Celebrate Your Birthday At The Jersey Shore With Fishing, Hiking

Celebrate locally by jumping on one of the many deep-sea fishing vessels in Monmouth and Ocean counties! From the Belmar marina to Point Pleasant to LBI, there are dozens of fishing boats for a day of deep-sea adventure.

Perhaps a day of freshwater fishing at Molders Fishing Preserve in Old Bridge! 7 ponds with different fish in each! Fish for bass, trout, catfish, and more for one low price!

How about hiking or biking at Cattus Island County Park in Toms River or Allaire State Park in Wall and Howell.

Stop by a local farm like Silverton Farms in Ocean County or pick some fresh seasonal fruit and veggies at Battleview Orchards in Monmouth County!

You can have your fancy martini bars. You can keep your loud sports bars. Heck, I've even been known to walk out of a live music bar if the band sucks in favor of a kick-ass dive bar jukebox. A great dive bar will keep me coming back for more.

The great John Taffer of Bar Rescue fame said it best in an episode I watched recently. John said, "Folks think a dive bar is a dirty or unkept bar. A dive bar should be warm, friendly, and welcoming." I agree. No matter if your bar is new or old. Whether you call it a bar, tavern, or pub. If it's no frills, and welcoming to all, you just may be sitting in your favorite dive bar and not even know it!

Decades ago, a simple no-frills dive bar was easy to find, not just here at the Jersey Shore, but all over America. However, these days with the cost of goods, and technology, and many of the younger generation wanting more of an "experience" in their nightlife, dive bars have seemed to fall out of favor somewhat. Thankfully there is a resurgence in the interest in owning a dive, and that has kept the jewels we still have up and running. Be it handed down through the family or some guy having a midlife crisis and wanting to own one, you can still find a good old dive at the Jersey Shore when you need it.

The food may be basic, but it's probably the best damn bar food you ever had. The barmaids might be sassy, but she'll make you the best Old Fashioned you've ever tasted. The decor may seem dated, but it will feel like home when you leave. Most of all the people you spend time with at your local dive bar might just turn out to be some of the most interesting characters you've ever met.

Meanwhile, here is a list of some of the most historic Dive Bars in the USA!

So pull up a stool, grab a pickled egg, order a Pabst on tap, and let's check out, in no particular order,  some of the best Dive Bars the Jersey Shore has to offer. Oh and don't forget to tip!

85 Asbury Road Farmingdale.

19 East 13th Street, Beach Haven, Long Beach Island.

208 Bond Street, Asbury Park

519 Boulevard, Seaside Heights

845 West Park Avenue, Ocean Township

405 Division Street, Long Branch

201 Route 37 West, Toms River

4118 Route 33, Tinton Falls

2071 Route 88, Brick

919 Boardwalk, Seaside Heights

106 Randall Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach

4500 Bordentown Avenue, Sayerville

150 Bay Avenue, Highlands