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Marisa Cahill

Maverick Huber

Phoenix Huber

Lyons Fitzpatrick

Timothy Fitzpatrick

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Room rates vary per night based on room type with the option to reserve a single night reservation or two nights, for Friday and Saturday.&nbsp; The final day to reserve a discounted room at The Asbury Hotel (or to make changes to an existing reservation) under the block is November 4, 2025. To make your reservation please call&nbsp;844-205-1853 mention the BRETTANDTARA room block.&nbsp; When booking online, please use this code “BRETTANDTARA” under GROUP CODE. Click on the "WEBSITE" link below to proceed with an online reservation.

The St. Laurent Social Club

Hotel Albatross

Asbury Ocean Club Hotel

There are various hotels in the area as well as Air BnBs and homes for rent in Asbury Park and Ocean Grove for those who are looking for a different experience. Tara &amp; Brett will be staying at The Asbury Hotel and most events will be walking distance from the this hotel.

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***UPDATES FOR WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 6-7 IN ASBURY*** There are two events happening in Asbury on Saturday, Dec 6th - you can check them out - they look fun. But, also, this means there will be lots of people around so be mindful of parking and crowds at restaurants and bars. KRAMPUS - events include a shopping market with some interesting vendors. https://paranormalbooksnj.com/krampusasburypark/ SANTA RUN - 10am on OCEAN AVENUE (between hotel &amp; boardwalk) - https://www.apsantarun.com/ ASBURY PARK HOLIDAY BAZAAR - shop local!! Great vendors on Saturday &amp; Sundays in the Asbury Area - https://www.asburyparkbazaar.com/holiday-bazaar-2025 Greetings from Asbury Park! This wonderful city by the sea is a very special place for us, and we are so excited to share all it has to offer with you! There are wonderful restaurants, shopping, and legendary music history right outside your door when you\u2019re visiting Asbury. We hope you take the time to allow yourself to have a fun weekend while you are in AP. Below are some of our favorite things to do/see/visit/shop/eat/drink/hear. We recommend making restaurant reservations if possible. Enjoy - we can\u2019t wait to hear about all the fun things you get up to! There are two sections of Asbury where it all happens - we will refer to them as The Boardwalk and Cookman areas. Porta (location of the wedding) and The Asbury Hotel (location for the welcome party) are located near the Boardwalk. Everything within these areas is walkable. It is about a mile walk from the Boardwalk area to the Cookman area. Street parking is hourly via a parking app. There are electric scooters available around Asbury that you can <a href="https://www.veoride.com/asbury-park/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rent via the app</a> if you\u2019d like (its fun!). COFFEE SPOTSOffshore Coffee Co. Asbury Park - located in Convention Hall near the BoardwalkAsbury Park Roastery - located on Main Street, near the train stationBooskerdoo Coffee - located near Main Street, near the train stationOdyssey Coffee - located in Ocean Grove (neighboring town, but, short walk/ride away) - lovely stop on Main Street in Ocean Grove while you are strolling and shopping - this is a Fitz fam favorite!Cafe Volan - located near the Cookman area of Asbury Park - a Tara &amp; Tim favorite! EATS Cookman Area:TAKA - fun sushi spot with delicious drinks - great bar to eat or drink! One of Tara &amp; Bretts faves.Talulas - great brunch/lunch/dinner spot with delicious food. .Pascal &amp; Sabine - great brunch or dinner spot - upscale French bistro vibes; dark, sexy bar to grab a martini and a snack.Brandos Citi Cucina - upscale Italian steakhouse - delicious food - good date/special occasion spot.Reyla - Middle Eastern inspired menu with great ambiance and fun bar to grab drink/bite.Black Swan Public House - upscale British/Irish pub with fun bar and beautiful dining room.Purple Glaze Donuts - unique, filled-to-order donutsCardinal Provisions - cute spot for brunch/lunch - very popular!Mogo Tacos - Korean taco fusion - casual and delicious! Eat-in location on Cookman Ave - get the beef bulgogi or fish tacos!Homesick and Lovesick - charming and cute ambience and centrally located; offers brunch/lunch/dinnerToast Asbury Park - busy and popular brunch/lunch spot.Franks Deli &amp; Restaurant - an Asbury Park institution! Anthony Bourdain went here with Southside Johnny! They just filmed the new Bruce Springsteen movie here! If you are going to get a pork roll, egg and cheese while in town, this is the place to do it!R Bar - a southern-themed restaurant bar - the greenhouse on the 2nd floor has a great bar (and you can get food up there) - you might be able to catch a local band playing!Barrio Costero - upscale Mexican - fun vibes, great bar with great drinks! A date spot fave for Tara &amp; Brett (get the Jalisco is Burning margarita and nachos!)Playa Bowls - great for breakfast/smoothiesCookman Creamery - fun ice cream shop open year-round on Cookman Street Boardwalk Area:Asbury Lanes Diner - located next to the Asbury Park hotel - offers an upscale \u201cJersey Diner\u201d experience. Located inside the iconic Asbury Lanes. Great for breakfast.Mutiny Beach - a delicious BBQ spot located in the Convention HallAP Rooftop - newly opened bar and restaurant on Boardwalk - fun &amp; chic atmosphere, great drinks, amazing views!Palmetto Southern Kitchen &amp; Bar - newly opened by Chef James Avery from Hell\u2019s Kitchen and located on BoardwalkShucked by Local 130 Seafood - newly opened Oyster and Seafood bar in the Convention Center - run by the Fitz family favorite fish mongers, 130 Seafood!Iron Whale - great location on boardwalk - pub vibes.Robinsons Ale House - Danny Fitzs Fave - great location under Tim McLoones Supper Club on the Boardwalk (fun fact - the building is an old, restored Howard Johnson!) Other Areas:Buttered Biscuit - located in neighboring town, Bradley Beach. Great for breakfast!Grand Tavern - located in Neptune City. Upscale and fancy!Vics Italian Restaurant - located in neighboring town, Bradley Beach. Classic Jersey Italian red-sauce spot - pizza was rated very high on the Dave Portnoy Once Slice reviews - a Fitz/Huber fam favorite!Pete &amp; Eldas - located in a neighboring town, Neptune City. Low key and casual pizza/bar spot - - pizza was rated very high on the Dave Portnoy Once Slice reviews - another Fitz/Huber fam favorite!Jimmys Italian Restaurant - this is another classic Jersey red-sauce Italian spot. You are NOT going here for ambience - rather, this is part of Jersey culture. A few years ago, Paul McCartney ate here at Bruce Springsteen\u2019s recommendation!CatBird - darling small BYOB located on the river deep into Asbury with wood-fired pizzas.Judy &amp; Harrys - located in Saint Laurent Hotel - has received rave reviews for its Jewish spin on Italian classics - chef David Viana was featured on Top Chef!Netties House of Spaghetti - located in the neighboring town, Tinton Falls - cool vibes, great food. LOCAL BREWERIES (Brett approved!)note: New Jersey law does not allow food service at breweriesKANE - great beers, great vibes - Kane Head High is very popular! This is one of Tara &amp; Brett\u2019s faves.Asbury Park Brewery Taphouse - located on Cookman - try the Sea Dragon, one of Tara's favorites. You might get lucky, and a local band may be playing. This is one of Tara &amp; Brett\u2019s faves.Carton Brewing - located in Atlantic Highlands - if you like trying new local beers, this would be a fun place to make a stop if you make a trip to Sandy Hook!Bradley Brew Project - located in neighboring town, Bradley BeachBakes Brewing Co. - located in BelmarLittle Dog Brewing Co.- located in neighboring town, Neptune City. Small 4-seater bar. Rumor has it, Southside Johnny likes to get a beer here! DRINKS Boardwalk Area:Kim Maries - this Irish themed bar is adored by locals. Fun fact, this was the place where Tara &amp; Brett had their first date!Swimcrush - beach themed bar on BoardwalkWatermark - popular and swanky bar located on boardwalk with amazing ocean views Cookman Area:Johnny Macs - another fave - is popular with the young crowd because you get free pizza with your drink! Hit it early if you can and vacate before the youth arrive. But the music is good.Bond Street Bar - another dive bar adored by locals - cash only! Be cool! One of Tara &amp; Brett\u2019s faves!Bond Street Basement - secret entrance through Bond Street Bar (IYKYK - and now you know!) - or, you can enter through the Capitoline Restaurant. Dance vibes, gets crowded.Laylow - hidden bar in basement of Reyla restaurant. Music themed with exquisite and fun cocktails - cool vibes - one of Taras faves! DANCING &amp; TUNESThe Stone Pony - Classic. Legend. Iconic. Go see a show or just pay homage. Its not to be missed!Wonder Bar - another legend. Bruce Springsteen is known to go for a burger and beer here. Check the schedule for bands!Transparent Clinch Gallery - This Danny Clinch run art gallery sometimes has bands playing in the small space. Danny Clinch is an Asbury Legend - he is the photographer that is behind some of the most iconic rock photos in history. Its worth a spin around his gallery no matter what. It is connected to the Asbury Hotel. This is one of Tara &amp; Brett\u2019s favorite spots to hang! Also sells records.Asbury Lanes - fun venue for a concert in the old iconic Fast Lanes - check the schedule to see who is in town!R Bar - check the schedule if a band is playing in the downstairs! Some of Tara &amp; Brett's favorite local bands (Dark City Strings, The Ocean Avenue Stompers) have regular shows here and are not to be missed!Low Dive - great location on boardwalk and has cool bands on most weekend nights - one of Tara &amp; Brett\u2019s faves.House of Independents - located on Cookman Avenue - maybe one of your favorite bands is playing!Paradise Asbury Park - LGBTQ friendly - located in the Empress Hotel - dance the night away at this go-go boy club!Georgies LQBTQ friendly - known for its karaoke nights!Porta - did you know that on weekends Porta turns into a night club? Great dance music in the back - but don\u2019t\u2019 spoil it - you\u2019ll be dancing there on Saturday night for the wedding! SHOPPINGAsbury Park Holiday Bazaar - if you\u2019re lucky, local vendors will be set up in the Convention Center for this annual Bazaar! Get your Christmas shopping done while supporting local businesses.Rebel Supply - Tara\u2019s Favorite! Located on Cookman.Antique Emporium - Brett\u2019s favorite for vintage finds and records!Foolish Ginger - Another one of Tara\u2019s favorites. Located on Cookman.Severed Wing - more vintage and records - another one of Brett\u2019s favorites!Unwind Records and Comics - new vinyl shop on the Asbury Park Boardwalk - support this cool local business.Lofidelic Records - located in Belmar - one of Tara &amp; Brett\u2019s favorite record shops - check it out!Market Street Mission Thrift - sustainable thrifting for a good cause - located on Memorial Drive. A Brett fave!ReStore - sustainable thrifting for home decor where proceeds go to a good cause (Habitat for Humanity). Located one block from Mission Thrift. A Brett fave!Goodwill - Ocean Township (near Target) - great vintage/thrifted finds!PatriaeGlide Surf Co.Outlets in Tinton FallsStyle RocketWanderlust Land and Sea OutfittersAsbury Park FunhouseCarla GizziInterwoven SITESEEINGThe Stone Pony - a historic venue that shaped the music scene of Asbury Park.Wonder Bar - a historic venue that shaped the music scene of Asbury Park.Ocean Grove Grand Auditorium - a short walk from Asbury, Ocean Grove is a historical community known for their Grand Auditorium, Victorian homes and shopping on Main Street.Silverball Museum and Retro Arcade - $20 for all you can play pinball and arcade games right on the boardwalk! Anthony Bourdain played pinball with Southside Jonny here!Madame Marie\u2019s Temple of Knowledge - Bruce Springsteen wrote about Madame Marie in his song \u201c4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)\u201d. The fortune telling booth is still on the Boardwalk!Asbury Lanes - the old Fast Lanes venue, which is historic for Asbury Park music history. Bruce Springsteen saw the Ramone\u2019s play here and Joey Ramone asked him to write him a song, and he wrote Hungry Heart. Bruce kept ultimately kept the song for himself at the urging of his manager.Wooden Walls Project - Asbury is known for their graffiti throughout - its one of the best parts of Asbury Park - keep your eyes peeled and you\u2019ll find art everywhere. Some of the best work is on the North Boardwalk on the north side of the Convention Center. Be sure to be on the lookout for Tara &amp; Brett\u2019s favorite artist, Porkchop! He has many murals throughout Asbury (on buildings, in restaurants and bars, on the boardwalks). Let us know how many of his murals you spot (there are many!).Parlor Gallery - one of Tara\u2019s favorite galleries on CookmanTransparent Clinch Gallery - one of Tara &amp; Brett\u2019s favorite places to hang in Asbury.Sandy Hook/Atlantic Highlands - approximately a 30 minute drive from Asbury to the famous Sandy Hook and Fort Hancock - you know Tara loves a historical cannon moment! (hit up one of Brett &amp; Tara\u2019s favorite places for lunch or drinks on your way home in Atlantic Highlands - The Chubby Pickle) NECESSITIESWawa - snacks, fountain sodas, hoagies, gas - whatever you need to fill your soul. Closest is located on Corolies Avenue in Asbury Park on the corner of Route 35.Wegmans - high end grocery store with liquor store attached! Located in Ocean Township on Route 35.Stop and Shop - grocery store with liquor store attached! Located in Neptune City on Route 35.LUSH Wines - boutique liquor store in Asbury on Cookman Ave, across the street from TAKA.Target - no explanation needed - located in Ocean Township on Route 66. LINKSTravel &amp; Leisure just named Asbury Park the Best Beach Town in the US!<a href="https://www.travelandleisure.com/guide-to-asbury-park-new-jersey-11787455" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.travelandleisure.com/guide-to-asbury-park-new-jersey-11787455</a> Do your homework! If you\u2019re looking for an amazing oral history of Asbury Park and the music, check out the book \u201cI Don\u2019t Want To Go Home\u201d by Nick Corasaniti.

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A special thank you to Tara's cousin, Jeremy Tankel for his research on all things Asbury and the Jersey Shore! 1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Porta in Asbury Park isn't just a restaurant;&nbsp;it's a place where a crucial part of Bruce Springsteen's musical journey unfolded. This restaurant occupies the space of the former Student Prince nightclub, where Springsteen first met Clarence Clemons.&nbsp;The Student Prince was a key venue in the early 70s Jersey Shore music scene. Later, it was also the site of the Xanadu nightclub, where Springsteen debuted "Dancing in the Dark" in 1984.&nbsp;2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There really is an E Street. Bruce Springsteen’s “E Street Band” is derived from “E” Street in&nbsp;<a href="https://visitnj.org/city/belmar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Belmar</a>, where original keyboardist, David Sancious lived.&nbsp;"Tenth Avenue Freeze Out" was also inspired by Belmar’s 10th Ave. Today there is an 8 foot guitar at that intersection in Belmar as a tribute to the Bruce and the Band.3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bruce Springsteen originally wrote "Hungry Heart" for The Ramones In 1979, Springsteen saw the Ramones play at the Fast Lane in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Joey Ramone asked Springsteen to write a song for them. Springsteen wrote “Hungry Heart” with that intention but kept the song for himself at the urging of his manager.4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bruce Springsteen caused a security scare at Elvis Presley's Graceland. After a 1976 concert in Memphis, Bruce went to&nbsp;Graceland at 3am, jumped the wall, and ran to the front door. Security grabbed him before he could make it to the door and sent him packing. Elvis was in Lake Tahoe at the time.5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bruce Springsteen turned Asbury Park's The Stone Pony into a tourist attraction. It's so closely associated with Springsteen that you might think he got his start there, but the club only opened in 1974, when Springsteen already had two albums out.6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The fortune teller in Bruce Springsteen's "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" is real. “Madam Marie” Castello told fortunes on the Asbury Park boardwalk from 1932 until her death in 2008 at age 93. The fortune-telling booth is still there and is run by Madam Marie's family.7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Upstage Club was a hub for local musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s, playing a crucial role in the development of the Asbury Park music scene.&nbsp;While sadly no longer in operation, the club’s sign is still visible on the corner of Cookman Ave and Bond St.8)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Southside Johnny Lyons’ nickname was given to him while he was in Bruce Springsteen's Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom band in 1971. His love for Chicago blues inspired the choice of "Southside," a reference to the clubs where that music thrived. Jon Bon Jovi has credited Southside Johnny as his "reason for singing".9)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Danny DeVito was raised in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbury_Park,_New_Jersey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Asbury Park, New Jersey</a>. He lived a few miles away from the original&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Mike%27s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jersey Mike's</a>&nbsp;location and would eat there frequently, which would inspire him to become the sub shop's first celebrity spokesman.10)&nbsp;&nbsp;Multiple episodes of “The Sopranos” were filmed on the Asbury Park Boardwalk most memorably the season #2 finale “Fun House”.11)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Spring Lake has the highest percent of Irish Americans in the U.S., and because of this it is often called the “Irish Riviera”.12)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ocean Grove is a National Historic Landmark, recognized for its well-preserved Victorian architecture and its still active "Tent City," a collection of summer cottages built as tents in the late 19th century.&nbsp;13)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Photographer Danny Clinch’s Transparent Clinch Gallery is located at The Asbury Hotel featuring photography from his work capturing iconic musicians and cultural moments.&nbsp;Clinch is also the co-founder of the Sea. Hear. Now Festival.14)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito were both born in Neptune and their sisters had worked in the same hair salon but the two actors had never met before co-starring in “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest”. DeVito hadn’t planned on saying anything to Nicholson but Michael Douglas spilled the beans to Nicholson. Said DeVito, “Jack came running around the corner: “Ahh! You’re from Asbury Park?””15)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asbury Park was named after Francis Asbury, an important leader in the Methodist Church. Because a Methodist camp called Ocean Grove was nearby, Asbury Park was originally a "dry town” with no alcohol sold.&nbsp;

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