Popular & Trendy Restaurants on Long Island

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New Chinese takeout spot opens in Massapequa
It offers a menu full of Chinese standards — wonton soup, spare ribs, egg foo young, sesame chicken, etc. — and also a "pastrami egg roll."
LI sushi bars struggle to adapt amid coronavirus
Has sitting at a sushi bar become a casualty of this uncertain spring?
New harborfront bistro opens in Northport
The menu features items like an enormous lobster roll and a fried-chicken sandwich with peach pico de gallo.
New Asian restaurant opens in Merrick
The eatery focuses on Vietnamese cuisine, with specialties like banh mi sandwiches and pho noodle soup.
Valley Stream coffeehouse closes after 9 years
Hundreds of its devoted fans waited for hours to say goodbye.
East End seafood spot opens new waterside location
Montauk Asset Holdings is upgrading sleepy Orient by the Sea into Duryea's Orient Point.

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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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Hidden pizzeria opens in Westhampton Beach
The menu also includes lasagna, meatballs and cheese platters.
Get to know LI's most exciting food trucks
Food trucks have hit the big time on Long Island.
What to expect when visiting LI wineries this summer
A visit comes with a retooled set of rules and protocols, but a glass of 2019 rose is still worth the trip.
Top-rated pizza spot closes in Oakdale
"With the pandemic," co-owner Raquel Wolf said, "we just couldn't sustain it any more."
Former employees to open new eatery on site of legendary Italian spot
The menu will be similar, but the 24-year-old restaurant is getting a gut renovation after closing due to coronavirus.
Babylon pub turns parking lot into beach bar
When it came to expanding outdoor seating possibilities, it was time to get creative.