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Best Asian Cuisine

From straight-up authentic Japanese cuisine to delicious, creative sushi interpretations, these are the picks for the East End’s favorite Asian tastemakers.

Haiku Sushi

40 East Main St., Riverhead

631-727-777,
haikuriverhead.com

Maroni

54195 Main Road,
Southold

maronicuisine.com

Opties and Dinghies 

87 North Ferry Road, Shelter Island

917-822-1230,
optiesanddinghies.com

Stirling Sake

477 Main St., Greenport

631-477-6782,
sakuragreenport.com

Tony’s Asian Fusion

9650 Main Road, Mattituck

631-298-2158,
tonysfusionnorthmattituck.com

Best Bagel

Toasted or not? Savory or sweet? Seeded or plain? Shmeared or buttered? Rise and shine (or afternoon dine!) on New York’s favorite bread hero.

Bean and Bagel

4426 Middle Country Road, Calverton

631-237-8979,
beanandbagelcafe.com

Black Sheep Bagels

1451 Main Road, Jamesport

631-779-2914

31000 Main Road, Cutchogue

631-735-9998

East End Bagel Cafe

46455 Middle Road, Southold

631-765-1462,
mknxonline.com

Eccentric Bagel

25 West Neck Road,
Shelter Island

631-749-5363,
eccentricbagel.com

Goldberg’s

Mattituck, Greenport, Riverhead

theoriginalgoldbergsbagels.com

Best Breakfast or Brunch 

It’s the most important meal of the day! Go get you some at one of our beloved brekkie spots.

Bruce & Son

208 Main St., Greenport

bruceandsongreenport.com

Crazy Beans

2 Front St., Greenport

631-333-2436,
crazybeansrestaurant.com

Love Lane Kitchen

240 Love Lane, Mattituck

631-298-8989,
lovelanekitchen.com

Main Road Biscuit

1601 Main Road, Jamesport

631-779-3463,
mainroadbiscuitco.com

Ram’s Head Inn

108 S. Ram Island Drive, Shelter Island

631-749-0811

Best Burger

These sizzling patty-slinging spots put the urge in burger!

Barrow Food House

452 Main Road, Riverhead

631-779-3379,
barrowfoodhouse.com

Cliff’s Elbow Room

1549 Main Road, Jamesport

631-722-3292,
cliffselbowroom.com

Isola

15 Grand Ave., Shelter Island

631-749-9036,
isolany.com

Sophie’s

730 Main Bayview Road, Southold

631-765-5700,
sophiesrest.com

Tweed’s Restaurant and Buffalo Bar

17 East Main St.,
Riverhead

631-237-8120,
tweedsrestaurantriverhead.com

Best Chef

One of the great things about the East End is the bounty of food from farms and the local waters. It’s inspiring local chefs for decades, and there’s no sign of the flame going out. Here are a few who’ve impressed us all year long.

Armond Joseph

Léon 1909

29 West Neck Road,
Shelter Island

631-749-9123,
leon1909.com 

Finn O’Hara

Nookies

1400 Silvermere Road, Greenport

631-997-1957,
silversandsmotel.com

Jennie Werts

Jennie’s at Drossos/
Ellen’s on Front

jenniesatdrossos.com

Samy Sabil

North Fork Shack

41150 County Road 48, Southold

631-876-5566,
thenorthforkshack.com

Taylor Knapp

Paw Paw

exploretock.com/pawpaw

Best CSA

Hate high tariffs? Sign up for your local Community Supported Agriculture! CSAs provide us with farm-fresh goodies all season long. These bountiful purveyors march to their own beet (ha! farm puns!) and are ready to provide you with homegrown treasure. 

Oregon Road Organics

12595 Oregon Road, Cutchogue

631-735-9195,
oregonroadorganics.com

Salt Air Farm, Buckets of Blooms

1535 New Suffolk Road, Cutchogue

631-734-4180,
saltairfarm.com

Sang Lee Farms

25180 County Road 48, Peconic

631-734-7001,
sangleefarms.com

Sylvester Manor

80 North Ferry Road,
Shelter Island

631-749-0626,
sylvestermanor.org

Zilnicki Farms

3747 Sound Ave., Riverhead

631-255-2598,
zilnickifarms.com

Best Date Spot

You know how some couples have a song? Instead, have a restaurant! Hold hands over the table at one of these romantic respites…

Demarchelier Bistro

471 Main St., Greenport

631-593-1650,
demarchelierrestaurant.com

Leon 1909

25 West Neck Road,
Shelter Island

631-749-9123, leon1909.com

Minnow at the Galley Ho

650 1st St., New Suffolk

631-734-8474,
minnowrestaurant.com

Noah’s

136 Front St., Greenport

631-477-6720,
chefnoahs.com

The Frisky Oyster

27 Front St., Greenport

631-477-4265,
thefriskyoyster.com

Best Deli

A town without a deli is a town without a soul. Or, at least, one that’s missing the all-important BEC and roast beef on rye. These tried-and-true cold-cut slicing saviors have the goods.

Ammirati’s of Love Lane

135 Love Lane, Mattituck

631-298-7812,
ammiratisoflovelane.com

Grateful Deli

55700 Route 25, Southold

631-765-6408,
gratefuldeliny.com

Sterlington Deli

3 Sterlington Commons, Greenport

631-477-8547,
sterlingtondeli.com

Wayside Market

55575 Main Road, Southold

631-765-3575,
southoldwaysidemarket.com

Wendy’s Deli

55 Middle Road, Mattituck

631-298-1500

Best Dock & Dine

Who wants to sit in traffic when the sun is shining? These restos on the water let you motor on over for seaside snacks and drinks.

Claudio’s Waterfront

111 Main St., Greenport

631-477-0627,
claudios.com

On the Docks Waterfront Bar & Grill

177 Meeting House Creek Road, Aquebogue

631-886-1160,
onthedocksgrill.com

Salt Waterfront Bar & Grill

63 Menantic Road,
Shelter Island

631-749-5535,
saltshelterisland.com

Waypoint Restaurant

400 Old Main Road, Southold

631-765-6373,
waypointrestaurant.com

Windamere

2255 Wickham Ave., Mattituck

631-315-5252,
windamerenofo.com

Best Doughnuts

Cupcake, shmupcakes. Doughnuts are forever — and here’s where we get ours.

Breeze Hill Farm

31215 County Road 48, Peconic

631-876-5159,
breezehillfarmpreserve.com

Harbe’s Family Farm

715 Sound Ave., Mattituck

631-482-7641,
harbesfamilyfarm.com

Kyle’s

27 N. Ferry Road,
Shelter Island

631-749-0579

North Fork Doughnut Co.

100 Love Lane, Mattituck

631-298-7941, nofodoco.com

Wickham’s Fruit Farm

287800 Main Road, Cutchogue 

631-734-6441,
wickhamsfruitfarm.com

Best Family Restaurant

Three cheers for meatloaf! Grab the kids, nestle into a booth and dig into hearty, happy, affordable classic fare at our fave family spots.

Andy’s

34 Front St., Greenport

631-333-2525,
andysnofo.com

The Islander

63 North Ferry Road,
Shelter Island

631-749-1998,
theislandersi.com

Founders Tavern

55500 Main Road, Southold

631-765-3100,
founderstavern.com

Michaelangelo’s of Southold

53345 Main Road,
Southold

631-765-0300

Myles on Main

428 E. Main St., Riverhead

631-775-1550,
mylesonmain.com

Best Farm Stand

From rhubarb to root veggies, bring home the bounty at these North Fork farm stands. 

Bayview Market & Farms

891 Main Road, Riverhead

631-722-3077,
bayviewfarmmarket.com

Country View Farm Stand

57995 Main Road, Southold

631-903-1335

KK’s The Farm

59945 Main Road, Southold

631-765-2075,
kksthefarm.com

Latham Farms

21920 Main Road, Orient

631-323-3701,
lathamfarms.org

Schmitt’s Farm Stand

3355 Sound Ave., Riverhead

631-983-6565,
schmittsfarmstandonsound.com

Best Gourmet Market

Imported pistachio crema from Sicily, locally made jams, hand-harvested honey with a touch of heat — these markets have everything you didn’t realize you needed (but you really do!).

Agora the Little Greek Market

610 Pike St., Mattituck

631-315-5070,
littlegreekmarket.com

Lombardi’s Love Lane Market

170 Love Lane, Mattituck

631-298-9500,
lombardislovelanemarket.com

NoFo Pot Pies

11160 Main Road, Mattituck

631- 548-7437,
nofopotpies.com

Shade Trees Nursery

1875 Main Road, Jamesport

631-722-4041

shadetreesnursey.com

The Market

44 Front St., Greenport

631-477-8803,
themarketgreenport.com

Best Ice Cream & Frozen Treats

Cone? Cup? Scooped? Soft-serve? When the sun is beating and the heat is on, head to our favorite sweet-treat spots for the best cool down around.

Aldo’s Coffee Company

103-105 Front St., Greenport

631-707-8059,
aldoscoffee.com

Dos Ositos Paletas

[email protected],
dosositospaletas.com

Magic Fountain

9825 Main Road, Mattituck

631-298-4908,
magicfountainlongisland.com

Snowflake Ice Cream
Shoppe

1148 West Main St., Riverhead

631-727-4394,
snowflakeicecream.com

Star Confectionery

4 East Main St.,
Riverhead

631-727-9873

Best Italian Food

Mangia tutta pasta, and all the other boot-based goodies from these Italo-eateries.

A Mano

13550 Main Road, Mattituck

631-298-4800

Barrila’s Pastaria

300 East Main St., Riverhead

631-726-4444,
insatiableeats.com

Grana Trattoria Antica & Enoteca

1556 Main Road, Jamesport

631-779-2844,
granajamesport.com

Il Giardino

739 Main Road, Aquebogue

631-779-3900,
ilgiardinoaquebogue.com

Touch of Venice

28350 Main Road, Cutchogue

631-298-5851,
touchofvenice.com

Best Lobster Roll

It’s not summer until you’ve had a dip cone, a Hellenic lemonade and a lobster roll from one of these classic hot or cold (or both!) sea-centric spots.

Billy’s by the Bay

2530 Manhanset Ave, Greenport

631-477-8300,
billysbythebayrestaurant.com

Ellen’s on Front

38 Front St., Greenport

631-333-2743,
ellensonfront.com

Little Fish

50 N. Sea Drive, Southold

631-765-8756, 

littlefishnofo.com

Port Waterfront Bar & Grill

104 Third St., Greenport

631-333-2501,
portbarandgrill.com

Southold Fish Market

64755 Main Road,
Southold

631-765-3200,
southoldfishmarket.com

Best Luncheonette

Make us a vanilla egg cream or a tuna melt with bottomless cup of coffee on the side, and we’re happy campers – and you will be too at these local faves.

Country Corner Cafe

55765 Main Road, Southold

631-765-6766,
countrycornersouthold.com

Cutchogue Diner

27850 Main Road,
Cutchogue

631-734-7016,
cutchoguediner.com

Lolly’s Hut

1290 Old Country Road, Riverhead 

631-727-7020

Nookies

1400 Silvermere Road, Greenport

631-997-1957,
silversandsmotel.com

Star Confectionery

Best Mainstay

You know these places — the ones that if they closed, the villagers would take up torches in passionate outrage? Yeah, we feel that, especially when it comes to these eateries. 

Cliff’s Elbow Room

1549 Main Road,
Jamesport

631-722-3292,
cliffselbowroom.com

Cutchogue Diner

27850 Main Road,
Cutchogue

631-734-7016,
cutchoguediner.com

Modern Snack Bar

628 Main Road,
Aquebogue

631-722-3655,
modernsnackbar.com

The Hellenic

5145 Main Road,
East Marion

631-477-0138,
thehellenic.com

Tweed’s Restaurant and Buffalo Bar

17 East Main St., Riverhead

631-237-8120,
tweedsrestaurantriverhead.com

Best Mexican and Latin Food

Central and South American culture is alive and well on the North Fork, and we’ve got the food to prove it. 

Casa Amigos Restaurante

104 Front St., Greenport

631-333-2323,
casaamigosrestaurante.com

Funchos

1156 West Main St., Riverhead

631-369-7277,
funchos.com

Lucharitos

119 Main St., Greenport

631-477-6666,
lucharitos.com

Lucia

13000 Main Road, Mattituck

631-315-5165,
luciamattituck.com

Maria’s Kitchen

55 North Ferry Road,
Shelter Island

631-749-5450,
mariaskitchenshelterisland.com

Best Pies

Easy as pie? Well, if it were, you’d be baking them yourself instead of leaving it to these awesome pros. Slice it up!

Briermere Farms

4414 Sound Ave., Riverhead

631-722-3931,
briermerefarms.com

Country View
Farm Stand

57995 Main Road, Southold

631-903-1335

Hallock’s Cider Mill

1960 Main Road, Laurel

631-298-1140

Orient Country Store

950 Village Lane, Orient

631-323-2580,
orientcountrystore.com

Wickham’s Fruit Farm

28700 Main Road, Cutchogue

631-734-6441,
wickhamsfruitfarm.com

Best Pizza

As New Yorkers, we have opinions on pizza, to say the least. Be it a good old fashioned slice on a paper plate (with a little pepperoncini sprinkled on top, please!)
or a wood-fired Neapolitan-style stunner, these folks have got the pies to die for. 

1943 Pizza Bar

308 D Main St., Greenport

631-477-6984,
rollingindoughpizza.com/1943-pizza

Fiocha Pizza

55 Middle Road, Mattituck

631-298-7371,
lombardislovelanemarket.com

Grana Trattoria Antica & Enoteca

1556 Main Road, Jamesport

631-779-2844,
granajamesport.com

Jamesport Vineyards/
Little Oak Wood Fired Kitchen

1216 Main Road, Jamesport

631-722-5256,
jamesportwines.com

Shelter Island Slice

3 N. Ferry Road,
Shelter Island

631-749-9292,
shelterislandslice.com

Best Seafood Spot

Be it grilled, fried, broiled, crudo or freshly shucked, these fruit of the sea spots don’t disappoint.

A Lure Chowder House & Oysteria

62300 Main Road, Southold

631-876-5300,
alurenorthfork.com

Anker

47 Front St., Greenport

631-477-1300,
ankerny.com

Braun Seafood Company

30840 Main Road, Cutchogue

631-734-6700,
braunseafood.com

Commander Cody’s Seafood

41 Smith St., Shelter Island

631-749-1851

Southold Fish Market

64755 Main Road, Southold

631-765-3200,
southoldfishmarket.com

Best Special-Occasion Spot

Sure, we all need that just-perfect restaurant fit for celebrating a milestone, for impressing the in-laws, the boss lady or that new client, but listen up: Special occasions are all about celebrating you, any ol’ day. You feel us? Good. Go to these wonderful places and toast to a life well lived.

Duryea’s Orient Point

40200 Main Road,
Orient

duryeas.com

The Halyard

58775 Route 48, Greenport

631-477-0666,
thehalyardgreenport.com

Jedediah Hawkins Inn

400 South Jamesport Ave., Jamesport

631-722-2900,
jedediahhawkinsinn.com

La Plage

131 Creek Road, Wading River

631-744-9200,
laplagewadingriver.com

North Fork Table & Inn

57225 Main Road, Southold

631-765-0177,
northforktableandinn.com

Best Sweets & Treats

We know all about the war on sugar, but when it comes to these irresistible sweet slingers, we’re all in, calories be damned! 

Ali Katz Kitchen

55 County Road 48,
Mattituck

631-298-7694,
alikatzkitchen.com

Atelier Disset Chocolate

28080 Main Road,
Cutchogue

631-734-8387,
dissetchocolateonline.com

North Fork Chocolate Company

8700 Main Road, Mattituck

631-779-2963,
northforkchocolate.com

The Candy Man

22350 Main Road,
Orient

631-323-2675

The Treatery

1564 Main Road, Jamesport

631-779-2883,
thetreateryli.com

Best Takeout

No time to cook? Need lunch on the go? Just… hangry on the road from here to there? These spots have you covered, paper bag included.

GoodFood.

535 Pike St., Mattituck

631-298-7599,
gfperiod.com

Jennie’s at Drossos

69125 Main Road, Greenport

631-477-1339,
jenniesatdrossos.com

Latin Fuzion

53345 Main Road, Southold

631-407-5600,
latinfuzionrestaurant.com

Southold Fish Market

64755 Main Road,
Southold

631-765-3200,
southoldfishmarket.com

The North Fork Shack

41150 County Road 48, Southold

631-876-5566,
thenorthforkshack.com

Best Wings

Buffalo, Thai chili, lemon-pepper, Korean barbecue — there are as many ways to make wings as there are excellent places to dig into
a plate. This year, here’s where we’ve been using up the extra Wet-Naps…

Biggie’s Lunch

43715 County Road 48, Southold

631-765-8448,
thecateredfork.com/biggies

Digger’s Ales N’ Eats

58 West Main St., Riverhead

631-369-3200,
diggerspub.com

Legends Restaurant

835 1st St., New Suffolk

631-734-5123,
legends-restaurant.com

The Clam Bar at Alize Brewing

10560 Main Road, Mattituck

631-298-7793,
alizebrewing.com

Whiskey Wind Tavern

30 Front St., Greenport

631-477-6179,
whiskeywindtavern.com

Best Waterfront Dining

What’s the point of living by the water if you don’t take the time to gaze at it every now and again? Grab a deck chair with the best tableside view in town at these seaside restaurants.

Farm Country Kitchen

513 West Main St., Riverhead

631-369-6311,
farmcountrykitchenli.com

Porto Bello

1410 Manhanset Ave., Greenport

631-477-1515,
portobellonorthfork.com

Salt Waterfront Bar & Grill

63 Menantic Road, Shelter Island

631-749-5535,
saltshelterisland.com

Turkuaz Grill

40 McDermott Ave., Riverhead

631-591-1757,
turkuazgrillriverhead.com

Waypoint Restaurant

400 Old Main Road, Southold

631-765-6373,
waypointrestaurant.com