Diane
since 2019First customer we ever had. There's a bagel named after her way of eating.
Everyone’s a regular eventually
Pull up a chair.
La Costa is one block from the sand and about the size of a living room. People meet here, run here, work here and come back here every summer for years. If you’re new: you already fit.
The regulars
Some people we’d notice if they didn’t come in.
Two of the drinks on the board are named after customers. That is roughly the whole business model.
Erika
since 2019Ordered it so often we put it on the board with her name on it.
Sophia
since 2021Walked in asking for lavender before we stocked it. Now we stock it.
The 7 AM crew
since alwaysFishermen, contractors and one very patient dog. Door opens, they're there.
First time?
Here’s everything you need to know.
Order however you like
At the counter, or ahead on your phone and walk straight past the line.
Ask what's good
Nobody minds. The answer is usually Erika's cold brew or the Lox Special.
Stay as long as you want
There's no minimum, no time limit and the wifi password is on the wall.
Sol Haus Run Club
Run first. Cold brew after.
Every Saturday, 8 AM at the boardwalk entrance. All paces, all people — we finish at the shop and the first round is on us.
- No sign-up, no fee, no dropping anyone
- Walkers welcome — a lot of us walk it
- Strollers and dogs come too
On the calendar
Coming up
Everything here is walk-up. Nothing needs a ticket.
SAT · AUG 1
8:00 AM
Sol Haus Run Club
5k boardwalk loop. Cold brew + bagels after, on us.
FRI · AUG 7
4–8 PM
Boutique pop-up
Local Lavallette makers take over the patio for the evening.
SUN · AUG 16
10 AM
New drop tasting
First pour of the next canned flavour, straight off the line.
The wall by the register
What people leave behind.
Been coming here every August since the summer it opened. My kids order for themselves now.
Marie · Toms River Got engaged on the boardwalk and came straight here. They put a candle in a donut.
J & R · Brooklyn The only place in town that knows my order before I'm through the door.
Pat · Lavallette Rained the whole week. We came here every single morning anyway.
The Alvarez family
There’s a stack of cards and a pen by the register. Or tag us.
Around the shop
A summer, roughly.
First sip of every drop.
One email when something new hits the fridge, and a heads-up before every pop-up. No spam, just drinks.