Restaurants in Long Island + The Hamptons

Italian restaurant with a built-in vegetable and herb garden. Located above a luxury car showroom.

The Chef: Grill master/Iron Chef Bobby Flay cornered the market on southwestern cuisine in New York City in 1991 with Mesa Grill, then expanded to Las

Even the swankiest beachgoers love this kitschy Hamptons joint, where pan-fried crab cakes and lobster salad are gobbled up at outdoor picnic tables.

Gig Shack serves "global surf cuisine," including fish tacos and a soft-shell crab BLT. Stick around long enough to watch a local musician drop in for

For a light dinner, try tender littleneck clams with a gorgeous view of the harbor.

Smell the roses while lunching on scallop-laden bruschetta in the magnificent Tuscan-inspired garden.

Tucked in the back of a marina, this open-air restaurant is worth seeking out for its grilled Mexican corn on the cob.

The restaurant is owned by six native fishermen who unload their daily catch less than 150 feet away from the restaurant. For fish any fresher—in taco

After riding the morning waves, everyone gathers for breakfast burritos and chai lattes at Joni's.

New American in a renovated 1863 mansion.

The restaurant is owned by Gerry Hayden, who was the chef at Aureole in New York, and his wife, Claudia Fleming, who worked with Tom Colicchio at Gram