Get a coffee at Coffee Corral (177 Dr. James Parker Blvd) and then head up to Broad Street to buy too many records at Jack's Music Shoppe (30 Broad St) or check out any of the other vintage and boutique stores in town. Catch a performance at the Count Basie Theater (99 Monmouth St) or have a picnic in Riverside Park.
Some places we both love include The Brothers Restaurant ("Best pizza in New Jersey" -Hasan, 188 West Front St), Toast Diner (45 Monmouth St), Robinson Ale House (26 Broad Street), Azteca (110 Monmouth St), Ce La Vi (16 Monmouth Street), Birravino (183 Riverside Ave), and JBJ Soul Kitchen (owned by Jon Bon Jovi (!), 207 Monmouth St)
Visit the thrift, cutie stores like the Antique Emporium of Asbury Park and Paranormal Books + Curiosities....eat at Talula's..........blow some glass at Hot Sand...or simply explore as you walk up and down Cookman Avenue. Go to the beach and walk down the Asbury Park. Visit the Stone Pony, a fabulous venue with historic musical acts, or visit the Silverball Retro Arcade and Museum where you can become a pinball wizard. Play some slots at the Asbury Park Casino while admiring e the New York Beaux-Arts architecture.
Attilio's Villagio (608 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft, NJ 07738): Another great pizzeria in the area Aleo Italian Specialties (642C Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft, NJ 07738): Italian deli and grocery; "Pizza and bagels are debatable...but the mutz is undeniably better in New Jersey" -Hasan Quick Stop (58 Leonard Ave, Leonardo, NJ 07737): For the Clerks fans! "I assure you, we're open!"