Qua Pizza on Main Street in Manasquan, NJ: Roman Square Pizza

Qua Pizza is a Roman square pizza shop at 179 Main Street in downtown Manasquan, NJ, open from noon every day, with specialty pizzas, pastas, salads, heroes and cutlets on a menu built for sharing.

Main Street is the center of downtown Manasquan, and Qua Pizza is one of the restaurants on it. The shop has a second location at 504 Main Street in Asbury Park. Here's what Qua bakes, what's on the menu, when the Manasquan shop is open, and what the streets and homes around it are like.

What is Qua Pizza?

Qua Pizza makes Roman square pizza. The shop's About Us page says the dough starts with finely milled flour made from wheat with no additives or added enzymes. The toppings start with non-GMO tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and fior di latte mozzarella imported from Italy.

The result, according to the shop, is a crust that stays soft and light in the center with crisp edges. Pizza is the main event, but the menu also covers salads, pastas, heroes on semolina bread and Italian-style cutlets like chicken parm. The shop describes its whole menu as food made to be shared. You can see it all on the Qua Pizza website.

What's on the menu at Qua Pizza in Manasquan?

The specialty pizzas come in two sizes. A personal pizza is four slices, made for one person. A whole pizza is eight slices, and the menu says it serves up to three people. The Americana, with tomato sauce, mozzarella, pecorino romano and oregano, costs $11.75 for a personal and $23.50 for a whole, according to the menu page read in November 2026.

The menu marks two pizzas as Qua favorites. The Jersey Boy has vodka sauce, fresh mozzarella, pepperoni, basil and parmigiano. The Diavola has tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, sopressata, pepperoni and Calabrian chili. Other pies include a Margherita, a Cacio e Pepe, a Capricciosa and the Tommaso, an upside-down pizza with mozzarella on the bottom and tomato sauce on top.

You can also build your own. You pick a personal or whole size, choose a red, white, vodka or cacio e pepe base, and add up to four toppings, from artichokes and broccoli rabe to sausage and prosciutto di Parma.

The pasta list runs from rigatoni pomodoro to a spicy vodka with smashed meatballs and ricotta, in half, individual or half-tray portions. Salads include a Caesar, a Greek and an Italian chopped salad. The heroes come on semolina bread, and the cutlet section covers chicken parmigiana, eggplant parmigiana and a chicken Milanese with arugula and lemon.

Does Qua Pizza have gluten-free or vegan options?

Yes, it does. The menu says most specialty pizzas can be made gluten free on a Pinsa Romana crust imported from Italy. A gluten-free pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella, pecorino and oregano is on the menu at $16.50, and a gluten-free specialty pizza is $23.50. Several pastas and salads carry a gluten-free tag too, and gluten-free penne is one of the pasta choices.

The menu marks three dishes as vegan. They are the Pomodoro pizza with tomato sauce, garlic and basil, The Chipper, which has no cheese and an assortment of vegetables, and the Mista salad.

When is Qua Pizza in Manasquan open?

The shop's Locations page lists the Manasquan hours as noon to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and noon to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Asbury Park shop keeps different hours and closes on Monday and Tuesday, so check which location you're ordering from.

The menu lists lunch combos Monday through Friday from noon to 3 p.m. Two Americana slices with a soda cost $7. A small salad with an Americana slice and a soda costs $9.50, and a pasta bowl with a soda costs $10.95.

You can order pickup or delivery from the shop's website, and its home page says it also delivers through DoorDash and Slice.

What should you know before you go?

The specials change. In November 2026, the Specials page listed a Drunken Vodka Upside Down pizza with vodka sauce on the bottom, cheese on top, pepperoni, Calabrian chili and pecorino, at $16 for a personal and $32 for a whole.

Qua also sells Take-N-Bake pizza. The shop par-cooks each Roman square pizza, and you finish it in your own oven at home. If you have leftover slices, the shop posts its own reheating steps. It says to preheat the oven to 500 degrees, or as high as your oven goes, set the slices right on the rack with a sheet pan on the bottom rack to catch drips, and heat them for 3 to 5 minutes.

Planning a party? The website has a separate catering menu. Menus and prices change, so check the shop's site before you order for a crowd.

What are the streets and homes like around Main Street in Manasquan?

Manasquan is a Monmouth County borough where the Manasquan River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Main Street and the blocks around it hold the downtown, with small businesses, the 540-seat Algonquin Arts Theatre, built in 1938, and the Masonic Temple building at Main Street and Union Avenue. Borough Hall is on the same street, at 201 East Main Street.

Manasquan station sits south of East Main Street on NJ TRANSIT's North Jersey Coast Line, and most trips to New York change trains at Long Branch. Route 71 runs through the borough, and the Garden State Parkway is the nearest major highway.

On the ocean side, the borough guards 17 beaches, from the Manasquan Inlet north along a boardwalk lined with beachfront homes. Wikipedia notes that many older beach bungalows in town have been replaced with larger single-family homes. The borough covers about 1.38 square miles of land, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 Gazetteer.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Qua Pizza in Manasquan?

Qua Pizza is at 179 Main Street in downtown Manasquan, NJ 08736.

What kind of pizza does Qua Pizza make?

Qua makes Roman square pizza, with a crust the shop describes as soft and light in the center and crisp at the edges.

What time does Qua Pizza in Manasquan close?

The Locations page lists 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The shop opens at noon every day.

Can you get gluten-free pizza at Qua Pizza?

Yes, you can. The menu says most specialty pizzas can be made gluten free on an imported Pinsa Romana crust.

Why Qua Pizza is part of Manasquan

Main Street is where downtown Manasquan comes together, from Borough Hall to the Algonquin. A pizza shop on that street that opens at noon seven days a week and builds its menu around sharing is part of what makes the town worth knowing. I'm Dennis Mark Interdonato, and I write these town blogs so you know the places in the towns where I sell homes.

Want to know more about the borough? Start with my Manasquan town page and the Manasquan town guide, then read about Divi Tree Coffee, a coffee shop on Bridge Avenue in Point Pleasant.