The tulips are blooming, the cherry trees are blossoming and here’s an even surer sign of the season: the arrival of Spring Long Island Restaurant Week, which this year runs April 26 to May 3.
More than 120 eateries in Nassau and Suffolk counties are offering patrons a choice of fixed-price options: Restaurants may offer a $24 two-course lunch and/or a three-course dinner for $29, $39 or $46. These menus are in effect whenever the restaurant is open, with the exception of May 2, when the deal only needs to be offered until 7 p.m.
Among the newer restaurants joining Restaurant Week are Skara Taverna in Williston Park, Bar Lucy in Bay Shore, Harleys American Grille in Huntington and La Plage Bistro in Bellport.
Not-so-new but new-to-Restaurant Week spots include Sparrow Kitchen & Cocktails in Garden City, where there are multiple choices for each of the three courses in the $46 meal — including pan-seared halibut with spring vegetables with herb sauce — Texas de Brazil in Lake Grove, Bartaco in Garden City, Seven Beach Lane in Westhampton Beach, Frankie’s Fabulous Italiano in East Hampton and Mezza Luna in Hauppauge.
Slow-roasted carrots at Otherside Wine Bar in Glen Cove. Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca
Otherside Wine Bar in Glen Cove will be serving its signature starter of slow-roasted carrots (with house-made ricotta, Calabrian chili butter, honey and hazelnuts) as part of its $46 dinner.
And if you’re looking for a good deal at one of Newsday’s Top 50 Restaurants, check out Edoardo’s Trattoria in Huntington, Nick & Toni’s in East Hampton, Small Batch in Garden City and Stone Creek Inn in East Quogue.
This year’s Restaurant Week hat trick award goes to The Onion Tree in Sea Cliff, new to the promotion, a perennial presence on Newsday’s Top 50 and our Best Pizza list.
See the whole list (plus an interactive map) at longislandrestaurantweek.com.
Erica Marcus, a passionate but skeptical omnivore, has been reporting and opining on the Long Island food scene since 1998.
Dining and Cooking