New restaurants are poised to open in the Hamptons this summer, even as the East End’s notorious noise police try to prevent Big Apple hotspot Zero Bond from gaining a foothold.
The roster of new ventures includes an Italian and French restaurant from a veteran restaurateur in East Hampton, an upscale tavern in Sag Harbor from an acclaimed foodie in Brooklyn, and a bakery in Southampton from a private chef popular with reality TV stars. It is included.
The Italian-focused restaurant will open at East Hampton’s historic Maidstone Hotel by LDV Hospitality, owners of Scarpetta at the James Hotel at Nomad.
The restaurant leases the nearby Hedges Inn, a 13-room luxury hotel opened in 1873, amid the uproar over Zero Bond, a NoHo celebrity magnet backed by Mayor Eric Adams, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kim Kardashian. It opened under contract.
East Hampton residents who hate late-night revelry in their hip enclaves are pushing for a new ordinance that would prohibit hotels in the “historic district” from serving food and drink from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
After last week’s tumultuous hearing, another meeting regarding the fate of Scott Sartiano’s club is scheduled for May 17th.
Meanwhile, another restaurant debuting in East Hampton is a 90-seat French-American restaurant owned by Adam Potter and former Village Bistro in the former location of Rowdy Hall before moving to Amagansett. becomes.
A spokesperson said it would be “the latest version of a French bistro,” adding that it would offer a wide range of dishes, from French onion soup to steak frites and burgers.
Potter is teaming up with Dane Sayles and Piero Zangarini, two independent contractors who provide food and beverage service at Si Si, Sunset Harbor and Enchante.
Sayles and Zangarini also opened N’AMO Seafood & Raw Bar in Montauk.
In Sag Harbor, famed Brooklyn restaurateur Billy Durney is expanding his empire with the seafood-focused Sag Harbor Tavern, a nod to the popular Red Hook Tavern. This tavern is based on a love of classic New York restaurants such as McSorley’s, Pete’s His Tavern, and Fanelli Cafe. , Whitehorse Tavern, and even Minetta Tavern.
The restaurant will seat 40 indoors and 60 to 70 outdoors, with a lounge area across from the marina where you can enjoy cocktails while you wait for your table, and will serve Darnie’s famous burgers.
Locally sourced seafood and new menu items currently being tested include squid ink tagliatelle, roasted branzino, spicy tuna crudo, North Fork oysters and locally sourced fluke crudo.
“It’s going to be epic,” Durney told Side Dish.
Mr. Durney made a name for himself at Hometown Barbecue in Red Hook and later at outposts in Industry City and Miami, but friends said they had wanted him to open in Sag for years. Ta.
Now, “a turn-of-the-century izakaya makes sense and fits,” he said, adding that the izakaya would be open year-round, even if it had to close “in January and February the first year.” He added that he hopes for
In Southampton, private chef Andrew Moren (whose clients include former “Real Housewives of New York” stars Ramona Singer and Luann de Lesseps, as well as “Shark Tank” stars Kevin O’Leary and Daymond John) ) is planning to open Windmill Lane Bakery and Cafe with a partner. Caroline Cerqueira on Memorial Day weekend.
The store at 17 Windmill Lane, the former home of Ye Old Bakeshop, will offer a healthy menu of meal kits, picnic baskets and plant-based baked goods, as well as a wide range of non-vegan options.
“My partner Caroline and I found out about the space being available six months ago and thought what was needed in Southampton, where there are so many restaurants. “We recognized the need for a space where people could feel comfortable. Caroline is a qualified holistic nutritionist, so the concept came naturally,” said Moren.
Back in Montauk, Montauk at the Manor, popular with local celebrities like Julianne Moore, Naomi Watts and their spouse Billy Crudup, quietly opened without fanfare last July.
The 70-seat restaurant has a 50-seat outdoor patio and is open year-round.
The Monte family began its rise in the hospitality business in the late 1880s when their great-grandfather, who immigrated from Naples, started a grocery store in Brooklyn.
They later launched a restaurant, Monte’s Venetian Room, in the space that opened in 1916 and closed last year, but has not been under the family’s control since the 1980s.
By 1956, Angelo and Nicky Monte purchased Gurney’s Inn, and the family sold it in 2013.
Five years later, they began bottling their own red sauce, which is now available not only at Montauk Diner but nationwide.
LDV Hospitality will also offer red sauce favorites like spaghetti with tomato and basil, and American summer classics like lobster rolls created by chef Jorge Espinoza, formerly of the city’s Scarpetta.
The restaurant will seat 125, with 55 in the main dining room, 30 at the bar and the rest in the outdoor garden space, and will be helmed by chef Jorge Espinoza, who previously led Scarpetta in the city.
“East Hampton has great brands and restaurants, but there is a lack of dining options in the village, and revitalizing the backyard is great,” said John Meadow, founder of LDV Hospitality. told. “People can come and spend the whole day in the garden. They can have a nice respite after a day of shopping or the beach with the kids.”
LDV, which stands for La Dolce Vita, will also take over management of Maidstone and its food and beverage program, which dates back to around 1840, in a deal with the hotel’s ownership group led by Tilray CEO Irwin Simon.
“It’s so exciting to be at Maidstone as part of a hotel and not just a restaurant. We’re re-envisioning Maidstone from the rooms to the restaurant to the gardens,” says Scarpetta of Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater. Mr. Meadow, who is also the manager of the beach, says.
“This is the hotel play we’ve always wanted to do. Like Sunset Beach, everything will be branded with one identity. A combination of Maidson and Old World East Hampton tradition with ‘La Dolce Vita.’ is. ”
Finally, in Westhampton, Seven Beach Lane, a new boutique hotel and restaurant, will open in June of this year, said general manager Ben Levine.
It features 16 rooms, a pool, garden and restaurant.
Taste of Long Island Events is expanding its food and wine festival to the Hamptons and North Fork this summer.
Culinary events begin June 15 and include more than 25 top chefs and restaurants at the inaugural Taste of Westhampton Beach last year.
On July 20th, the Hamptons Wine & Food Classic opens at Stony Brook Southampton College with a performance of “The Soundtrack of Life” by Decadia and a VIP area hosted by Southampton Social Club restaurateur Ian Duke.
The third annual event, “Chefs of the East End,” will be held on Aug. 9 at Riverhead’s Atlantis Sea Star Ballroom, featuring chefs from the North Fork and Hamptons preparing local feasts.
Next up is the Northforker Wine & Food Classic on August 29th at Borghese Vineyards. The fifth event is Borghese’s 25th anniversary celebration, also held at the Borghese vineyards.
The inaugural Long Island Wine & Food Classic concludes its extended season on September 28 at Farmingdale College.
