A village on Gardiner’s Bay, Sag Harbor is partly within the city of Southampton and partly in East Hampton, and is a few 45-minute trip to the tip of Montauk. Sag Harbor is a welcome paradox for guests and residents alike: it has an enthralling village vibe and a simultaneous really feel of glamour, neither competing with the opposite. Sag Harbor’s village streets proudly showcase rows of bougie boutiques, vintage retailers, artwork galleries, and high quality eating places. Historic properties and trendy mansions combine simply right here. The harbor gives a wide ranging backdrop, resplendent with yachts, sailboats, and motorboats; many nonetheless of their slips internet hosting events or quiet sunbathing on deck.
THE DOCK HOUSE — ONE LONG WHARF
On Lengthy Wharf on the finish of Primary Road, The Dock Home restaurant has a location that may’t be overwhelmed. Simple in and simple out at this recent fishmonger/eatery permits for every little thing from a seize and go to an informal sit-down lunch. It even gives an ample showcase with an array of uncooked and ready seafood for buy. The chalkboard lists catches of the day, cold-cracked lobster, native Peeko oysters, numerous clams, mussels, and crab desserts, to call just a few. Enter and be immediately amused by the whimsical claw-footed tub stocked with stay lobsters, an vintage scale — patina and all, and a whaler’s harpoon. A wall of home windows enables you to watch boats as they go out and in of their slips or lollygag at anchor. Relish the scene when you take pleasure in a platter of freshly shucked oysters or fried soft-shell crab served on a baguette with crispy waffle fries. As an alternative of consuming in, you might choose up some freshly ready lobster bisque and maybe a clam strip platter to go. Head to a shaded bench for a picnic proper on the harbor at Lengthy Wharf and boat gaze the day away. Why not?
LE BILBOQUET — ONE LONG WHARF
A go to to Sag Harbor wouldn’t be full with out eating on the famend Le Bilboquet. Devotees of the Higher East Facet French bistro, which first opened in 1986, can now relish eating at this sister spot, proper on the marina. That includes indoor and out of doors seating and a horseshoe-shaped predominant bar, this place is alive and hopping on the bar, but romantic and personal within the eating areas. Excellent bar choices are the ceviche du jour, a half chilly lobster, and caviar picks. Equally fabulous desk choices embody a spread of seafood, fowl, and beef dishes, from sea bass to Cajun hen to Wagyu filet. Apply your French or don’t hassle in any respect, an expertise of a lifetime awaits you.
MTK LOBSTER — 29 MAIN STREET
That is 12 months two for Sag Harbor’s MTK Lobster (within the unique Wölffer Kitchen area). Simply because the Montauk location is a beloved fixture, so to is the Sag Harbor website. The seafood-centric menu is stocked with an ideal number of selection dishes. Well-known is the Montauk lobster roll and the Lighthouse lobster roll, each winners. The Montauk model is a chunky lobster salad served chilly, whereas the Lighthouse is served heat with clarified butter and fries. The lobster mac ’n’ cheese is creamy and satisfying, a real responsible pleasure aspect. The grilled branzino with fingerling potatoes, spinach, and lemon French dressing is constantly ready to perfection. If a no-frills dozen clams on the half shell, adopted by a down and soiled grilled lobster with corn on the cob is extra your fashion, dig in. You’ll depart happy and joyful.
THE BELL & ANCHOR — 3253 NOYACK ROAD
The Bell & Anchor restaurant now gives al fresco eating, so you possibly can absorb the picturesque views of the Mill Creek Marina. Begin your meal with the bacon and oyster shooters, made with the home model Bloody Mary. Observe with an appetizer, akin to child again ribs lined in guava sauce, served with child spinach and pine nuts. Selection entrées embody the favored bouillabaisse or the cured Duroc pork chop with potatoes, oyster mushrooms, native ramps, shallots, thyme butter, and ginger balsamic.
LULU KITCHEN & BAR — 126 MAIN STREET
Lulu Kitchen & Bar, a year-round bistro with an open kitchen options delicacies cooked in a wood-burning oven or on a wood-burning grill. The gifted French-trained chef, Philippe Corbet, is on the helm. Seafood platters akin to Montauk pearl oysters, prime neck clams, and tuna tartare are featured together with wood-fired pizzas such because the Artisan pizza with heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, basil pesto, and olive tapenade. Different wood-fired entrées embody branzino with smoked tomato Provençal and pan-roasted duck breast with fennel, and a discount of peaches, blueberries, and hibiscus. Get pleasure from your meal with an creative cocktail just like the Smoke N Hearth, jazzed up with jalapeno-infused tequila, mezcal, lime juice, and smoked volcanic salt.
Ok PASA — 2 MAIN STREET
Positioned on a nook reverse the bay, Ok Pasa American taqueria is open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. This true eating expertise proves the expertise and energy of cooks David Hart (a co-owner) and Miguel Reyes (previously of Estia). For breakfast, a choice of tacos, toasts, bowls, and extra supply tasty choices to begin the time off proper. For brunch, lunch, or dinner, select from a powerful number of tequila and mezcal. The watermelon & mint Rita, certainly one of a number of Ritas, is a refreshing tackle the traditional Margarita. The Laced Spa Water is Ketel One botanicals, strawberry, lime, mint, cucumber, and seltzer, a tasty drink and nice complement to the meals and oh, the meals. Order the grilled octopus and anticipate a large tentacle grilled completely, elevated by a easy peanut sauce for dipping. The tacos listed below are creative and distinctive, introducing new flavors whereas remaining true to Mexican delicacies. Strive the hen tinga taco or the Mexican-Greek fusion dish of a savory lamb taco with pomegranate, chimichurri, and feta cheese. The three-cheese quesadilla is each old skool and up to date, identical to Sag Harbor itself. A well-deserved nod goes to the artist and tattooist Danny Lawless, who painstakingly designed the exceptional logos and murals on Ok Pasa’s partitions.
THE BEACON — 8 WEST WATER STREET
Perched above the Sag Harbor Yacht Membership, overlooking the cove and delivered to you by the skilled restaurateurs David Loewenberg and Sam McCleland, farm-to-table delicacies is the star right here. At this upscale eatery, tasty starters embody steamed mussels “Beacon fashion,” with garlic, white wine, lemon, thyme, cream, and tomatoes, or the favored pork stomach pretzel buns with hoisin, pickle, kohlrabi slaw, and sriracha. Entrées just like the blackened native fish with beets, asparagus, potato puree, and citrus beurre blanc in addition to sesame-crusted tuna with soba noodles, napa cabbage, jicama slaw, and Asian glaze are constantly satisfying. Add a full bar menu, that includes craft beers, specialty cocktails, and an in depth native, continental, and worldwide wine checklist obtainable by the glass or bottle and the eating is greater than a meal . . . it’s an expertise.
- BARONS COVE — 31 WEST WATER STREET
Baron’s Cove is a full-service resort instantly dealing with the harbor, permitting for chic water and sundown views. Only a brief stroll to Primary Road, this 67-room lodge has rooms and lofts with calming décor in grey, white, and navy. Facilities embody a heated saltwater pool, a tennis courtroom, a state-of-the-art health studio, spa therapies, and an indoor and out of doors restaurant and lounge. The lodge additionally gives complimentary seaside service: a shuttle bus, chairs, towels, and umbrellas. For onsite eating, the restaurant at Baron’s Cove is a traditional American eating room, lounge, and bar. Its numerous menu ranges from appetizers like crispy artichokes to tuna tartare and entrées like lobster pappardelle with wild mushrooms and rosemary breadcrumbs to an eight-ounce filet mignon with asparagus and garlic jus.
