Hungry landlubbers see Long Island as a network of roads leading to dinner. The view from the water is a little different: All around the Island -- from Point Lookout to Patchogue to Montauk, into Peconic Bay to Shelter Island and Greenport, then along the North Shore from Port Jefferson to Huntington to Port Washington -- inlets and coves lead to restaurants where you can dock your boat and then dine. Luckily for the landlubbers, all of these eateries are accessible by car as well. Here's a sampling.
NASSAU
ISLAND PARK
COYOTE GRILL, 516-889-8009
By land 104 Waterview Rd.
By sea In Reynolds channel before Long Beach bridge; 57 slips between Coyote Grill and Paddy McGees. Sunday fee only, $25 to $50 depending on boat size, and the fee is applied to your tab.
A lively scene and a Southwestern-inflected menu. Lunch and dinner served.
PADDY MCGEES, 516-431-8700
By land 6 Waterview Rd.
By sea In Reynolds Channel before Long Beach bridge. 57 slips between Paddy McGees and Coyote Grill (same owner). Sunday fee only, $25-$50 depending on boat size, and the fee is applied to your tab.
A classic Long Island fish house where the traditional usually outshines the innovative. Lunch and dinner served.
JORDAN'S LOBSTER FARM, 516-889-3314,
jordanlobsterfarms.com
By land 1 Pettit Place
By sea In Reynolds channel before Long Beach bridge; 8 to 10 slips. No docking fee.
This lobster wholesaler has order-at-the-counter eating and outdoor tables. Enjoy your lobster, shrimp, clams, oysters and / or chowder overlooking Reynolds Channel. Lunch and dinner served.
POINT LOOKOUT
FISHERMAN'S CATCH, 516-670-9717
By land 111 Bayside Dr.
By sea Reynolds Channel near Jones Inlet. 4 slips. No docking fee.
Owned and operated by one of Long Island's largest seafood wholesalers, Fisherman's Catch has access to the freshest fish. Watch the scallop boats come in as you feast on blackened scallops. Great fried calamari and seafood pasta. Could there be anything better than fried local fluke? Dinner only.
POINT LOOKOUT CLAM BAR AND FISH MARKET, 516-897-4024
