Coffee & Bakeries · Red Bank
Antoinette Boulangerie
French bakery on Monmouth Street in Red Bank making croissants, patisserie and macarons daily, with custom cakes, catering and online orders.
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Coffee & Bakeries · Red Bank
French bakery on Monmouth Street in Red Bank making croissants, patisserie and macarons daily, with custom cakes, catering and online orders.

Shops & Markets · Asbury Park
Member-run, volunteer-staffed bookstore on Cookman Avenue in Asbury Park with book clubs, author events, a used book exchange and online ordering.

Nightlife & Venues · Asbury Park
Asbury Park distillery on Lake Avenue with a tasting room, 30-minute distillery tours and cocktail classes. Visitors must be 21.

Outdoors & Rentals · Asbury Park
Pedal boat rentals on Wesley Lake in Asbury Park, half-hour rides at $25 per boat, with swan boats, vests provided and no reservation needed.

Eat & Drink · Highlands
Waterfront seafood restaurant at the foot of the Highlands bridge, dating to 1917, with a tiki bar, oyster happy hour and private dining rooms.

Farm Stands & Orchards · Freehold Township
Family-owned Freehold Township fruit farm with pick-your-own crops and a country store selling pies, cider donuts, produce and fresh-pressed cider.

Nightlife & Venues · Belmar
Belmar brewpub with 20-plus house beers, a full kitchen, a 40-seat rooftop bar over the Shark River and a private event space.

Coffee & Bakeries · Fair Haven
Fair Haven cafe on River Road described as the original Booskerdoo bakery, serving house-roasted coffee and small-batch baked goods.
Nightlife & Venues · Atlantic Highlands
Atlantic Highlands craft brewery with a taproom and retail shop open daily, plus merchandise and event bookings.

Coffee & Bakeries · Red Bank
Red Bank roaster and cafe serving pour-over, espresso and smoothies, with classes, live music in an outdoor yard and online coffee subscriptions.
Shops & Markets · Holmdel
Family-run Holmdel grocery and garden center on Route 35, descended from a 1925 farm, with a deli, bakery, catering and order-ahead.

Farm Stands & Orchards · Colts Neck
Colts Neck farm market on Route 34 selling apples, fresh-pressed cider, cider donuts, pies and produce, with a cider cafe and mail-order gift boxes.

Outdoors & Rentals · Belmar
Family-owned Belmar surf shop open since 1981, selling boards, wetsuits and SUP gear, with surfboard rentals, lessons and repair.

Shops & Markets · Manalapan
Weekend farmers and flea market dating to 1929, family-run, with five indoor buildings, outdoor vendors, and free parking and admission.

Eat & Drink · Freehold Borough
Family-run Italian restaurant on East Main Street in Freehold, open since 1921, serving thin-crust pizza and Northern Italian dishes.

Shops & Markets · Red Bank
Independent Red Bank music store open since 1970 buying and selling new and used vinyl, CDs, books and instruments, with an online shop.

Nightlife & Venues · Ocean Township
Ocean Township brewery with a tasting room pouring 16 drafts, limited releases and barrel-aged bottles; flagship is the Head High IPA.

Eat & Drink · Red Bank
Family-owned, BYOB Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurant in downtown Red Bank, open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a weekly Taco Tuesday.
Farm Stands & Orchards · New Monmouth
Middletown farm market on Tindall Road selling in-season produce grown on land the same family has worked since 1880.

Eat & Drink · Manasquan
Manasquan restaurant and bar on Broad Street that grew from a 1964 corner pizza counter, with dinner menus, catering and online ordering.

Farm Stands & Orchards · Cream Ridge
Family-run Upper Freehold farm with pick-your-own apples and pumpkins, a hayride and corn maze, plus a farmstand with fall vegetables, honey and mums.

Eat & Drink · Asbury Park
Downtown Asbury Park restaurant and bar serving sourdough bread and pizza, with brunch, lunch and dinner, a full bar and a bread club.

Outdoors & Rentals · Belmar
Stand-up paddleboard rentals, lessons, yoga and sunset paddles from L Street Bathing Beach in Belmar. Seasonal; reopens in May.
Nightlife & Venues · Asbury Park
Asbury Park beach bar with live music, a tiki bar and outdoor space, a weekly dog-friendly Yappy Hour, and a food menu of burgers and wings.

Coffee & Bakeries · Belmar
Family-owned Belmar cafe and roastery on Highway 71 roasting small batches in-house since 2011, with a pour-over menu and whole-bean bags.

Farm Stands & Orchards · Howell
Family farm on Route 9 in Howell with a garden center, country market and deli, farm stand and CSA, run by the same family since 1923.