Popular & Trendy Restaurants on Long Island

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LI Ice Cream Tour celebrates 10 years with two-day event
The tour avoids chains and shops that do not make their own ice cream, however worthy they may be.
Must-try Long Island lobster rolls
Here are some of our favorites.
Mineola dessert spot serving $50 'experience' cocktails
One Harry Potter-inspired beverage involves light, smoke and sound.
New Indian eatery opens with waterside rooftop deck
The seafood-centric menu is a feast for the modestly adventurous diner.
New poke and sushi spot opens in Garden City
It's a small eatery that's easily missed, but when and if you finally arrive, expect an ambitious and creative spot.
Mexican-Italian cantina opens in Floral Park
The menu features chicken Parm tacos, pizza quesadillas and more.

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Westbury eatery adapts for Phase 3 indoor dining

When City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill started preparing to reduce their seating by 50%, the owners didn't want their 240-seat restaurant to look bare. So they found a way to keep the restaurant's ambience alive, while still maintaining the social distancing requirements.

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Zouji Dumpling House

188 Glen Cove Ave., Glen Cove

Dumplings are only the starting point for a menu rich in authentic, Northern-style Chinese flavors and textures at Zouji Dumpling House in Glen Cove.

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Abbracciamento 

174 Merrick Rd., Lynbook

A veteran Brooklyn restaurateur comes out of retirement to open Abbracciamento in Lynbrook, an understated, elegant Italian redux that is instantly one of Long Island's best. 

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One10

569 Broadhollow Rd., Melville

One10 in Melville, one of the year's biggest new openings, is a partial triumph for restaurateur Anthony Scotto.

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Fogo De Chao 

235 Old Country Rd., Carle Place

Inside Fogo De Chao, a new all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse in Carle Place, gauchos with skewers and swords will deliver as much flank steak, short ribs and lamb ribs as you can handle.  

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Kandahar Grill

459A S. Broadway, Hicksville

Raj Ghani's great new halal eatery in Hicksville deserves a wider audience.

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Holy Smoke Grill

 3357 Merrick Rd., Wantagh

 Quality meets value at Holy Smoke Grill in Wantagh, a casual, meat-centric eatery.

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2nd LI cheese shop closes within 2 weeks
A "fire sale" of all cheese and beer runs from Friday through Sunday.
Iconic North Fork restaurant reopens after major renovation
While the menu carries on the original mission of honoring local ingredients with refined technique, the restaurant has been completely — and lavishly — upgraded.
Celeb chef's burger joint shuttered by COVID-19
Once numbering more than a dozen locations, there are no plans to reopen the only remaining Bobby's Burger Palace on Long Island.
LI chef competes on Food Network show
He won a previous competition, and was invited back to compete in a tournament of champions.
8 frozen cocktails you have to try this summer
Careful — not all adult slushies are created equal.
28-year-old Mineola restaurant reopens after fire
The specialty, rodizio, is an onslaught of all-you-can-eat grilled meats.