1. Bay Burger
City: Sag Harbor, NY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (631) 899-3915
Address: 1742 Sag Harbor Tnpk.
Description: Bay Burger is all about serving the highest quality and most tasty homemade “comfort food” possible. Basically, this is an affordable, family-friendly gourmet burger restaurant that takes great pride in its burger and bun recipes. Bay Burger bakes its own breads, as well as the hamburger and hot dog buns it serves. It also churns its own homemade ice cream and grinds its own hamburger meat. Even the veggie burgers are made entirely from scratch using fresh and healthy ingredients. The goal is for everything to taste like home cooking, or like it came off your own backyard barbeque. Locally grown, fresh produce is used as much as possible for all of the burger toppings, including the lettuce, thinly sliced tomatoes, onions, and pickles. While the food is truly outstanding, the prices are surprisingly low. Where else could you find a gourmet, home-cooked hamburger or veggie burger for under $7, or a delicious grilled cheese sandwich for just $5? In fact, all of the entrees are priced under $8 each.With your meal, consider ordering an ice-cream shake, made from the homemade ice-cream flavors of the day. People of all ages will enjoy dining here, and your wallet will certainly appreciate it. The atmosphere is casual at this family-friendly restaurant, which offers both indoor and outdoor seating. One thing that sets Bay Burger apart, in addition to the delicious and affordable food, is the 50-inch plasma television that’s located in the rear dining room. It’s connected to an X-Box 360 video game system that guests are welcome to play. Sports are also shown on the television, making this a popular hangout during major sporting events. Local beers and wines are served.
2. Phao Thai Kitchen
City: Sag Harbor, NY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (631) 725-0101
Address: 29 Main St.
Description: This is an authentic, upscale Thai restaurant that serves dinner only every night (until 10 p.m. weekdays, 11 p.m. Fri and weekends) in an elegant setting. Appetizers include Thai BBQ ribs, chicken satay, beef satay, fresh shrimp and vegetable summer rolls, wok-charred squid, Thai mussels, and fried vegetable spring rolls. In addition to soups such as tom yum goong and tom kha gai, several unique salads appear on the menu. Entrees include red curry with shrimp, green curry with chicken and eggplant, massaman curry with beef and potatoes, vegetarian green curry, and eggplant kra prow. One of the house specialties is grilled tofu steak. You’ll also find crispy tamarind duck, pineapple fried rice with chicken and shrimp, and phao drunken noodles with shrimp on the main dinner menu.
3. Beacon
City: Sag Harbor, NY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (631) 725-7088
Address: 8 West Water St.
Description: Serving both lunch and dinner, this restaurant offers waterfront dining. What’s unique about this fine-dining restaurant is that the menu changes weekly. While it’s open year-round, a more limited menu is offered during non-peak seasons. Typical appetizers served at Beacon include lobster bisque, tuna carpaccio, roasted pear salad, and a classic Caesar salad. For entrees, you might find pan-roasted blackfish, grilled halibut, pork chops, grilled baby rack of lamb, or New York strip steak on the main dinner menu, though executive chef Sam McCleland is also known to offer pasta dishes and vegetarian entrees on his menus as well. The dining room is elegant, and reservations are definitely recommended, especially for dinner during the peak season.
4. Blue Sky Mediterranean Lounge
City: Sag Harbor, NY
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (631) 725-1810
Address: 63 Main St.
Description: Serving lunch and dinner daily, Blue Sky’s menu has a strong Mediterranean influence, although all-American cuisine, including classic burgers, lobster rolls, and clams on the half shell, is also served. Lunch entrees include fish-and-chips, pizza, grilled steak, fresh fruit yogurt, spaghetti, and a delicious tropical grilled salmon salad. There’s also a vegetarian panini on the menu. The dinner menu is a bit more formal, but overall this is a midpriced, casual restaurant with booth seating. Dinner entrees include pan-seared baccalà, black pepper tuna, roast chicken limone, seared baby lamb chops, shrimp scampi, braised pork tenderloin, and sirloin steak. A full bar, complete with extensive wine list, can also be found here. On weekend nights the restaurant and bar remain open until 11:45 p.m. Takeout is also available.