After taking Morris County by storm, one of New Jersey’s best pizzerias is heading down the Shore.

Coniglio’s Old Fashioned , the Morristown pizza shop Nino Coniglio opened in fall of 2022 to instant acclaim , is launching a second restaurant in New Jersey. The self-proclaimed “king of pies” is expanding his kingdom to Asbury Park.

The new Coniglio’s location will be at 629 Mattison Ave., Coniglio told NJ Advance Media. The 123-year-old building has seen a revolving door of businesses in recent years — most recently pizzeria Killer Pies , which closed in 2024 .

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Coniglio, a Plainfield native, hopes the new restaurant will open before the end of the year — the build-out is complete and the ovens that makes his prized pizza are al

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