A Coastal Gathering Place in Asbury Park. We invite you to join us to share an experience filled with inspired cuisine, refreshing drinks, and authentic coastal vibes. Barrio Costero was built by four friends with a passion for creating remarkable experiences through community, collaboration, and sharing delicious food. Our name, Spanish for coastal neighborhood, embodies our approach to seasonal cooking and genuine hospitality in the vibrant seaside community of Asbury Park. Wings, tamarind, peanuts.

We invite you to become a part of our family as we continue to bring unique flavors and hospitality from the island of Puerto Rico.

Alcohol makes other people less tedious, and food less bland, and can help provide what the Greeks called entheos, or the slight buzz of inspiration when reading or writing. We change our wine list with the seasons. Our goal is to surprise you with a wine that you might never have tried until now. Our 28 bottle cuvinet lets you have just a glass or two without buying the whole bottle. Sign up for Nektar News. Be the first to know about upcoming tastings for wine, beer and whiskey.

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