The Guide: Cafés & Bakeries in Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Farmingdale, Manalapan Township and Englishtown, NJ
Part of the Monmouth County cafés guide
How We Selected These Businesses
This guide covers Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Farmingdale, Manalapan Township and Englishtown.
A business is listed here if it sells coffee (or tea, for a boba or tea shop), something baked, and has a seat to enjoy them: a café, coffee shop, bakery, boba shop or roaster. National chains qualify on the same terms as anyone else; the test is the transaction, not the size of the company behind it.
Every business below was checked against its own website or own published profile (own Google Business listing where a business has no website), and each row shows the month we last checked it ourselves.
Where fewer than five cafés and bakeries in these towns met the criteria, cafés and bakeries in the neighboring towns that met the same criteria are listed in a separate table, each with the town it is based in.
About This Guide
This guide is produced by Garden State Circle. Cafés, coffee shops and bakeries appear here because they meet the criteria described above — coffee (or tea), something baked, and a seat — and a location in Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Farmingdale, Manalapan Township and Englishtown, NJ. That is a test, not a judgment, and it is the only route onto this page. No business can pay to be included in this guide, to be listed higher, or to change what the comparison table says about it. Businesses are listed alphabetically, and every detail in the table was verified against each business’s own website or own published profile in October 2026.
Everything under the heading that begins this guide is governed by the rules above, on every guide we publish. Where a sponsor’s message appears above that heading, it is paid for and labelled, and it buys nothing in the guide. Garden State Circle is supported by the businesses that participate in it. Participation pays for our ongoing work: keeping a business’s entry accurate, re-checking its record, and publishing a page of its own details that the business maintains. There is no paid placement in this guide. Participation does not buy a place here, a position here, or anything the comparison table says. Where a row carries a verification date, that is when we last checked that business’s record ourselves. A row without one has not been checked recently — that is a fact about our work, not about the business. Ingredients, preparation and allergen handling change, and we record what each business publishes rather than inspecting kitchens. If you have a food allergy, confirm directly with the business before you order. Hours, menus and seasonal openings change often. Every detail here was verified on the date shown above.
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Cafés and Bakeries in Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Farmingdale, Manalapan Township and Englishtown — Compared
| Business | Type | Leads with, as published | Open Sunday, as published | Hours, as published | Seating, as published | Ownership, as published | Record checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mily Café & Bakery Freehold | Café | coffee; traditional cakes, pastries, Mexican sweet breads (own site) | Yes, closes 9:00 PM (own Google listing) | Not published | Dine-in (own Google listing) | Not stated | Oct 2026 |
| The Baklava Lady Cafe & Bakery Englishtown | Café | Turkish coffee, Turkish tea (Demli Çay) and specialty lattes; baklava, cupcakes, donuts, muffins and bread (own site) | Yes, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM (own site) | Fri–Sun 10:00 AM–3:00 PM, as shown on own site | Dine-in (own site) | Not stated | Oct 2026 |
Nearby Cafés and Bakeries — Compared
| Business | Type | Leads with, as published | Open Sunday, as published | Hours, as published | Seating, as published | Ownership, as published | Record checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 Main Cafe & Boutique Holmdel | Café | coffee, freshly brewed coffee; homemade pastries, scones, muffins, croissants (own site) | Yes, 8:00 AM–3:00 PM (own site) | Summer: Mon–Fri 7:30 AM–5:00 PM, Sat–Sun 8:00 AM–3:00 PM, as shown on own site | Indoor and outdoor seating (own site) | Not stated | Oct 2026 |
| Booskerdoo Coffee & Baking Co. – Bell Works Holmdel | Café | fresh roasted coffee, cappuccino and iced tea; small batch baking (own site and own Google listing) | Yes, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (own site) | Mon–Fri 7:30 AM–5:00 PM, Sat–Sun 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, as shown on own site | Dine-in (own Google listing) | Small chain (5 locations, all in NJ) | Oct 2026 |
| Busy Bee Roasters & Coffee Shop West Long Branch | Roaster | coffee roasted fresh in small batches daily; pastries made fresh daily (own site) | Yes, 5:00 AM–1:00 PM (own site) | Mon–Sat 4:00 AM–2:00 PM, Sun 5:00 AM–1:00 PM, as shown on own site | Dine-in (own Google listing) | Not stated | Oct 2026 |
| Honeybell Bakery (Bell Market, Bell Works) Holmdel | Bakery | latte; sourdough (own Google listing) | Not published | Not published | Dine-in (own Google listing) | Not stated | Oct 2026 |
| Turquoise Bakery & Cafe Marlboro | Café | specialty coffees and drinks; pastries and desserts (own site) | Yes, 8:00 AM–3:00 PM (own site) | Tue–Sat 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, Sun 8:00 AM–3:00 PM, closed Mon, as shown on own site | Lounge seating (own site) | Not stated | Oct 2026 |
The Cafés and Bakeries
Mily Café & Bakery — Freehold
Coffee; traditional cakes, pastries, Mexican sweet breads (own site). Seating: Dine-in (own Google listing).
The Baklava Lady Cafe & Bakery — Englishtown
Turkish coffee, Turkish tea (Demli Çay) and specialty lattes; baklava, cupcakes, donuts, muffins and bread (own site). Hours: Fri–Sun 10:00 AM–3:00 PM, as shown on own site. Seating: Dine-in (own site).
Nearby Cafés and Bakeries
61 Main Cafe & Boutique — Holmdel
Coffee, freshly brewed coffee; homemade pastries, scones, muffins, croissants (own site). Hours: Summer: Mon–Fri 7:30 AM–5:00 PM, Sat–Sun 8:00 AM–3:00 PM, as shown on own site. Seating: Indoor and outdoor seating (own site).
Booskerdoo Coffee & Baking Co. – Bell Works — Holmdel
Fresh roasted coffee, cappuccino and iced tea; small batch baking (own site and own Google listing). Hours: Mon–Fri 7:30 AM–5:00 PM, Sat–Sun 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, as shown on own site. Seating: Dine-in (own Google listing). Ownership: Small chain (5 locations, all in NJ).
Busy Bee Roasters & Coffee Shop — West Long Branch
Coffee roasted fresh in small batches daily; pastries made fresh daily (own site). Hours: Mon–Sat 4:00 AM–2:00 PM, Sun 5:00 AM–1:00 PM, as shown on own site. Seating: Dine-in (own Google listing).
Honeybell Bakery (Bell Market, Bell Works) — Holmdel
Latte; sourdough (own Google listing). Seating: Dine-in (own Google listing).
Turquoise Bakery & Cafe — Marlboro
Specialty coffees and drinks; pastries and desserts (own site). Hours: Tue–Sat 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, Sun 8:00 AM–3:00 PM, closed Mon, as shown on own site. Seating: Lounge seating (own site).
Common questions
Is this every café and bakery in Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Howell Township, Farmingdale, Manalapan Township and Englishtown? No list like this is ever complete or permanent. This page reflects what each business’s own website or own published profile said as of October 2026, and it is checked periodically. If you know of a business that should be here, use the correction note at the bottom of the page.
Does “Not stated” mean the café has no seating? No. It means the business does not publish that fact where we could read it.
Are national chains included? Yes. A chain location in these towns that meets the same test is listed in its own table, on the same terms as anyone else.
Does a business have to pay to be listed? No. Every business on this page qualified by meeting the same test — see the note above the table.
Every detail on this page was verified in October 2026.
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