A reunion will be held Thursday for former Adriatic Restaurant patrons, now Kim Marie’s Eat and Drink away at 1409 Kingsley Street. Organizers are inviting anyone who has ever ‘had a drink or ordered a Steak Stanley’ to come by the 5 p.m. Happy Hour event at Kim Marie’s. Owner and chef Stanley Tokic and […]

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 […]

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 […]