Guidebook for West Long Branch

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Guidebook for West Long Branch

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Sports, theater, classes! Nice campus with historic buildings. You can eat at Jersey Mike's and other fast food, get a coffee, or have a real college cafeteria experience. Cut thru campus to the beach
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Monmouth University
400 Cedar Ave
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Sports, theater, classes! Nice campus with historic buildings. You can eat at Jersey Mike's and other fast food, get a coffee, or have a real college cafeteria experience. Cut thru campus to the beach
In summer you can swim, surf or fish here. Off season, it’s a nice place for a quiet walk on the beach. This 38-acre park also features a snack bar, skateplex, playground, volleyball, showers.
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Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park
221 N Ocean Ave
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In summer you can swim, surf or fish here. Off season, it’s a nice place for a quiet walk on the beach. This 38-acre park also features a snack bar, skateplex, playground, volleyball, showers.
Wide beaches, great biking, fishing. Snack bars and drinks (check if re-opened after Sandy damage). One fee per car; fills up early on weekends.
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Sandy Hook
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Wide beaches, great biking, fishing. Snack bars and drinks (check if re-opened after Sandy damage). One fee per car; fills up early on weekends.
Hiking, mountain biking
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Hartshorne Woods Park
1402 Portland Rd
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Hiking, mountain biking
Beautiful beaches, dunes, clean water... near Seaside Heights
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Island Beach State Park
2401 Central Avenue
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Beautiful beaches, dunes, clean water... near Seaside Heights
A Retreat. A Mini-Farm. A Learning Place. [call first]
160 Hartshorne Rd
160 Hartshorne Road
A Retreat. A Mini-Farm. A Learning Place. [call first]
Nice par 3 golf course, driving range, mini golf.
Twin Brook Golf Center
1251 Jumping Brook Rd
Nice par 3 golf course, driving range, mini golf.
Nice local course. You can often find special deals on GolfNow...
Old Orchard Country Club
54 Monmouth Rd
Nice local course. You can often find special deals on GolfNow...

Entertainment & Activities

Historic racetrack, also hosts other events. Only open seasonally.
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Monmouth Park
175 Oceanport Ave
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Historic racetrack, also hosts other events. Only open seasonally.

Shopping

Shopping of all kinds, plus Joe's Crab Shack, Chipotle, movie multiplex
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Monmouth Mall
180 NJ-35
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Shopping of all kinds, plus Joe's Crab Shack, Chipotle, movie multiplex
If you like to shop designer discount stores...
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Jersey Shore Premium Outlets
1 Premium Outlet Blvd
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If you like to shop designer discount stores...
My daughter loves Cake Boss! Not sure if there's any other reason to go here.
86 Broad St
86 Broad Street
My daughter loves Cake Boss! Not sure if there's any other reason to go here.

Food Scene

Excellent coffee, lots of choices; a few baked goods; takeout only
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Rook Coffee
700 Joline Ave
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Excellent coffee, lots of choices; a few baked goods; takeout only
Classic shore seafood, lots of local clams. Excellent theme decor, superb views of Sandy Hook Bay.
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Bahrs Landing Famous Seafood Restaurant & Marina
2 Bay Ave
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Classic shore seafood, lots of local clams. Excellent theme decor, superb views of Sandy Hook Bay.
Close by, good sandwiches, delivery
Brennan's Delicatessen of Oakhurst
1631 70 Monmouth Rd
Close by, good sandwiches, delivery
Actually, I don't recommend it. But some people can't seem to live without it.
McDonald's
372 Monmouth Rd
Actually, I don't recommend it. But some people can't seem to live without it.
Upscale boardwalk, food + stores
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Pier Village
50 Chelsea Ave
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Upscale boardwalk, food + stores
Tasty junk food: hot dogs + fries are the main attraction
Windmill HotDogs of West End
586 Ocean Blvd
Tasty junk food: hot dogs + fries are the main attraction
AKA Strollos... lots of flavors of great soft serve Italian ice + ice cream. Long waits in hot weather.
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The Lighthouse Strollo's Homemade Italian Ice
250 N Ocean Ave
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AKA Strollos... lots of flavors of great soft serve Italian ice + ice cream. Long waits in hot weather.
This funky place has been around forever! They still serve Dutch coffee, a sweet and lovely confection, which I thought was very exotic in the 80s.
Inkwell Coffeehouse
665 2nd Ave
This funky place has been around forever! They still serve Dutch coffee, a sweet and lovely confection, which I thought was very exotic in the 80s.
Great little Italian restaurant, hidden behind a health club.
Illiano's Italian Restaurant
933 W Park Ave
Great little Italian restaurant, hidden behind a health club.
Get a pitcher of beer and a bucket of local steamers (clams) and sit out on the deck, watching the boats go by... aah, summer.
2 Bay Ave
2 Bay Avenue
Get a pitcher of beer and a bucket of local steamers (clams) and sit out on the deck, watching the boats go by... aah, summer.
Cute little Mexican place, better than it looks. BYOB.
El Rancho Mexican Restaurant
6201 235 3rd Avenue
Cute little Mexican place, better than it looks. BYOB.
Killer location, nice ambiance, hit-or-miss food.
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Rooney's Oceanfront Restaurant
100 Ocean Ave N
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Killer location, nice ambiance, hit-or-miss food.
Great food, cooking classes; breakfast and lunch only.
Café Mumfords
33 Apple St
Great food, cooking classes; breakfast and lunch only.
Good sushi with a million creative rolls, fun hibachi cooks, clean + attractive restaurant.
Ichiban Oakhurst Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi
2132 NJ-35
Good sushi with a million creative rolls, fun hibachi cooks, clean + attractive restaurant.
Huge, funky, industrial space right by the beach. Naples style pizza, good salads, a few pastas, and lots of people watching.
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Porta
911 Kingsley St
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Huge, funky, industrial space right by the beach. Naples style pizza, good salads, a few pastas, and lots of people watching.
Brewery + awesome Italian food. Owned by Vic Rallo of "Eat Drink Italy" on PBS. Modern vibe, a little pricey...
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Birravino
183 Riverside Ave
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Brewery + awesome Italian food. Owned by Vic Rallo of "Eat Drink Italy" on PBS. Modern vibe, a little pricey...
Great little sandwich place very close to the beach. "Award-winning subs!"
Neil's Kitchen
126 West End Ct
Great little sandwich place very close to the beach. "Award-winning subs!"
Nice Greek restaurant with fresh fish, BYOB. Very close to the beach.
Niko's Trapezi Greek Taverna
444 Ocean Blvd N
Nice Greek restaurant with fresh fish, BYOB. Very close to the beach.
Large, nice Vietnamese place. It's the only one nearby and it's actually really good.
Pho 99@ EATONTOWN - Vietnamese Restaurant
57 NJ-36
Large, nice Vietnamese place. It's the only one nearby and it's actually really good.
Iconic local hot dog place, newly renovated; it's been there 90 years, though I have to admit I haven't been there in almost 10... (haven't been in a hot dog mood for a long time... ;-)
Max's Bar & Grill
25 Matilda Terrace
Iconic local hot dog place, newly renovated; it's been there 90 years, though I have to admit I haven't been there in almost 10... (haven't been in a hot dog mood for a long time... ;-)
Local friends swear by this place.
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Trama's Trattoria
115 Brighton Ave
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Local friends swear by this place.

Arts & Culture

Thrill rides, family rides, fun overload, especially for kids + teens
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Six Flags Great Adventure
1 Six Flags Blvd
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Thrill rides, family rides, fun overload, especially for kids + teens
Beautiful open-air amphitheater; affordable concerts. Get there early for good parking and a tailgate.
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PNC Bank Arts Center
116 Garden State Pkwy
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Beautiful open-air amphitheater; affordable concerts. Get there early for good parking and a tailgate.

Sightseeing

Historic seaside town, mix of decay and upscale renewal. Good restaurants away from the beach.
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Asbury Park
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Historic seaside town, mix of decay and upscale renewal. Good restaurants away from the beach.

Essentials

Great all-around supermarket
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Wegmans
1104 NJ-35
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Great all-around supermarket
Wow, this is a big Whole Foods, at least compared to my Manhattan store. Worth a drive.
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Whole Foods Market
95 E Houston St
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Wow, this is a big Whole Foods, at least compared to my Manhattan store. Worth a drive.
Coconut cashews... and everything else
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Trader Joe's
1031 Broad St
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Coconut cashews... and everything else
Fresh produce, baked goods, gourmet items. Pick your own fruit nearby, seasonal.
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Delicious Orchards
320 NJ-34
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Fresh produce, baked goods, gourmet items. Pick your own fruit nearby, seasonal.