man, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green will join Six Flags Great Adventure’s “We really want to appeal to fans of
Lantern, and you’re going to be trying to roster of DC-inspired rides that started the comics and give them reasons to Here’s a look at some of the events happening
save Metropolis from the Joker.” in 1993 with the still-soaring Batman: come out all season long and celebrate at Six Flags as part of this year’s DC Superhero
The mixed-media attraction, Siebe- The Ride. Over the years, that stellar their favorite superheroes,” Summer initiative:
neicher said, isn’t just unlike anything in lineup has come to include Bizarro, Siebeneicher said. » May 26: Honoring “Blue Friday” law
the Jackson park’s history; no one, she Green Lantern, Harley Quinn’s Crazy The park also will use the season to enforcement members
said, has seen a ride like this before in Train, The Joker, Superman: Ultimate honor hometown heroes, with a season-
this part of the country. Flight and The Dark Knight. long block of events celebrating fire- » May 27: Garden State Comic Fest: Great
“It’s part dark ride, it’s interactive, In conjunction with this year’s two fighters, EMS personnel, police and Adventure Edition, featuring an appearance by
you can battle against your family and major DC Comics-inspired films — members of the military. John Wesley Shipp of “The Flash”; that day is
friends because you’ve got a stun gun “Wonder Woman” on June 2 and “Justice “Superheroes are not just these folks also Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
and you’re taking aim at 600 targets, League” on Nov. 17, both from Warner in books,” said Siebeneicher. » June 25: FDNY/Firefighters Appreciation Day
some are actual targets and some are vir- Bros. Pictures — all Six Flags theme “They’re the people living among us
tual,” she said. “So you’re going to be parks will be taking part in the DC Super- every day, saving lives, doing incredible » July 1 to 4: July 4th Fest
watching video screens and there’s hero Summer initiative. things, helping out their neighbors.” » July 29: Military Appreciation Day
flames and fog and all of these incredible In Jackson, that means a series of Six Flags Great Adventure is at 1 Sig
special effects. It’s incredibly high-tech events, including a comic-con-style gath- Flags Blvd. in Jackson. » Aug. 26: EMS Appreciation Day
and it’s really great for the whole family, ering, cosplay events, an attempt to For more information, guests can call » Sept. 9: Future Heroes kids’ superhero
so this is something that’s really going to break the world record for the most 732-928-2000 or visit www.sixflags.com/ costume event
appeal to everyone.” people wearing superhero pajamas on a greatadventure.
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The epic scope of gaming history –
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ried Atari 2600 to modern consoles – is on
playable display at Yestercades, with lo-
cations on Broad Street in Red Bank and
play
Division Street in Somerville. You can
find out more about all that both loca-
tions have to offer by visiting
www.yestercades.com. 732-383-7873, 80
Broad St., Red Bank, and 908-526-3270,
29 Division St., Somerville.
A hybrid arcade/boardwalk/carnival-
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the fun going all year long on Schanck
at local arcades Road in Freehold. There are rides,
games, laser tag, go-karts and live
events, all right in the inland heart of
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The world of gaming is a rapidly 110 Schanck Road, Freehold.
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Games and consoles that appear state- There are approximately 200 machines in play at any given time at the Silverball Museum four years this June, Funtime America
of-the-art and beyond reproach can Arcade in Asbury Park. is a can’t-miss destination for players of
often feel dated shockingly quickly, at all ages. The facility, situated just a
least in the at-home gaming stone’s throw from the Monmouth Mall
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10 thrilling movies to see this summer

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‘Spider-Man,’
‘Baby Driver’ and
more big screen
adventures
ALEX BIESE @ABIESEAPP
re you ready for some
A adventure? Plenty of this

summer’s movies promise
rip-roaring journeys across time
and space, all easily experienced
from the comfort of your local
multiplex. ♦ Here are 10 films we
can’t wait to strap in for:
Believe it or not, Captain Jack is back.
Johnny Depp is returning to his iconic, COURTESY OF WILSON WEBB/SONY PICTURES
Oscar-nominated role of Captain Jack Baby (Ansel Elgort, left to right), Bats (Jamie Foxx), Darling (Eiza Gonzalez) and Buddy (Jon
Sparrow for a fifth swash-buckling time Hamm) decide on doing the heist in TriStar Pictures’ “Baby Driver.”
in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men
Tell No Tales,” hitting theaters on May
26. June 9’s “The Mummy.” Tom Cruise and fun take on the character face off
Depp is joined by returning franchise battles an undead princess and Russell against Michael Keaton’s Vulture.
co-stars Orlando Bloom and Geoffrey Crowe appears as Dr. Henry Jekyll, We’ve arrived at the ninth film in the
Rush, while Javier Bardem is on super- opening the door to a new world of gods sprawling “Planet of the Apes” fran-
natural villain duty this time around. and monsters and franchise chise, and July 14 release “War for the
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson con- possibilities. Planet of the Apes,” the third entry in
tinues his mission to charm the entire Film fans can pretty much all agree the rebooted prequel series started in
world with the May 26 release of that four years is far too long to wait for a 2011, appears to be a grim, battle-harden-
“Baywatch,” a comedic retelling of the new Edgar Wright film. Fortunately, that ed affair from director Matt Reeves.
David Hasselhoff/Pamela Anderson TV dry spell comes to an end on June 28 as Christopher Nolan is going to war.
series from the ’90s. From the trailers, it the “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) director The auteur best known for his “Dark COURTESY OF CHUCK ZLOTNICK/SONY PICTURES
looks like director Seth Gordon is taking lets loose with “Baby Driver.” Knight” trilogy is chronicling a historic Tom Holland stars in “Spider-Man:
a wink-nudge “21 Jump Street”-style ap- Boasting high-octane heist action, a World War II battle on July 21 with Homecoming.”
proach to this one. killer soundtrack and an all-star cast in- “Dunkirk.” This battlefield epic stars
Can the divisive DC Comics movie cluding Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey and Nolan favorites like Cillian Murphy and
universe be saved? That’s the hope for Jon Hamm, “Baby Driver” looks like Tom Hardy, and appears to be the sort of Theron as a British assassin.
June 2’s release of “Wonder Woman.” Wright is firing on all cylinders – and the grand vision that demands to be seen on After years in development, one of
Gal Gadot was impressive enough in her film can’t get here fast enough. the biggest screen possible. Stephen King’s most ambitious works is
handful of scenes found in 2016 “Batman Is “Spider-Man: Homecoming” the After giving life to one of the greatest finally making its way to the big screen
v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” so here’s web-slinger movie we’ve all been wait- action heroes of all time – Furiosa of as “The Dark Tower” is unleashed on the
hoping she can soar in her first solo ing for? Early signs point to yes for this “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) – Charlize world on Aug. 4. Starring Idris “The
outing. July 7 release. Theron is once again ready to rumble on Coolest Man in the World” Elba as King’s
Here’s a bit of a monster mash: Uni- New Peter Parker actor Tom Holland July 28 with the gritty action thriller iconic gunslinger Roland Deschain,
versal is attempting to resurrect its icon- worked wonders with limited screen “Atomic Blonde.” Inspired by the Nikolaj Arcel’s film has the potential to
ic line of creature features, starting with time in 2016’s “Captain America: Civil graphic novel series “The Coldest City,” be one of the most mind-blowing and in-
War,” and we can’t wait to see his fresh David Leitch’s stylish thriller stars ventive films of the summer.
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3 big gay dates this summer in Asbury Park

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CHRIS JORDAN @CHRISFHJORDAN Celebration party will take place at the

renovated Asbury Lanes, which is adja-
here’s the party? It’s in cent to the hotel, according to organiz-
W Asbury Park
summer. ♦ The big
LGBTQ-themed Ascension Party,
this
ers. The fest was staged at Mykonos for
the past two years.
“We are thrilled to bring Ascension
back to the states this year,” said Eric
von Kuersteiner, who launched the As-
cension Party on Fire Island in 2006, in a
statement. “Ascension is going to bring
which previously has been staged at thousands of visitors from all over the
tri-state area as well as the world to As-
Fire Island Pines on Long Island and bury. It will be a wonderful opportunity
to showcase the local businesses to thou-
Mykonos in Greece, is coming to sands of new visitors.”
Ascension is a charity event, accord-
Asbury Park in August. ing to a news release, and 100 percent of COURTESY OF THE ASCENSION PARTY
proceeds raised this year will be donated The Ascension Party: Next stop Asbury Park.
Organizers anticipate attendees from to Asbury Park LGBT charities.
around the world in the city and on the Here are two other big Asbury Park
beach for the fest’s 14 deejays spinning events coming up: Convention Hall, for a day of fun, shocked again.
at 11 parties in the city from Aug. 4 to 6. Jersey Pride Festival, June 4, Brad- entertainment, music and pride. The third annual Asbury Park Prome-
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Summer car shows in high gear

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CHRIS JORDAN @CHRISFHJORDAN
hat’s the all-time classic car of Seaside Heights? That’s a
W matter of friendly debate. ♦ “Years ago, when they used to

drive on Island Beach, they would do it with a Model A because
they had a very low rear-end ratio and they had these balloon tires,” said
John Mahoney, president of the Vintage Automobile Club of Ocean County,
to the Asbury Park Press in 2015. “When they changed that law in 1960
(requiring four-wheel drive vehicles on the beach), you saw a lot of jeeps in
Seaside Heights.
After 1960, you saw a lot of jeep wag- Jersey Shore car shows
ons and you had a lot of jeeps all over Pre-War at Historic Walnford, 10 a.m.
Seaside Heights.” to 3 p.m. June 10, 62 Walnford Road,
“My brother had a Model A and he Upper Freehold, www.midjersey
FILE PHOTO used to take us on the beach with it,” said regionaaca.org. All stock and modified
A 1931 Ford Model AA pickup truck on display at the Vintage Automobile Museum of New Ann Stabile, a Seaside Heights native pre-World War II vehicles are welcome.
Jersey in Point Pleasant. who now lives in Toms River. Lincroft Eats Food Truck Fest and
Stabile, president of the Vintage Auto- Classic Car Show, 3 to 8 p.m. June 16,
mobile Museum of New Jersey in Point Brookdale Community College, 765
Pleasant, has another candidate for Sea- Newman Springs Road, Lincroft,
Two Restaurants, side Heights’ classic car. “The 1913 Mer-
cer would be perfect because Seaside
www.lincroftvillagegreen.org. Up to 130
participants.
Heights was incorporated in 1913,” Sta- Liberty Hose Red Bank Firefighter,
30 Years of Service, Great Food, bile said.
Such is the way for classic car enthu-
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 9, White St. Parking
lot, Red Bank, 732-600-0287. More than
& GREAT PRICES! siasts. A new approach to the pursuit is
always just around the corner of the
100 trophies to be won.
Sentimental Cruisers 2017 Car &
road. The annual Vintage Automobile Truck Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 12, Gille
Club of Ocean County Car Show takes Park, 61 Manchester Ave., Forked River,
place Sept. 10 on Bay Boulevard in the www.sentimentalcruisers.net. Rain date
Both locations feature 15 daily lunch borough this year. It’s the 38th annual car
show for the club, and it’s the class of
is Aug. 13.
Kruisin’ in Keansburg, noon to 6 p.m.
and dinner specials. Full service bar Ocean County car shows.
Visit vintageautoclubnj.org for info.
Sept 16, Keansburg Amusement Park,
275 Beachway, Keansburg, keansburg
featuring tons of beers on tap with There plenty of car shows of all (rac- amusementpark.com. Registration in-
ing) stripes before then. Here’s a list of cludes special pricing for the amuse-
a “Not so Ordinary” pub grub menu. select shows — and there are plenty of ment park rides.
other smaller ones to go to, too.
Happy Hour Menu offered
7 days a week!
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Zoos, aquariums
provide education
and spark a
sense of wonder
KELLY-JANE COTTER @KELLYJANECOTTER
No doubt, you’ll be seeing a good bit of

wildlife on the boardwalks this summer.
But on those days when only a real
shark or giraffe will do, there are a few
zoos and aquariums to provide you with a
change of scenery.
For children, this is an easy sell. What
kid doesn’t want to see a penguin waddle
or hear a lion roar? Young adults may be
surprised to learn of 5K races and craft
beer tastings offered amid the fauna.
And for all ages, zoos and aquariums
provide education and spark a sense of
wonder about creatures of the land and
sea.
Here are four great places to go
animal-watching:
Cape May County Zoo

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707 Route 9 North, Cape May Court A bear looks as if it is about to wave to visitors at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson.
House. 609-465-9300 or capemaycounty
zoo.org.
Open daily, except Christmas. Hours View the tanks filled with beautiful
are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., spring and sum- fish. Watch the seals amble and flop into
mer, and 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., fall and win- the water. See penguins play. Watch a
ter. Admission and parking are free. shark-feeding.
Big cats, small primates, giraffes, le- Special programming is planned for
murs and much more! The zoo also has a World Oceans Day, at 1 p.m. June 10, with
train ride, carousel, zip line and rock dive demonstrations, crafts and other
wall. activities. The event is for all ages and is
The zoo will recognize World Giraffe included with admission.
Day on June 21, Global Tiger Day on July
29 and World Lion Day on Aug. 10. Spe- Popcorn Park Zoo
cial programming will be offered from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Humane Way, Forked River. 609-693-
1900 or ahscares.org
Jenkinson’s Aquarium Open all year, with daily hours from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. and holiday hours from 11
300 Ocean Ave., Point Pleasant a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $5, $4 for sen-
Beach. 732-899-1212 or jenkinsons.com iors and children under 12, with babies
Open daily, all year, except for under 3 admitted free.
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Popcorn Park is no ordinary zoo, but
Year’s Day. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., rather, a refuge for wild and domestic
Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 animals who are sick or elderly, or who
p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission have been abandoned, abused or injured.
is $12, $7 for children 3 to 12 and seniors More than 200 animals and birds live on FILE PHOTO
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Every now and then, however, there is

excitement.
Take, for example, the case of Heath-
cliff, a male turkey who does not get
along with zoo visitors or even staff.
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away people and other animals if they
came too close to his babies.
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And there’s never a bad night to visit July 17 (vs. Charleston RiverDogs,
Batter up!
THINGS TO DO longtime mascot Buster and the Blue- 11:05 a.m.): Want to get a better view of
Claws, as there’s something going on the visiting Class-A affiliate of the New
during nearly every home game: Kids York Yankees? Sign up for the “APP
run the bases Sundays, kids eat free Talks: Capture The Moment” event,
Mondays, and seniors eat free Tuesdays. where you will learn the basics of sports
There are fireworks on Fridays (plus photography from Asbury Park Park
5 great BlueClaws May 28, July 3 and Sept. 3) and a new con-
cert series on Saturdays.
photographers and get a chance to prac-
tice your new skills during the game.
promotions this summer And each Thursday is not only a Thir-

sty Thursday – with dollar beers in the
Coors Light WRAT Trap and 50-cent
Sign up at on.app.com/capture
themoment2017. Tickets are $29.99 with
a $10 discount for APP subscribers. If
wings from Quaker Steak & Lube – but you can’t make this date, there are also
STEVE FEITL @STEVEFEITL also a Throwback Thursday, where the events June 28 and Aug. 21.
Claws will sport their original pinstriped Aug. 18 (vs. Delmarva Shorebirds,
here’s only one location in the Garden State this summer that will uniforms worn from 2001 to 2009 and 7:05 p.m.): What better way to wrap up
T celebrate the musical stylings of Jimmy Buffett, a time-honored

Christmas tradition and the undeniable greatness of pork roll. ♦ Of
course, it is FirstEnergy Park – the home of the Lakewood BlueClaws, now
featuring Pinchy.
And that’s just the regularly sched-
uled promotions. Here are five special
games you won’t want to miss in Lake-
wood this summer:
June 15 (vs. Delmarva Shorebirds,
7:05 p.m.): Meet former New York Mets
another great summer at the Shore than
with a celebration of pork roll? The Blue-
Claws will host “Pork Roll Fest” and
promise themed jerseys that will be auc-
tioned off at the end of the night. We also
have a strong guess for the favorite in
that evening’s Pork Roll, Egg & Cheese
enjoying their 17th season at the Shore. ♦ Coming off a championship managerial great Bobby Valentine for a mascot race.
special autograph signing. It’s also “Mil-
series berth in the South Atlantic League playoffs a year ago, the itary Appreciation Night,” presented by
OceanFirst Bank, featuring a troop sup-
BlueClaws expect another exciting summer of Class-A minor-league ply drive where donations will be accept-
ed at FirstEnergy Park.
baseball, featuring the future stars of the Philadelphia Phillies. June 17 (vs. Hickory Crawdads, 7:05
p.m.): It’s “A BlueClaws Christmas
Story” Night, where the team will honor
the oft-viewed holiday comedy classic
free
with its very own “Leg Lamp” giveaway.
And in true minor-league baseball
tradition, it’s not actually a lamp, but
rather a bobblehead. The first 1,500 fans
will receive the collectible, courtesy of
Il Giardinello
Investors Bank.
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and for this game, that happens to be
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THINGS TO DO Ocean Grove

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the water this summer Ocean
Grove
STEPHEN EDELSON @STEVEEDELSONAPP Summer
There’s nothing wrong with relaxing Atlantic Wind Ensemble Band
on your beach blanket and reading a July 1 • 8:00pm
May 27 • 8:00pm Co-Directors - Harry D. Eichorn,
good summertime novel. You might even Conducted by Dennis Eschbach Dennis Eschbach & Curt Morton
decide to throw a Frisbee around or Freewill offering accepted Freewill offering accepted
saunter over to the volleyball court.
But this summer, it’s time to do more
than merely simply stand in knee-deep Taylor Mason
water and socialize.
Comedian
Because at the Jersey Shore, there
are a lot of relatively inexpensive op- Ventriloquist
tions for aquatic adventure that could July 8
lead to a lifetime worth of enjoyment. The Gaither
Whether it’s a video clip of some pro- 7:00pm
fessional surfer taming a swell on the Gen. Ad. $15 Vocal Band
Banzai Pipeline on Oahu’s North Shore, Groups of 4 or more $10 tickets July 15 • 8:00pm
or simply looking down at the neighbor-
ing beach where surfing is allowed, ev-
eryone has thought about what it would
be like to hang ten — or simply be able to
stand up on a surfboard.
And you’d be hard-pressed to find an
activity that’s growing faster than pad- Philadelphia Boys Choir
dleboarding, encompassing everything
July 22 • 8:00pm Sidewalk Prophets
from a fitness craze to a relaxation tech-
nique, with everyone from wilderness Gen. Ad. $20 July 29 • 8:00pm
Groups of 20 or more $15 tickets Res. $35 • Gen. Ad. $25
adventurers to fishermen using it to en-
hance their experience.
The beauty of it all is that no matter
where you are, from Sea Bright all the Neil
way down to Long Beach Island, there
Sedaka
are businesses that provide instruction
in both disciplines for any ability level,
Cimorelli August 12
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including beginners. These businesses GETTY IMAGES
also sell, rent and service gear. Paddle boarding is one of the sports anyone Matthew West 8:00pm
So basically, there’s no excuse not to Res. $50 & $45
can experience at the Jersey Shore this August 5 • 7:00pm Gen. Ad. $40.00
take advantage of what can be both a fun summer.
Res. $50 • Gen. Ad. $35
adventure and personal challenge as the
water temperatures rise.
Take Summertime Surf, which has advanced participants, both individually
over a decade of experience and summer and in groups.
locations in Asbury Park, Bradley They also have paddleboard races
Beach, Belmar, Point Pleasant Beach for during the summer, and rent all the
surfing, and on the Shark River Bay for
paddleboarding. They have both private
equipment you’ll need for a few hours on
the water.
Orchestra of
and group lessons in both surfing and For more information, visit Beach Boys St. Peter by the Sea
stand-up paddleboarding. www.paddleworks.com or call 732-722- August 19 • 7:00pm September 2 • 8:00pm
Anyone interested in making a reser- 8888. Res. $60 & 55 • Gen. Ad. $45 Res. $30 • Gen. Ad. $25
vation for any of their activities can go to If you’re a little farther south, LBI
www.sumertimesurf.com or call 732- Surfing & Stand Up Paddle has group
599-2700. and private surfing and stand-up paddle
Lessons are conducted from Memori- lessons, as well as camps, with locations Held in
al Day Weekend through Oct. 1. in Beach Haven and Harvey Cedars. The Great Auditorium
Paddleworks in Manasquan is anoth- Their website is www.LBISurfing.com
er good bet if you are looking to work on
your paddleboarding skills. They have
or call 609-494-7873.
So get up off the beach blanket this
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lessons for beginners and more summer. You’ll be glad you did.
THINGS TO DO
Yoga is a ‘great way to experience the beach’

THINGS TO DO
LIZ DENNERLEIN @LIZDENNERLEIN
each yoga is all the rage. ♦ So this summer, take your mat outside
B and master your poses from the sand. ♦ Throughout the season,
you can spend your mornings or evenings taking in the beautiful
sights of the Jersey Shore beaches while getting in a relaxing workout.
Monmouth County
West End Beach Yoga, Long Branch
— Mark Levy and Jane Altar have
coordinated the beach yoga classes
through the Long Branch Department of
Recreation for the last six years.
Over the years, the program expand-
ed to 10 classes a week, with morning ses-
sions seven days a week and an evening
class three nights a week.
Yoga teachers rotate daily.
Levy said some teachers encourage
slower movements, others hold poses for
FILE PHOTO longer, and others offer a more medita-
West End Beach Yoga class in Long Branch. tive practice. FILE PHOTO
When: Until Labor Day, 7 to 8 a.m. A beach yoga class at the north end of
daily, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Jenkinson’s Beach in Point Pleasant Beach.
Wednesdays (most popular) and Fridays
Tornandez Restaurante Mexicano Where: On the beach at West End and
Ocean avenues. When: 7:45 a.m. Mondays and Fridays
Cost: $10 Where: The southernmost end of the
The Spice of Point Pleasant Info:

yoga
facebook.com/westendbeach
Yoga Anjali — Carmel Calcagno,

owner of Yoga Anjali in Belmar, has been
beach in Chadwick Beach. Browne
suggests parking on Strickland
Boulevard.
Cost: $12
As seen in Inside Jersey Magazine teaching beach yoga in Avon for 16

years.
She keeps her beach yoga classes at a
Info: 732-793-8565 or
seaofabundanceyoga.com
Local Beach Yoga, Point Pleasant
moderate pace because it can be difficult Beach — Carrie Godesky has been
to balance and hold poses on the sand. teaching yoga on Point Pleasant Beach
Experience the best
“You do the best you can on the mat and for seven years.
off,” she said. Students typically attend her yoga
Calgagno’s classes include sun saluta- class in the morning, then stop by Local
Authentic tions, standing poses, forward and back-
ward bends.
Beach House Cafe on Broadway, which
she owns with her husband.
Mexican Cuisine When: 7:30 a.m. daily until Labor Day
Where: East End Ave., Avon
“It’s a great way to really experience
the beach,” Godesky said. “It’s a way to
Cost: $10 to $15 experience it like never before. It is real-
2401 Bridge Ave. Info: facebook.com/yogaanjalinj ly quiet, and deserted when we start. You
see the beautiful white sand in the morn-
Point Pleasant, N.J. 08742 Ocean County ing, watch the sun come up. You watch
the entire transition of the day awaken.”
Sea of Abundance Yoga, Chadwick When: 7:15 to 8:15 a.m. Mondays and
732-899-3939 Beach — Bonnie Browne’s classes focus Fridays, 8 to 9 a.m., Saturdays and Sun-
on balance, breathing and connecting days
with nature. She’s been a certified teach- Where: Inlet Beach, Jenkinson’s
er since 2008, and her beach yoga classes North at Broadway and Ocean Avenue.
run 75 minutes. Parking is free for students.
www.tornandezmexicano.com
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Expect common poses including war- Cost: $10

riors, warrior II, triangle, forward and Info: 848-218-1654 or
backward bends. twistedguru.com
WHERE TO EAT
What’s summer
WHERE TO EAT
without ice cream

and milkshakes?
SARAH GRIESEMER @SARAHEGRIESEMER
scream, you scream – we all know the drill. ♦ When the mercury’s
I rising, we just want our ice cream! ♦ It can be scooped into a sundae or
swirled into a milkshake. It can come in the form of gelato, sorbet or the
Shore’s beloved Italian ice. It just needs to be cold, creamy and oh so
refreshing. ♦ There is no shortage of ice cream shops in this part of the
state, and we are lucky to have them. But here are a few shops coming up
with combinations to please their customers’ ever-expanding palates:
Cookman Creamery: For the Johnson “We change the flavors a lot,” Johnson
family, flavor inspiration comes from said. “We definitely go with seasonal in-
being part of a city teeming with creativ- gredients, so we’ve done a lot of straw-
ity. “We both grew up in Neptune,” Jim- berry lately (including strawberry bal-
my Johnson said of he and his wife, Kel- samic with black pepper and dark choco-
lie, who took ownership of the shop two late). “Then we get requests; it’s a col-
years ago. “We’ve watched Asbury and laboration with a restaurant or people
we’re excited by what’s happening. It’s a calling or writing in.”
very creative environment, and it’s so In the works: popcorn-flavored ice
fun to work hand in hand in a communi- cream.
ty.” As for Johnson’s favorite flavors?
The Johnsons, along with their sons “I’m gonna go with the pistachio. It’s just
Michael and Ryan, make 30 ice cream a classic,” he said of the ice cream, which
flavors that are dairy free. “We substi- starts with roasted pistachios. “It really
tute the dairy fat with coconut fat,” he comes out nice. We really let the flavors
said, adding that between eight and 12 speak. I’ve gotten compliments from
are vegan as well. “It’s coconut based, people saying it’s the best pistachio COURTESY OF BURGER 25
then we use agave and brown rice syrup they’ve ever had.” The cannoli shake from Burger 25 in Toms River.
instead of sugar.”
Gracie and the Dudes Homemade Ice
Some of their varieties come from
Cream: For Michelle McMullin, coming
collaborations with restaurants in the
up with creative flavors is the icing on
my husband is in love with Zagnut candy Milkshakes
city. “The lemon ginger cookie is nice – bars, so we do peanut butter ice cream
the cake. Coney Waffle in Belmar: When is a milk-
the vegan option is the Twisted ginger – with toasted coconut in it (all $3.50 for
“That’s my favorite part,” said shake more than a milkshake? When it
the Twisted Tree is baking the ginger two scoops).
McMullin, who owns four ice cream comes from this creative dessert shop.
cookies. We’re crushing the cookies and “We do espresso, which has actual
shops with her husband, Brian. “We Owner Joe D’Esposito crafts colossal
putting it in our lemon ice cream. And espresso beans ground into the ice
make everything in house, we invent treats called sideshow shakes, and there
they’re selling cookie sandwiches cream,” she said. “With a sweet cream
them ourselves. is much more to them than ice cream and
(made) with our ice cream.” ice cream, it takes on this intense coffee
“Some are hits, some are not,” she milk. “Our gigantic sideshow shake has
Their blueberry lavender ice cream is flavor.”
laughed. our signature waffle on top, filled with
made with blueberry buckle from As for McMullin’s favorite, that
The misses? Olive oil and maple ba- ice cream, an ice cream cone and Ring
Cardinal, a breakfast and lunch restau- would be mint chocolate chip.
con flavors, she said. The hits? There is Pop,” he said, “plus several candy and
rant. The buckle is dehydrated then “All our flavors are proprietary, and it
cinnamon oatmeal cookie — cinnamon chocolate confections stuck to it, like
mixed into cookie butter ice cream, took us so long to come up with the com-
ice cream with crushed oatmeal cookies. chocolate-covered pretzels, cotton
which Johnson said is a coffee cake-type bination for the mint,” she said. “It was a
“That’s popular,” McMullin said. “And candy and giant lollipops ($18).”
flavor. labor of love.”
DINING GUIDE
You’ll find
your favorite
restaurant
at the Shore
We don’t know about you, but when we think of
summer at the Shore, we think of food.
There are so many restaurants of every kind!
Everyone has a favorite place to go.
There are places for pizza and hot dogs and
french fries. There are seafood restaurants with
lobster, scallops and clams. There’s Italian with
every type of pasta you can imagine, fine dining
with white tablecloths and delicious food, and
vegetarian for a change of pace.
And, of course, there are barbecue hot spots,
steakhouses and sushi restaurants, plus ale houses
and taverns with every type of bar food.
And don’t forget Spanish restaurants, Chinese,
Greek and Thai – and lots more.
There are places to go for cocktails and wine,
desserts, ice cream and ices, cakes and pies. Think
of piping hot doughnuts with your choice of
toppings, and funnel cakes, too.
And don’t forget the best burgers and bagels
around.
There is so much for breakfast, lunch, dinner
and everything in between that it’s hard to
remember it all.
The following pages contain our list of Shore
dining destinations. We recommend you call ahead
to confirm hours of operation or to see if
reservations are needed, and check for updates
online at www.app.com/summerguide.
For restaurants with wheelchair access, we’ve
included the (H) designation. Credit card codes are
V-Visa, MC-MasterCard, AE-American Express
and D-Discover.
Editors’ favorites are marked with an
asterisk (*).
Sarah Griesemer and Susan Weiner
Listings compiled by Pat Washington and

Tamara Walker
.
Barrio Costero, which opened in May 2016 in Asbury Park,
serves elevated coastal Mexican cuisine. Pictured is a dish of
scallops with raw tomatillo salsa, jicama, watermelon,
radish, crispy chorizo and fried parsnip.
COURTESY OF BARRIO COSTERO
DINING GUIDE
FILE PHOTO
The Orange Kimono roll at Taka in Asbury Park.
COPPER BAR LANGOSTA LOUNGE PASCAL & SABINE

COURTESY OF LANGOSTA LOUNGE AND GRILL 1000 Ocean Ave. 732-455-3275. 601 Bangs Ave. 732-774-3395.
The monkey bread appetizer from Langosta Lounge in Asbury Park. 101 Asbury Ave., Empress Hotel. New American/global. AE, D, French. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
732-988-6663. American. D, MC, MC, V. (H); www.pascalandsabine.com
V. (H); www.paradisenj.com www.langostalounge.com
ABERDEEN ASBURY PARK BILL’S PLACE POP’S GARAGE
555 Main St. Italian. AE, D, MC, CROSS & ORANGE LOTERIA 1000 Ocean Ave. 732-576-2181.
THE COURT JESTER ANCHOR’S BEND V. (H). www.billsrestaurant.com 508 Cookman Ave. 732-361- 632 Mattison Ave. 732-455-3610. Mexican. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
Route 34, Aberdeen Towne 1300 Ocean Ave. 732-455-8500. 5502. Contemporary. AE, D, MC, Taqueria/Mexican. AE, D, MC, V. www.popsgaragenj.com
Square. 732-566-6674. American. Oceanfront bar/grill. BRANDO’S CITI CUCINA V. (H); (H); www.thecomplexap.com
AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.theanchorsbend.com 162 Main St. 732-774-2222. www.crossandorangeap.com * PORTA
www.jestersweb.net Italian. AE, D, V, MC. (H); MCLOONE’S ASBURY 911 Kingsley St. 732-776-7661.
* ASBURY ALE HOUSE www.brandosnj.com CUBACAN GRILLE/THE ROBINSON Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
THE ORIGINAL LUIGI’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE 800 Ocean Ave. 732-774-3007. ALE HOUSE www.pizzaporta.com
FAMOUS PIZZA 531 Cookman Ave. 732-455- BRICKWALL Cuban. AE, D, MC, V. 1200 Ocean Ave. 732-774-1400.
1208 Route 34, Suite 3. 732-290- 3808. Gastro pub food with a 522 Cookman Ave. 732-774- www.cubacanrestaurant.com High-end American. AE, D, MC, * PURPLE GLAZE
3030. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); twist. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 1264. American tavern. AE, MC, V. (H); 516 Summerfield Ave. 732-361-
www.luigisfamouspizza.net www.njalehouse.com V, D. www.brickwalltavern.com FRANK’S DELI AND www.mcloonesasburygrille.com 5308. Doughnut/coffee shop.
RESTAURANT AE, D, MC, V. (H);
ALLENHURST * ASBURY FESTHALLE * CARDINAL 1406 Main St. 732-775-6682. MEDUSA STONE FIRED www.purpleglazedonuts.com
& BIERGARTEN PROVISIONS American. Cash or check only. KITCHEN
CRAVINGS BAKERY 527 Lake Ave. 732-997-8767. 513 Bangs Ave. 732-898-7194. www.franksdelinj.com 711 4th Ave. 732-361-3061. SKRATCH EATERY,
310 Main St. 732-531-7122. AE, D, Traditional Austro-Hungarian. Hand-crafted/eclectic/adventur- American/Italian. MC, V. (H); BAR AND LOUNGE
AE, D, MC, V. (H); ous cuisine. AE, D, MC, V. (H). JIMMY’S ITALIAN www.medusaap.com 649 Mattison Ave. 732-455-5116.
MC, V. (H); www.cravings
www.asburybiergarten.com www.crdnal.com RESTAURANT New American. AE, D, MC, V.
gourmetdesserts.com
1405 Asbury Ave. 732-774-5051. MOGO KOREAN (H); skratchap.com
MISTER C’S ASBURY YACHT CLUB CAPITOLINE Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); FUSION TACOS
BEACH BISTRO 1000 Ocean Ave. 732-455-3460. 639 Cookman Ave. 732-455- www.jimmysitalian 632 Cookman Ave. 732-361- * TAKA
Bar/music venue. AE, D, MC, V. 3609. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); restaurant.com 3684. Boardwalk location: 850 660 Cookman Ave. 732-775-
Ocean and Allen avenues. www.thecomplexap.com
(H); www.facebook.com/ Ocean Ave. at First Avenue. 1020. Japanese-American fusion.
732-531-3665. American bistro.
AsburyParkYachtClub KIM MARIE’S EAT N 732-894-9188. AE, V, MC, D. (H); AE, D, MC, V. (H);
AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.mistercsbeachbistro.com
CHAT AND NIBBLE DRINK AWAY www.eatmogo.com www.takaasbury.com
AT THE TABLE 932 Asbury Ave. 732-775-5100. 1411 Kingsley St. 732-774-6666.
SERPICO’S PIZZERIA & 311 Bond St. 732-455-5093. Breakfast/lunch. D, MC, V. Irish pub/American bar and grill. MOONSTRUCK * TALULA’S
www.thechatandnibble.com 550 Cookman Ave. No. 108.
RESTAURANT Southern cuisine. AE, V, MC, D. AE, D, MC, V. (H) RESTAURANT
(H); www.atthetablenj.com www.kimmaries 517 Lake Ave. 732-988-0123. 732-455-3003. Pizza/bakery/ New
307 Main St. 732-531-4774. CONFECTIONS American/farm fresh. D, MC, V.
Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); eatndrinkaway.com American/Mediterranean. AE, D,
www.serpicos.com * BARRIO COSTERO OF A ROCK$TAR MC, V. (H); (H); www.talulaspizza.com
610 Bangs Ave. 732-455-5544; 550 Cookman Ave. 732-455- www.moonstrucknj.com
Authentic coastal Mexican 3510. Bakery. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
cuisine. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.coarock.com
www.barriocostero.com
DINING GUIDE
* THE BONNEY READ WATERMARK HUDSON CAFE AVON

525 Cookman Ave. 732-455- 800 Ocean Ave. 732-455-3447. 25 1st Ave. 732-872-2300. From-
3352. Classic American seafood Cocktail bar. AE, D, MC, V. scratch American. AE, D, V. (H); * AVON PAVILION
with modern sensibility. AE, D, www.watermarkap.com www.thehudsoncafe.com 600 Ocean Ave. 732-775-1043.
MC, V. (H); American/seafood. AE, D, MC, V.
www.thebonneyread.com ATLANTIC ON THE DECK (H); www.avonpavilion.com
HIGHLANDS RESTAURANT
* TIM MCLOONE’S 10 Simon Lake Drive. 732-872- * CAVÉ, A PALEO
SUPPER CLUB 1ST AVE. PIZZA
1424. Seafood/burgers/steaks. EATERY
1200 Ocean Ave. 732-774-1155. AE, MC, V. (H); 515 Sylvania Ave. 732-776-8556.
75 First Ave. 732-872-1622.
High-end American. AE, D, MC, www.onthedeckrestaurant.com American/gluten free. AE, D,
Pizzeria. AE, D, MC, V.
V. (H); www.timmcloones MC, V. (H);
www.firstavenuepizza.com
supperclub.com PHILLY’S FAMOUS www.cavepaleoeatery.com
CHRISTINE’S ITALIAN CHEESESTEAKS
TJ’S PIZZA 1 West Ave. 732-291-1400. AE, CLEMENTINE’S CAFE
709 Main St. 732-988-1657. RISTORANTE MC, V, D. (H);
42 First Ave. 732-872-4790. 306 Main St. 732-988-7979. New
Italian. AE, V, MC, D. (H); www.facebook.com/ Orleans-style cuisine. AE, D, V,
www.tjspizzanj.net Italian/seafood. AE, D, MC, V.
phillysfamouscheesesteaks MC. (H);
(H); www.Christines
ItalianDining.com www.clementinesavon.com
* TOAST * THE FLAKY TART
516 Cookman Ave. 732-776- 145 1st Ave. 732-291-2555. SCHNEIDER’S
5900. AE, D, V, MC. (H); FAIR MOUNTAIN Bakery/salads/sandwiches. AE, D,
COFFEE ROASTERS RESTAURANT
www.toastasburypark.com MC, V. (H); www.theflakytart 801 Main St. 732-775-1265.
171 First Ave., Suite 6. 732-708- .com
0800. Fresh-roasted, Fair Trade/ German/American. AE, D, MC, V.
TWISTED TREE CAFE (H); BYOB
organic coffee. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
609 Cookman Ave. 732-775- THE WINE BAR www.schneidersrestaurant.info
2633. Vegetarian/vegan. MC, V. www.fairmountaincoffee.com
40 First Ave. 732-291-1377.
(H); www.twistedtreecafe.com Modern American. AE, D, MC, V. THE COLUMNS
HARBORSIDE GRILL www.ahwinebar.com
40 First Ave. 732-291-0066. 601 Ocean Ave. 732 988-3213 FILE PHOTO
American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); American/seafood. AE, MC, V; A salad of watermelon, baby argula, feta and roasted
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ATLANTIC CITY RESORTS CASINO BARNEGAT

Here are some of the restaurants HOTEL
in Atlantic City’s casino-hotels. Boardwalk and North Carolina. BARNEGAT DINER
They accept all credit cards and 609-344-6000. www.resort- 849 W. Bay Ave. 609-607-8566.
are wheelchair accessible. sac.com: Breadsticks Cafe & Grill American. AE, D, V, MC. (H)
(American). Capriccio (Italian).
BALLY’S Cielo Wine Bar (located at CARMINE’S NEW YORK
1900 Pacific Ave. 609-340-2000. Capriccio’s). East Wind Chinese BAGEL
www.ballysac.com: Boardwalk Restaurant and Noodle Bar 21 S Main St. 609-698-1379.
Cupcakes (cupcakes, sweets, (Chinese). East Winds Express Breakfast. AE, D, MC, V.
candy). Buca Di Beppo (Italian). (Chinese takeout). Gallagher’s
Corner Cafe (baked goods, deli Burgers (American). Gallagher’s
Steak House. Landshark Bar and
CHINA KING
sandwiches). Harry’s Oyster Bar 912 W. Bay Ave. 609-698-8886.
(casual seafood). Gold Tooth Grill (seafood). Margaritaville.
Chinese. D, MC, V.
Gertie’s (quick bites, baked Margaritaville Coffee Shop.
goods, sandwiches). Guy Fieri’s Quick Bites Food Court.
DOLCE BAGEL
Chophouse (world-class steak w/
New Jersey flare). Johnny Rock- TROPICANA AND PIZZA
Bar Olón (bar with light food). 830 W. Bay Ave. No. 2 609-488-
ets (American). Noodle Village
Brighton and Boardwalk. 800- 5203 American. AE, D, MC, V.
(Asian fusion). Sack O’ Subs
COURTESY OF MARTIN BUDAY 843-8767. www.tropicana.net:
(casual). Walt’s Primo Pizza
(American/Italian). A prawn dish with tomato, chorizo and scallions from Olón at Tropicana. The Bar at Fin (sushi/raw bar). DOYLE’S POUR HOUSE
Boardwalk Favorites Ice Cream 345 S. Main St. 609-660-8300.
American. D, MC, V. (H);
BORGATA HOTEL, Shop (desserts). Broadway
CASINO & SPA
ketplace (variety). Angeline CAESARS fet). Cinnabon at the Play- Burger Bar. Carmine’s (Italian). www.doylespourhouse.com
(Italian). Izakaya (Japanese). The 2100 Pacific Ave., Boardwalk and ground (American/baked Casa Taco and Tequila Bar (Mex-
1 Borgata Way. 609-317-1000. Metropolitan (French bistro). goods). Continental at the
www.theborgata.com: 28 West
Arkansas. 609-348-4411. ican). Chickie’s and Pete’s Crab- FOO HO CHINESE
Noodles of the World (Asian). www.caesarsac.com: Auntie Playground (cafe). Gordon house and Sports Bar (American/ RESTAURANT
(Euro-inspired piano and cock- Old Homestead Steakhouse. Ramsey Pub and Grill Cafe
Anne’s Pretzels. Buddakan at the seafood). Create a Cone (ice 584 N. Main St., Barnegat Plaza
tail bar). Bobby Flay Steak. Sunroom (tapas and small bites). (cafe/British Pub). KWI Restau-
Playground (Asian fusion). Cafe cream). Cuba Libre (Cuban). A Shopping Center, Route 9.
Borgata Buffet. Borgata Baking Wolfgang Puck American Grille rant and Noodle Bar (Asian).
Roma (casual/cafe). Caesar’s Dam Good Deli (American). A 609-698-4150. Chinese. AE, D,
Company (sweets/bakery). Bread (American). Morton’s The Steakhouse (fine
Sunday Brunch at Nero’s (buf- Dam Good Sports Bar. Fiesta MC, V. (H)
+ Butter (American). The Mar- dining). Nero’s Italian Steak- Buffet. FIN (seafood). Golden
house (Italian/Steakhouse). Dynasty (Chinese). GoYoGo LEFTY’S TAVERN
Palace Court Buffet (buffet). (frozen yogurt). Hooters (Amer- 547 N. Main St. 609-607-0707.
Phillips Seafood Restaurant at ican). Il Verdi (Northern Italian). American. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
the Playground (seafood). Piazza Okatshe (Japanese). Olón (sea- www.leftystavern.net
Di Giorgio Cafe at the Play- food/ceviche). Market Place
ground (food court/cafe). Souzai
Sushi and Sake at the Play-
Express (coffee, sandwiches, LUIGI’S RISTORANTE
wraps). Mrs. Fields (cookies/ 580 N. Main St. 609-698-3394.
ground (Japanese/sushi). Tazza brownies). The Palm (steak- Italian/pizzeria. AE, D, MC, V.
(casual/cafe). house). P.F. Chang’s (Chinese). www.luigispizzabarnegat.com
Perry’s Pizza (Italian). Ri Ra (Irish
GOLDEN NUGGET pub). Seaside Cafe (casual/cafe). MARCHIONI’S PIZZA
Weddings Restaurant 1 Castle Blvd., Huron and Brig-
antine Blvd., 609-441-2000.
Starbucks (The Marketplace and & PASTA
The Quarter). Tony Luke’s Barnegat Village Square, 912 W.
Banquets Sunset Dinner Monday-Thursday www.goldennugget.com/
atlanticcity: Chart House (sea-
(cheesesteaks/sandwiches). Bay Ave. No. 140. 609-660-2424.
4:00-10:00 pm food). Vic & Anthony’s (steak-
Zeytinia (country market, gour- Italian. AE, D, MC, V.
Parties
met shop, casual eatery).
Complete Dinner $19.95 house). Grotto (Italian). Michael www.marchionispizza.com
Patrick’s Brasserie (upscale cafe, TRUMP TAJ MAHAL
open breakfast, lunch, dinner). NAPLES PIZZA
Boardwalk at Virginia Avenue.
The Buffet. The Deck (outdoor 609-449-1000. www.trumptaj
AND RESTAURANT
bar/lounge). H20 Pool + Bar Grill 550 N. Main St. 609-698-3830.
.com: Auntie Anne’s Pretzels.
(casual). Lillie’s (Asian). Bean & Italian/pizzeria. AE, D, MC, V.
Burger. Dynasty (Asian). Go
Bread (snacks). The Chocolate (H);
(American). Fralinger’s (salt-
Box (handmade truffles, gour- www.naplespizzabarnegat.com
water taffy/candy). Hard Rock
met cupcakes). Starbucks. Cafe. Il Mulino New York (Ital-
ian). Maharaja Express and Salad SUB BUSTERS
Every Friday HARRAH’S Express (Indian fusion/kebabs/ 912 W. Bay Ave. 609-607-1200.
Call Us For Seafood Extravaganza 777 Harrah’s Blvd. 609-441-5000.
www.harrahsresort.com: Bill’s
salads). Moon at Dynasty (bar, American. AE, D, MC, V.
www.subbusters.com
4:00 - 10:00 pm modern sushi). Panda Express
Package Pricing Complete Dinner $19.95
Bar & Burger. Cafe Tazza (quick
bites). Dos Caminos (casual
(gourmet Chinese). Plate (Amer-
SWEET JENNY’S
ican). The Rim Noodle Bar
Mexican). Martorano’s (Italian). (Asian). Robert’s Steakhouse. RESTAURANT
ELEGANT...BUT NOT EXPENSIVE McCormick & Schmick’s (sea-
food). Sammy D’s (casual).
Royal Albert’s Palace (Indian
cuisine). Sbarro (Italian/pizza).
688 E. Bay Ave. 609-698-2228.
American. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
800 ROUTE 70 • LAKEHURST, NJ 08733 Harrah’s Resort Food Court. The
Pool (casual). The Steakhouse (in
Spice Road (eateries/shops).
Starbucks. Sultan’s Feast (buffet).
www.sweetjennys
restaurant.com
(732) 657-8377 the Bluepoint location). Oshi
Sushi and Sake (Japanese/sushi).
Trattoria Il Mulino (Italian).
White House Sub Shop (cheeses-
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RESTAURANT RESTAURANT PANCAKE HOUSE
886 W. Bay Ave. 609-698-1511. 345 Main Ave. (Route 35). 732- 3 S. Bay Ave. at Centre Street.
Italian/pizzeria. AE, D, MC, V. 892-3100. American. AE, D, MC, 609-492-2514. Cash, check only
www.vinniesbarnegat.com V. (H); www.thegrenville.com for breakfast/lunch; D, MC, V for
dinner. (H); www.facebook.com/
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14 West 19th St. 609-494-9391. OR THE EGG
Coffeehouse. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 207 N. Bay Ave. 609-492-3695. CAPRI PIZZA
www.howyoubrewin.com Diner/American. AE, D, MC, V. 528 Atlantic City Blvd. 732-244-
(H); www.492fowl.com 4750. Pizzeria. D, MC, V. (H);
KUBEL’S www.facebook.com/
7th Street and Bayview Ave. COUNTRY KETTLE capripizza.beachwood
609-494-8592. American. MC, V, CHOWDA
D. (H) 830 N. Bay Ave. 609-492-2800. CASERTANO’S CUCINA
AE, MC, V. (H); 335 Atlantic City Blvd., 732-240-
BAY HEAD www.countrykettlefudge.com 4098. Sandwiches/burgers/
salads. D, MC, V. (H).
* CHARLIE’S OF ENGLESIDE INN
BAY HEAD 30 Engleside Ave. 609-492-1251. THE PUB AT
72 Bridge Ave. 732-295-1110. American/sushi. AE, D, MC, V. BEACHWOOD
New American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.engleside.com 244 Atlantic City Blvd. (Route
(H). www.charliesofbayhead 166). 732-244-4124. Continental.
.com FRED’S BEACH HAVEN AE, MC, V. (H)
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305 N. Bay Ave. 609-492-4269. SAND CASTLE DINER
FILE PHOTO American. AE, D, V, MC. (H); 634 Atlantic City Blvd. 732-244-
A salad topped with avocado, chickpeas, yellow beets, zucchini, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, www.fredsbeachhaven 8881. Continental. AE, D, MC, V.
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& WATERSIDE CAFE
5th and Main streets. 732-681-
1177. Seafood/sushi. AE, D, V,
MC. (H); www.kleinsfish.com
KOTTA SUSHI
ASIAN FUSION
815 Belmar Plaza. 732-280-5983.
Japanese/sushi. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.kottasushi.com
LA DOLCE VITA
400 Ocean Ave. 732-749-3177.
Italian/seafood. AE, D, MC, V.
(H); www.ladolcevitabelmar.com
MR. SHRIMP SEAFOOD

1600 Route 71. 732-681-7755.
Seafood. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.mrshrimp.com
FILE PHOTO RAGIN’ CAJUN

An order of jambalaya from Sweet Jenny’s in Barnegat. 1102 River Road. 732-280-6828.
Cajun/Creole. AE, D, MC, V.
www.ragincajunnj.com
STONE FIRE GRILLE * BRANDL
226 Atlantic City Blvd. 732-341- 703 Belmar Plaza. 732-280-7501. SWEET!
1055. Modern American. AE, D, New American. AE, MC, V. (H); 702 10th Ave. 732-280-8889.
FILE PHOTO MC, V. (H); http://stonefire www.brandlrestaurant.com Sweets. AE, D, MC, V.
Belgian waffles with strawberries at Uncle Will’s Pancake House in Beach Haven. grille.com. www.sweetbelmar.wix.
DON’S PIZZA KING com/sweet
TWO SISTERS 811 Main St. 732-681-6373.
TURNSTILE
Mr. Shrimp
ICE CREAM Italian/American. AE, D, MC, V.
229 Atlantic City Blvd. 732-286- (H) on outside dining only. COFFEE ROASTERS
6175. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.donspizzaking.net 1607 Route 71. 732-894-9012.
www.facebook.com/ Coffee bar. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
TwoSistersIceCream * FEDERICI’S ON 10TH www.turnstilecoffee.com
705 10th Ave. 732-681-3337.
BELMAR Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H) WAVES ON MAIN
Seafood Market & Restaurant 9TH AVE PIER
www.fedspizza.com. 1000 Main St. 732-681-7680.
American/Italian. AE, D, MC, V.
FEDERICO’S PIZZA (H); http://wavesonmainst.com.
Eat In - Take Out

905 Route 35. 732-749-3800.
American/seafood. AE, D, MC, V. AND RESTAURANT
(H); www.9thavepier.com 700 Main St. 732-681-7066. WINDMILL
Open 7 Days - 10am - 9pm 10TH AVE.
Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.federicospizza.com
1201 River Road. 732-681-9628.
- Full Service Dining BURRITO COMPANY
HOAGITOS
www.windmillhotdogs.com
- Seafood Market 801 Belmar Plaza. 732-280-1515.

Mexi-Cali-style food. AE, D, MC, 807 Belmar Plaza. 732-556-6617. BERKELEY
Stocked Fresh Daily!! V. (H); Fresh-made sandwiches. AE, D,
ww.tenthaveburrito.com MC, V. (H); www.hoagitos.com. BUON APPETITO
- All Dishes are Homemade HOOKED CAFE
745 Atlantic City Blvd., Bayville.
732-269-4005. Italian. AE, D, MC,
BELMAR BAGELS
- Private Parties & Catering 703 Belmar Plaza. 732-681-2019. 835 Belmar Plaza. 732-280-0333. V. (H);
Homemade bagels. AE, D, MC, V. Breakfast/lunch. AE, D, MC, V. www.buonappetitobayville.com
(H); www.facebook.com/ (H).
belmar.bagels www.hookedcafebelmar.com C.B. HUNTINGTON’S
140 Atlantic City Blvd., Bayville.
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801 Main St. 848-404-9898. 703 10th Ave. 732-681-3922. MC, V. (H);
Casual BYOB/fine dining. AE, D, Continental. AE, D, MC, V. (H) www.cbhuntingtons.com
MC, V. (H);
www.bennysbelmar.com KAYA’S KITCHEN THE COVE
1600 Hwy. 71, Belmar,NJ MONMOUTH COUNTY
MONMOUTH COUNTY
1000 Main St. 732-280-1141.
Vegan/organic. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
905 Bay Blvd., Bayville. 732-269-
6161. Continental. AE, D, MC, V.
732-681-7755
BOATHOUSE
www.kayaskitchenbelmar.com (H); www.covebarandgrill.com
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www.mrshrimp.com 1309 Main St. 732-681-5221.
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www.frankiespizzanj.com 714 Main St. 732-988-7997.
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International/Caribbean cuisine.
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AE, D, MC, V. (H);
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WORLD AND DELI www.bluemarlin-restaurant.com 120 Main St. 732-897-8600. AE,
299 Route 9, Bayville. 732-269- D, MC, V. (H); www.finsusa.com
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Mitzvah
9871. Deli. MC, V. BRADLEY CAFE
www.facebook.com/ 720 Main St. 732-988-0898. MANGIARE TU
subworldanddeli Breakfast and lunch only. Mex- 600 Main St. 732-869-0700.
ican/American. AE, D, MC, V. Italian. AE, MC, V. (H);
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333 Atlantic City Blvd., Bayville. BUTTERED BISCUIT
• Sweet 16
732-503-4470. Italian. AE, D, MC, CAFE ITALIAN BISTRO
en
Beverage R 4
V. (H); www.facebook.com/ 700 Main St. 732-807-4069. 401 Main St. 732-455-3778.
senzabayville Breakfast/lunch. AE, D, MC, V.
(H); www.thebuttered
www.nonnosnj.com since 1 98
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RESTAURANT PAGANO’S UVA
796 Atlantic City Blvd., Bayville. CITRICOS RESTAURANT 20 FRUIT FLAVORS
ol.
732-269-0847. Italian-American. MEDITERRANEAN 800 Main St. 732-775-0906. with or without alcoh
AE, D, MC, V. (H). ITALIAN GRILL Italian/bar/happy hour. AE, D,
NO IC E NE ED ED
Kids Love them too
812 Main St. 732-988-6565. MC, V. (H);
MARTELL’S
“Slushies”
Mediterranean/Italian. AE, D, www.uvaonmain.com
WATERS EDGE MC, V. www.facebook.com/
125 Bayview Ave., Bayville. citricosbradleybeach SWEETPEPPER EATERY
www.getmargaritas.com
732-269-3000. Northeast region- 608 Main St. 732-361-5888.
al. AE, MC, V. (H); DEL PONTE’S American/Venezuelan. AE, D,
www.watersedgeonthebay.com COAL-FIRED PIZZA MC, V. (H);
600 Main St. 732-869-0070. AE, www.ajidulcegroup.com
THE ACME
DRAFT HOUSE
MC, V. (H); www.delpontescoal
firedpizza.com VIC’S BAR & 1-877-MARGARITA (627-4274)
732-863-1107
439A Atlantic City Blvd. (Route RESTAURANT
9), Bayville. 732-654-1188. Amer- 60 Main St. 732-774-8225. Ital-
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ican pub fare. AE, D, MC, V. (H); ian/pizzeria. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
acmedrafthouse.com www.vicspizza.com LIKE US ON THE Margarita Man OF CENTRAL AND NORTH JERSEY & NYC.
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HOT DOGS WATERFRONT
143 Drum Point Road. 732-920- RESTAURANT
0892. American. D, MC, V. (H); 523 Cedar Run Dock Road, West
www.facebook.com/ Creek. 609-978-9785. Italian
boardwalkhotdogs regional cuisine. AE, D, MC, V.
(H); www.antoinettas.com
BRICK DINER
AND RESTAURANT CALLOWAY’S
906 Route 70. 732-458-7022. 597 Route 9, Staffordville.
American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 609-978-0220. Casual continen-
www.brickdiner.com tal. D, MC, V. (H); www
.callowaysrestaurant.com
CHICKEN TOWN
103 Brick Mall (GPS: 2799 Hoop- JT’S RESTAURANT
er Ave.) 732-920-3870. Chicken/ 635 Route 9, Little Egg Harbour
ribs/wings. AE, D, MC, V. (H) 609-296-0707. American/Italian
cuisine. D, MC, V. (H);
CHINA BUFFET KING
580 Brick Blvd. 732-920-8666. SLEEPY HOLLOW
Chinese. D, MC, V. RESTAURANT/PUB
475 Route 9. 609-978-1657.
THE COZY KITCHEN Italian/American. MC, V. (H).
344 Herbertsville Road. 732-458- FILE PHOTO
6110. American. Cash only. Crab cakes with mustard sauce, boardwalk fries and vegetables are served at Waypoint 622 in Brielle. EATONTOWN
www.facebook.com/cozykitch
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DIM SUM P.J. SWEENEY’S SHORE GOOD WINDMILL SIMKO’S GRILL AND RESTAURANT
2213 Route 88. 732-899-8888. RESTAURANT PANCAKE HOUSE 856 Route 70. 732-202-6318. 403 Higgins Ave. 732-528-9989.
176 Wyckoff Road. 732-542-
Chinese. AE, MC, V, D. & IRISH PUB 34 Lanes Mill Road No. 1. 732- American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); American. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
9462. American/ethnic. AE, D,
www.dimsum88.com 447 Brick Blvd. 732-202-6414. 840-4100. Breakfast/lunch. D, www.windmillhotdogs.com www.simkosgrill.com
MC, V. (H);
Irish/international cuisine. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.shoregood www.allseasonsrestaurant.net
IKKO HIBACHI MC, V. www.pjsweeneys.com pancakehouse.com BRIELLE WAYPOINT 622
STEAKHOUSE AND RESTAURANT AND BOBBY’S BURGER
SUSHI BAR PRIME FOOD MARKET TAYLOR SAM’S * BRIELLE ALE HOUSE PATIO BAR PALACE
107 Brick Plaza. 732-477-6022. 449 Herbertsville Road. 732-746- 1563 Route 88. 732-458-7267 SPORTS BAR & GRILLE 622 Green Ave. 732-528-6665. 188 Route 35 South. 732-544-
Japanese. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 3421. Market and prepared Breakfast/lunch. AE, D, MC, V. 601 Union Ave. 732-722-8825. Fresh American cuisine. AE, D, 0200. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.ikkosteakhouse.com foods. D, MC, V. (H); (H); www.taylorsam.com Gastro pub food with a twist. MC, V. (H); www.bobbysburgerpalace.com
www.primefoodmarket.com AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.njale- www.waypoint622.com
IRV AND KAREN’S HOT TURNING POINT house.com. FIREBIRDS
PASTRAMI DELI & RAINBOW DINER 505 Route 70. 732-903-6073. COLTS NECK WOOD FIRED GRILL
RESTAURANT 849 Route 70 East. 732-840-1555. Breakfast/lunch. AE, MC, V. (H); DUE AMICI
www.theturningpoint.biz 180 Route 35 South, Monmouth
2114 Route 88 East. 732-899- AE, D, MC, V. (H); 420 Higgins Ave. 732-528-0666. COLTS NECK INN Mall. 732-676-1901. American/
www.rainbowdiner.net Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
6990. D, MC, V. (H) STEAK & CHOP HOUSE steakhouse. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
TUSCANY RESTAURANT www.dueamicibriellenj.com Route 34 and 537 West. 732-462- www.eatontown.firebirds
JACK AND MIKE’S REELS AT PIER 281 AND BAR 0383. American. AE, D, MC, V. restaurants.com
BRICKHOUSE BAR & 281 Princeton Ave. 848-232-1361. 1490 Route 88 West. 732-840- JIMMY’S CUCINA (H); www.coltsneckinn.com
Seafood/steak/sushi. AE, D, MC, 5835. Continental/Mediterra- 301 Union Ave. 732-528-5566.
GRILLE V. (H); www.reelsat281.com nean. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
ILLIANO'S CAFE
979 Cedar Bridge Ave. 732-279- Pizza. AE, D, MC, V. (H); GREEN MEADOWS 1 Corbett Way (off Industrial
www.tuscany88.com www.jimmyspizzasubs.com
3743. American. AE, D, MC, V. RESTAURANT Way West). 732-542-2520.
(H); www.brickhouse RIVER ROCK 270 Route 34 South. 732-431- Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
barandgrille.com RESTAURANT & VIA VENETO THE RIVER HOUSE 8755. Continental/Mediterra- www.illianoscafe.com
MARINA BAR RISTORANTE 1 Ocean Ave. 732-528-7000. nean. MC, V.
LO’S GARDEN 1600 Route 70 West. 732-840- 629 Brick Blvd. 732-477-2618. American/steak/seafood. AE, JR’S RESTAURANT AND
1110. American/waterfront Italian. AE, MC, V, D. MC, V. (H);
2132 Route 88. 732-892-4777. HUDDY’S INN LOUNGE PICK-UP HERE
Chinese/Japanese. D, MC, V, AE. dining. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.facebook.com/ www.brielleriverhouse.com 20 County Road Route 537 E. At the Eatontown Sheraton
(H); www.losgarden.com www.riverrockbricknj.com viavenetobrick or
732-431-0194. American. AE, MC, Hotel, Route 35 and Industrial
www.viavenetoristorante.com THE RIVER QUEEN V. (H); www.huddysinn.com Way East. 732-542-6500. New
* NINO’S COAL FIRED JUNKYARD DOGS Bogan’s Basin, 800 Ashley Ave. American. Also, Concord Cafe
PIZZA 283 Mantoloking Road. 732-451- VILLA VITTORIA 732-528-6620. Private cruise. ORLANDO ITALIAN (continental). AE, D, MC, V. (H);
1800. American. D, MC, V. (H); 2700 Hooper Ave. 732-920-1550. Cash or check. (H);
66 Brick Blvd. 732-255-7700.
Italian. (Please call: Restaurant
RESTAURANT www.sheratoneatontown.com
Italian. AE, D, MC, V. www.route66junkyarddogs.com www.riverboattour.com
420 Route 34. 732-577-8808.
reopening May/June following a
www.ninoscoalfiredpizza.com
fire.) AE, D, MC, V. (H);
Italian/pizzeria. AE, D, MC, V. (H) RUFFINO’S
SENTOSA SHIPWRECK GRILL RESTAURANT & PIZZA
2063 Route 88 East. 732-892- www.villavittoria.com 720 Ashley Ave. 732-292-9380.
P.J. LEE’S 178 Route 35, Michael’s Plaza.
706 Route 70. 732-262-0002. 9595. Malaysian/vegetarian/ Seafood/new American. AE, D, 732-542-0110. Italian. AE, D, MC,
Mongolian barbecue. AE, MC, V. Chinese. D, MC, V. sentosain- MC, V. (H); V. (H); www.ruffinospizza.com
(H) brick.com www.shipwreckgrill.com
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THE HABIT BURGER UMBERTO’S TOM’S TAVERN CAFE 360 METROPOLITAN CAFE TREVI
GRILLE RESTAURANT 85 Asbury Road. 732-938-9060. 34 E. Main St. 732-294-4722. 8 E. Main St. 732-780-9400. 570 Park Ave. 732-780-2440.
178 Route 35. 732-544-5401. 583 River Road. 732-747-6522. Bar food/bar. Cash only. (H) American-Mediterranean/ American/Pacific rim. AE, D, MC, Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H).
Burgers/fast casual. AE, D, MC, V. Italian/pizzeria. AE, D, MC, V. gelateria and coffeehouse. AE, V. (H); www.metrocafenj.com
(H); www.habitburger.com (H); www.umbertospizzaria.com TONY’S PIZZERIA MC, V. (H); www.mycafe360.com * 618 RESTAURANT,
AND RISTORANTE MILY’S CAFE BANQUETS AND
ENGLISHTOWN FARMINGDALE 78 Main St. 732-938-7707. Ital- EL MESON 22 Throckmorton St. 732-431- CATERING
ian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 40 W. Main St. 732-308-9494. 5004. Mexican. Cash only. 618 Park Ave. 732-577-0001.
www.tonysristorante.com Mexican. AE, D, MC, V. Creative New American. AE, D,
RISTORANTE MAIETTA CONNIE’S
11 Tennent Ave. 732-446-7387. RESTAURANT OYAKO TSO’S MC, V. (H); http://618nj.com
Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 63 Main St. 732-938-9837. Amer- WOODY’S * FEDERICI’S JAPANESE
ROADSIDE TAVERN 14 E. Main St. 732-462-1312. STEAKHOUSE
www.maiettas.com ican. Cash only; ATM on premise
Pizza and Northern Italian. Cash
FREEHOLD
105 Academy St. 732-938-6404. 6 W. Main St. 732-866-1988.
(H)
American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); only. (H); www.federicis.com Japanese/hibachi. AE, D, MC, V.
TOWNSHIP
TRATTORIA RAVELLO
14 Wilson Ave. 732-792-9696. * HARVEST LOCAL www.woodysroadside.com (H); www.oyakofreehold.com
LA CIPOLLINA ALL SEASONS DINER II
Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); SEASONAL CUISINE RISTORANTE 4135 Route 9. 732-625-0330.
www.trattoriaravello.com 83 Main St. 732-919-3276. Amer- FREEHOLD SHLOKA RESTAURANT American. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
16-A W. Main St. 732-308-3830. 24 South St. 732-333-0756.
ican. AE, D, MC, V. (H) BOROUGH Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); Indian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.allseasonsrestaurant.net
FAIR HAVEN www.lacipollina.com www.shlokafreehold.com
MULLIGAN’S BAHIA DE ACAPULCO ESCONDIDO
NAUVOO GRILL CLUB RESTAURANT & GRILL FONDA MAIN STREET BISTRO SOLO TRATTORIA 402 W. Main St. 732-577-0200.
121 Fair Haven Road. 732-747- 203 Squankum Road. 732-938- 5 South St. 732-303-0017. Mex- Mexican. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
30 E. Main St. 732-294-1112. 7 South St. 732-780-2337. Con-
8777. American. AE, MC, V. (H); 6166. Bar and grill. AE, D, MC, V. ican. MC, V. www.escondidonj.com
Modern American. AE, D, MC, V. temporary Italian. AE, D, MC, V.
www.nauvoogrillclub.com (H); www.originalmulligans.com
(H); courtyardonmain.com (H); www.solotrattoria.com
BASILE’S ITALIAN FRED & MURRY’S
THE RAVEN & PENALTY BOX CAFE RESTAURANT MARKET YARD GRILLE TRE PIZZA & PASTA KOSHER
THE PEACH Jersey Shore Arena, 1215 Wyck- 536 Park Ave. 732-866-4085. American Hotel, 18 E. Main St. 611 Park Ave. (Route 33). 732- DELICATESSEN
740 River Road. 732-747-4666. off Road. Cafe. 732-919-0852. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); Route 9, Pond Road Plaza.
732-431-3220. American. AE, D, 751-4422. Italian/beer garden.
New American. AE, MC, V. (H); AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.basilesitalianrestaurant 732-462-3343. Deli. AE, D, MC, V.
MC, V. (H); AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.ravenandthepeach.net www.jerseyshorearena.com .com (H);
www.americanhotelnj.com www.trepizzanj.com
www.fredandmurrysdeli.com
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Scallops and super food salad at Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Eatontown.
PLANTATION BAY POINTE INN PATRICIA’S

7908 Long Beach Blvd. 609-494- 1 Willow St. 732-629-8000. 2132 Route 35. 732-275-0234.
8191. Contemporary American. seafood/steak. AE, D, MC, V. (H) Italian. V, MC, AE, D.
AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.joesbaypointeinn.com www.patriciasofholmdel.com.
www.plantationrestaurant.com
FRESH TURNING POINT
FILE PHOTO
HAVEN BEACH 144 Bay Ave. 732-708-0328. 2132 Route 35 South, Commons
American/farm to table. AE, MC, at Holmdel. 732-615-9000.
Warm sticky toffee cake at 618 Restaurant in Freehold Borough. BLUE WATER CAFE V. www.fresh-cuisine.com Breakfast/brunch/lunch. AE, MC,
113th street and the Boulevard. V. (H); www.theturningpoint.biz
609-207-1300. Casual upscale. D, HAVANA TROPICAL
FREEHOLD GRAND MOORE’S TAVERN TERRACE BAGELS MC, V. (H). CAFE HOWELL
BUFFET & SPORTS BAR & CAFE www.bluewatercafelbi.com 409 Bay Ave. 732-708-0000.
3681 Route 9. 732-683-1388. 402 W. Main St. 732-863-0555. 3681 Route 9 North. 732-761- Cuban. AE, D, MC, V. (H); CAMMARERI’S
Chinese buffet. D, MC, V. (H) American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 2288. Bagels/deli. AE, D, MC, V. www.havanatropicalnj.com
www.moorestavern.com (H). HAZLET FAMOUS BROOKLYN
44 Ramtown-Greenville Rd.
JADE PALACE OFF THE HOOK 732-202-8952. American V, MC,
61 Village Center Drive, Rain PARK NINE DINER WINDMILL NEIL MICHAEL’S 1 Navesink Ave. 732-872-2006.
STEAKHOUSE D. www.facebook.com/
Tree Town Center. 732-409-0078. 3320 Route 9. 732-462-7259. 3338 Route 9. 732-303-9855. Continental/American. AE, MC,
1104 Route 36. 732-291-0711. Cammareris-Famous-
Szechuan/Cantonese. AE, D, MC, American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); V. (H).
American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); Brooklyn-Bakery-and-Cafe
V. (H); www.parkninediner.com www.windmillhotdogs.com
www.jadepalaceraintree.com www.neilmichael
ssteakhouse.com
* PORCINI CHAPTER HOUSE
RENAISSANCE ROOM THE WINNER’S CIRCLE 168 Bay Ave. 732-291-3080. 1454 Route 9. 732-462-0056.
* JERSEY FREEZE AT FREEHOLD 50 Gibson Place, Radisson Hotel Italian American. D, MC, V. American. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
120 Manalapan Ave. 732-462- RACEWAY of Freehold. 732-780-3400. THE PARK www.restaurantporcini.com
3352 Route 35. 732-739-2002. www.chapterhousenj.com
3008. Ice cream/hamburgers/hot 130 Park Ave. 732-462-3800. American. AE, D, MC, V. (H)
dogs. D, MC, V; ice cream is cash Continental/sushi. AE, D, MC, V.
www.enjoythepark.com
WINDANSEA CHRISTIE’S ITALIAN
only (H); www.freeholdraceway.com HARVEY CEDARS 56 Shrewsbury Ave. 732-872- SEAFOOD GRILL
www.jerseyfreeze1952.com 2266. American/fresh seafood.
TAPEO RESTAURANT 2420 Route 9 South, Howell
THE COOP BLACK EYED SUSANS 2870 Route 35. 732-539-2309.
AE, D, MC, V. (H); Center. 732-780-8310. Italian. AE,
LEMON RESTAURANT 3333 Route 9 North, Chadwick 7801 Long Beach Blvd. 609-494- www.windanseanj.com D, MC, V. (H);
3475 Route 9. 732-761-0900. Portuguese and Spanish. AE, D,
Square Shopping Center. 732- 4990. New American. Cash only. www.christiesrestaurant.us
Mediterranean. AE, D, MC, V. MC, V. (H); www.tapeonj.com
(H); www.lemonnj.com
577-7951. American. AE, D, MC, (H); www.blackeyedsusanslbi HOLMDEL
V. (H); .com
HIGHLANDS FEDERICI’S SOUTH
www.cooprotisserieandgrill.com
LOBSTER HOUSE IT’S GREEK TO ME RESTAURANT
HARVEY CEDARS 2128 Route 35, Commons at 6469 Route 9. 732-364-8220.
300 Mounts Corner Drive. 732- SZECHUAN STAR SHELLFISH COMPANY BAHR’S LANDING Holmdel. 732-275-0036. Authen- Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
677-3988. Seafood. AE, D, MC, V. 3338 Route 9, Barclay Square. 2 Bay Ave. 732-872-1245. Sea-
7904 Long Beach Blvd. 609-494- tic Greek cuisine. AE, D, MC, V. www.federicissouth.com
(H); 732-431-2323. Chinese. AE, D, food/steaks/German cuisine. AE,
7112. Seafood. Cash/check only; (H); www.itsgreektome.com
www.lobsterhousefreehold.com MC, V. (H); www.szechuanstar D, MC, V. (H);
ATM on premises. www.harvey
restaurant.com cedarshellfishco.com www.bahrslanding.com
DINING GUIDE
HOME VILLAGE SEASONS COAL FIRED 0310. www.inzillos

4522 Route 9 South. 732-367- BISTRO pizzarestaurant.com
7711. Chinese. AE, D, MC, V. (H) 2200 Route 9 732-414- 1921.
Coal-fired pizza, plus pasta & JACKSON DINER
THE CABIN classic Italian. AE, D, MC, V. 23 S. Hope Chapel Road. 732-
RESTAURANT www.seasonscoalfiredbistro.net 370-3463. American D, MC, V.
984 Route 33. 732-462-3090. (H); www.jacksondinernj.com
American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); SOLO TU PIZZERIA
www.thecabinrestaurant.net 995 Route 9 North. 732-414- MONA LISA PIZZA
2222. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 347 North County Line Road
THE IVY LEAGUE solotupizzeria.com 732-987-4932 Italian/seafood AE,
5 E. Third Street and Route 9 D, MC, V. www.monalisa
pizzajacksonnj.com
North. 732-370-2206. American. JACKSON
AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.ivyleaguegrill.com BROOKLYN SQUARE SOLO BELLA BRICK
265 S New Prospect Road. 732- OVEN BISTRO
JUANITO’S 2 961-7999. Italian/pizza. AE, D, 426 Chandler Road. 732-961-
3930 Route 9 South. 732-370- MC, V. 0951. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
1717. Mexican. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.brooklynsquarenj.com solobella.com
www.juanitos2howell.com
* CORNERSTONE THE WHITE BUTTERFLY
RED MOON PIZZERIA KITCHEN & TAP 200 N County Line Road. 732-
4027 Route 9 North, Aldrich 901-6262. Bistro. AE, D, MC, V.
21 S. Hope Chapel Road. 732-
Plaza. 732-364-6668. AE, D, MC, (H); www.whitebutterflynj.com
994-5286. “Elevated simplicity”/
V. www.redmoonpizza.com seasonal, locally sourced food,
plus craft beer. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
RIVOLI’S GRILL www.cktjackson.com
AND CHILL An order of huevos rancheros
8 Ramtown-Greenville Road. INZILLO’S PIZZERIA from Turning Point in Brick.
732-202-8927. American cuisine. 2103 W. County Line Road.
AE, D, MC, V. (H); COURTESY OF LINDA NAIMAN
Pizzeria. AE, D, MC, V. 732-370-
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KEANSBURG
LA PLAYA
BY CHILANGOS
2 Beach Way. 732-769-5292.
Mexican. AE, D, MC, V. (H).
LUCISANO’S PIZZA
42 Church St. 732-495-5020.
Pizzeria. D, MC, V. (H);
www.facebook.com/lucisanos
MIKE’S HIAWATHA INN

180 S. Route 36. 732-787-0950.
Pizzeria. AE, D, MC, V. (H).
KEYPORT
BLUE ROCK CAFE
522 Amboy Road, Cliffwood
Beach. 732-583-7699. American.
AE, MC, V. (H)
* DREW’S BAYSHORE
BISTRO
25 Church St. 732-739-9219. New
American/Cajun/Creole. D, MC,
V. (H); www.bayshorebistro.com
ESPRESSO JOE’S
50 W. Front St. 732-203-9499.
Coffeehouse. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.espresso-joes.com
MCDONAGH’S PUB
2 W. Front St. 732-264-0999.
American/Irish. AE, D, MC, V. (H); FILE PHOTO
www.mcdonaghs.com
A crab steamer pot at The Crab’s Claw Inn in Lavallette.
MIKE’S SUB SHOP
103 W. Front St. 732-264-9730.
Cash only. (H);
CHINESE GOURMET IL GIARDINO LAKE COMO GREAT WOK LAKEWOOD
www.mikessubshop.com
44 Manchester Ave., Forked SUL MARE 662 Route 70. 732-657-1616.
River. 609-242-3366. Chinese. AE, 2 Hollywood Blvd., Wharfside BAR ANTICIPATION Chinese. AE, D, MC, V. (H); * BACOLI PIZZA
D, V, MC. (H); Plaza, Forked River. 609-971- 703 16th Ave. 732-681-7422. www.greatwoknj.com 174 New Hampshire Ave., Lake-
TOWN & COUNTRY INN www.chinesegourmet 7699. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); view Village Plaza. 732-886-
48 Route 35. 732-264-6820. forkedriver.com www.ilgiardinosulmare.com LA BOVE GRANDE
www.bar-a.com 7054. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H).
Continental. AE, D, MC, V. (H). 800 Route 70. 732-657-8377. www.bacolipizza.com
COLONIAL DINER LATITUDES MCCANN’S TAVERN Continental. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
LACEY 429 Lacey Road. 609-971-2627. 361 E. Lacey Road, Forked River. 1704 Main St. 732-681-8534. www.labovegrande.net CHARLIE’S PIZZA
American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 609-242-2648. Seafood/steaks. American. AE, D, MC, V. (H) 1000 Route 70. 732-370-3580.
ALBERTO’S DELI colonialdinerrestaurant.com AE, MC, V. (H); LA GONDOLA Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
1015 Lacey Road. 609-489-4273. www.latitudesnj.com PADDY MCDONALD’S RISTORANTE & www.charliespizza.com
Mexican. AE, D, MC, V. (H). CONCA D’ORO ALE HOUSE PIZZERIA
778 Lacey Road, Forked River. MRS. WALKER’S 505 18th Ave. 732-681-2223. Pub. 419 Route 70. 732-657-9874. CROSS MILL DINER
CAFFREY’S TAVERN 609-693-9696. Italian. AE, D, MC, FAMOUS HOMEMADE AE, D, MC, V. (H). Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H) 1200 River Ave. 732-730-8100.
440 Route 9 South, Forked River. V. (H); ICE CREAM American. D, MC, V. (H);
609-693-6613. American cuisine. www.concadoropizza.com LAKEHURST DINER www.crossmilldiner.com
132 Route 9, Forked River. 609- PK’S SHAMROCK PUB
AE, MC, V. (H); 693-9500. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 401 Route 70. 732-657-9747.
415 18th Ave. 732-681-3111.
www.caffreystavern.com FORKED RIVER www.mrswalkersicecream.com American. D, MC, V. (H); Continental. D, MC, V. (H) EAT A PITA KOSHER
BUTCHER SHOP www.pkshamrockpub.com ISRAELI GRILL
CAPTAIN’S INN 109 Lacey Road, Forked River. PORTUGUESE GRILL * LUIGI’S 116 Clifton Ave. 732-370-5055.
RESTAURANT 609-693-7100. German. D, MC, V. 44 Manchester Ave., Forked LAKEHURST 21 Union Ave. 732-657-7000. Middle-Eastern. AE, D, MC, V.
& TIKI BAR (H); www.thegerman River. 609-971-7100. Portuguese/ Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H). (H); www.eatapitanj.com
304 E. Lacey Road, Forked River. butchershoponline.com Spanish. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
ALBA’S RESTAURANT
609-693-3351. Riverfront dining/ theportuguesegrill.com
2313 Route 547. 732-323-0007. THREE B’S BAR AND FRANK’S RISTORANTE
tiki bar. AE, MC, V, D. (H); FORKED RIVER DINER BISTRO 1900 Route 70, Town & Country
317 Route 9 South, Forked River. Wood-stone cuisine/pub. AE, D,
www.captainsinnnj.com SURF TACO MC, V. (H); www.albaspub.com 314 Route 70. 732-657-4113. Shopping Center. 732-477-4103.
609-693-2222. American. Cash 44 Manchester Ave., Forked Continental. AE, D, MC, V. (H); Italian/pizza. D, MC, V. (H);
only. River. 609-971-9996. Coastal. AE, www.threebsbarandbistro.com www.frankspizzalakewood.com
MC. (H); www.surftaco.com
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IPPOLITO’S CUCINA * THE CRAB’S CLAW SAND DOLLAR

ITALIANA PIZZERIA INN PANCAKE HOUSE AND
700 Route 70, Shore Plaza. 601 Grand Central Ave. 732-793- RESTAURANT
732-363-0103. Italian. AE, D, MC, 4447. Seafood/steaks/pasta. AE, 1905 Grand Central Ave. 732-
V. (H). D, MC, V. (H); 830-8600. Breakfast and lunch.
www.thecrabsclaw.com V, MC, D. (H); www.sanddollar
MEATHEADS SUBS pancakehouse.com
AND SLOPPYS * LAVA JAVA HOUSE
700 Route 70. 732-367-0029. 500 Grand Central Ave. 732-250- LITTLE EGG
Deli. AE, D, MC, V. 1460. AE, D, V, MC.
www.meatheadssubs www.lavajavahouse.com HARBOR
andsloppys.com
LENNY’S PIZZA AND BROTHER’S PIZZERIA
200 Mathistown Road, Mystic
THE VIEW PUB ITALIAN GRILL Island. 609-294-1850. Italian. AE,
Eagle Ridge Golf Club, 2 Augus- 406 Grand Central Ave. 732-830-
D, V, MC. (H);
ta Blvd. 732-901-4900. American. 1500. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.brotherspizzaleh.com
AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.lennyslavallette.com
www.eagleridge
golf.com/restaurant/the-view * THE MUSIC MAN GREAT BAY MARINA
SINGING ICE CREAM AND RESTAURANT
45 Montana Drive. 609-296-
LAVALLETTE SHOPPE 2392. Breakfast/lunch. MC, V. (H)
2305 Grand Central Ave. 732-
BAY VIEW CAFÉ 854-2779. Cash only. (H);
JT’S RESTAURANT
607 Bay Blvd. 732-793-0093. www.themusicman.com
635 Route 9 North. American.
American cuisine. AE, D, MC, V.
609-296-0707. D, MC, V. (H);
(H); www.bayviewcafenj.com OHANA GRILL www.jtsrestaurantnj.com
65 Grand Central Ave. 732-830-
4040. Hawaiian/Asian Fusion.
AE, D, MC, V. (H);
JOHN & SONIA’S
FILE PHOTO www.theohanagrill.com LUNCHEONETTE
978 Radio Road, Mystic Island.
Coffee-braised beef short ribs with crispy onions, mashed potatoes and vegetables at Drew's
609-294-9670. D, MC, V. (H)
Bayshore Bistro in Keyport.
Red Bank's Family Style Italian Restaurant
28 Broad Street Patrizia’s of Red Bank

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COURTESY OF JUNIOR CHAMON FILE PHOTO

At Graze Restaurant in Little Silver, littleneck clams are served with pork and Brussels sprouts in The super combination platter, complete with pork, chicken and beef kebabs and gyro meat
an oyster mushroom curry. over rice, at Evan's Restaurant in Matawan.
LEGACY RESTAURANT FELICIA’S KITCHEN LONG BEACH KUBEL’S TOO BACON BEACH GRILLE JOHNNY PIANCONE’S
99 Golf View Drive, Sea Oaks 129 Markham Place. 732-530- 8200 Long Beach Blvd., Brighton 49 Atlantic Ave. 732-229-5555. 591 Broadway. 732-229-0300.
Golf Club. 609-296-2656. Amer- 3211. American/Italian. AE, MC,
TOWNSHIP Beach. 609-494-4731. American. Breakfast/lunch/deli. Cash only. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
ican/Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); V. (H) AE, D, MC, V. (H); (H) www.johnnypiancone.com
www.seaoakscc.com THE BEACH HOUSE www.kubelstoo.com
* GRAZE RESTAURANT RESTAURANT CASA COMIDA JR’S WEST END
MYSTIC ISLANDS 151 Markham Place. 732-747- 13015 Long Beach Blvd., Beach SPRAY BEACH HOTEL, 336 Branchport Ave. 732-229- 75D Brighton Ave. 732-229-9600.
Haven Terrace. 609-492-1997.
CASINO 9988. New American. AE, MC, V.
American. AE, D, MC, V.
RESTAURANT AND 7774. Mexican. AE, D, MC, V. (H); American/burgers. AE, D, MC, V.
110 Mathistown Road. 609-296- (H); http://graze.restaurant. BEACH BAR www.casacomida.net (H); www.jrsdelivers.com
www.thebeachhouselbi.com
4800. Tavern. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 200 E. 24th St., Spray Beach.
www.mysticislandscasino.com * ROOK COFFEE 609-492-1501. Continental. AE, CELTIC COTTAGE PUB * MCLOONE’S PIER
705 Branch Ave. 732-383-5681. CALIFORNIA GRILL MC, V. (H); 608 Second Ave. 732-229-2123. HOUSE
PORTO FINO AE, D, MC, V. (H); AND PIZZA www.spraybeachinn.com American/Irish. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 1 Ocean Ave., Pier Village.
800 Radio Road, Mystic Island. www.rookcoffee.com 13308 Long Beach Blvd. 609-492- www.celticcottagepubnj.com 732-923-1006. Seafood/Amer-
1200. Casual American. D, MC, V.
609-296-1173. Italian. AE, D, MC,
(H); californiagrilllbi.com
STEFANO’S ican. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
V. TURNING POINT RESTAURANT CHARLEY’S www.mcloones.com
496 Prospect Ave. 732-224-8718. 1814 Long Beach Blvd. 609-492- OCEAN GRILL
SEA OAKS Breakfast/lunch/brunch. AE, MC, DADDY O 1100. Seafood/Italian. AE, V, MC, 29 Avenel Blvd. 732-222-4499. NIKO’S TRAPEZI
COUNTRY CLUB V. (H); www.theturningpoint.biz RESTAURANT & HOTEL D. (H) http://stefanoslbi.com. American/seafood. AE, D, MC, V. GREEK TAVERNA
99 Golf View Drive. 609-296- 4401 Long Beach Blvd., Brant (H); www.charleysoceangrill.com 444 Ocean Blvd. North. 732-222-
Beach. 609-494-1300. Contempo-
2656. American. AE, D, MC, V. LOCH ARBOUR rary American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); LONG BRANCH 4600. Greek. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
(H); www.seaoakscc.com DIET GOURMET www.nikostrapezi.com
www.daddyohotel.com/lbi 167 Lincoln Ave. 732-870-3287.
MCGILLICUDDY’S AMY’S OMELETTE
VESUVIO’S LAKESIDE TAPHOUSE HOUSE
Kosher dairy/healthy food. AE, NIP-N-TUCK
916 Radio Road, Mystic Island. EL SWELL D, MC, V. (H); BAR & GRILL
601 Main St. 732-531-5555. 13504 Long Beach Blvd. 609-492- 444 Ocean Blvd., Ursula Plaza.
609-294-3400. Italian/Pizzeria. American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.dietgourmetnj.com 23 Norwood Ave. 732-222-0023.
1071. “Home of the Swell fish 732-222-1206. American. AE, D,
AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.mcgillicuddy AE, D, MC, V. (H);
taco.” MC, V. (H); www.elswell MC, V. (H); www.youramys.com
www.vesuviorestaurants.com staphouse.com FREDDIE’S PIZZERIA www.facebook.com/NipBar
.com. 563 Broadway. 732-222-0931.
* AVENUE
LITTLE SILVER * HOWARD’S SEAFOOD 23 Ocean Ave., Pier Village.
www.freddiespizzeria.com
RICHARD’S DELI
732-759-2900. French. AE, D, 155 Brighton Ave., West End.
RESTAURANT 732-870-9133. Cash or check. (H);
EDIE’S LUNCHEONETTE 33rd Street and Baltic Avenue, MC, V. (H);
164 Rumson Road. 732-842-9647. www.leclubavenue.com
IT’S GREEK TO ME www.richardsdelinj.com
Beach Haven Gardens. Seafood. 44 Centennial Drive. 732-571-
Breakfast and lunch. AE, MC, V; 609-492-2319. MC, V. (H);
www.edieslunch.com 0222. Greek. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.howardsrestaurant.com www.itsgreektome.com
DINING GUIDE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCALAS’S PIZZERIA

CHOCOLATE FACTORY 88 Brighton Ave. 732-222-8728.
AT PIER VILLAGE Pizza/subs/basic Italian. AE, MC,
56 Centennial Drive. 732-222- V. (H); www.scalaspizzeria.com
7623. Specialty apples/chocolate.
AE, D, MC, V. (H); SECOND FLOOR
www.rmcf.com/NJ/ RESTAURANT
LongBranch50620 71A Brighton Ave. 732-443-7399.
New American. AE, D, MC, V.
ROOK COFFEE www.2ndflrrestaurant.com
700 Joline Ave. 732-229-7665.
AE, D, MC, V. (H); SIRENA RISTORANTE
www.rookcoffee.com 27 Ocean Ave., Pier Village.
732-222-1119. Italian cuisine. AE,
* ROONEY’S D, MC, V. (H);
OCEANFRONT www.sirenaristorante.com
RESTAURANT
100 Ocean Ave. North. 732-870- SITTING DUCK
1200. Fine dining/seafood. AE, D, 104 Myrtle Ave. 732-229-5566.
MC, V. (H); American. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.rooneysocean.com www.sittingduckrestaurant.com
SEAVIEW RESTAURANT * THE JUICE THEORY

AND LOUNGE 87 Brighton Ave. 732-455-5444.
1 Ocean Blvd. at Ocean Place Organic, vegan eatery. AE, D,
Resort and Spa. 732-571-4000. MC, V. (H); http://thejuice
American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); theory.com
www.oceanplace.com.
FILE PHOTO
An entree of poached salmon with Brussels sprouts at Rooney’s Oceanfront Restaurant in Long Branch.
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FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO

At Reef & Barrel in Manasquan, slider varieties include lobster, burger and crab cake. A barista prepares a latte at Lava Java House in Lavallette.
* TRAMA’S TRATTORIA MANALAPAN DINER BUBBAKOO’S MANASQUAN VIA VENETO HERITAGE FAMILY
115 Brighton Ave. Long Branch. 48 Route 9 North. 732-462-7165. BURRITOS BEACH HOUSE RISTORANTE RESTAURANT
732-222-1121. Tuscan. AE, D, V, American. AE, D, MC, V. (H) 233 E. Main St. 732-528-1500. 390 E. Main St. 732-528-5666. 2410 Route 35. 732-722-8458. 108 Lacey Road, Suite 8, Whit-
MC. (H); Mexican. AE, D, MC, V. (H); American. MC, D, V, AE. (H); Italian. AE, D, MC, V; ing. 732-350-9700. American.
www.tramastrattoria.com PEKING PAVILION www.bubbakoosburritos.com www.manasquanbeach www.viavenetoristorante.com AE, D, MC, V. (H).
110 Route 33 West. 732-308- house.com
TURNING POINT 9700. Chinese; MC, V. (H); * COMMITTED PIG MANCHESTER JOEY’S PLACE
92 Ocean Ave. 732-923-1104. www.pekingpavilion.com 168 Main St. 732-528-9400. MARIA’S ITALIAN RISTORANTE ITALIANO
Breakfast, brunch, lunch. AE, American. AE, D, MC, V. RESTAURANT 108 Lacey Road. 732-716-0002.
CAFE NAPOLI
MC, V. (H); SHIRIN CAFE www.thecommittedpig.com 165 Main St. 732-223-2033. 1027 Route 70, Manchester AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.theturningpoint.biz 345 Route 9 South. 732-462- Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.joeysplaceristorante.com
Plaza. 732-657-4200. Italian. AE,
8585. Russian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); GREEN PLANET www.mariasitaliancuisine.com D, MC, V. (H);
TUZZIO’S www.shirincafe.com COFFEE HOUSE www.cafenapolibyluciano.com NO. 1 CHINESE
ITALIAN CUISINE 78 Main St. 732-722-8197. Cof- MAX DEVROS RESTAURANT
224 Westwood Ave. 732-222- TERRACE ON THE feehouse. Cash or check only, 144 Main St. 732-528-1414. CHARLIE’S PIZZA 1017 Route 70, Manchester
9614. Italian cuisine. AE, D, MC, GREEN RESTAURANT (H); American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); AND PUB Plaza. 732-657-1101. D, MC, V. (H)
V. (H); www.tuzzios.com Battleground Country Club, 1 www.greenplanetcoffee.com www.maxdevros.com 1980 Route 37 West. 732-657-
Covenhoven Road. 732-462-
WINDMILL
8663. Italian/American. AE, D, MANTOLOKING
7575. American. D, MC, V. (H); HARPOON WILLY’S PEACH PIT CAFÉ MC, V. (H);
OF WEST END www.battlegroundcc.com 2655 River Road. 732-223-8880. 152 Main St. 732-223-0030. AE, www.charliespizza.com EBBY’S NORTH
586 Ocean Blvd. 732-229-9863. New American. AE, D, MC, V. D, MC, V. (H); http://blendon-
American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); TURNING POINT (H); www.harpoonwillys.com main.com/peach-pit-cafe
AT USED TO BE’S
EMILIO’S 287 Route 35. 732-892-3770.
www.windmillhotdogs.com 55 Route 9 South. 732-577-9050. Route 571 and 10th Avenue. Italian/American. AE, D, MC, V.
Breakfast and lunch. AE, MC, V. THE IRISH RAIL * REEF & BARREL 732-244-5600. Italian. AE, D, MC, (H); www.facebook.com/
MANALAPAN (H); www.theturningpoint.biz 229 E. Main Street. 732-223- 153 Sea Girt Ave. 732-449-4114. V. (H); UsedToBes
9300. American/Irish/pub. AE, D, American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.emiliosrestaurant.net
CRYSTAL PALACE MANASQUAN MC, V. (H); www.theirishrail.com www.reefandbarrel.com
MARLBORO
520 Route 9 North. 732-972- GREGORY’S SEAFOOD
5959. International. MC, V. (H); * BLEND ON MAIN LEGGETT’S * REMINGTON’S MARKET &
www.crystalpalace 152 Main St. 732-223-0030. 217 First Ave. 732-223-3951. 142 Main St. 732-292-1300. New BRIOSO
RESTAURANT 448 Route 9 North. 732-617-
restaurant.net American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); American. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
2064 Route 37 West. 732-323- 1300. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.blendonmain.com www.leggetts.us www.remingtonsnj.com
9105. Seafood. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.newjersey.brioso
LA ROSA CHICKEN www.gregorys-seafood.com restaurants.com
AND GRILL BLUE PEACH CAFE LUBRANO’S TRATTORIA SQUAN TAVERN
285 Gordons Corner Road. 2517 Route 35. 732-223-3444. 2439 Route 34 South. 732-292- 15 Broad St. 732-223-3324.
Breakfast. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 0050. Italian. AE, MC, V. (H); Italian/pizza. AE, MC, V. (H); BURGER BROS
732-536-0710. American. AE, D,
www.lubranostrattoria.com www.squantavern.com 460 County Road 520. 732-772-
MC, V. (H); www.larosagrill.com www.facebook.com/
0300. American. AE, D, MC, V.
BluePeachCafe
(H); www.burgerbrosnj.com
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CROWN PALACE 180 Route 9 North. 732-617- CHATEAU
8 N. Main St. 732-780-8882. 0099. Mexican. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 27 Freneau Ave. (Route 79).
r Spe nday
Chinese. AE, V, MC. www.rosalitasnj.com 732-696-8900. Portuguese. AE, Dinne y Thru Su
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www.crownpalace D, MC, V. (H);
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455 Route 9 South. European/ chateau.com
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LA CASHINA seafood. D, MC, V. 732-617-0070. F r i. 1
RISTORANTE MJ’S AT BUTTONWOOD Wed.-
53 Route 34. 732-834-0025. MATAWAN MANOR
Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 845 Route 34. 732-566-6220.
www.lacashina.com American/continental. AE, D,
BART’S
MC, V. (H);
9133
74 Main St. 732-566-0267. Ital-
LA ROSA CHICKEN www.mjsrestaurant.com
-
ian/American. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
AND GRILL www.bartscuisine.com /matawan
8 7 0
732r-ichardsdelinj.cSince
455 Route 520. 732-972-0019.
AE, D, MC, V. TRATTORIA RUSTICA om
EVAN’S RESTAURANT
1982
Plenty of FREE
www.larosagrill.com 8 Cliffwood Ave. 732-566-9122. 259 Main St. 732-566-9991.
Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H); No Credit Cards Accepted
American/Greek/family style. AE,
155 Brighton Ave.
AP-5000826308
www.trattoriarustica
Parking
D, MC, V. (H);
www.evansrestaurant.com matawan.com
West End, Long Branch, NJ
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COURTESY OF RESTAURANT NICHOLAS

COURTESY OF DUCK DONUTS Filet mignon with braised leeks and potato croquette at Restaurant Nicholas in Middletown.
A pumpkin pie doughnut from Duck Donuts in Middletown.
MIDDLETOWN * MEEMOM’S KITCHEN MILLSTONE

1383 Route 35. 732-856-9499.
AE, D, MC, V. (H); http://mee
TOWNSHIP
CHIAFULLO’S
80 Leonardville Road. 732-787- moms.com
ALBIVI BRICK OVEN
3131. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
MIDDLETOWN RESTAURANT
www.chiafullos.com
866 Perrineville Road. 732-446-
PANCAKE HOUSE 8211. Italian. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
CROWN PALACE 1610 Route 35. 732-671-1145. D,
www.albivi.com
1283 Route 35. 732-615-9888. MC, V. (H)
Chinese. AE, MC, V. (H);
NAVESINK FISHERY TOMMY’S INN AT
www.crownpalace
restaurant.com 1004 Route 36. 732-291-8017. MILLSTONE
Seafood. AE, D, MC, V. (H); BAR/RESTAURANT
560 Monmouth Road. 732-928-
* DUCK DONUTS www.navesinkfishery.com
6600. Italian/American. MC, V.
1275 Route 35, Ventura Plaza.
NEELAM (H)
732-671-3825. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
www.duckdonuts.com 1178 Route 35, Village Mall.
732-671-8900. Indian. AE, D, MC, VESUVIO PIZZERIA
EASTERN EMPIRE III V. (H); AND FAMILY
623 Newman Springs Road, www.neelamindiancuisine.com RESTAURANT
Lincroft. 732-933-1688. Chinese/ 221 Millstone Road at Sweet-
Thai. MC, V. NEW MONMOUTH man’s Lane, Perrineville. 732-
www.easternempire3.com DINER 446-1155. Italian. AE, D, MC, V.
1887 Route 35 North. 732-671- (H); www.vesuviosmillstone.com
HOUSE OF CHONG 1316. AE, D, MC, V. (H); FILE PHOTO
500 Route 35 South. Union www.newmonmouthdiner.com A selection of French toast varieties served at Meemom's in Middletown includes (clockwise MONMOUTH
Sqare Mall. 732-219-8883. Chi- from bottom) The Tipsy Piggy, The Churro and the "Cookie Doughn't You Want Some." BEACH
nese. AE, D, MC, V. (H); * RESTAURANT
www.thehouseofchong.com NICHOLAS * BEACH TAVERN
160 Route 35 South. 732-345- RIGOLETTO TRATTORIA TALIERCIO’S ZONI’S COAL FIRED 33 West Street. 732-870-8999.
JERSEY SHORE COFFEE 9977. New American. AE, MC, V. 418 Route 35. 732-842-2277. 544 Route 35, Union Square PIZZA AE, D, MC, V. New American.
ROASTERS (H); Regional Italian. AE, D, MC, V. Mall. 732-576-1888. Italian. AE, 287 Route 35 North. 732-219- (H); www.beachtavern.net
64 Thompson Ave., Leonardo. www.restaurantnicholas.com (H); www.rigolettotrattoria.com D, MC, V. (H); 8800. Italian/pizzeria. AE, D, MC,
732-291-0505. AE, D, MC, V. (H); www.taliercios.com V. (H); MY KITCHEN WITCH
www.jerseyshorecoffee SONO SUSHI www.zoniscoalfiredpizza.com 29 Beach Road. 732-229-3033.
roasters.com 1098 Route 35 S., Village Mall. Breakfast/lunch. AE, D, MC, V.
732-706-3588. Japanese. AE, D, (H); www.mykitchenwitch.com
MC, V. (H); www.sonosushi.net
DINING GUIDE
NEPTUNE YVONNE’S
1311 Route 35 South. 732-775-
CLANCY’S TAVERN 9004. Eclectic European. V, MC,
25 S. Main St. 732-988-4500. AE. D. (H); www.yvonnes
American regional. AE, D, MC, V. neptune.com
(H); www.clancystavern
jerseyshore.com NEPTUNE CITY
DELVETTO’S BRENNEN’S
3701 Route 33. 732-922-3775. 62 W. Sylvania Ave. 732-774-
Italian/pizzeria/catering. AE, D, 5040. Steakhouse. AE, MC, V. (H)
MC, V. www.delvettos.com.
BRUNO’S SUBS
JAMESON’S PIZZA AND DINNERS
652 Route 35. 732-775-4699. 165 W. Sylvania Ave. 732-988-
Southern. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 3399. MC, V. (H);
www.jamesons www.brunospizzasubsnj.com
southerncooking.com
IRV’S DELI
MJ’S PIZZA 2040 Route 33, Gables Plaza.
BAR AND GRILL 732-775-4300. AE, D, MC, V. (H)
3205 Route 66. 732-918-9700.
Continental. AE, D, MC, V. (H); KELLY’S TAVERN
www.mjsrestaurant.com 43 Route 35 South. 732-775-
9517. American. AE, D, MC, V.
IL POSTO (H); www.kellystavernjersey
1129 Fifth Ave. 732-775-4823. shore.com
www.ilpostonj.com * LOCAL SMOKE BBQ
719 Route 35. 732-455-8888.
FILE PHOTO Barbecue. AE, D, MC, V.
Pizza with sausage, roasted red peppers and roasted green peppers at Carmen’s Pizzeria at Pete & Elda’s in Neptune City. www.localsmokebbq.com
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FILE PHOTO
Guinness-glazed meatballs are served with malt vinegar sauce at Kelly's Tavern in Neptune.
* PETE & ELDA’S LILLIGAARD B&B AND OCEAN TOWNSHIP

BAR/CARMEN’S TEA ROOM
FAMOUS ITALIAN 5 Abbott Ave. 732-988-1216. BABUR GARDEN
RESTAURANT www.lillagaard.com RESTAURANT
Woodland Avenue and Route 845 West Park Ave. 732-508-
35. 732-774-6010. AE, MC, V. (H); NAGLE’S APOTHECARY 9900. Afghan cuisine. AE, D, MC,
www.peteandeldas.com CAFE V. (H); www.baburgarden.com
FILE PHOTO
43 Main Ave. 732-776-9797.
The Mediterranean platter from Front Street Trattoria in Red Bank.
NORMANDY American. AE, D, MC, V. (H) BLUE SWAN DINER
2116 Route 35 South. 732-493-
BEACH * SEAGRASS 2424. AE, D, MC, V. (H)
68 Main Ave. 732-869-0770.
OTTO’S BAR & GRILL TAKARA DOCKSIDE BAR AND
LABRADOR LOUNGE American. AE, D, MC, V. (H); CHICKEN HOLIDAY
1610 Route 35 South. 732-695- 1610 Route 35 South, Orchard GRILL AT CLARKS
3581 Route 35 North. 732-830- 3755. American. D, MC, V. (H); Plaza. Japanese steakhouse. LANDING
www.seagrassnj.com 3316 Sunset Ave. 732-988-9272.
5770. New American. AE, D, MC, www.ottosbar.com 732-663-1899. AE, D, MC, V. (H); 847 Arnold Ave. 732-899-5559.
American. AE, D, MC, V. (H) www.takarasteakhousenj.com
V. (H); American. AE, D, MC, V. (H)
THE STARVING ARTIST PICCOLA ITALIA
www.labradorlounge.com
AT DAYS GROSSMAN’S DELI
47 Olin St. 732-988-1007. AE, D, 2005 Route 35, Oakhurst Towne
RESTAURANT ORTLEY BEACH * HICKORY HOG
OCEAN GATE MC, V. (H) Shopping Center. 732-531-4709.
837 W. Park Ave., Cobblestone 2310 Bridge Ave. 732-714-7427.
Village. 732-493-3090. AE, D, JOHNNY FRIES Barbecue. AE, MC, V. (H);
American. AE, D, V, MC. (H);
GOLDA’S ANCHOR INN MC, V. (H); 1956-1960 Route 35. 732-250- www.thehickoryhog.com
400 Ocean Gate Ave. 732-269-
OCEANPORT www.grossmansdeli.com
www.piccolaitalianj.com 8000. Burgers/fries/seafood
3510. Italian/seafood. MC, V, D. IMPERIAL GARDEN platters. AE, D, MC, V. (H); IDLE HOUR
(H)
BLU GROTTO RIVER’S EDGE CAFE www.johnnyfries.com 2600 Route 88. 732-899-2102.
Monmouth Park, 200 Port Au 1462 Route 35 South, Middle-
2005 Route 35. Breakfask and American/continental. AE, MC,
Peck Ave. 732-571-7900. AE, D, V, brook Plaza. 732-493-6161.
lunch. 732-531-4150. AE, D, V,
OCEAN GROVE MC. (H); www.blugrottonj.com Chinese. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
MC. (H)
PINE BEACH V, D. (H)
www.njimperialgarden.com
BIA LAMP POST INN JOHN AND ELAINE’S
DINING TERRACE AT RIZZO’S PIZZA RESTAURANT
Majestic Hotel, 19 Main Ave. MONMOUTH PARK MAIN STREET 1594 Route 35 South, Middle-
276 Route 9. 732-240-2211.
732-775-6100. Continental. AE, BAR & GRILL Italian. V, AE, MC, D. (H); 1103 Richmond Ave. 732-899-
175 Oceanport Ave. 732-229- brook Shopping Center. 732- 0089. American. Cash only. (H)
D, MC, V. (H); www.majestic 732 Route 35 South. 732-775- www.lamppostnj.com
2100. American. AE, D, V, MC. 493-2727.
oceangrove.com/bia.htm (H); www.monmouthpark.com 7131. American. AE, D, MC, V.
(H); www.mainstreetbarand- POINT PLEASANT KLOTZ’S KITCHEN
ROOK COFFEE 2247 Bridge Ave. 732-714-0633.
ICE CREAM AT DAYS THE MARINA AT grillnj.com
60R Monmouth Road. 732-438- BOROUGH
48 Pitman Ave. 732-614-6245. Breakfast/lunch. Cash only. (H);
OCEANPORT 4402. Also: 2005 Route 35. www.klotzskitchen.com
AE, D, MC, V.
10 Riverside Ave. 848-456-4396. MONMOUTH 732-508-9370. AE, D, MC, V. (H); BUBBAKOO’S
www.daysicecream.com
American/seafood. AE, D, V, MC. CLUBHOUSE DELI www.rookcoffeeroasters.com BURRITOS
825 West Park Ave. 732-493- MON ALYSSA
(H); marinaatoceanport.com 2600 Bridge Ave. 732-714-8226, 1635 Bay Ave. 732-899-1999.
8002. Subs/sandwiches/salads.
Mexi-Cali. AE, D, MC, V. (H); Italian/pizza. AE, D, MC, V. (H);
AE, D, MC, V.
www.bubbakoos.com www.monalyssarestaurant.com
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ASBURY PARK $5, $7*
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FILE PHOTO
Visitors to the Asbury Park beach near Convention Hall.
What’s summer without stepping in the sand?

Editor’s Note: The Beach Guide is arranged ASBURY PARK
alphabetically. For a north-to-south snapshot of all
beaches, please refer to the map on previous page. Deal Lake Drive to Ocean Grove boundary
Updated information is at app.com/beachguide.
COST: $5 weekdays; $7 weekends and holidays;
free for children 12 and younger accompanied by
ALLENHURST an adult, as well as disabled veterans and active-
duty soldiers and their dependents. Season badges
Cedar, Spier and cost $70, $20 for those 13 to 17 or 62 and older.
Corlies avenues
LIFEGUARDS: On duty weekends Memorial Day
COST: Access to the beach at Cedar Avenue is $10 to June 17 at the First, Third, Fifth, Seventh and
daily, free for children 11 and younger. There are Sunset Avenue beaches, and on the Eighth Avenue
public restrooms and an outdoor shower. Access to surfing beach; daily June 17 through Labor Day.
the Spier and Corlies avenue beaches are by Lifeguards work 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.
membership in the borough beach club. to 6 p.m. holidays and weekends.
BEACH CLUB: The club, between Corlies and Allen PARKING: Pay stations for numbered spaces on
avenues, is municipally owned. The fee for the beachfront. Round-trip NJ Transit tickets to
Allenhurst residents 65 and older is $50, $150 for Asbury Park can be displayed for a daily beach
nonresidents; $75 for residents 5 to 64, $250 for badge.
nonresidents; $50 for residents 3 and 4, $145
nonresidents; free for bathers 2 and younger. AMENITIES: Restored boardwalk and historic
Additional $80 beach fee for those 12 and older. buildings, restaurants, stores, nightclubs, a water
Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Memorial Day FILE PHOTO
park and miniature golf course. Beach lockers are
Weekend to June 18 on weekends, and daily from available to rent for $225 for the season. Public
Beach chairs and umbrellas are piled on the beach in Allenhurst.
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 19 through Labor Day. restrooms available at First Avenue, Fourth
Avenue, Convention Hall and Seventh Avenue.
AMENITIES: Boardwalk runs from Corlies to Cedar Changing facility located at Fourth Avenue.
trips for children. Brand new Allen Avenue beach to 7 p.m. June 19 to Sept. 4. Two tot playgrounds are available with free access
avenues, breaks up from Corlies to Allen Avenue.
access has a small park with benches. Two unisex along the beachfront.
Spier Avenue is wheelchair accessible. The club has
bathrooms along the boardwalk. No designated PARKING: Street parking only; free.
a snack bar, showers, a saltwater pool and a
changing area. INFORMATION: 732-775-0900
wading pool. For an additional charge, members
INFORMATION: 732-531-2700 (during the season);
can take part in the club’s recreation program,
LIFEGUARDS: On duty on weekends from 10 a.m. 732-531-2757
which hosts organized activities, including field
to 7 p.m. May 27 to June 18, and daily from 10 a.m.
BEACH GUIDE
AVON
Ocean Beach, Lakeside to
Washington avenues
COST: $9 daily; $90 season, $45
for teens 12 to 18 and seniors 65
and older, free for children 11
and younger.
LIFEGUARDS: On duty from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends
from Memorial Day weekend to
June 17, then daily through
Labor Day.
PARKING: Free street parking,
but fills up quickly. A free muni-
cipal lot is at East End Avenue.
AMENITIES: Boardwalk runs
entire length of the beachfront.
Restrooms will be provided at
Norwood Avenue and Washing-
ton Avenue. No changing areas.
Showers also are located along
the beach. The beach is wheel-
chair accessible at the north and
south ends, and at Garfield
Avenue. Beach wheelchairs are
available.
BEACH SCENE: The beach
attracts families and is popular
with locals seeking to avoid the
day-trippers and vacationers
who fill neighboring beaches.
Food and beverage coolers are
permitted. A jetty at the beach’s
southern end protects Shark
River Inlet and is a popular
fishing location.
INFORMATION: 732-502-4510 or FILE PHOTO
www.avonbytheseanj.com On the boardwalk in Avon.
BARNEGAT LIGHT AMENITIES: There are restau-

rants and stores along Central,
Municipal Beach, Broadway and Bayview. There
Fourth to 30th Streets are no bathhouses. There is a
COST: $5 daily; $22 weekly. free tram service that picks
Season badges are $30 if up/drops off badge holders
purchased by June 9, $40 there- between 4th and 9th streets. It
after; $12 for those 65 and older takes you to the guarded 9th
with ID, free for children 11 and Street beach. Tram runs from
younger. $1 surcharge for June 10 through Labor Day
badges purchased on the beach. between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. It
Beach badges are required June does not run from 1 to 2 p.m.
10 to Labor Day. ATTRACTIONS: The state park
PARKING: Available at Barnegat features “Old Barney” light-
Lighthouse State Park at the house, historical/environmental
northern tip of Long Beach markers and interpretative
Island in Barnegat Light and on signage, trails, gardens, sight-
side streets in designated seeing. Volleyball nets on the
parking areas. beach; basketball courts, tennis
BEACH SCENE: Family-oriented courts and a playground at the
beaches. The state park does not FILE PHOTO recreation area at 10th Street.
allow swimming. Food is The beach at Barnegat Light. Dogs are prohibited on the
prohibited on the beach. beach April 15 to Sept. 30. A
ACCESS: Handicap accessible schedule of recreational events
through the use of Beachwheels boat ramp at 10th Street and is available at Borough Hall,
wheelchairs, by appointment Bayview Avenue, and at Barne- 10 E. 7th St., or at barnegatlight
with the borough. Call Elaine at gat Lighthouse State Park. .org. Barnegat Light State Park
609-494-9196 to schedule a time LIFEGUARDS: On duty on features walking paths, sight-
for a beach wheelchair. The various beaches from 10th to seeing, picnic areas, natural
beach has entrances accessible 30th streets, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. history and special events.
for the disabled at 9th and 29th daily, June 10 through Labor INFORMATION: 609-494-9196
streets. Restrooms are at the Day.
AP-5000829896
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FILE PHOTO
Early morning on the beach in Bay Head.
ordering pre-season seasonal
BAY HEAD Association, which strictly badges is available at www.visit-
enforces rules to keep beaches beachhaven.org. Daily and
Ocean beach clean and dunes protected. weekly badges are available at
COST: Badges required June 17 Entrances are from Osborne the office and from badge
through Labor Day. Seasonal Avenue to Strickland Street. checkers on the beach. On
badge is $85 for those 12 and AMENITIES: Food, beverages Wednesdays, beaches are free
older; free for children 11 and and dogs are not allowed on the for all. No refunds for badges.
younger when accompanied by beach. Water in clear plastic LIFEGUARDS: Staffing desig-
an adult. Courtesy badges for containers is permitted. Some nated beach areas from 10 a.m.
active military personnel (with bench seating is available near to 5 p.m. June 17 through Labor
ID) are available. Half-season beach entrances. No showers or Day. Badges must be worn
badge is $50 (June 17 to July 31, restrooms are available along through Labor Day.
Aug. 1 to Labor Day). Daily the beach. The Bay Head train BEACH SCENE: The surfing
badges are $8. Residents of station is the southernmost stop zones are at 11th to 9th streets,
other municipalities may apply on NJ Transit’s North Jersey 7th to 6th streets, Ocean to
for beach badges at the Bay Coast line. Marine, Glendola to Liberty, and
Head Improvement Association INFORMATION: 732-892-4179 Leeward south. Dogs are not
office, 532 Lake Ave. (at the after May 31 allowed on the beach from May
corner of Lake Avenue and 15 to Sept. 15.
Mount Street). The office will be AMENITIES: Restrooms are near
open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May BEACH HAVEN the Centre Street Beach, on the
27 and 28 and June 3 and 4. It bayside at Taylor Avenue, at the
opens daily from 9:30 a.m. to Municipal, ocean beach, 12th public dock on Dock Road and
4:30 p.m. June 10 through Labor Street to Nelson Avenue the bay, at the tennis courts on
Day. Beach badges are required COST: $5 daily; $20 weekly; $30 Pearl Street, and at the play-
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. seasonal, on or before June 15; ground at Nelson and West
PARKING: Available in the $40 seasonal, beginning June 16. avenues. Beach wheels are
municipal lot on Bridge Avenue Beach badges are free for veter- available by contacting the
and on nearby streets, with ans, active military personnel Beach Patrol office from June 23
some time restrictions. Free and their families, children 12 through Labor Day, and the
parking. and younger and seniors 65 and Borough Office on the off-
LIFEGUARDS: On duty 10 a.m. older. During the season, badges season to arrange for delivery.
to 5:25 p.m. from June 17 to will be sold at the beach badge Wheelchair-accessible pavilions
Labor Day. office, 2 Centre St., from 10 a.m. are at Fifth and Pearl streets.
ACCESS: Beach wheelchairs are to 4 p.m. Mondays through INFO: 609-492-9193 or
COURTESY OF OAK LEAF MEDIA/VISITBEACHHAVEN.ORG not available. The beach is run Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. visitbeachhaven.org
Enjoying a summer day in Beach Haven. by the Bay Head Improvement Sundays. Information on
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BELMAR Third Avenue and Cliff Avenue

Ocean Beach: First to 20th booths from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
avenues; Shark River weekdays and 8:45 a.m. to 5
Beach: L Street p.m. weekends. Pay Station
COST: $8 daily; season passes are parking on the east side of
$55, $15 for those who are Ocean Avenue and along Sylvan
disabled or 62 and older, free for Lake.
those 15 and younger. The BEACH SCENE: The borough’s
borough offers free beach large summer population packs
admission to active servicemen beaches daily. This includes
and women and their families locals, day visitors and many
with proper identification, and families. The 1-mile boardwalk
free admission to first continues north into Ocean
responders. Grove and Asbury Park and
LIFEGUARDS: On duty south through Avon, Belmar and
Memorial Day Weekend and Spring Lake.
weekends to June 18; daily LIFEGUARDS: On duty 9 a.m. to
guard duty runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends from Memorial
5:30 p.m. June 19 through Labor Day to June 17; then daily until
Day. Lifeguards on duty from 9 Labor Day weekend.
a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends. ACTIVITIES: Fishing allowed on
AMENITIES: The boardwalk beach jetties at Lake Terrace,
runs the length of the beach- Park Place, Brinley and Second
front and offers food stands and avenues at the discretion of
restaurants, including outdoor lifeguards. Surfing is allowed at
cafes, small shops and public the Third Avenue Beach. Bicycles
restrooms. No designated are allowed from midnight until
changing area. Several free 10 a.m. during the beach season.
playgrounds for children are AMENITIES: Public restrooms
available. The beach and board- Newark, LaReine, Third and
walk are smoke-free. FILE PHOTO Evergreen avenues; showers are
PARKING: Metered parking is Swimmers having fun last summer in Belmar. on the beach; changing rooms
along east side of Ocean A are at Cliff and Third avenues.
venue; free on-street parking The beach is wheelchair-
available along the west side of younger are free. Senior (62 and Day Weekend and the first two Cedar Creek at William J. accessible at Cliff, Brinley and
Ocean Avenue and the side older) lifetime photo ID badge is weekends in June, and officially Dudley Park, Route 9
BRADLEY BEACH Second Avenue beaches. Beach
streets. $10 and may be purchased at opens 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the AMENITIES: The guarded beach Ocean Beach, Cliff Avenue chairs are available for people
INFORMATION: 732-681-3700; the Berkeley Recreation Center, summer on June 17. on Cedar Creek runs along through Third Avenue with disabilities.
www.belmar.com 630 Route 9, Bayville-section of LIFEGUARDS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Route 9 south in the Bayville COST: Season badge is $70 for SPECIAL EVENTS: Memorial
Berkeley. Senior badges will be on Memorial Day Weekend, the section near the Lacey bound- those 16 to 64; $30 for seniors 65 Day Festival along the board-
issued between 9 and 11 a.m. first two weekends in June and ary. No badge fee. Attractions and older; $25 for teens 13 to 15 walk May 27 to 29. Check bor-
BERKELEY only. Season badges are $30 then daily June 17 through include a roller hockey rink, a and disabled patrons; free for ough website at www.bradley
through May 26 and available at Labor Day. picnic and pavilion area, a children 12 and younger and for beachnj.gov for additional
White Sands Beach, South the Berkeley Recreation Center. AMENITIES: Restrooms avail- playground, barbecue grills and active or retired military. Daily events during the season.
Seaside Park section Starting May 27, season badges able. No coolers are permitted. restrooms. Dogs are not badge is $8.50 for ages 13 and INFORMATION: 732-776-2999
COST: Badges are $8 daily, $8 are $50 and only available at PARKING: Parking across the permitted. older. Season beach badges will
weekends and holidays, $25 23rd Avenue. Beach will be open street from the beach, from 20th INFORMATION: 732-269-4456 be on sale during the season,
weekly. Badges for kids 12 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Memorial to 23rd streets. weather permitting, at both

Surfing off the beach at South Seaside Park. Walking along Bradley Beach.
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A R T S T H E AT R E
Sponsored by
FILE PHOTO
Children play in the water at Brick Beach III.
BRICK
Ocean beaches I, II, III are off
Route 35 South; Windward
AMENITIES: Food and
beverages (no alcohol) allowed
on Beach I and III. There are
restrooms, outdoor showers and
DEAL
Phillips Avenue at the ocean
COST: A daily badge is $8
JULY 15-30
Beach is located at 265 food vendors. Beach III has an weekdays; $10 weekends and
Princeton Avenue on the open-air pavilion. There are a holidays only for Conover Pavil-
Metedeconk River. few restaurants and shops along ion. A season badge is $150. The
COST: Beach badges are
required for access to all
Route 35. There are playgrounds
nearby. Groups of 40 or more
locker fee, $150 for the season,
includes a season badge. Chil- SAVE $15 BIG BAND DON’T MISS
beaches. $5 daily; $25 for season may reserve the gazebo and dren 11 and younger are free.
WHEN YOU CALL CELEBRATES THE DRIFTERS
badges if purchased prior to picnic area. Fees for rentals are LIFEGUARDS: On duty from 9
June 15; $30 after June 15; free available by calling 732-262- a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends begin-
& BOOK BOTH SINATRA AUG. 27 ON JUNE 8 AT
OUR GALA
for children 12 or younger 1073. At Windward Beach, there ning Memorial Day Weekend.
accompanied by an adult. Senior
citizens 65 and older by Sept. 1
are picnic benches under the
trees, a popular spot for locals
Starting June 17, lifeguards on
duty daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
SHOWS!* AT 3 P.M.
are admitted free daily by and day-trippers. There is also a Mondays through Thursdays, 9
showing ID with proof of age. farmers market from 9 a.m. to a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays through
Season passes are available at noon every Saturday from 9 a.m. Sundays, through Labor Day.
the Recreation Office, 270 to 2 p.m. Also available are PARKING: Free parking avail-
Chambers Bridge Road, from restrooms, showers, fishing pier, able in lots and on the streets.
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays open fields, bocce courts and AMENITIES: The beach draws a
through Fridays. You also can horseshoe pits. Windward Beach variety of age groups from the
purchase season badges at the is home to the township’s borough and out of town. The
beach starting Memorial Day Summerfest concert series, Conover Pavilion will be open all
Weekend from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 which starts July 6. Traders Cove summer long and features snack
p.m. Veterans admitted to Marina and Park has a new bars, restrooms and changing
beaches free on July 4. public facility building with areas. No boardwalk along the
PARKING: Free at Windward public restrooms and a private beachfront.
Beach, 265 Princeton Avenue. lounge for slip customers and INFORMATION: 732-531-1455;
Ocean Beaches I and III have transiet boaters. Traders Cove www.dealborough.com
parking lots. Beach II can be also has slips, boat ramp, kayak
accessed from Beach I or Beach storage, Jet Ski Docks and more.
III. Lot parking fee is $5 per day; ACCESS: Beaches I, III and
$30 for the season parking pass Windward Beach are wheel-
or $15 for senior season parking. chair-accessible; surf chairs are
AUGUST 11-20
Proof of age is required. available by calling the
LIFEGUARDS: Brick Township Recreation Department at least
operates three ocean beaches one day in advance.
and one riverfront beach at INFORMATION: Dan Santaniel-
Windward Beach Park. From lo, director of recreation, 732-
Memorial Day Weekend 262-1165; cultural art concerts
732-528-9211 • algonquinarts.org
through June 11, the beaches are and Summerfest: 732-262-1075;
open on weekends only, 9:30 sports: 732-262-1095; camps:
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. All beaches are 732-262-1073; special events and FILE PHOTO
staffed with lifeguards seven sponsors: 732-262-1076. A crowd enjoys a beach day
days a week between June 12
and Labor Day, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30
at W. Stanley Conover AP-5000826520 173 MAIN STREET • MANASQUAN
Pavilion in Deal. *Peter Pan & Fantasticks only. Must book same seat for both titles. Savings vs. full price Adult or Student ticket.
p.m.
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FILE PHOTO
A perfect summer day last year at Bay Beach in Harvey Cedars.
HARVEY CEDARS LIFEGUARDS: On duty 10 a.m. HIGHLANDS

to 5 p.m. daily at Ocean Beach
Municipal ocean beach, and Bay Beach beginning June Snug Harbor Avenue;
Bergen Avenue to 86th 17 through Labor Day. Miller Street
Street; Bay beach, West 75th ACCESS: Ramps for wheelchairs COST: Free.
Street are at Mercer Avenue and 80th PARKING: Free, but scarce.
COST: $6 daily; $20 weekly. Street. Parking for the disabled AMENITIES: Portable restrooms
Season badges are $30 through is available. To reserve a beach are available at both sites. No
June 15 and $40 thereafter. wheelchair from the borough, changing areas. The Miller
Badges can be bought at call 609-494-6905. Harvey Cedars Street beach has a gazebo with
Borough Hall, 7606 Long Beach is a smoke-free beach. benches. Snug Harbor is the
Blvd., through June 23. Season FOOD: Long Beach Boulevard largest of the beach areas and
badges for those 65 and older has many eateries. has tennis courts, a basketball
are $9 and available only at the AMENITIES: At Sunset Park, court and skate park. In town,
badge booth at Sunset Park. The windsurfing, kayaking and there are restaurants and
booth opens June 24. Children fishing are allowed, but convenience stores. Boat rentals
younger than 12 are admitted swimming is not. The park has are available at the marinas.
free. Mailed applications must restrooms and outdoor showers. SPECIAL EVENTS: The 23rd
be postmarked before June 15 It also has a gazebo, playground annual Clamfest takes place
to receive the pre-season rate. and courts for bocce, tennis and Aug. 3 to 6 in Huddy Park,
Send to Borough of Harvey basketball. The park and small Waterwitch and Bay avenues.
Cedars, PO Box 3185, Harvey beach are off West Salem Times vary; call 732-291-4713 for
Cedars, NJ 08008. Pick up badges Avenue. information.
before June 24 at the borough INFORMATION: 609-361-6000 INFORMATION: 732-872-1224;
office. www.highlandsnj.com
PARKING: On side streets and
Sunset Park. FILE PHOTO
The 23rd annual Clamfest takes place Aug. 3 to 6 in Huddy Park in Highlands.
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Having fun in the water at Island Beach State Park. On the slide at Runaway Rapids Waterpark in Keansburg.
ISLAND BEACH hour earlier on weekends. The There are a few restaurants and KEANSBURG the Beach, June 17 and 18; EVENTS: Jeep Jam to benefit
park closes its gates after the last shops along Route 35. Family Fun Festival, July 1 to 4. K-9 Valor Task Force, sponsored
STATE PARK parking spaces are filled. ACCESS: Swimming Area 1 and Municipal bay beach, For more events, additional by World Jeep, 1 to 6 p.m. June 3
COST: $6 per car weekdays; $10 LIFEGUARDS: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 2 and Southern Swim Area at Beachway off Laurel Avenue information and updates, check (rain date is June 4); fireworks at
weekends and holidays through weekends beginning Memorial Fisherman’s Walkway are wheel- COST: Free. Facebook or visit dusk, July 3 and 4; Aug. 31,
Labor Day for state residents; Day Weekend, through June 17, chair-accessible; surf chairs are SWIMMING: Permitted from http://keansburgnj.gov. anniversary celebration, with
$12 per car weekdays, $20 then daily through Labor Day. available when lifeguards are on daybreak until dusk, but there KEANSBURG AMUSEMENT throwback pricing on tickets,
weekends and holidays nonstate The Southern Swim Area at duty. are no lifeguards on duty. PARK: On Beachway Avenue food, etc.; Bark in the Park to
residents. Bicyclists and hikers Fisherman’s Walkway will be ACTIVITIES: A 10-mile stretch of Visitors are permitted on the adjacent to the Keansburg benefit the Monmouth County
admitted free; motorcyclists $5, guarded daily from 10 a.m. to 6 protected sand dunes, beaches beach until 7 p.m. or dusk, boardwalk. The amusement SPCA, 4 to 6 p.m. Sept. 10. Events
$7 nonstate residents. A season p.m. from June 24 through and bayfront. It offers swim- whichever is earlier, every day. park includes bumper cars, will take place on Beachway,
pass for cars costs $50 for the Labor Day. ming, fishing, trails, bird-watch- ACCESS: The beach is accessible kiddie rides, adolescent and between the Amusement Park
first, $25 for the second car of AMENITIES: There are rest- ing and snorkeling. The nature by two wooden baywalks. adult rides, including a roller and Water Park. Check the
state residents, $75 and $35 for rooms, showers and food con- center has a wealth of informa- Parking is available in a metered coaster and scare house. website for more information.
nonresidents. Season car passes cessions at bathing beaches 1 tion for those eager to learn municipal lot adjacent to the The park opens daily for the RUNAWAY RAPIDS WATER
are good for admission to all and 2. Picnic baskets and coolers about this natural setting. baywalks. Wheelchair-accessible season on June 10. Kiddie rides PARK: The amusement park’s
state parks and can be are permitted. Alcohol is forbid- Friends of Island Beach State restrooms and showers are at open at 10 a.m., limited thrill companion is open from 10 a.m.
purchased at the gatehouse or den. Sections of the beach have Park hosts programs and events the intersection of Beachway rides at 11 a.m. and all other to 6 p.m., weather permitting.
other state park offices. A lifeguards. Picnic grills are throughout the year. Guided and Belleview avenues. attractions at noon. The park’s The park will be open weekends
southern swimming area, allowed on the beach south of nature programs are available, Boardwalk area is located by closing time is dependent on starting Memorial Day weekend,
accessible by the fisherman’s the bathing beaches. A portion registration is required at amusement parks. weather and parking occupancy. and daily starting June 24. The
walk, has a $3 walk-up fee for of bathing beach 1 is nonsmok- islandbeachnatureprograms.org. FACILITIES: One restroom and All-day parking is available water park’s season ends the
those accessing the beach by ing. Pets are only permitted INFORMATION: 732-793-0506 changing area along beachfront. behind the park for $5 on weekend after Labor Day. See
boat through Tices Shoal. A south of the ocean swimming or www.state.nj.us/dep/parks EVENTS: In celebration of weekdays and $7 on weekends. the park’s website for early or
walk-in pass for beach access areas, but must be on a leash andforests/parks/island.html. Keansburg’s centennial later this Food options include classic weather-related closings.
through Tices Shoal is available and you must clean up after year, many events on the beach boardwalk fare and seafood. INFORMATION: Beach, 732-787-
for $50 for New Jersey residents, your pet. Pets are not permitted are planned this summer. Alcohol is not permitted. For 0215 or keansburgnj.gov;
$75 for nonresidents. on the Spizzle Creek Bird Blind Among them: Father Time up-to-date information, check amusement parks, 732-495-1400
HOURS: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. week- Trail at any time. Southern Swim Fishing Derby, 9 a.m. to noon the park’s website. or www.keansburg
days, Memorial Day Weekend Area at Fisherman’s Walkway June 3; Latin American Festival, amusementpark.com.
through Labor Day, opens an has restrooms only. 2 to 8 p.m. June 11; Rodeo on
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LAVALLETTE municipal lots on Bay Boulevard boardwalk during the regular

with the purchase of a parking beach season.
Municipal ocean beach; sticker for $10 for the season, AMENITIES: No public rest-
bay beaches also available at the badge rooms available, and picnicking
COST: The beach season begins office. Parking stickers are is not permitted on the sand.
June 17. Badges are $10 daily; required during our beach Beaches attract summer tenants,
$30 weekly (Saturday to season. Free parking also all-year residents and vacation-
Saturday) or fraction thereof. available along Grand Central, ing families. There are no busi-
Season badges are $40 if pur- some limited to 15 minutes or nesses on the boardwalk, but
chased through June 12, $50 two hours. restaurants and shops run along
thereafter; $15 for patrons 65 LIFEGUARDS: On duty 10 a.m. Grand Central Avenue. During
and older, people with dis- to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 6 the bathing season, bicycles are
abilities and military personnel p.m. weekends, June 17 through allowed on the boardwalk only
on active duty. Children 12 and Labor Day. from 5 to 10 a.m.
younger are admitted free. BEACHES: The 28-block ocean ACCESS: Beach wheelchairs are
Badges are at 1306 Grand beach runs from Dover Avenue available on a first-come, first-
Central Ave. at the Beach Badge to Bryn Mawr Avenue. The two served basis from the lifeguard
Office located in the Municipal bayfront beaches, on Bay headquarters: 732-793-2566.
Building. Cash and credit cards Boulevard at Brooklyn and INFORMATION: Schedule of
are accepted. Reese avenues, are a perfect summer programs and events at
PARKING: Free on all borough alternative for families with www.lavallette.org, on bulletin
streets, but spaces are limited. small children. Fishing and boards on Grand Central Avenue
Lavallette has residential park- crabbing are available at two in front of the Municipal
ing permits in certain areas, and piers. Basketball, tennis and Building, down at the bay front
these spots are designated by other recreational activities are on Washington Avenue, and on
sign and by permit only. available. No smoking on bay the boardwalk at the top of
Handicap-accessible spaces are beaches. Surfboarding will be Philadelphia Avenue. Call the
available in town and on desig- allowed only in surfboard areas beach badge office at 732-793-
nated oceanfront streets, mainly indicated by green flags, and 2111. From June 16 through
on Trenton, New York, shock cords must be attached Labor Day, the office is open
Philadelphia and President and used at all times. No pets every day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
avenues. Additional permit allowed on the beach, and pets 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. FILE PHOTO
parking is available at two are not allowed on the A scene from last year’s Patriotic Bike Parade in Lavallette.
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LOCH ARBOUR
Ocean Place; Euclid Avenue
COST: $6 Monday to Thursday;
$10 Friday to Sunday and
holidays; free for children 11 and
younger, and active military.
Season badges are $95 for
anyone 12 and older; $55 for
senior citizens 62 and older.
LIFEGUARDS: On duty from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends
beginning Memorial Day
Weekend; daily June 17
through Labor Day.
PARKING: Metered near the
ocean; free on side streets.
Parking fees are $2 per hour.
AMENITIES: At the 300-foot
beach, there is no boardwalk
but a pavilion includes outdoor
showers, restrooms, an outdoor
dining area and snack bar. No
designated changing areas. The
beach has a volleyball net. Three
blocks west on Main Street,
there are restaurants and sand-
wich shops. A quiet beach, Loch
Arbour attracts families. Coolers
are permitted, but no bottles.
Beach wheelchairs can be
reserved for those with
disabilities.
INFORMATION: 732-531-4740
LONG BEACH
TOWNSHIP
Bay Vista, Beach Haven Crest,
Beach Haven Gardens, Beach
Haven Heights, Beach Haven
Inlet, Beach Haven Park,
Beach Haven Terrace, Brant
Beach, Brighton Beach,
Haven Beach, High Bar
Harbor, Holgate, Loveladies, FILE PHOTO
North Beach, North Beach Surfers paddle out in the ocean in Loch Arbour.
Haven, Peahala Park, Spray
Beach, Silver Sands and the
Dunes Beaches
COST: Beach badges required PARKING: Free. North Beach; the beaches on
June 17 to Sept. 4. $7 daily, $20 AMENITIES: Restrooms at 32nd Street, 43rd Street, 48th
weekly. Season badges cost $30 Bayview Park on 68th Street in Street, 59th Street, 65th Street
if bought by June 15; thereafter Brant Beach, at the southern and 72nd Street in Brant Beach.
$40. Season badges for senior end of the Holgate section and Surfing is also allowed on the
citizens 65 and older are $5. at Harbor Street in Loveladies. beaches of 82nd Street in Beach
Beach badges are not required Dogs are prohibited on the Haven Crest, 85th Street in
for children 11 and younger. beaches through Oct. 1. The Brighton Beach, 93rd Street in
Daily and weekly badges can be Beachwheels program provides Peahala Park, 99th Street in
bought only at the beach from a beach wheelchairs for those Beach Haven Park. In Haven
badge salesperson. Seasonal and who need them. Beach, surfing is permitted on
seniors’ badges can be bought LIFEGUARDS: The township has 110th, 118th and 122nd street.
at the beach badge office, 6805 12 miles of oceanfront beaches. Surfing is allowed in the dunes
Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach. Lifeguards are on duty daily 10 on 127th Street. Surfing beaches
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays a.m. to 5 p.m. June 17 through also include 21st and 25th streets
to Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 4. in Spray Beach, 14th Street in
Saturdays and Sundays (and SURFING: All surfing beaches North Beach Haven, as well as at
holidays). The location at the LBI are marked with blue flags. Nelson Avenue, and between
Arts Foundation Tennis Court in Surfing is allowed on these Susan Lane and Rosemma
Loveladies will be open week- beaches: immediate beach north Avenue. FILE PHOTO
ends beginning Memorial Day of tract 65, North Beach; imme- INFORMATION: 609-361-1200 Watching the sun set at Brant Beach in Long Beach Township.
Weekend. diate beach south of tract 65,
BEACH GUIDE
LONG BRANCH
Seven Presidents Oceanfront
Park; Ocean Avenue at Joline
Avenue
COST: Daily beach fees $8; daily
parking pass $8. Children 17 and
younger are admitted free on
weekdays. On weekends and
holidays, children 12 and young-
er are admitted free. Active duty
military members, veterans,
their spouses and dependents
are admitted free, including
parking, with military ID. Season
badges are $45 for children 13 to
17, $70 for those 18 to 64, $25
for seniors 65 and older. Season
parking passes are $70.
LIFEGUARDS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
on duty weekends only from FILE PHOTO
Memorial Day Weekend to June The beach in Long Branch.
11, daily from June 17 to Sept. 4.
AMENITIES: Changing areas,
outdoor showers, volleyball and Municipal Beach; Seaview free for children 13 and younger, weekends at the beach office. there may be extended hours. is in place at Pier Village, and
surfing locations. Avenue south to Brighton senior citizens 62 and older, PARKING: Pay station meters at AMENITIES: Rebuilt boardwalk the Ocean Place Resort & Spa
INFORMATION: Monmouth Avenue people with disabilities and Pier Village and close to the runs the length of the beach- also offers beachfront amenities
County Park System operates the COST: Daily fees for those 18 to residents who are military beachfront. front. Restrooms available. for a fee.
park, 732-842-4000 or 61, $5 on weekdays, $7 on veterans. Arrangements must be LIFEGUARDS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Public beaches are accessible for INFORMATION: 732-571-5699
www.monmouthcounty weekends/holidays; children 14 made in advance and weekends from Memorial Day the disabled. Pier Village offers or 732-571-6545;
parks.com; Seven Presidents’ to 17, $3 all days. Season fees documentation of age/military Weekend to June 10, then daily private facilities for a fee; www.visitlongbranch.com
seasonal pavilion office, $45 for those 18 to 61, $30 for service required. Season badges through Labor Day. At the restaurants, eateries and bars in
732-229-0924. children 14 to 17. The beach is available 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. discretion of the beach manager, Pier Village. A private beach club
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MANTOLOKING designated areas from dawn to

dusk.
Ocean beach from Carrigan INFORMATION:
Place to Herbert Street Mantoloking.org (Beach
COST: Season badge is $20, daily information). Due to the Army
badge is $5. Children 11 and Corp. of Engineers project,
younger admitted free. Military please check the website reg-
personnel are entitled to free ularly for updates.
badges provided they have
proof of active military service.
Badge payments are made at
Mantoloking Beach Badge MIDDLETOWN
Trailer (Downer Avenue), Man- Ideal Beach, Leonardo Beach,
toloking; cash and check only Bayshore Waterfront Park
are accepted as payment. A COST: Free.
beach badge is required to enter AMENITIES: Ideal Beach has
the beach from June 15 through showers, restrooms and a
Labor Day. Beach badges are playground; no changing rooms
available daily (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or boardwalk. Leonardo Beach
during the season. has a portable toilet. No board-
AMENITIES: The beach is acces- walk or changing rooms. Beach-
sible by wooden walkways over es are on the Sandy Hook and
the dunes. There are no life- Raritan bays. Most beachgoers
guards, boardwalks, concessions are local residents.
or restrooms. One beach wheel-
chair is available. To request a BAYSHORE WATERFRONT
chair, go to police headquarters PARK: In the Port Monmouth
at 1303 Bay Ave. Food is not section, operated by the Mon-
allowed on the beach, only mouth County Park System. It is
nonalcoholic beverages in used primarily by local fisher-
nondisposable containers. men. Restroom is available.
Surfing is allowed, with priority During the week, the beaches
given to bathers. Mantoloking is often host school/camp groups.
a relaxed, quiet beach; PARKING: Free lots are available
construction continues on at all beaches.
oceanfront homes and beaches. INFORMATION: Beaches:
PARKING: Street parking, some 732-615-2260 or
limited to four hours. East www.middletownnj.org;
Avenue is unlimited. Route 35 in Park: 732-842-4000
FILE PHOTO
A summer sunrise over Manasquan.
MANASQUAN ACCESS: Elks Beach at Ocean Riverside Cafe by the inlet.

Avenue is wheelchair-accessible Patrons may bring coolers, food
Manasquan Inlet to Sea Girt with a limited boardwalk to the and beverages onto beaches,
COST: $9 daily ages 12 and older, beach; beach wheelchairs are but glass containers and alcohol
$40 weekly (Saturday through available. are not permitted. Smoking is
Friday). Season badges: $80 for AMENITIES: Showers are on the banned, except in designated
ages 17 and up, $35 for juniors sand near most beach entrances. areas.
12 to 16, $25 for seniors 65 and Public restrooms and water ACTIVITIES: Concerts on the
older, free for children 11 and fountains are at the entrances to beach with fireworks displays
younger. Proof of age is re- beaches at Ocean Avenue, will take place on May 27, July 1
quired. Active military and their Brielle Road and the inlet. No and Sept. 2. A man-made jetty
immediate family are free. designated changing areas. protecting the Manasquan River
PARKING: $7 on weekdays, $12 Swings will be set up on the Inlet is a prime fishing location,
on weekends. Seasonal parking beach south of the Riddle Way as is the railing along the inlet
registration $85, limited ramp and south of the Whiting on Riverside Avenue. The inlet
availability. One-hour parking Avenue ramp, as well as a beach just north of the jetty
only is permitted at the playground by the Ocean provides some of the best
Manasquan Inlet. Municipal lots Avenue beach. Gazebos with surfing in southern Monmouth
are at Second, Third, Fourth and benches are at the boardwalk County and attracts hundreds of
Pompano avenues. Manasquan entrances to Riddle Way and surfers when conditions are
beaches attract a mix of patrons. Inlet beaches. Park benches are right. Surfing is not allowed on
Large crowds often make park- along the macadam walkway other beaches when lifeguards
ing a problem on the borough’s from the inlet to the Elks Beach are on duty.
narrow streets. at Ocean Avenue. INFORMATION: 732-223-1221
LIFEGUARDS: On duty 9 a.m. to FOOD: Available at Gee Gee’s
5:30 p.m. weekends beginning Pizza, Main Beach. There are
Memorial Day Weekend; daily eateries just off the beach on
from June 17 through Labor First Avenue at Leggett’s Sand COURTESY OF MIDDLETOWN DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION
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BEACH GUIDE
POINT PLEASANT
River Avenue beach,
Maxson Avenue beach
COST: $15 per person for season,
$10 for seniors; daily fee is $1;
children 12 and younger free.
Season badges can be purchased
at Borough Hall on Bridge
Avenue during the week, and
daily badges can be purchased
at either beach.
LIFEGUARDS: On duty 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. daily during the summer.
Beaches open the last week in
June.
PARKING: Free on the streets,
but space is limited. River
Avenue beach has a small park-
ing lot available for free.
AMENITIES: The beaches have
playgrounds and showers. The
Maxson Avenue beach has a
fishing pier, which is free with FILE PHOTO
season badges, $1 fee for all A look at Point Pleasant Beach before the crowds arrive.
others. No flotation devices are
permitted. The beaches are
wheelchair accessible. Maxson MARYLAND AVENUE BEACH:
Beach and River Avenue Beach At the foot of Maryland Avenue.
FILE PHOTO are one block apart on the COST: Children 12 and younger
Lifeguards at Ocean Grove. Manasquan River. Restrooms admitted free with an adult.
available when the lifeguards Seasonal badges are $100 and
are on duty. Admission is re- daily badges are $10, from
OCEAN GROVE points along the boardwalk. quired during the beach season. Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Beach storage bins may be INFORMATION: Recreation Senior citizens 65 and older pay
North End Beach: Spray to rented for the season. Changing Department, 732-892-5813 $65 with ID. Open seven days a
Atlantic Avenue; Middle rooms at the beach office are week, weather permitting.
Beach: Surf Avenue to open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. AMENITIES: Outdoor showers
McClintock Street; Main Mondays to Saturdays, noon to POINT PLEASANT and porta potties available.
Avenue Beach: Pitman to 5 p.m. Sundays. Restrooms are at MARTELL’S BEACH: Off Central
Embury Avenue; South End the beach office and also on the BEACH Avenue, 308-310 Boardwalk.
Beach: Embury Avenue to beach at Ocean Pathway. Ocean Jenkinson’s, Martell’s, COST: $9 weekdays; $10 week-
Broadway. Grove restaurants and stores are Bradshaw’s, Risden’s and ends; children 12 and younger
COST: Daily badges: $8; weekly mostly along Main Avenue. Maryland Avenue Beaches free with an adult. Season
special (seven consecutive days): There are a few shops at the JENKINSON’S BEACH: Just badges are $125. New this year:
$40; season badge: $80; youth North End. under a mile long, running from familes get free entry on
season badge (ages 12 to 17): PARKING: Free. There is a the Manasquan Inlet south to FILE PHOTO Tuesdays.
$40; senior citizen badge (65 parking lot on Ocean Avenue the amusement rides around A rock wall at last year’s Point Pleasant SummerFest. AMENITIES: Beach chairs cost
and up): $45. Children 11 and and Broadway. Trenton Avenue. You can walk $5. Restrooms are inside the
younger are admitted free. All SPECIAL EVENTS: Sunday the boards for free and treat complex, which features a tiki
minors must be accompanied by Speakers from all over the yourself to an array of fast food, courses, an amusement park, a duty at Martell’s from 9:30 a.m. bar and full-service restaurant.
a responsible adult. Daily badges nation in the Great Auditorium arcades and various rides. fun house and four arcades. to 5:30 p.m. every day starting No coolers permitted.
can be purchased at any en- June 11 to Sept. 10. Saturday COST: $9 weekdays, $10 Admission to the aquarium is June 17, and at Bradshaw’s and RISDEN’S: Information not
trance; season badges can be Night Entertainment in the weekends and holidays for those $12, $7 for patrons 62 and older Maryland Avenue beaches from available at press time.
purchased at the beach office on Great Auditorium: May 27 to 12 and older; half-season pass, or children 3 to 12; free for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily starting PARKING: Point Pleasant Beach
the boardwalk at Embury Sept. 2. Organ Concerts in the $70; season pass, $95; children 5 children 2 and younger. June 24. has both free and paid parking.
Avenue. Great Auditorium: July 1 to Aug. to 11: $3 daily, $35 half-season, LIFEGUARDS: On duty at BRADSHAW’S BEACH: At the The free parking in the streets is
ACCESS: Boardwalk runs along 30. Summer Stars Classical Music $50 season; seniors: $70 season; Jenkinson’s Beach from 9:30 a.m. foot of Washington Avenue. very limited and is on streets
entire length of beachfront. The Series: July 6 to Aug. 3. 63rd children 4 and younger to 5:30 p.m. through the week- COST: $10 daily, children 2 and that run perpendicular to the
beach opens on Memorial Day annual Choir Festival: 7 p.m. July admitted free. The half seasons end after Labor Day when the younger admitted free. Seasonal beach. All other streets have
Weekend and is open weekends 9. Global Leadership Summit: are Memorial Day Weekend to beach is open, weather permit- badges are $100. Seniors are free metered parking. There are a
only from May 27 to June 10, Aug. 10 and 11. Annual Sacred July 31, and Aug. 1 to Labor Day. ting. AquaServe lifeguards, a with copy of driver’s license. couple municipal lots where
daily from June 17 to Sept. 4. Masterwork: 7 p.m. Aug. 27. The season rates include access contracted service, are on duty Active or veteran military mem- tickets may be purchased at
The beach is accessible to the Songs on a Summer Afternoon: to the beach and bathhouse. at Martell’s, Bradshaw’s and bers are free with ID, from kiosks. There are also various
disabled and beach wheelchairs June 25 to Aug. 6. Beth Moore There is a ramp to the beach and Maryland Avenue beaches on Memorial Day to Labor Day. privately owned lots that have
are available. Live Simulcast: Sept.16. Visit one wheelchair available. Group weekends, beginning Memorial Beach opens Memorial Day prices that vary.
LIFEGUARDS: On duty from 9 www.oceangrove.org for rates are available. Beach chairs Day weekend, through the Weekend and is open weekends INFORMATION: Jenkinson’s
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays to details. and umbrellas are available for next-to-last Saturday in June at until the last Saturday in June, Boardwalk, 732-892-0600;
Fridays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on INFORMATION: 732-775-0035 rent. Jenkinson’s has a nightclub Martell’s and the last Saturday in open daily thereafter. Risden’s, 732-892-8412; Martell’s,
Saturdays, noon to 5:30 p.m. on or www.oceangrove.org. Beach along the boardwalk at which June at Bradshaw’s and Mary- AMENITIES: Outdoor showers 732-892-0131; Jenkinson’s
Sundays. Office: 732-988-5533 from June local bands perform, as well as land Avenue beaches, then daily and porta potties available. Aquarium, 732-899-1212
AMENITIES: Showers at several 17 to Sept. 4. an aquarium, two miniature golf through Labor Day. They are on
BEACH GUIDE
SEA GIRT
Ocean beach, Beacon
Boulevard to Seaside Place
COST: $10 daily; $105 for season
pass, $55 for those 65 and older;
free for children 11 and younger.
Active duty servicemen and
women and their immediate
family are admitted free with
proper identification. Boardwalk
runs from Beacon Boulevard to
Trenton Boulevard. Restrooms
are available at the pavilion.
LIFEGUARDS: On duty at
designated beaches from 9:15
a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Saturdays and
Sundays beginning May 27; daily
from 9:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
beginning June 17, through
Labor Day.
FILE PHOTO FILE PHOTO ACTIVITIES: Swimming, surfing,
Participants in the All-Women Lifeguard Tournament last year at Sandy Hook. Digging in the sand in Sea Bright. kayaking, body-boarding and
volleyball are allowed at desig-
nated beaches. Games and ball
SANDY HOOK restroom facilities. No desig- more than 20,000 visitors on a reached, the park refuses entry. SEA BRIGHT playing are prohibited at all
nated changing areas. South weekend. The beach crowd — Carpooling and arriving early times north of the Beacon
Gateway National Recreation Gunnison Beach is clothing- heaviest on weekends between are strongly recommended. Municipal Beach and Boulevard jetty in order to
Area optional and is somewhat 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. — can back COST: A daily parking pass is Anchorage Beach protect endangered birds.
BEACH OPENINGS: Sandy Hook removed from the rest of the up traffic along Route 36 in the $15; a season pass is $75. Senior The Municipal Beach is open on Nondisposable containers and
has 7 miles of beaches, plus park. Food trucks are stationed Bayshore and on Ocean Avenue. citizens (62 and older) with a $10 weekends from Memorial Day nonalcoholic beverages are
many trails and historic sites. All throughout the beach areas. The Park officials advise visitors to inter-agency senior pass pay until late June, then daily allowed on the beach. No food
six beach areas have permanent park and beaches can attract arrive early; when its capacity is $7.50 daily or $37.50 for a through Labor Day. is allowed, but a snack bar is
season pass. Pedestrians and COST: Daily wristbands are $8; available. No smoking is allowed
cyclists may enter for free. seasonal badges are $100; senior on the beach or boardwalk. Free
vOTeD #1 as BesT iTaLian resTauranT

Parking charges are in effect badges for those 65 and older tours of the Sea Girt Lighthouse,
from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. from and badges for disabled patrons circa 1896, at Beacon Boulevard
in MOnMOuTh cOunTy By 94.3 The pOinT

Memorial Day Weekend are $35. There is no charge for and Ocean Avenue, are 2 to 4
through Labor Day. Free tours of children under 12 and for active p.m. Sundays, except on holiday
the Sandy Hook lighthouse are 1 military personnel and their weekends, through the week-
to 4:30 p.m. daily. Children must immediate family. end before Thanksgiving.
Dinner SpecialS be 48 inches tall. The History
House and the Fort Hancock
ANCHORAGE BEACH: A muni-
cipal beach of the Borough of
ACCESS: The beaches are
wheelchair accessible.
Tuesday thru Thursday, 4pm-6pm:
1395
Museum are closed for the Sea Bright. It is guarded on the PARKING: On-street parking is
$ summer. same schedule as the main free.
earLy BirD speciaL: 4 cOurse MeaL TRANSPORTATION: SeaStreak municipal beach. A daily wrist- INFORMATION: 732-449-9335
$
2595
ferries run between New York band or season badge is
Tuesday: TOur OF iTaLy Dinner FOr 2 City and Sandy Hook on week- required seven days per week on
ends. Visit www.seastreak.com/ the same schedule as the main
Wednesday: LOBsTer nighT: saLaD, $
2095
sandyhook.aspx for details. A municipal beach.
1 LB. LOBsTer WiTh The Fixings, serveD WiTh cOFFee & DesserT shuttle bus usually runs from the LIFEGUARDS: On duty week-
boat pier to the beach areas. ends from Memorial Day Week-
Thursday: 1/2 price – pasTa, pizza, DraFT Beer, hOuse Wine LIFEGUARDS: On duty from 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Memorial
end to mid-June from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.; on duty daily from late
Day Weekend to Labor Day. June through Labor Day.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Weekend Dinner There are no lifeguards at beach
area B.
PARKING: The municipal park-
ing lots will have $1 an hour
BOTh speciaL anD Dinner Menu avaiLaBLe SURFERS AND WIND SURF- parking fee. On-street parking is
ERS: Surfing is popular at area free.
Open Tues.-sun. FOr B, and wind surfing is popular at
areas B and C.
AMENITIES: A trailer restroom
facility is located in main
Dinner aT 4:00pM FISHING: Allowed except where

swimming is permitted and
municipal lot. It includes a
shower facility and changing
Lunch serveD areas closed to nesting shore

birds.
room. There is a regular rest-
room facility at the Anchorage
Tues.-Fri. 11:30-2:00 BIKING, JOGGING, SKATING,

WALKING: The multiuse path is
Beach. At the main beach, there
is a small boardwalk. A play-
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FILE PHOTO
On the beach at Sea Girt.
BEACH GUIDE
SEASIDE HEIGHTS managed facility offering hot SEASIDE PARK rooms are located at the bath-
showers, lockers and other house, 1400 N. Ocean Ave., as
One mile-long municipal accessories is available at the Municipal Ocean and bay well as at 6th & Central Avenue,
ocean beach from Hiering to Beach Patrol headquarters beaches and 13th Avenue. The nearly 2
Dupont Avenues; bay beach building on the boardwalk at COST: Badges may be purchased miles south of the pier stands as
with swimming on Hancock Webster Avenue. Umbrellas and at Beach Control Headquarters a popular spot for walking and
Avenue chairs may be rented from on the boardwalk at N Street jogging this quieter portion of
COST: Access to bay beach is private concessions. Free surf and North Ocean Avenue. Cost the boardwalk, lined with
free. Ocean beach: $8. Weekly chairs are available for people for badges are $10 daily, $35 benches and water fountains.
badges cost $35. Season badges who use wheelchairs. The weekly, $60 seasonal ($55 Grass-covered dunes line the
cost $60 ($10 for senior citizens bayfront offers two piers for through June 14), $20 for those entire oceanfront, which is
65 and older). Active and retired fishing and crabbing, boat and 65 and older. Active military or mostly residential. This is the
military (ID required) and their kayak rentals and food vets are free with ID, as are kids place for sunbathers who want a
immediate family members, as concessions. Visit seaside- 11 and younger. Cash, check and quiet spot on the beach. 14th
well as kids 11 and younger, are heights.nj.org for new credit cards (American Express is Avenue bayside: fishing and
admitted to the beach for free. restrictions. not accepted). Badges also may crabbing pier along with boat
BEACH SCENE: Open 9 a.m. to PARKING: Free in certain areas be purchased at launch. 5th Avenue: bay beach
9 p.m. on weekends starting along Bay Boulevard and west www.seasideparknj.org. and fishing, crabbing pier. O
Memorial Day Weekend, of Central Avenue. Metered PARKING: Parking kiosks avail- Street: bay beach and play-
through June 17, then daily until parking, from $1 to $2 per hour, able along the oceanfront, ground. J Street Marina for
5 p.m., through Labor Day. is available in other areas. including three municipal park- seasonal slip rentals, boat and
Beach is cleared after 9 p.m. Payment by credit cards, cash or ing lots at the north end of trailer parking. Animals are not
Seaside Heights is a classic quarters. town. Parking is enforced permitted on the beach or
boardwalk experience serving ATTRACTIONS: Casino Pier is throughout the summer boardwalk. Use of bicycles on
for families of all ages. There are FILE PHOTO open daily through Labor Day. months. the boardwalk is restricted by
hundreds of games and dozens Riding down Salem’s Scream at Breakwater Beach Waterpark Breakwater Beach Waterpark is LIFEGUARDS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., hours. Beach wheelchairs are
of eating establishments along in Seaside Heights. located between the Boulevard weekends beginning Memorial available by calling Beach Con-
the boardwalk. Arcades, and Boardwalk along Grant Day Weekend; daily starting trol at 732-793-2886. Free Wi-Fi
nightclubs, bars, pizzerias and Avenue. There is also a minia- June 26, through Labor Day. available along the ocean and
games of chance are among days, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays, AMENITIES: Free public rest- ture golf course and wave pool. AMENITIES: Umbrella and chair boardwalk.
businesses. Sundays and holidays. rooms are located along the INFO: Visit exit82.com, rentals available. Ice cream and INFORMATION: Call Borough
LIFEGUARDS: On duty 9 a.m. to No swimming is allowed when boardwalk at Webster and seaside-heights.nj.org or call water are available at desig- Hall at 732-793-3700 or visit
5 p.m. Mondays through Thurs- lifeguards are off duty. Kearney avenues. A privately 732-830-3700. nated beach concessions. Rest- www.seasideparknj.org.
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Playing volleyball at Spring Lake.
SPRING LAKE purchased by May 31, $40 bathhouses. Fishermen can use
thereafter. Badges are not an area between North 23rd and
South Boulevard to Brown required for those 65 and older North 24th streets. The surfing
Avenue or children 11 and younger. area is between South 2nd and
COST: $10 daily; $105 for the Purchase badges at the beach South 1st streets. The borough
season; free for children 13 and and Borough Hall, 813 Long also operates a bay beach off
younger. Beach Blvd. Barnegat Avenue between
LIFEGUARDS: On duty 9 a.m. to PARKING: Free parking avail- North 15th and North 17th
6 p.m. weekends Memorial Day able along the boulevard and streets. This bay beach is visited
Weekend to June 17; then daily designated side streets. Two mostly by families with young
through Labor Day. parking spaces for the disabled children. Veteran’s Memorial
PARKING: Free parking along are at the end of the ocean side Park on Long Beach Boulevard,
FILE PHOTO Ocean Avenue and the side of each street. No parking between 11th and 12th streets, is
Father and son play at the Ship Bottom Bay Beach. streets. within 25 feet of crosswalks. a popular park. Richard A.
AMENITIES: Restored board- LIFEGUARDS: On duty from 10 Zacharaie Park, equipped with
walk runs continuously along a.m. to 5 p.m. mid-June to Labor tennis courts on Division
SHIP BOTTOM and Sixth streets near Barnegat ramp to launch their boats. A beachfront. Food concessions, Day. Avenue, and a borough owned
Avenue. Fishing and crabbing seasonal boat ramp pass is $70 restrooms and showers are AMENITIES: The beach is acces- boat ramp are all widely used.
Municipal ocean beach, Third piers are at 11th street and 25th for a noncommercial boat. A available at Ludlow and Atlantic sible at each street end. There is INFORMATION: 609-494-3064
Street to 31st Street; Street at the bayfront. daily in-and-out pass is $20. The avenues. No designated chang- a public restroom at the Munici-
municipal bay beach, 13th LIFEGUARDS: On duty 10 a.m. boat ramp is open from 7 a.m. ing areas. Second-floor porches pal Building, but there are no
Street to 15th Street to 5 p.m. from mid-June to to 7 p.m. daily. atop the north and south
COST: $7 daily; $20 weekly; $10 Labor Day. AMENITIES: No alcohol is pavilions offer views of the
senior badges (65 and older); ACCESS: From all street ends. permitted on the beach, and Atlantic Ocean. However, pools
$30 seasonally prior to May 31 Access for disabled patrons with smoking is prohibited at and lockers at the pavilions are
and $40 thereafter; free for ramps at nearly all streets. ADA children’s play areas and all for borough residents and their
children 12 and younger. Badges access is at 15th and 20th Streets public beaches. Beaches are guests only.
are required for Ocean and Bay on the ocean beach. Free use of cleaned daily. Dogs are BEACH SCENE: The downtown
beaches. Beachwheels wheelchairs needs prohibited on the beach, but district, centered along Third
BEACH SCENE: Ship Bottom, to be reserved through the can be walked in town and in Avenue, is blocks from the beach
the first stop off Route 72, Beach Operations Headquarters, the boat ramp area. Leash laws and offers restaurants and
attracts day-trippers. Beachgoers 26th Street, Ocean block, or by are always in effect. Restrooms delightful small boutiques.
are mostly families vacationing calling 609-494-9481. Beach- are near the boat ramp area Beachgoers consist mostly of
on Long Beach Island. The wheels may be used on Ship between 10th and 11th streets, families, Spring Lake residents
Fourth Street Rembrance Park Bottom beaches only. at the bay beach area between and patrons of borough inns
on the bayfront features a bay ACTIVITIES: Surfing, fishing and 13th and 14th streets, and at and nearby bed-and-breakfasts.
walk, parking and gardens, plus skim boarding permitted be- Borough Hall, 1621 Long Beach INFORMATION: 732-449-0800
a Sept. 11 memorial. Beach tween yellow flags. Red flags Blvd.
Arlington Park is at 13th to 16th indicate unsafe conditions, PARKING: Free street parking
streets at the bay, and features a where swimming is not permit- throughout the borough. SURF CITY
playground, beach, public ted. Swimming is permitted and Parking also is available at the
restrooms and Sunset Point guarded between green flags. A plaza between 18th and 22nd Municipal ocean beach, from
gazebo. Recreation such as playground is at the bay beach streets, adjacent to Long Beach North 25th Street to South
tennis courts, bocce, shuffle- at 16th Street, and also at the Boulevard. 2nd Street FILE PHOTO
board, horseshoes are at the Waterfront Park at 10th Street INFORMATION: 609-494-2171 COST: $7 daily; $20 weekly. The beach at Surf City.
John J. Guld Jr. fields, West Fifth and the bay. Boaters can use the Season badges are $30 if
BEACH GUIDE
TOMS RIVER $7 weekdays, $8 weekends and

holidays, $5 weekdays and $6
Ortley Beach; Shelter Cove weekends and holidays for
Municipal Bay Beaches; senior citizens and children 4 to
Toms River Pool 12. Swim lessons available for
COST: Daily badges are $7 $45.
weekdays, $8 weekends and AMENITIES: Ortley Beach is a
holidays. Weekly pass is $20. mile-long stretch of public ocean
Season badges are $35. Free for beach used by thousands of
residents 62 and older, and for residents annually. Ortley Beach
active military members along does not permit glass containers,
with their spouses and depen- but food and beverages are
dent children with valid ID. allowed on the sand. The Lord
Children under 12 are free. A House and Block House stations
lifetime Senior ID/Beach Pass can have public restrooms and
be obtained 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. showers. At Shelter Cove, there
Mondays to Fridays for a is a playground and bathrooms.
one-time processing fee of $15 LIFEGUARDS: On duty from 9
at the Toms River Recreation a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends
Administration Office, 1810 starting May 27, and daily from
Warren Point Road, or the Toms June 24 through Labor Day. Two
River Senior Center, 652 Garfield beach wheelchairs available at
Ave. lifeguard house.
POOL: Beginning June 24, the PARKING: Free parking lots at
Toms River Pool in the Snug both municipal ocean beaches
Harbor section is open 11 a.m. to and Shelter Cove.
7 p.m. weekdays and an hour INFORMATION: 732-341-1000,
earlier on weekends and holi- ext. 8415
days. The main pool has a water
slide. The children’s pool has a
variable spray water feature.
The area has restrooms and a FILE PHOTO
snack bar. Daily pool badges cost Surfing last summer at Ortley Beach.
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