Oceanport knows how to build a summer Saturday: a morning on the water, an afternoon of racing at Monmouth Park, dinner somewhere between home and the beach. The finishing touch is about ten minutes south, at Ryan's Homemade Ice Cream on Route 35 in Oakhurst.
Slip through Eatontown or drop down from the West Long Branch side and you're at a family-owned counter that has made small-batch ice cream since 1988. Post up with a cone and settle the day's photo-finish debates properly.
Why Oceanport makes the trip
The case runs 24-plus homemade flavors deep, backed by hand-spun milkshakes, Italian ice, and 100% dairy-free Dole soft serve, so every seat in the car comes out a winner.
For birthdays and end-of-season team parties, custom ice cream cakes need 48 hours' notice, and take-home quarts keep the freezer stocked for race day.
