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Best of the North Fork

For our first ever Best of the North Fork awards, our team debated (and debated, and debated) the top spots in the area in 58 categories, from lobster rolls and vintage shops to tasting rooms and takeout. Read on for our picks for the best in food: restaurants, farm stands, caterers, food trucks, date spots, the most delicious dishes and more.
We hope our list inspires you to support local — and eat something new and delicious!
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Best of the North Fork Readers’ Choice
Best Breakfast and Brunch Spot: Love Lane Kitchen, Mattituck
Best Deli: Ammirati’s of Love Lane, Mattituck
Best Date Spot: American Beech, Greenport
Best Takeout Spot: Little Lucharitos, Aquebogue
Best Mainstay: Hellenic Snack Bar and Restaurant, East Marion
Best for Healthy Eating: The Giving Room, Southold
Best Market: Lombardi’s Love Lane Market, Mattituck
Best Special Occasion Restaurant: North Fork Table and Inn, Southold
Best Seafood Spot: Southold Fish Market, Southold
Best Waterfront Dining: The Halyard, Greenport
Best Family Restaurant: Hellenic Snack Bar and Restaurant, East Marion
Best Chef: Noah Schwartz, Noah’s, Greenport
Best Food Truck: North Fork Food Truck, Southold
Best Farm Stand: Sang Lee Farms, Peconic
Best Caterer: Lombardi’s Love Lane Market, Mattituck
Best Mexican and Latin Food: Lucharitos, Greenport
Best Asian Food: Tony’s Fusion North, Mattituck
Best Italian Food: Il Giardino by John Gambino, Aquebogue
Best Pies: Briermere Farms, Riverhead
Best Ice Cream Spot: Magic Fountain, Mattituck
Best Sweets & Treats: North Fork Doughnut Co., Mattituck
Best Bagels: Goldberg’s Famous Bagels, locations in Jamesport, Mattituck and Greenport
Best Gourmet Pizza: 1943 Pizza Bar, Greenport
Best Burger: Barrow Food House, Aquebogue
Best Wings: Legends, New Suffolk
Best Lobster Roll: Southold Fish Market, Southold
All Best of the North Fork Honorees
BEST MEXICAN AND LATIN FOOD
Agave, Greenport
Lucharitos, Greenport
Lucia, Mattituck
Maria’s Kitchen, Shelter Island
Mattitaco, Mattituck
Taco Bout It, Riverhead
Taqueria Cielito Lindo, Riverhead

BEST ASIAN FOOD
Haiku Sushi, Riverhead
KonTiki, Greenport
Opties and Dinghies, Orient
Sakura, Greenport
Stirling Sake, Greenport
Tony’s Fusion North, Mattituck
BEST ITALIAN FOOD
aMano, Mattituck
Il Giardino Restaurant by John Gambino, Aquebogue
Isola, Shelter Island
Porto Bello, Greenport
Ruggero’s Family Style Restaurant, Wading River
Touch of Venice, Cutchogue
BEST FAMILY RESTAURANTS
Andy’s, Greenport
Case’s Place, New Suffolk
Country Corner Cafe, Southold
Crabby Jerry’s, Greenport
Hellenic Snack Bar & Restaurant, East Marion
Jennie’s at Drossos, Greenport
Jerry and the Mermaid, Riverhead
Star Confectionery, Riverhead
BEST SEAFOOD SPOTS
A Lure Chowder House & Oysteria, Southold
Billy’s by the Bay, Greenport
Braun Seafood Co., Cutchogue
Jerry and the Mermaid, Riverhead
Little Creek Oysters, Greenport
SALT, Shelter Island
Southold Fish Market, Southold
BEST WATERFRONT DINING
A Lure Chowder House & Oysteria, Southold
Claudio’s Waterfront, Greenport
Duryea’s Orient Point, Orient
Fortino’s Tavern, Greenport
The Halyard, Greenport
PORT, Greenport
Ram’s Head Inn, Shelter Island
Waypoint Restaurant, Southold
Windamere, Mattituck
BEST DATE SPOTS
American Beech, Greenport
Farm Country Kitchen, Riverhead
Frisky Oyster, Greenport
KonTiki, Greenport
Noah’s, Greenport
Turkuaz Grill, Riverhead
The Village Cheese Shop, Mattituck
BEST SPECIAL OCCASION RESTAURANTS
Jamesport Manor Inn, Jamesport
Jedediah Hawkins Inn, Jamesport
La Plage, Wading River
North Fork Table & Inn, Southold
Olive Branch, Greenport
The Preston House & Hotel, Riverhead
Vine Street Cafe, Shelter Island
BEST CHEFS
Robby Beaver, Frisky Oyster, Greenport
Stephan Bogardus, The Halyard, Greenport
Taylor Knapp, PawPaw Pop-Up, Greenport
Adam Kopels and Elizabeth Ronzetti, 18 Bay, Shelter Island
Noah Schwartz, Noah’s, Greenport
Linh Trieu, Wednesday’s Table, Southold
Jennie Wertz, Ellen’s on Front and Jennie’s at Drossos, Greenport
BEST FARM STANDS
Bayview Market & Farms, Aquebogue
Country View Farm Stand, Southold
Deep Roots Farm, Southold
Latham Farms, Orient
KK’s The Farm, Southold
Sang Lee Farms, Peconic
Schmitt’s Farm Stand, Riverhead
Sep’s Farms, East Marion
Sylvester Manor Farm Stand, Shelter Island
BEST FOOD TRUCKS
For Goodness Cakes
Mattitaco On the Road Food Truck
North Fork Food Truck
Rolling in Dough

BEST CATERERS
Art Of Eating, Bridgehampton
By Hand Catering, Mattituck
The Catered Fork, Cutchogue
Christopher Michael Catering, Jamesport
Creative Courses, Southold
Grace & Grit, Southold
Lombardi’s Love Lane Market, Mattituck
BEST DELIS
Ammirati’s of Love Lane, Mattituck
Duffy’s Deli, Jamesport
Fork & Anchor, East Marion
Grateful Deli, Southold
Sterlington Deli, Greenport
Wayside Market, Southold
Wendy’s Deli, Mattituck
BEST BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH SPOTS
Bruce & Son, Greenport
Cooperage Inn, Baiting Hollow
Crazy Beans, Greenport
Erik’s in Southold, Southold
Love Lane Kitchen, Mattituck
Main Road Biscuit Co., Jamesport

BEST BAGELS
Bean & Bagel Cafe, Calverton
East End Bagel Cafe, Southold
Goldberg’s Famous Bagels, multiple locations
Signature Bagels, Riverhead
Strathmore Bagel Cafe, Riverhead
BEST SWEETS AND TREATS
Ali Katz Kitchen, Mattituck
Blue Duck Bakery Café, Greenport and Southold
The Candyman, Orient
Junda’s Pastry Crust & Crumbs, Jamesport
North Fork Chocolate Company, Aquebogue
North Fork Doughnut Company, Mattituck
BEST GOURMET PIZZA
aMano, Mattituck
Grana Trattoria Antica & Enoteca, Jamesport
Lombardi’s Love Lane Market, Mattituck
Little Oak Wood-Fired Kitchen at Jamesport Vineyards, Jamesport
1943 Pizza Bar, Greenport
PeraBell Food Bar, Riverhead
Pizza Rita, Mattituck
BEST LOBSTER ROLLS
Barrow Food House, Aquebogue
Duryea’s Orient Point, Orient
Love Lane Kitchen, Mattituck
North Fork Food Truck, Southold
PORT, Greenport
Sound Avenue Bistro, Riverhead
Southold Fish Market, Southold
BEST BURGERS
Barrow Food House, Aquebogue
Elbow East, Southold
First & South, Greenport
Green Hill Kitchen, Greenport
Love Lane Kitchen, Mattituck
The North Fork Shack, Southold
O’Mally’s, Southold
BEST WINGS
CJ’s American Grill, Mattituck
First & South, Greenport
Jerry and the Mermaid, Riverhead
Legends, New Suffolk
Lucharitos, Greenport
On The Docks Waterfront Bar & Grill, Aquebogue
Phil’s, Wading River
Spicy’s BBQ, Riverhead
BEST PIES
Bayview Market & Farms, Aquebogue
Briermere Farms, Riverhead
Country View Farm Stand, Southold
Hallock Cider Mill, Laurel
Modern Snack Bar, Aquebogue
Orient Country Store, Orient
Wickham’s Fruit Farm, Cutchogue
BEST ICE CREAM SPOTS
D’latte, Greenport
Magic Fountain, Mattituck
Opties and Dinghies, Orient
Patty’s Berries & Bunches, Mattituck
Scoops & Grinds, Cutchogue
Snowflake Ice Cream Shoppe, Riverhead
BEST TAKEOUT SPOTS
Barrow Food House, Aquebogue
Little Lucharitos, Aquebogue
Maple Tree BBQ, Riverhead
The North Fork Shack, Southold
Wednesday’s Table, Southold

BEST FOR HEALTHY EATING
Brekky, Wading River
The Giving Room, Southold
Goodfood., Mattituck
The Market, Greenport
BEST MAINSTAYS
Claudio’s On Main, Greenport
Cliff’s Elbow Room, Jamesport
Cutchogue Diner, Cutchogue
Hellenic Snack Bar & Restaurant, East Marion
Modern Snack Bar, Aquebogue
Star Confectionery, Riverhead
BEST MARKETS
Lombardi’s Love Lane Market, Mattituck
Green Earth Natural Foods Market, Riverhead
Marie Eiffel Market, Shelter Island
Orient Country Store, Orient
Fit-Foods, Southold