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Here are Newsday’s top 10 Latin restaurants for 2019. 

Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common.

Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common.

Besito

Cafe Buenos Aires

Coral Tapas and Wine Bar

El Rodeo

I Am Nacho Mama

La Fondita

Lucharitos Taqueria & Tequila Bar

Mi Viejito Pueblito

Pier 95

Taco 'Bout It

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LI's 10 best Latin restaurants of 2019

From the way we dress to the way we dine, formality has long been on the wane. Eating on a white tablecloth is no longer a prerequisite to a sublime meal, and some of the island’s most talented chefs are found in relaxed settings where seasonal ingredients, treated with respect, are the organizing principle. 

Whether it is bison sliders, seared local scallops or that bistro classic, a perfectly roasted chicken, these top Long Island bistros can be counted on to deliver a stellar meal in laid-back surrounds.

Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common.

Almond

Blackbird Kitchen & Cocktails

Gatsby’s Landing

Lola

Lost & Found

Market Bistro

Off The Block Kitchen & Meats

Perennial

Salumi

Small Batch

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One in four Long Islanders traces his or her roots to Italy. And both Nassau and Suffolk have un’abbondanza of Italian and Italian-American restaurants, from modest pizza-and-pasta eateries to regional specialists and Alps-to-Sicily kitchens.

Selecting 10 of them is a difficult but intensely flavorful and satisfying search, whether you’re devoted to ravioli or revere risotto, favor sauces carbonara or clam, enjoy a jolt of chilies and garlic or long for shavings of truffles and Parmesan cheese.

Here are Newsday’s choices for the 10 best Italian restaurants of 2019.

Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common.

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Autentico

Cafe Testarossa

Cassariano Italian Eatery

Franina

Jonathan's Ristorante

Nick & Toni's

Orto

Piccolo Mondo

Scarpetta Beach

The Trattoria

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Unquestionably, steakhouses are, course by course, the priciest restaurants on Long Island. They’re also very, very popular.

There are two chain establishments on the current roster, The Capital Grille and Ruth’s Chris Steak House, both in Garden City. Generally, familiar restaurants dominate the category from Peter Luger to Rothmann’s. What you enjoy at several of them goes well beyond, beef, too.

Here are Newsday’s choices for the Top 10 steakhouses of 2019.

Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common.

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Blackstone Steakhouse

Bryant & Cooper

The Capital Grille

Insignia Prime Steak & Sushi

Peter Luger

The Palm at the Huntting Inn

Rare650

Rothmann's Steakhouse

Ruth's Chris Steak House

Tellers: An American Chophouse

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Once an exotic delicacy, sushi can now be found everywhere from steakhouses to supermarkets. Among Long Island's hundreds of sushi purveyors, however, are 10 standouts that insist on the very freshest fish, and then elevate it with preparations ranging from reverent to creative. 

Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common.

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Arata Sushi

Ginza

Hana

Koiso

Nikkei of Peru

Taka Sushi

Shoshaku

Tiga

Torigo Japanese Restaurant

Yamaguchi

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LI's 10 best sushi restaurants of 2019

On this island, seafood is one of the most popular cuisines. Local fish and shellfish and their imported relatives are served grilled, baked, broiled, fried, sautéed, poached, steamed, pan-seared, marinated, and raw.

And, over the years, the staples have gone well beyond those served in the era of the combo platter, fried or broiled; basic clam-bar specialties; and lobster-salad rolls.

A new generation of eateries takes in true oyster bars, whole-fish specialists, casual spots with fish markets as well as restaurants, and destinations for ceviche, seasonal fare, and whatever a creative chef finds challenging. It’s easy to become a pescatarian.

Here are Newsday’s choices for the top 10 seafood restaurants of 2019.

Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common.

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Bostwick's Chowder House

Catch Oyster Bar

Inlet Seafood

The Jolly Fisherman & Steak House

Kingfish Oyster Bar & Restaurant

Kyma

Limani

Lost at Sea

Pearl

The Plaza Cafe

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Ten years ago, most of Long Island's Chinese restaurants fell into one of three categories: neighborhood takeouts, old-fashioned Chinese-American egg-rolleries and newer Asian-fusion spots where General Tso got an assist from sushi and pad thai. 

Now we are in the midst of a regional Chinese food boom, with Canton, Sichuan, Dongbei and, new for 2019, Yunnan and Shanghai strutting their culinary stuff. 

The boom, which shows no sign of slowing down, is driven by hungry Chinese students attending Stony Brook and Hofstra, Chinese families moving across the Queens border into Nassau and Chinese food lovers of all stripes who are thankful they don't have to drive into Flushing for authentic dan dan noodles, soup dumplings or tea-smoked duck.

Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common.

Beijing House

Chef Wang

Cheng Du

Coco Palace

F.A.N. Authentic Chinese Cuisine

Fortune Wheel

New Fu Run

Spice Workshop

Spicy Home Tasty

Tao's Fusion

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“Fine dining” is perhaps the broadest and most subjective category on Newsday’s list of Long Island’s top 100 restaurants. We all have our own ideas about what it means. What defines it these days underscores the importance of the chef-driven restaurant, one that’s creative, market-driven and devoted to high-quality ingredients. And, of course, you know it’s fine dining the moment you get that first taste.

Here are Newsday’s choices for the 10 best fine-dining restaurants of 2019.

Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common.

The 1770 House 

18 Bay

The LakeHouse

Mirabelle

NoCo Kitchen Wine and Cocktails

North Fork Table & Inn

Preston House & Hotel

Prime: An American Kitchen & Bar

Sandbar

Stone Creek Inn

The 10 best restaurants for fine dining on Long Island

LI's best restaurants for fine dining in 2019

While most of Long Island's finest Indian restaurants gather around Hicksville, the cuisines they serve range all over the subcontinent, from the tandoori meats of the Punjab to the haleem (meat porridge) of Pakistan (part of Indian until 1947) to the rice biryanis of south-central Hyderabad to the vegetarian street foods of the south. With a growing clientele of discerning Indian and Pakistani Americans, these eateries adhere to very high standards, and the many vegetarian ones among them are a godsend for anyone trying to eat less meat.

Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common.

Akbar

Clay Oven

Dosa World

House of Dosas

Kababjees

Lazzat

Masalah Grill

Mithaas

Saravanaa Bhavan

Taj Indian Fusion

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It's official: Barbecue has caught fire on Long Island. Only a few years back, one could count the number of serious local barbecue spots on one hand. Thankfully, those days of settling for so-so ribs, chicken, brisket and pulled pork smothered in sticky sauce are gone. Now, you can afford to be picky about where you go to satisfy a yen for something slow-smoked and delicious. Here are some of our favorites. 
Note: Most dishes mentioned are samples of the restaurants’ menus and may not be available at all times. Seasonal changes and dish substitutions are common. 
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