The new season is around the corner...just time to discover a few notable openings debuting this summer.
The new year-round Mexican eatery - debuting this summer - from the team behind Nick & Toni’s, Rowdy Hall and Townline BBQ. Located across the street from sister restaurant La Fondita - taking over the space formerly known as the Honest Diner. Executive Chef Joseph Realmuto is dishing up elevated Mexican cuisine highlighted by fresh, local ingredients. The restaurant utilizes a woodburning grill and rotisserie to cook roasted chickens, meat and seafood - highlighting the vibrant flavors of Mexican cuisine. Also expect fresh ceviche and tableside guacamole and dishes such as apricot-tamarind glazed duck and pork rib carnitas with charred baby onions.
Chef Sam Talbot (of Surf Lodge fame) is cooking local sustainable seafood at this new 65-seat roadside eatery and bar on the site of the departed Montauk beach bar Cyril’s. The decor blends Hamptons and nautical themes: navy blue roof shingles, wide-plank stained wood floors and French toile wallpaper. Expect a focus on sustainable seafood, including East Coast Oysters brought in fresh, as well as other coastal-inspired dishes including ceviche, lobster rolls and grilled local squid with zucchini, macadamia pesto and pineapple serrano vinegar. Open for lunch and dinner daily.
Bostwick’s has remained a Hamptons institution for years, serving up some of the freshest seafood around. This year they are debuting a second, waterfront location and returning to its roots at the former Bay Kitchen and Bar location - which was previously home to Bostwick’s Seafood Grill for 15 years. The upscale eatery serves up fresh raw bar selections like clams on the half shell, oysters and tuna crudo; as well as dishes like garlicky mussels, steamed lobster and, of course, the famed Lobster Roll. Additionally, there is a selection of elevated menu items including a New York strip steak and the famous seafood pasta with lobster, shrimp and scallops.
Chef Edward McFarland is opening Ed’s Lobster Bar East, a branch of Ed’s Lobster Bar in Soho, on the site of the old Bay Burger. This classic seafood joint with a New England feel, features his signature chowder “all cream, all clams, no filling,” as well as his massive lobster roll, “tail, knuckle and claw; only enough mayo to bind the meat" new dishes exclusive this is outpost include: fish sandwiches, lobster pizza and baskets of fried scallops and shrimps. The space is undergoing a New England Coastal-inspired redesign and slated to resemble a traditional seaside fish house, featuring an open kitchen and indoor/outdoor dining.
On the site of the former Maison Vivienne in Southampton, Terrance Brennan (Picholine, Artisanal) is prepping for the opening of this Mediterranean coastal restaurant. Picholine was a firm favorite of Upper West Side and for more than two decades garnered critical acclaim for its creative Mediterranean cuisine - until it closed in 2016. Expect dishes from salmon rillettes and pan con tomate and whole roasted cauliflower to Dover sole and Spanish turbot and Colorado lamb chops and T-Bone Florentine.
A 188-seat destination restaurant with chef Jeremy Blutstein (formerly of Almond) in the newly opened Gurney’s Star Island Resort & Marina. Showfish’s menu features seafood caught daily from within a 20-mile radius, along with a lobster aquarium and a “vegetable butchery” featuring local produce. Non-seafood items include steak and roasted pig and pull-apart Parker House rolls and a tagliatelle pasta with Maine uni butter and Calabrian chile. Brunches feature a raw bar with freshly shucked clams and oysters, mixed seafood, lobster boils and clam bakes. Pictured.
An charming, outdoor dining destination highlighting American summer fare, the menu offers classic dishes like BBQ platters by Stuey’s of Locust Valley, seafood dishes, as well as fresh summer plates such as crudos including salmon with pear and truffle oil dish; Day Boat Scallops with pickled wasabi stems; and octopus with yuzu kosho and crispy chickpea. In addition, take advantage of the expansive outdoor setting to enjoy lawn games and there are private alcoves for larger groups.
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