Porta Pizzeria
This Asbury Park Italian joint specializes in Neapolitan-style pizza, wine & cocktails. Their pizza topping combos range from inventive and elegant to traditional. There's a definite emphasis on freshness, as the owners buy from local purveyors and make mozzarella in-house every day. The inside is modern and sleek with tea lights hanging from the ceiling and a large square bar.
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This bustling Neapolitan pizzeria-slash-beer garden with a large outdoor patio slings wood-fired pizzas with crisp and blistery crusts that are topped with house-made mozzarella, San Marzano tomatoes, and meaty add-ons like meatballs, hot soppressata, and sweet Italian sausage. You can also order salumi, salads, pastas, seafood, and craft cocktails and at brunch you’ll find the Cannoli French Toast and a dish called Eggs in Purgatory served with ricotta salata. On weekends, dance parties are a common sight.