This is a cute little convenience store located in the Sandy Hook unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. It is very walkable from the visitor center near the lighthouse, and also has parking spots available along the side of the building.
Out front are a couple of cute red picnic tables, which also made it easy to see the osprey nest that they have across the street, which was quite hopping at the time of our visit as the birds flew in and out.
Inside are a selection of souvenirs and basic foods. T-shirts, keychains, postcards, and the like are available near the seating area by the entrance (a couple of interior tables are available), and then there is food closer to the counter. A small selection of premade sandwiches and drinks are in the cooler, there is an ice cream treats cooler, fresh fruit is out on the counter. There is also a selection of scoopable ice cream flavors for cups or cones, milkshakes, and frozen lemonade. There is a soup of the day and grilled hot dogs were coming out from the back.
We opted for ice cream cups - the mint chocolate chunk was great!, hot dogs, and tried the tomato based veggie soup, which had great chunks of veggies in it and was nice for the cooler day.
Staff was very friendly! read more