On a Friday night in September, redbankgreen went to the opening of The Lobby Bar inside the Anderson Building. Its reporter called the margarita solid and the sound system great, and liked the 1970s R&B playing on the turntables. The bar uses the liquor license from Danny's Steakhouse, which the outlet called "beloved," so a license Red Bank remembers from one era is now working in another.
The same report called the Lobby "the final piece of the puzzle" in the remake of the ground floor of a century-old former warehouse. That line explains why Anderson Market feels different this November than it did a year ago. The food hall opened as a place for a meal or a grocery run. With the bar and a chef's counter added, 200 Monmouth Street now has something open from breakfast until well after dark.
From Grocery Aisle to Food Hall in One Year
For many Red Bank residents, this address meant Sickles Market. Sickles closed its Red Bank store in 2024, WRAT reported. According to redbankgreen, Culture Collective Hospitality Group, led by Chris Viola, took over the space and remade it as a food hall. Patch announced a September 8 opening day for the new market in an August 2025 article.
The grocery side never disappeared. Anderson Market's own Pantry page lists butcher, grocery, bakery and seafood departments. Over its first year, though, the market added a food hall around the groceries. Then this fall it added the piece that keeps the building busy after dinner.
The lineup kept changing along the way. Namkeen Hot Chicken left, and redbankgreen, citing the Asbury Park Press, reported that Little Andy's Burgers was getting ready to take its stall. Little Andy's now appears on the market's official vendor roster.
Who Is Behind Each Counter Now
The market's Food & Bar page lists seven names. Here is what each one serves, according to the market's vendor pages and the Lobby's opening press release:
- The Lobby: fresh juice and made-to-order smoothies by day, then cocktails, wine, bar food and aperitivo-style snacks in the evening
- Studio Omakase: a 12-course tasting at a 14-seat counter
- Booskerdoo Coffee: coffee and espresso
- The Butcher: premium steaks, burgers, chops, sausages and antibiotic-free chicken
- Little Andy's: West Coast-style burgers with house-made sauces, plus the Vaya Con Dios fries the vendor singles out
- Seoul BBQ: Korean barbecue, including bulgogi and kimchi
- Diane's: made-to-order breakfast, sandwiches with house-roasted meats, soups, chili, signature chopped salads and prepared meals
Each counter covers a different part of the day. Booskerdoo and Diane's handle the morning. Diane's, Seoul BBQ and Little Andy's cover lunch and an easy dinner. The Butcher and The Pantry handle the cooking-at-home errand that Sickles used to cover. The Lobby and Studio Omakase take over in the evening.
How the Building's Day Runs
Anderson Market posts its hours as Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Lobby's posted schedule adds an evening layer on top of that.
| Time | What's on at 200 Monmouth Street |
|---|---|
| 8 a.m., daily | Market opens; coffee at Booskerdoo, breakfast at Diane's |
| Midday | Sandwiches, salads and soups at Diane's; Seoul BBQ; Little Andy's burgers |
| 3 to 6 p.m., daily | Aperitivo Hour at The Lobby |
| Thursday, 5 to 8 p.m. | Vinyl DJ set at The Lobby |
| Friday, 6 to 9 p.m. | Vinyl DJ set at The Lobby |
| Saturday, 4 to 7 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. | Two vinyl DJ sets at The Lobby |
| Sunday, 3 to 6 p.m. | Vinyl DJ set at The Lobby |
| Wednesday to Sunday evenings | Four omakase seatings at Studio Omakase |
| 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday | Market's posted closing time |
Saturday's late set runs until 10 p.m., two hours past the market's posted 8 p.m. close. Sunday's set lines up with the end of the shopping day, so on Sunday a late-afternoon grocery run and Aperitivo Hour happen at the same time. Culture Collective's press release, as redbankgreen reported it, explains how one bar covers so much of the day. By day it runs a fresh juice and made-to-order smoothie counter with "a record playing start to finish," and by evening it becomes a cocktail and aperitivo bar that also serves low- and no-alcohol drinks. The Lobby's own page lists the evening side as cocktails, wine and bar food.
The Room Just Off the Bar
The newest dinner option in the building is the smallest one. Studio Omakase sits in a room next to the Lobby. Its booking page describes a 12-course tasting of about 90 minutes at a 14-seat counter, with four seatings each evening, Wednesday through Sunday. The price starts at $108 per person, plus gratuity, a processing fee and tax. A place this size also fits the building's all-day pattern, since each seating is a scheduled booking with a set time.
The chef is Steven Wong. According to the press release quoted by redbankgreen, he was most recently head sushi chef at Moko Omakase in New York. He has spent more than 40 years behind sushi counters in New York and Miami, including Zuma Omakase, Sushi Noz, Mila in Miami Beach, Sushi of Gari, Nobu and MEGU, and he once owned Nouveau Sushi in Montclair. The release also said the menu follows whatever fish comes in that day. In the same release, Wong said:
"I'm excited to open the first omakase in Red Bank. I love blending traditional sushi with my own point of view, so every guest at the counter gets something unique."
For residents, this means a tasting-menu night out without leaving town. For a birthday or anniversary dinner, it is one of the few seats downtown you book by seating time rather than by party size.
East on Monmouth Street, the Same Hours Are Filling In
This pattern extends past the Anderson Building. Walk east on Monmouth Street toward Broad Street and this fall's openings fill the same daytime hours the market covers.
Julia's Coffee Co., 19 Monmouth Street. Identical twins Julia and Sydney Boel opened their coffee shop on Monday, October 19, redbankgreen reported. The Julia's menu includes coffee, espresso drinks, tea and lemonade. The shop took over the space where Surf's Up Coffee & Candle had operated. That business had been sold and closed by early September.
Reves Smooth & Acaí Cafe, 42 Monmouth Street. Next to Crazy Story Books, Reves held its official grand opening in September. It is the second location for the business run by husband-and-wife team Sebastian Balk and Cynthia Noack. The menu covers soft-serve acai with no refined sugars, smoothies, pitaya bowls and coffee.
Linked By Mint, 29 Monmouth Street. Nearly across the street from Reves, this permanent jewelry and charm bar opened in September. Its other location is in Long Branch. Redbankgreen counted it among a growing number of Red Bank retailers that schedule events, and its "Charmed Night Out" workshop had already sold out ahead of time.
Put these on the same map as the market. Coffee is now available at Booskerdoo inside the market and at Julia's a short walk east. Smoothies are available at the Lobby's day counter and at Reves. An evening plan can start with Aperitivo Hour at 200 Monmouth Street, and a weeknight can include a scheduled workshop on the same street. The block is filling up with places for every part of the day, both inside the market and along the sidewalk.
What This Means for a Weeknight in Red Bank
A year ago, the building at 200 Monmouth Street was a market people stopped into. This November it supports a whole evening plan. You can buy steaks at The Butcher at 5:30 on a Thursday, then sit for a drink during the vinyl set before the market closes at 8. On a Wednesday you can book an omakase seating and arrive early for Aperitivo Hour, which runs from 3 to 6 p.m. every day. On a Saturday the Lobby runs two sets, the second ending at 10 p.m.
The market's events page also describes Workbench, an ongoing workshop series. If you are planning around the holidays, check that page and the Lobby's posted DJ times before you go, since the schedule there drives the building's evenings.
At The Katz Team, we track openings like these on Monmouth Street because they shape how a block feels on a regular weeknight. If you're wondering how a busier evening around 200 Monmouth Street could affect the value of your home nearby, schedule a call and we'll walk through it with you.
