<p>When it comes to dining on the water, it&#39;s all about the view. Long Island&#39;s North and South shores are filled with restaurants that thrive, come summer, with diners seeking al fresco tables with a prime view of the sunset or boats churning by. Newsday&#39;s restaurant critics have eaten their way around the Island in search of spots with the best food and that all-important vista. Here are the top recommendations.</p>


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 <p>This fine-dining mainstay gazes out over Sag Harbor Bay and offers diners an incredible sunset to pair with a glass of wine and the New American fare that comes from its kitchen. Starters range from tuna tartare to mussels to pork belly pretzel buns with hoisin and a kohlrabi slaw, while entrees like roasted chicken with smoked bacon risotto and a pork Milanese offset seafood options including lobster rigatoni, a sesame-crusted tuna with soba noodles, halibut baked in parchment with sun-dried tomatoes and a loaded bouillabaisse in tomato-saffron broth.</p> 
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 <address> <p>8 W. Water St., Sag Harbor</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-725-7088">631-725-7088</a> <a href="https://www.beaconsagharbor.com/">beaconsagharbor.com</a>
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The Beacon

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 <p>A fixture on Reynolds Channel since 1999, these casual spots owned by the Doheny family are usually buzzing with regulars who come for the large menu and laid-back (read: shorts and T-shirt) atmosphere. At Buoy, main plates include a more refined ceviche, lobster BLT sliders, tacos, crabcakes and simple dishes such as grilled mahi mahi with coconut rice. The adjacent, sandy-bottomed Scotty’s on the Bay is a counter-service spot with a small beach full of plastic Adirondack chairs, serving fried clams, chicken fingers, pizza, tacos, burgers and hot dogs.</p> 
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 <address> <p>72 Bayside Dr., Point Lookout</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-432-3975">516-432-3975</a><a href="https://buoybarli.com/">buoybarli.com</a>
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South Shore

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Buoy Bar and Scotty's on the Bay

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 <p>Named after a lighthouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts, this New England-style clam shack in Safe Harbor Capri Marina West has a sweeping view of Manhasset Bay. Highlights include clam chowder, stuffed quahogs, lobster rolls, crab rolls, shrimp rolls and snack bar favorites like hot dogs and grilled cheese. Seafood platters go for $25-$27.</p> 
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 <address> <p>86 Orchard Beach Blvd., Port Washington</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-883-8330">516-883-8330</a> <a href="https://www.butlersflat.com/">butlersflat.com</a>
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 <p>Tucked away in the marina of Hampton Watercraft and Marine along the Shinnecock Canal, this aptly named spot offers outdoor dining on two levels and a casual, family-friendly vibe. Not surprisingly, seafood makes a strong showing here: steamed PEI mussels or littleneck clams, clam fritters with horseradish mayo, pan-fried crabcakes, a grilled mahi mahi sandwich with avocado aioli, fish and chips and a lobster roll made fresh with celery and lemon mayo. For culinary landlubbers: sweet Thai chili-glazed duck wings, a half-pound burger with your choice of cheese, fried chicken sandwich with baby arugula and a burger made with quinoa and roasted garlic.</p> 
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 <address> <p>44 Newtown Rd., Hampton Bays</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-723-2155">631-723-2155</a> <a href="https://www.thecanalcafe.com/">thecanalcafe.com</a>
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 <p>Just across the bridge from Oyster Bay to Bayville, and tucked into a marina on West Harbor, is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it area of covered tables, plus an outdoor bar and busy kitchen turning out clam chowder, burgers and more. Many visitors boat in and tie up to the Clam Bar’s 160-foot-long floating dock for some of the freshest clams around, dug right from the nearby harbor and ordered at the counter. The menu offers a range of seafood-topped salads and platters, burgers and sandwiches.</p> 
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 <address> <p>40 Ludlam Ave., Bayville</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-628-8688">516-628-8688</a> <a href="https://bridge-marina.com/the-clam-bar">bridge-marina.com/the-clam-bar</a>
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 <p>Claudio’s Waterfront, the historic property that dates back to 1870, officially opens each May with its over-the-top cocktails — like last season’s $110 Bloody Mary — festive vibe, and pop-up concepts. This year sees a revival of Claudio’s Tavern and Grill — now called Claudio’s Restaurant — in a space that has been refreshed and will serve coastal faves and tavern staples, like burgers, salads, and brunch items. New for 2026 is Saylor Beach House, a Mediterranean-inspired waterside spot opening in the space where Crabby Jerry’s used to be. Taking a page from breezy, bustling European beach clubs, Saylor will not only feature seaside fare, but golden-hour cocktails to take in sunset on the dock. In keeping with tradition, pizza will also be offered on-site from Peter’s Pizzeria, a South Florida shop known for its New York-style pies.</p> 
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 <address> <p>111 Main St., Greenport</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-477-0627">631-477-0627</a> <a href="https://claudios.com/">claudios.com</a>
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Claudio's Waterfront

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 <p>An imposing, multistoried structure, which offers 270-degree views of the canal and the bay, Rachel and David Hersh’s Cowfish boasts a vaulted, light-filled dining room with two dining decks, an outdoor bar, picnic tables, a play area for kids and boat slips. The menu has something for everyone: creamy clam chowder for the traditionalist, tuna poke with strawberries, mango and avocado for the tropically minded, NOLA shrimp with rice for Cajun cravings, baby back ribs or a cowboy rib-eye for the carnivore, fish or chicken fingers for small fries. Opened in 2012, Cowfish was actually the Hershes’ second canal-side eatery; their first restaurant (they now own seven) was Rumba, about a half-mile south, and possessed of a ramshackle charm and Caribbean-inflected menu. Shuttle between the two venues via the shipshape little ferry known as the RumBarge.</p> 
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 <address> <p>258 E. Montauk Hwy., Hampton Bays</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-594-3868">631-594-3868</a> <a href="https://cowfishrestaurant.com/">cowfishrestaurant.com</a>
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 <p>The local Mexican chainlet's restaurant at Manhasset Bay Marina opened in 2023 and is easily its most impressive, with an outdoor cabana bar featuring stunning views. The Asian fusion tacos, cheeky branding and lively party scene are on the menu here, too. The flavors are so sweet they're almost like candy, but the variety is quite astounding: Vietnamese shrimp, blackened salmon, kung pao chicken. Anything flies on a flour tortilla. What also works: the spicy chipotle margarita garnished with a pineapple, and the watermelon basil margarita.</p> 
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 <address> <p>10 Matinecock Ave., Port Washington</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-944-7900">516-944-7900</a> <a href="https://www.dirtytacoandtequila.com/">dirtytacoandtequila.com</a>
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Dirty Taco + Tequila

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 <p><em>A structure fire damaged this popular oceanfront East Quogue eatery May 20, Suffolk officials said. The eatery announced on its social media page it will be closed through Memorial Day.</em></p> 
 <p>Coaxing half dollars of peach-pink splendor from umpteen littlenecks to the accompaniment of color-matching Spicy Summer Fling cocktails (tequila, jalapeño, watermelon juice) or blood orange margaritas is a rite of passage at this large and beautiful seafood haunt. Expect everything: bagel-crusted salmon, mussels in a crazy prosecco butter sauce, and matchless views of Shinnecock Bay. This&nbsp;full-service white-linen restaurant also has a fun outdoor food truck vibe with live entertainment..&nbsp;</p> 
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 <address> <p>94 Dune Rd., East Quogue</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-653-0653">631-653-0653</a> <a href="https://www.dockerswaterside.com/">dockerswaterside.com</a>
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 <p>This pair of waterfront restaurants boasts mostly al fresco seating and drips with colorful East End people-watching. Overlooking Gardiners Bay, at Duryea’s in Orient you can dine on Mediterranean-inspired fare, on and off the sand. In Montauk, an extensive pier dotted with dining tables stretches into Fort Pond Bay. Start with the lobster Cobb salad, served at both, an indulgent four-person serving of decadent tail and claw meat over greens (with a price tag to match). Shellfish is found in abundance at both locations — Peconic Bay oysters, teetering seafood towers, fresh grilled or steamed lobsters&nbsp;and beautifully cooked whole fish. Portions are large and meant to be shared. In Orient, you can tuck your yacht into one of the slips at the marina and roll onto the sandy beach club speckled with loungers and couches. In Montauk, prepare for a wait, as seating is first-come, first-served.</p> 
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 <address> <p>40200 Main Rd., Orient</p> <p>65 Tuthill Rd., Montauk</p> </address> 
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 <p>On Freeport's Nautical Mile, Ensenada Bay is a rare concept. The Mexican steakhouse has waterfront views and a solid selection of Mexican wines and specialties from Baja California, Mexico. Order the rib-eye aguachile, which features shaved strands of rib eye steak in the dark brew of lime and soy sauce. There's also a vibrant shrimp ceviche&nbsp;in a rip-roaring broth and strands of dill for freshness.</p> 
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 <address> <p>507 Guy Lombardo Ave., Freeport</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-208-8680">516-208-8680</a><a href="https://ensenadabay.com/">ensenadabay.com</a>
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 <p>When Friend of a Farmer closed in 2002, one of Nassau County’s loveliest waterside venues lay dormant until Felice opened 20 years later ...&nbsp;and soon landed on <a href="https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/restaurants/best-italian-feedme-2026-bspa87mf">Newsday’s Top Italian list</a>. The landscaped patio overlooks picture-perfect Gerry Pond, where, at twilight&nbsp;you can share cocktail hour with egrets, herons and ducks that are also out for their evening meal. Outside or in, you’ll enjoy a Tuscan-leaning menu that includes a crostino topped with chicken-liver mousse and surrounded by prosciutto, a sublime pappardelle with mushrooms, porcini broth, truffle and Grana Padano as well as gnocchi al pesto, spaghetti all’arrabbiata, and tonnarelli cacio e pepe or carbonara. Many of Felice’s dishes are drizzled with its own olive oil from San Casciano Val di Pesa, outside Florence, and the mostly Italian wine list includes bottles from Fattoria Sardi, the restaurant’s organic vineyard.</p> 
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 <address> <p>1382 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-933-5432">516-933-5432</a><a href="https://felicerestaurants.com">felicerestaurants.com</a>
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 <p>At this waterside clam shack, which shares a terminus with the West Sayville Boat Basin, a deck runs the length of the dining room and umbrella-topped tables look out over bobbing boats. You can start with a half-dozen clams on the half shell, then move on to lobster rolls, a seafood platter or the fried-flounder Reuben.</p> 
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 <address> <p>130 Atlantic Ave., West Sayville</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-589-0888">631-589-0888</a> <a href="http://www.kingstonsclam.com/">kingstonsclam.com</a>
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Kingston's Clam Bar

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 <p>A well-appointed deck at the water's edge offers a view of the Fire Island ferries chugging across the Great South Bay. Order from the regular menu of innovative New American dishes like pepper-crusted venison and pressed lemon-rosemary chicken, with crowd-pleasing shareables such as grilled oysters and calamari. Sunday brunch is an upscale affair with dishes including duck confit hash with poached eggs and baked challah French toast.</p> 
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 <address> <p>135 Maple Ave., Bay Shore</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-666-0995">631-666-0995</a> <a href="https://thelakehouserest.com/">thelakehouserest.com</a>
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 <p>La Plage ("the beach" in French), which sits steps away from the town beach, is a weathered low-slung structure with canopied tables spilling out from the dining room. Chef Wayne Wadington has owned it since it opened in 1996, and has a cooking style that blends high and low. One of his most popular items is the rigatoni, which on the one hand is essentially pasta and tomato sauce but on the other, involves sun-dried tomatoes, manchego cheese, shrimp and a final flambé. Other can’t-take-off-the-menu items include a green-apple salad with blue cheese, walnuts and mâche composed with care and dressed with a sesame-jerez vinaigrette, as well as house-smoked beef "carpaccio"&nbsp;and duck confit on fresh chive risotto.</p> 
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 <address> <p>131 Creek Rd., Wading River</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-744-9200">631-744-9200</a> <a href="http://laplagewadingriver.com/">laplagewadingriver.com</a>
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 <p>It’s a rollicking scene at this self-described "lobster beer garden" along the East Rockaway waterfront. Wash down the excellent lobster rolls (and tacos, nachos and sandwiches) with a Lazy Lobster frosé or Grandpa Marco’s secret family recipe for sangria..</p> 
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 <address> <p>10 Front St., East Rockaway</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-837-8484">516-837-8484</a> <a href="https://www.lazylobsterny.com/">lazylobsterny.com</a>
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 <p>From its beginnings in 1905 as a cocktail-serving barge through its move shoreside during Prohibition to subsequent owners and variations on the name, Louie’s has attracted fair-weather diners looking for a good meal on a great deck with peerless views of Manhasset Bay. Since Jerry Sbarro relaunched Louie’s in 2025, it has all that and a whole lot more: The reconfigured interior — all sleek leather and brass and glass-fronted fireplaces — offers water views from almost every seat and, from the second-floor aerie, you can see Co-op City in the Bronx and beyond. The menu overlaps somewhat with Sbarro’s prime East Norwich steakhouse, Rothmann’s but, of course, there’s a lot of seafood too, from a butter-poached lobster roll and fish and chips to Faroe Island salmon with wilted spinach and citrus glaze and charred, head-on shrimp with herbed couscous.</p> 
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 <address> <p>395 Main St., Port Washington</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-883-4242">516-883-4242</a><a href="https://www.louiessince1905.com/">louiessince1905.com/</a>
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 <p>Mavericks takes over a 100-year-old building, originally a hotel with a restaurant. The 200-seat dining room has a timeless, casual elegance with lots of warm wood and the good sense to know that no decor can compete with the 180-degree view west across Fort Pond. Executive chef Jeremy Blutstein highlights exceptional sourcing and the seasonal bounty of the East End includes Iberico pork skirt steak, wood-grilled half chicken&nbsp;marinated with house-fermented lemons and locally foraged Montauk sumac. A classic raw bar features Norwegian snow crab, wild-caught Panamanian shrimp, Nova Scotia oysters, and chilled locally harvested lobster.&nbsp;</p> 
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 <address> <p>51 S. Edgemere St., Montauk</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-668-8506">631-668-8506</a> <a href="https://www.mavericksmontauk.com/">mavericksmontauk.com</a>
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 <p>Mill Pond House, which was built in 1909, underwent a top-to-bottom renovation in 2025, making one of the prettiest water views on Long Island even lovelier. Light, bright and airy, this Mill Pond features blond wood on tastefully paneled walls, white oak floors and a massive center bar overlooking the patio dining room with spectacular sunsets guaranteed. The menu favors light pastas and an emphasis on steak and seafood like the filet mignon and shrimp "surf and turf," accompanied by mashed potatoes and asparagus or the filet of sole, lightly breaded and served in a lemon white wine and butter sauce. For dessert, the Blondie bottom banana cream pie is a must.</p> 
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 <address> <p>437 E. Main St., Centerport</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-261-7663">631-261-7663</a><a href="https://www.millpondrestaurant.com/">millpondrestaurant.com/</a>
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Mill Pond Steak & Seafood

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 <p>Andrea Tese is taking culinary sustainability to new heights at the waterside restaurant she opened in 2023. Not only are most of the ingredients local and seasonal, not only does the kitchen eschew shrimp, salmon and any other sea creature that does not swim in these waters, but it tries not to buy anything that is packaged in plastic. With a generous deck offering panoramic views of Cutchogue Harbor, Tese hopes people who are looking at the water will be compelled to want to protect it. For the 2025 season, Minnow established its own "pound traps" in that water and that’s likely where your porgy, fluke and weakfish were nabbed. Chef Anna Paola Mannucci turns this bounty into accomplished dishes such as weakfish amandine, fluke oreganata, seared dogfish. Raw-bar offerings include Peeko oysters (its headquarters are at the adjoining property), local littleneck clams and some of the Island’s best crudos and ceviches. You wouldn’t expect to find an amazing Comté cheese tart here, but you will.&nbsp;</p> 
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 <address> <p>650 First St., New Suffolk</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-734-8474">631-734-8474</a> <a href="https://www.minnowrestaurant.com/">minnowrestaurant.com</a>
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Minnow at the Galley Ho

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 <p>Splashed across a 200-foot stretch of private beach overlooking Fort Pond Bay, the perennial East End favorite offers an eclectic menu that ranges from salmon tartare&nbsp;to charred octopus. Don’t miss the fried chicken, served with cheddar-jalapeño cornbread, coleslaw and a spicy honey drizzle. Enjoy all of this — plus a wide selection of rosé wines — while seated at a picnic table with your toes in the sand.</p> 
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 <address> <p>16 Navy Rd., Montauk</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-668-6868">631-668-6868</a> <a href="https://www.navybeach.com/montauk/">navybeach.com/montauk</a>
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Navy Beach

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 <p>There are clam bars that barely give lip service to their eponymous bivalve, and then there’s Nicky’s, which has been putting the clam in clam bar for more than three decades. Most days, you’ll have your choice of raw littleneck, top neck or cherrystones on the half shell or steamed with white wine and garlic. Baked options include oreganata and casino. But the true stars are the soft-shell clams (the skinny ones with the long necks and fat bellies) that are available as fried Ipswich clams or steamers, here bathed in a garlic-celery-caraway broth. There are plenty of non-clam items at this casual indoor-outdoor spot, plus the chance to watch the Fire Island ferries chug back and forth across the bay.</p> 
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 <address> <p>99 Maple Ave Suite A, Bay Shore</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-665-6621">631-665-6621</a> <a href="https://nickysclambar.com/">nickysclambar.com</a>
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Nicky's Clam Bar

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 <p>Safe Harbor Capri East, the marina overlooking Manhasset Bay, has hosted a series of outdoor restaurants over the past half century. For Nino’s Beach, owners (and brothers) Franco and Michael Vendome gutted the facility and installed a sparkling venue with two dining rooms, a bar, an oyster bar and, of course, a deck overlooking the water. The Mediterranean menu is serious, too, featuring homemade pastas; artisanal pizzas; starters such as hamachi crudo with yuzu and fried shallots&nbsp;or grilled Portuguese octopus with n'duja-tomato broth. Mains&nbsp;include a 16-ounce New York strip, 40-ounce Tomahawk, pork chops and seared bigeye tuna.</p> 
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 <address> <p>43 Orchard Beach Blvd., Port Washington</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-502-0441">516-502-0441</a> <a href="https://www.ninosbeach.com/#/">ninosbeach.com</a>
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 <p>The Nautical Mile restaurant encompasses fish dishes from New England clam chowder and lobster rolls to tequila-chorizo "drunken" mussels, shrimp mofongo and fried red snapper with tostones. Landlubbing diners can choose among Buffalo cauliflower, watermelon or Caesar salads, cheesesteaks, tamarind chicken, grilled sirloin steaks and a country-fried pork chop.</p> 
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 <address> <p>195 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-442-0600">516-442-0600</a><a href="https://offthehooknyc.com/long-island">offthehooknyc.com/long-island</a>
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Off the Hook

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 <p>Talk about waterfront: When Anthony Martignetti bought The Old Mill Inn in 2018, the 200-year-old building had the waters of Mattituck Creek coming through the floorboards, its plumbing and electrical systems shot. But, over the next seven years, the New York City&nbsp;hospitality impresario restored it to a glory it probably never had, either in its original incarnation as a tidal grist mill or as one of the series of restaurants that followed (the last one closed in 2017). Now raised safely above the creek, its interior buffed to a soft glow, it’s poised to become a <a href="https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/restaurants/summer-2025-restaurants-tmy1jezd">new North Fork landmark</a>. Chef Kyle Bloomer (formerly of The Halyard and Bruce &amp; Son in Greenport) highlights local produce and seafood with a menu that treads the line between classic and contemporary, from a salad of greens from KK’s The Farm in Southold and squid a la plancha to fish and chips and roast chicken with maitake mushrooms.</p> 
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 <address> <p>5775 W. Mill Rd., Mattituck</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-621-2251">631-621-2251</a><a href=" https://www.oldmillnorthfork.com/"> oldmillnorthfork.com/</a>
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The Old Mill Inn

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 <p>Almost every table has a view and a breeze at Peter’s, from the roadside high-tops to the seats on the expansive patio along Barnum Inlet. Peter’s has been serving seafood, raw and cooked, since 1939 — as its look suggests — and the requisite fresh littlenecks, cherrystones and oysters all populate the raw bar. For a more substantial summertime snack, choose from king crab pot, lobster rolls or a haul of fried seafood, from flounder (served as fish and chips) to fried shrimp and scallops.</p> 
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 <address> <p>600 Long Beach Rd., Island Park</p> </address> 516-432-0505, <a href="https://www.petersclamhouse.com/">petersclamhouse.com</a>
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Peter's Clam Bar

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 <p>True to the "from our ships to your lips" motto, you can sometimes watch boats tie up to the dock to unload a fresh haul. Clams on the half shell, crisp clam strips, shrimp cocktail, chowders, a lobster roll — they’re all here, served at umbrella-covered tables with relaxing water views. Sandwiches and fried seafood items $9-$36.</p> 
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 <address> <p>99 Bayside Dr., Point Lookout</p> </address> 516-897-4024, <a href="https://pointlookoutclambar.com/">pointlookoutclambar.com</a>
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Point Lookout Clam Bar

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 <p>Huntington’s waterfront is largely inaccessible; Prime is the luxurious exception. Come by car or by boat (slips available) for some of Long Island’s most acclaimed cooking, with steaks, sushi, raw bar and New American dishes (entrees start at $36). Request a seat on the multilevel deck for virtually unobstructed water views. And consider a weekday lunchtime visit for a more leisurely experience, plus a $29 two-course deal.</p> 
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 <address> <p>117 New York Ave., Huntington</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-385-1515">631-385-1515</a> <a href="https://restaurantprime.com/">restaurantprime.com</a>
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Prime: An American Kitchen and Bar

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 <p>Salt takes reservations for outdoor dining only, and an hour or two wait builds up on weekends. But it's worth sticking it out if you head past the host stand to the lounge area on the deck. The couch seating is remarkably low key and pretty quiet. For dinner, a table is an oasis, with plenty of elbow room and terrific bay views. Dine on casual eats like Thai calamari, short rib sliders, lobster rolls or burgers. Entrees include an 8-ounce filet mignon, fried chicken on a Belgian waffle&nbsp;and grilled swordfish.</p> 
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 <address> <p>3100 Whaleneck Dr., Merrick</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-442-7470">516-442-7470</a> <a href="https://saltonthewater.com/">saltonthewater.com</a>
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Salt

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 <p>One of Greenport’s loveliest berths has a new occupant: Smuggler’s Cove has replaced Porto Bello (est. 1992) at the Safe Harbor Stirling marina. At dinner, starters ($14 to $25) include fried provolone with basil pesto and balsamic drizzle, New England clam chowder, confit Long Island duck wings and grilled octopus with fregola, tomatoes, olives and preserved lemons. Mains ($28 to $42) include grilled local striped bass with charred eggplant, a Wagyu burger with Guinness-caramelized onions and Gruyère (served with truffled Parmesan fries), Berkshire pork chop with parsnip puree and Swiss chard, linguine with clams and pinwheel lasagna Bolognese. A roof deck, with sweeping views of the marina, Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital and beyond, is almost ready to open and, when it does, there will be a proper raw bar menu with more oysters, clams and more.</p> 
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 <address> <p>1410 Manhanset Ave., Greenport</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-477-6305">631-477-6305</a><a href="https://www.smugglerscovenofo.com/">smugglerscovenofo.com</a>
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 <p>The Sunset Club is perched on the expansive Tappen beachfront overlooking Hempstead Harbor and, just beyond, Long Island Sound, and it offers diners a slice of sunny happiness — and <a href="https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/restaurants/beach-dining-long-island-xl49ur1l">one of the few places where Long Islanders can literally eat on the sand</a>. Restaurateur Rustan Lundstrum mixes the Hamptons with retro Miami: Guests use a QR code to order tableside via an online system that goes directly to the kitchen..</p> 
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 <address> <p>494 Prospect Ave., Sea Cliff</p> </address> <a href="tel:516-289-4983">516-289-4983</a><a href="https://www.thesunsetclub.fun/">thesunsetclub.fun</a>
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The Sunset Club at Tappen Beach

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 <p>A skipping-stone’s throw from the boardwalk of Peconic Riverfront Park, this Turkish restaurant offers great food, views and even bird-watching. Dig into a vibrant shepherd's salad, an assortment of small plates, house-made gyro and juicy kebabs.</p> 
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 <address> <p>40 McDermott Ave., Riverhead</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-591-1757">631-591-1757</a> <a href="https://www.turkuazgrillriverhead.com/">turkuazgrillriverhead.com</a>
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Turkuaz Grill

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 <p>Bergen Bay isn’t one of Long Island’s best-known bodies of water, but this narrow inlet in West Babylon is worth exploring — a task that can easily be accomplished while dining on the deck at Vern. Chef Lamar Todd's menu focuses on crowd-pleasers — clams and oysters on the half shell, sauteed mussels and baked clams, lobster roll, lobster mac-and-cheese, grilled chicken-avocado club, Caesar and Santa Fe salads — but there are twists and turns too: tortilla chips with a mango-crab salsa, fried calamari is tossed in a Caribbean-inspired sauce, a Vern burger slathered with a secret green "Vern sauce."</p> 
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 <address> <p>301 Bergen Ave., West Babylon</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-620-3340">631-620-3340</a>
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Vern

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 <p>In fine weather, the capacious dining room spills out onto an equally ample waterfront patio at the mouth of the Connetquot River, with a panoramic view of the Great South Bay beyond. The restaurant could not be more aptly named, and the kitchen looks out to the sea as well with a globe-trotting menu featuring a raw bar, crispy Thai calamari, crabcakes&nbsp;and more. Sunday buffet brunch seatings run two hours for $49.95 a person with bottomless mimosas.</p> 
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 <address> <p>3 Consuelo Place, Oakdale</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-589-2694">631-589-2694</a> <a href="https://www.viewoakdale.com/">viewoakdale.com</a>
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View

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 <p>The Whales Tale made a splashy debut in the Hamptons <a href="https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/restaurants/whales-tale-hampton-bays-ekybic4d">last summer</a>. The eatery originally opened in Northport's Britannia Marina in 2009 and closed that location <a href="https://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/restaurants/whales-tale-northport-p7wlq0sf">last fall after 16 years</a>. The Hampton Bays location, which overlooks an inlet, offers the same menu of crowd-pleasing comfort food, with starters including mussels, elote con queso or corn with cheese, guacamole and loaded street fries. Mains include sandwiches like a tuna BLT&nbsp;and rice bowls. Cocktails include a watermelon mojito&nbsp;made with rum, lime juice, watermelon, simple syrup and mint. A grab-and-go market offers tacos, lobster rolls, ice cream, smoothies and coffee.</p> 
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 <address> <p>78 Foster Ave., Hampton Bays</p> </address> <a href="tel:631-253-8717">631-253-8717</a> <a href="https://www.whalestaleli.com/">whalestaleli.com/</a>
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The Whales Tale

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