Asbury Park Roastery

Asbury Park Roastery is a small coffee roasting company that opened in February 2007. It roasts coffee fresh, mostly fair trade and organic, and sells it by the bag or by the cup. The roastery also carries organic loose-leaf teas, along with coffee and tea accessories and confections. Alli Kennedy started it after leaving a traditional office job, with a simple goal of making everything good.

Customers can take home beans or order a drink and sit down at one of the tables. Coffee subscriptions are offered monthly or every two weeks, and gift cards are available. The original roasting shop is on Second Avenue in Asbury Park, between Main Street and Memorial Drive. Watch for the Coffee With Words night, which is announced on Instagram.