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Johnny Mac’s owner changes concept for former Adriatic

Gay bar shifts to 'gay-friendly' restaurant, with a 28 foot boat on roof-top deck

By Molly Mulshine
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Plans for a bar serving a gay clientele at the former Adriatic restaurant site have been changed to a “gay-friendly” restaurant, owner John McGillion said this week. The Candy Bar, at 1409 Kingsley St., was originally conceived as a bar to attract a gay demographic. McGillion wants to operate it as a restaurant instead because […]

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Mar 15, 2013
Asbury Park

Johnny Mac’s new spot christened ‘Candy Bar’

New bar catering to gay community to occupy former Adriatic building

By Molly Mulshine
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John McGillion’s newest Asbury Park addition is being named Candy Bar, announced at a bar-naming party on Wednesday, Oct. 17. McGillion owns Johnny Mac’s tavern on Main Street between Cookman and Mattison avenues, as well as several bars in Brooklyn and Manhattan. He held a bar-naming contest, promising $500 to the winner, to name the […]

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Oct 24, 2012

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