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Restaurant of the Week.

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Amagansett $$ Open Thu–Sun

At The Lobster Roll, the line is part of the meal.

"You don't go to the Lobster Roll for the roll. You go for the parking lot, the picnic table, the late afternoon. The roll is incidental." — Long Island Today
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The Lobster Roll

The Lobster Roll

Seafood · Amagansett$$

You don’t go to the Lobster Roll for the roll. You go for the parking lot, the picnic table, the late afternoon. The roll is…

Strathmore Bagels

Strathmore Bagels

Bagels · Ronkonkoma$

A name you’ll find in a dozen Long Island towns — the Ronkonkoma shop is the one to beat.

Munday's

Munday's

Ice cream · Huntington$

The line is the line. Nothing changes — and that’s the point.

Noah’s

Noah’s

Seafood · Greenport$$$

Oysters til close. The North Fork on a plate.

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