restaurants / night life
Here's a sampling of what's accessible from the ferries leaving Bay Shore:
The following places face Great South Bay and provide outdoor seating to capitalize on the picturesque views:
Matthew's Seafood House935 Bay Walk, Ocean Beach, 631-583-8016. A scenic bay-front seafood restaurant serving such dishes as barbecued swordfish and grilled salmon.
The Hideaway at Housers Hotel781-85 Evergreen Walk, Ocean Beach, 631-583-8900. Sunsets are augmented by a "beachy American" menu, including such dishes as vegetable samosas, fire-grilled filet mignon and wasabi-pea-crusted salmon.
Island Mermaid370 Bay Walk, Ocean Beach, 631-583- 8088. Thai tuna tataki and espresso-dusted shrimp are just two dishes at this lively eclectic waterside spot.
The AlbatrossBay Walk, (631-583-5697)
Maguire's Bay Front Restaurant1 Bay Walk, Ocean Beach, 631-583-8800. In addition to super sunsets, this local favorite offers a New American menu featuring "drunken" porterhouse pork chops and blackened catfish.
These restaurants are on the opposite side of Bay Walk with no direct view of the water:
- Sand Bar
- C.J.'s Bar & Restaurant
- Castaway Bar & Grille
- Rachel's Restaurant
- Michael's Restaurant & Pizzeria
- Bocce Beach Restaurant & Bar
These eateries are also on Bay Walk:
- Town Pizza
- Hero Shop & Smoothies
- Hershey's Ice Cream
- Ice Castle Sweet Shoppe
- Rachel's Bakery
- Beaches & Cream
- Mermaid Market
- Ocean Beach Trading Market
These restaurants are located outside of Ocean Beach:
Le Dock60 Bay Walk, Fair Harbor, 631-583-5200. Dine deck-side on the creative American cuisine of chef Patrick Adams, formerly of Salt in Manhattan, who offers such specialties as poppy seed-crusted flounder and salt-and-pepper shrimp.
The Out Restaurant20 Bay Walk, Kismet, 631-583-7400. An American menu with an emphasis on seafood is offered both indoors and on the deck at this casual seaside spot.
Kismet Inn1 Oak Walk, Kismet, 631-583-5592. The deck at sunset is the place to dine on a straightforward American seafood-slanted menu.
Flynn's, Ocean Bay Park631-583-5000. A venerable seaside spot known for lobsters and water vistas.