Lincroft may sit inside Middletown Township, but it runs on its own rhythm: Brookdale Community College traffic in the morning, ballfields in the afternoon, quiet loops past the Swimming River Reservoir at dusk. The local scoop move is just as much its own: Ryan's, about ten minutes away at 462 Shrewsbury Ave in Tinton Falls.
No Route 35 crawl required, just an easy back-road run, and at the end of it a family-owned counter that has kept two dozen homemade flavors in the case since 1988.
Why Lincroft makes the trip
Brookdale study breaks were made for hand-spun milkshakes, and the case behind them holds 24-plus homemade flavors plus Italian ice and 100% dairy-free Dole soft serve for whoever skips dairy.
Birthdays and team parties are covered too: custom ice cream cakes with 48 hours' notice, orderable online, ten minutes from your driveway.
