New American restaurants: 3 must-try spots on Long Island
Pan-roasted local tilefish is served with smashed red potatoes with truffles, braised leeks and a wild-mushroom emulsion at The Lake House restaurant in Bay Shore. Credit: Doug Young
What started in the 1970s is still growing across Long Island. Here are three notable New American restaurants in Nassau or Suffolk.
ARTAUX FINE FOODS, 5 Sea Cliff Ave., Sea Cliff; 516-674-4579. artaux-fine-foods.myshopify.com
James Muir’s refined restaurant came after his catering establishment. Ask for seats at the communal table in the kitchen and enjoy the show as he and his staff prepare your meal. Notable: octopus carpaccio, lamb skewers, beef short ribs, hake with Serrano ham.
ORGANICO, 75 Main St., Port Washington; 516-883-1401
“Organic” definitely is the theme at this restaurant near the train station. Notable: meatballs arranged like lollipops, wild shrimp and caponata, linguine alla carbonara, the crabcake “burger,” Painted Hills strip steak, grilled pork porterhouse, pistachio gelato.
AMERICAN BEECH, 300 Main St., Greenport; 631-477-5939. americanbeech.com
Greenport’s newest destination sparks the Stirling Square complex. Manager Dennis McDermott and chef Arielle Ferrara are veterans of The Riverhead Project, now closed. Notable: New England clam chowder, lemongrass-ginger seafood pot, strip steak, fried chicken, lobster roll.
