Another Hamptons season is here and it smells good. Across the East End, restaurants — both casual and clubby — are making their summer debuts and adding flavor to the long established mix of restaurants, cafes and bars that are the South Fork’s social hubs.
Dig into a “Mac Attack” burger with a “cotton candy” shake, channel French vibe dining with the “the spirit of Saint-Tropez” and then redeem yourself with a “Miracle” or two.
Ready to dig into the East End? Here’s a look at the newest restaurants and menus from Southampton to Montauk.
Nourish by the Roundtree
203 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton
At the Roundtree hotel in Amagansett, Bali-born, French-trained chef Dewa Wijaya creates custom menus for guests — from herbal teas to start the day and delicious picnic lunches to nourishing dinners. Now, the hotel and Wijaya have taken that comforting concept to a new brick-and-mortar Bridgehampton location. This month, Nourish by the Roundtree opened with a good-for-you menu of crispy, catch-of-the-day sushi bites; flame-grilled jumbo prawns; a salt-baked branzino; and, naturally, a lobster roll. They’ve got wines and classic cocktails, but be good to yourself and try their zero-proof drinks, alcohol-free wine or house-made kombuchas. In harmony with the dishes, the indoor-outdoor space is filled with natural materials and nature. That’s what we call organic chemistry.
Miracle
29 Main St., Sag Harbor
Third-generation Sag Harbor native Michael Nolan is blessing his home with a new year-round lunch and dinner spot named Miracle. Known for his now-shuttered East Village spot, Miracle Bar and Grill (where Bobby Flay was once executive chef), and his East Hampton institution, Fresno, Nolan hopes to create something miraculous again at the former Vin Sur Vingt space on Main Street. And who better to perform culinary wonders than a chef named Jesus Gonzales? Forget plain bread and fish, the longtime Fresno cook will be plating modern American dishes and souped-up classics that you may recognize from the East Hampton eatery. You could order water or wine, but cocktails are more the thing here. Nolan’s partner Helen Gifford of HelenBilt handled the design, calling it a “deeply personal” project inspired by traditional English pub culture. Prayers up.
Parioli Hospitality and the team behind East Hampton’s Springs Tavern and Grill are expanding with a roaring new year-round concept in the village. Taking over the former O’Malley’s and Rowdy Hall in the Parrish Mews, Lion’s Nook Bar & Grill is an all-American restaurant with an English pub aesthetic that nods to one of East Hampton’s earliest settlers, Lion Gardiner. Locals Alex Rossi and Gary Fuhrman are behind the concept, along with executive chef Fabian Rodas from Springs Tavern. Come for local fish, meats and produce, as well as classic burgers. It will be dinner-only to start, with lunch and — more importantly — brunch to follow. Love your meal? Go thank Gardiner yourself. You’ll find his tomb and effigy less than a mile down the road at the South End Burying Ground.
Maison Close
281 County Road 39A, Southampton
They didn’t start the fire, but they lived through one. Soho celebrity hot spot Maison Close tried to spin off in Montauk in 2023, but the restaurant burned down the day before its Memorial Day opening (ouch). Now, a new restaurant from 3rd Space Hospitality (the same group behind Talya) is coming to the Capri Hotel in Southampton by mid-June. It promises Parisian-inspired “vibe dining” filled with “the spirit of Saint-Tropez,” oodles of “seaside elegance” and a “cabaret energy” — in other words, something for everyone. The Soho outpost’s chef Geoffrey Lechantoux will be running the show (that’s right, he’s also orchestrating things at Talya). He’ll be using classic French techniques to create modern dishes like poule entier fermier aux morellos, belle sole meunière and linguine à la truffe. Sit down, order a rosé, take a deep breath of ocean air and start speaking French.
Talya
148 S. Emerson Ave., Montauk
After launching at Ruschmeyers hotel in 2023, Talya is back in Montauk for the summer with a fresh location launching this weekend. Led by chef Geoffrey Lechantoux — who comes from Maison Close in Soho, with culinary credentials earned under Alain Ducasse and Gordon Ramsay and in Michelin-starred restaurants — Talya is taking over the waterfront space below Bounce Beach. It’s still serving a pan-Mediterranean menu (expect moments of “coastal-French whimsy”), featuring dishes like charred octopus, mezze platters and butterflied branzino. After dinner, the space transforms into a late-night lounge with dancing, DJs and easy drinking Cycladic cocktail riffs like the lemóni drop, tzatziki margarita and kafés martini.
Last season, Nolita’s Rubirosa Ristorante pitched its tent in East Hampton. The pop-up dining experience, dubbed Camp Rubirosa, was a sold-out success. Last week it became a permanent (seasonal) addition to the East End (and Aspen, Colo.). Located inside the historic spot that was formerly home to the Laundry, the dining room and alfresco tables deliver downtown Manhattan nostalgia in a camp cookout atmosphere. Sample insalatas, classic and tie-dye pizzas, homemade pastas and secondi like the Montauk sea bass and shrimp scampi — which can both be served family style. With large outdoor tables and an open-air bar that buzzes at sunset, co-founders Maria Pappalardo and Brian Bedol want this to be the camp you keep coming back to every summer.
Looking for a bun in a million meal? The fresh summer menu at Southampton’s Union Burger Bar has everything you relish, from smash burgers and hand-cut fries to one-of-a-kind milkshakes. Thank restaurateurs Ian Duke and Chris Cappiello for letting chef Scott Kampf go wild with the modern-meets-nostalgic concept. He’s invented the “Mac Attack” — a pound of Black angus beef, homemade mac and cheese, and onion hay on a pretzel bun — and the “CBD” — a quarter-pound Black angus beef burger with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle chips and special sauce served with crispy onion rings. Or go Instagram-glam with the showstopping “cotton candy” shake, which has a Fruity Pebbles-frosted rim, cotton candy, whipped cream, Sour Patch Kids and a giant lollipop. Patty like a rock star.
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