Retro Roadmap - Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun
Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun - with your hostess Mod Betty!
Worcester Mass has a lot to offer the Retro Roadmap type visitor, and it’s not just diners! Take the tasty thin crust pizza and vintage ambiance of the Wonder Bar on Shrewsbury Street. Mod Betty was intrigued enough by their fab neon sign to drag the ENTIRE Retro Roadfam there, and I’m pleased to report that
Mod Betty’s gotta learn how to speak up more, because sometimes when she does, something unexpectedly cool happens. Like getting a tip about a throwback Italian place that she never would’ve imagined herself walking into, even as she walked up to it. The Belmont Tavern in Belleville NJ. (Shout-out to Ron S, who we met
Whenever we can I like to follow up on tips that are sent to us by Retro Roadmap readers, so when I realized that Belmar NJ was right next to our daytrip destination of Asbury Park, I knew we had to check out the Vesuvio Restaurant. Thanks to Nik E for the suggestion- what a
Best slices on the boardwalk. OK technically on Rehoboth Avenue (since 1974). Yum! (I just got the story of this Alfred E. Newman painting from Tim Gouvas – as we’d say at home it’s wicked interesting! But typing it on my phone won’t do it justice – stay tuned!) Louie’s Pizza www.RetroRoadmap.com
Normally places on the RetroRoadmap have a vintage look or feel, but I’m declaring that Joe Italiano’s Maplewood Inn in Hammonton NJ is going on the map because of their great homemade spaghetti. They’ve been in business for 65+ years on the White Horse Pike, and are still family owned and operated too! (If you’re
Speaking of vintage Italian restaurants – Tony’s Baltimore Cafe in Atlantic City New Jersey is an authentic old time AC eatery, located just a block from the famous boardwalk. There are 2 entrances- one on the corner that leads directly to the bar, another into the wonderfully in-tact retro dining room. Either way you’re told
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