The best new Hamptons restaurants for summer 2025

Another Hamptons season is here and it smells good.Across the East End, restaurants — both casual and clubby — are making their summer debuts and adding flavor to the long established mix of restaurants, cafes and bars that are the South Fork’s social hubs.Expect burgers, “billionaire bacon” and boat loads of seafood.

Ready to dig into the East End? Here’s a look at the newest restaurants and menus from Westhampton to Montauk.The massive, Carl Fisher-designed Star Island property that’s home to the latest iteration of the Montauk Yacht Club has seen a lot of change in recent years.

It went from a modest and somewhat dated hideaway to a five-star escape under Gurney’s ownership.Now, sans Gurney’s, it’s going strong under new ownership as the largest luxury resort-marina in the Hamptons.

The resort gave its 4,500-square-foot Ocean Club restaurant a full gut renovation — adding an open kitchen and wood-fired oven — with a fresh new menu from Chef Jarad McCarroll.It’s heavy on the crustaceans (you’re welcome): There’s lobster Caesar salad, lobster pasta served in an aromatic broth and, of course, a lobster roll made with lemongrass mayo and topped with crispy onions.

Need some turf with your surf? Chef is curating prime steak like picanha, New York strip and tenderloin.The waterfront views are complimentary.Chef Douglas Gulija and cousin Skip Norsic are bringing a taste of the Adriatic to the East End this summer with Fēniks.

As of June, the new, year-round restaurant (named for the Croatian spelling of Phoenix) will operate from the Southampton Village space previously occupied by Le Chef.Following a full reno, the historic building’s two-story atrium now sports an exclusive eight-course chef’s counter, an a la carte dining room and a cocktail lounge.

The menus are inspired by Gulija and Norsic’s Croatian roots, as well as local ingredients and Gulija’s nearly three-decade tenure at Southampton’s Plaza Cafe.Expect seafoo...