Falling Into Long Island Restaurant Week

So, you’ve just landed the one date you’ve been trying to land for the past few months—and thinking outside the bun just won’t cut it. Consider yourself lucky, because the Sixth Annual Fall Long Island Restaurant Week has arrived, giving diners a chance to snag a deal at the Island’s top eats.

“If you’re single, you could go out on a couple of dates during Long Island Restaurant Week and not break the bank,” says Steve Haweeli of Wordhampton Public Relations. “Everyone is on a budget.”

The event kicked off Nov. 6 and will continue until Nov. 13, giving daters eight days of delicious dining deals.

But Restaurant Week isn’t just great for singletons, it gives all residents a taste of Long Island’s top cuisine and much-needed relief on the check.

“It’s simple—everyone loves a deal,” says Haweeli. “And Long Islanders love to eat out. With the proliferation of foodies on Long Island, it only makes sense. Upscale eateries are, of course, very popular.”

And there sure are a lot of awesome choices. Huntington’s hip Honu Kitchen & Cocktails and popular Portuguese restaurant, Fado; Greenport’s famous Claudio’s Restaurant and Jericho’s exclusive Philippe Chow, are among the hundreds of eateries participating.

“We’ve always had well over 200 restaurants,” says Haweeli. “This year we have 246 restaurants.”

All participating restaurants will offer a three-course prix fixe for $24.95 all night (except Saturday when it will be offered only until 7 p.m.) with each restaurant offering its own unique menu.

And Long Island Restaurant Week doesn’t just to benefit budgeted Long Island foodies, it also helps promote the participating restaurants to new customers.

“Every restauranteur spends money on marketing to get people in the door with the premise being, ‘if people come here and try our food, experience our service and décor—they’ll be back,’” says Haweeli. “Long Island Restaurant Week does just that: get people in the door. The rest is up to the restaurant.”

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS BY TOWN

Nassau County:

Albertson – Mitch and Toni’s American Bistro

Bayville – Mill Creek Tavern, Pine Island Grill @ The Crescent Beach Club

Bellmore – Bayou Restaurant, Sage Bistro

Bethpage – HR Singleton’s

Carle Place – 490 West, Sugar Dining Den & Social Club

East Meadow – The Carltun, Jake’s Steakhouse, Rub BBQ

East Norwich – Luce Ristorante

Farmingdale – Caracara Mexican Grill, The Melting Pot, Palmers American Grille

Floral Park – Bob’s Restaurant, Crabtree’s Restaurant, Jameson’s Bar & Grill, Park Place Restaurant & Bar

Freeport – E.B. Elliot’s

Garden City – BK Sweeney’s Uptown Grille; REIN at The Garden City Hotel, Legal Sea Foods

Garden City Park – Jonathan’s Restaurant, Uncle Bacala’s

Glen Cove – Cedar Creek, Tappo

Glen Head – DoraNonnie, Fork & Vine Restaurant, Saffron Restaurant

Great Neck – Burton & Doyle Steakhouse, Laverne of Great Neck, LOLA

Hicksville – Peppercorns, West East Bistro

Island Park – Da Vinci’s

Jericho – Philippe Chow;

Locust Valley – Barney’s

Long Beach – Atlantica @ The Allegria, Lola’s Kitchen & Wine Bar

Manhasset – Las Vinas

Massapequa – Alaine’s, Big Daddy’s, Hudson’s Mill

Massapequa Park – Ciao Baby Massapequa, Il Classico Restaurant & Caterers

Merrick – Brooks & Porter, Left Coast Kitchen & Cocktails, Nicholas James Bistro, RS Jones

Mineola – Davenport’s

New Hyde Park – Iavarone Café, Two Steak & Sushi Den

Oceanside – Brasserie Persil, Lawson Pub, Sole Italian Eatery

Oyster Bay – Canterbury’s Oyster Bar and Grill, Jack Halyard’s American Bar & Grill, Wild Honey

Plainview – Ayhan’s Mediterranean Restaurant, Brasserie Cassis, Red Fish Grille

Point Lookout – Fisherman’s Catch Restaurant

Port Washington – La P’tite Framboise, Louie’s Oyster Bar and Grille, Wild Honey on Main

Rockville Centre – Aperitif Bistro Wine Bar, Blue Moon, Chadwicks at the Station, Churchill’s, Dodici, George Martin The Original, Prime Catch Seafood Grill/Bar/Lounge

Roslyn – Besito Mexican Kitchen & Agave Lounge, Bistro Citron, Mim’s Restaurant, Poco Loco, Thyme Restaurant and Café Bar, Trata Estiatorio

Roslyn Heights – Trattoria Di Meo

Seaford – Butera’s Restaurant, Rachel’s Waterside Grill

Syosset – 516 American Kitchen & Bar, CoolFish Wine Bar & Grill, Mim’s Restaurant, Fulton & Prime Fish & Steak

Wantagh – Hemingway’s American Bar and Grill, Thom Thom Steak & Seafood;

Westbury – Benny’s Ristorante, Chi Dining Lounge, City Cellar Wine Bar and Grill, Marco Polo’s @ the Viana Hotel & Spa

Williston Park – La Marmite

Woodbury – Nisen Woodbury, Sage Bistro Moderne.

Suffolk County:

Amityville – Vittorio’s Restaurant & Wine Bar

Aquebogue – Comtesse Therese Bistro

Baiting Hollow – Cooperage Inn

Babylon – Argyle Grill & Tavern, Babylon Carriage House, Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar, Café Il Villaggio, Horace & Sylvia’s Publick House Restaurant, Ristorante Gemelli

Bay Shore – Aji 53 Japanese Cuisine, Captain Bill’s, Declan Quinn’s Bar & Restaurant

Bayport – Le Soir

Bellport – Avino’s Italian Table, The Bellport, Nakama, Porters on the Lane

Blue Point – Blue, Blue Point Bistro & Grille

Bohemia – Murtha’s Steakhouse

Bridgehampton – Almond, Copa Restaurant

Brookhaven – Painters’

Cold Spring Harbor – Grasso’s, Harbor Mist

Commack – Andrea’s 25 Ristorante Italiano, Ciao Baby, Jackson’s Restaurant, Nisen Sushi, Perfecto Mundo Latin Fusion Bistro

Cutchogue – Touch of Venice Restaurant

Deer Park – Ludlow Bistro

East Hampton – The 1770 House, Fresno, The Living Room, Michaels’ of Maidstone Bar and Restaurant, Nick & Toni’s, Serafina

East Islip – Beachtree, Irish Coffee Pub, Shandon Court

East Quogue – Stone Creek Inn

East Setauket – bliss restaurant, Domo Sushi

Eastport – Trumpets on the Bay

Great River – George Martin’s Strip Steak

Greenlawn – Old Fields Restaurant, Ruvo Restaurant & Bar

Greenport – Claudio’s Restaurant, noah’s, North Fork Oyster Company, Scrimshaw Restaurant

Hampton Bays – 1 North Steakhouse, Edgewater Restaurant, Matsulin, Oakland’s Restaurant & Marina, Rumba, Squiretown Restaurant & Bar, T.R. Restaurant & Bar

Hauppauge – The Grill Room, Mario Restaurant, The Wobbly Olive

Holbrook – Mamma Lombardi’s

Huntington – Besito Mexican Kitchen & Agave Lounge, Bin 56, Bistro Cassis, Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse, Bravo Nader, Café Buenos Aires, The Clubhouse Restaurant, CREW Kitchen, FADO, HONU Kitchen & Cocktails, Jonathan’s Ristorante, Mac’s Steakhouse, Osteria Da Nino, Piccolo Mondo Restaurant, Porto Vivo, Red Restaurant, Vitae Restaurant and Wine Bar;

Huntington Station – Amicale, Legal Sea Foods

Islip – Verace

Jamesport – Bayview Inn and Restaurant, Jamesport Manor Inn, Luce & Hawkins at the Jedediah Hawkins Inn

Kings Park – Café Red

Lindenhurst – Lighthouse on the Bay

Melville – Four Food Studio

Miller Place – Blond Restaurant

Montauk – Gulf Coast Kitchen at the Montauk Yacht Club, Gurney’s Sea Grille

Mount Sinai – Alexandros Restaurant, Amici Restaurant

Nesconset – Maria’s, Ragazzi Italian Kitchen & Bar, Tate’s Restaurant

New Suffolk – Legends Restaurant

Northport – Robkes Country Inn

Oakdale – Snapper Inn

Patchogue – Chachama Grill, Harbor Crab Restaurant and Marina, Lombardi’s on the Bay, The Oar Steak & Seafood Grill, PeraBell Food Bar, Public House 49;

Port Jefferson – The Fifth Season, Lombardi’s on the Sound, Pasta Pasta, Ruvo Restaurant & Bar, WAVE Seafood Kitchen, Tequila Jacks

Port Jefferson Station – Carnival Restaurant

Riverhead – Bistro 72, Tweeds Restaurant

Rocky Point – DEKS American Restaurant, Sea Basin Restaurant, Spiro’s Restaurant

Ronkonkoma – Mama Mia’s Ristorante

St. James – Ara International Grille & Bar, España Tapas & Wine Bar, Kitchen A Trattoria, O’s Food and Wine Bar, Villa Sorrento Restaurant, Vintage Prime Steak House

Sayville – Bistro 25, Blackbirds’ Grille, Butera’s Restaurant of Sayville, Café Joelle, la Tavola

Shelter Island Heights – Chequit Inn, La Maison Blanche

Smithtown – Butera’s Restaurant of Smithtown, Casa Rustica, Chop Shop Bar and Grill, Garden Grill Restaurant, Uncle Bacala’s

Southampton – little|red, red|bar Brasserie, Southampton Publick House

Southold – North Fork Table and Inn

Stony Brook – Mirabelle Restaurant, Pentimento Restaurant

Wading River – Amarelle, Blackwells Restaurant, The Foodbar Michael Anthonys Restaurant and Catering, La Plage Restaurant

Water Mill – MUSE Restaurant and Aquatic Lounge

Westhampton Beach – The Patio @ 54 Main, Sushi 1 Restaurant