BEST GOURMET
FOOD STORE
LOMBARDI’S LOVE LANE MARKET
170 Love Lane, Mattituck
631-298-9500
www.lombardislovelanemarket.com
Keeping with the North Fork tradition,
Lombardi’s Love Lane Market is committed to
using top quality seasonal ingredients from local
purveyors, with a mission to keep it simple and
delicious – from their kitchen to your table. Their
menus are completely customizable, allowing
their knowledgeable and professional staff to
cater to your highest expectations. Their team
will make sure that you and your family are
taken care. They take pride in providing a local
gourmet option featuring lots of area favorites.
At Lombardi’s, you’ll truly feel like a part of the
community all while finding delicious local food
at a great price!
BEST GYRO
THE GREEK PLACE
2144 Jericho Tpke., Garden City Park
516-673-4545
www.thegreekplacegcp.com
Greek food has been kept traditional for many
years, until now. The Greek Place’s Chef
Pete has taken the traditional and made it
remarkable. He has created Greek Fusion, which
incorporates home-style Greek food with other
national and international dishes—from the
Gyro Philly Steak, which is made with sautéed
onions, peppers, mushrooms and melted
cheddar, to the Italian Gyro, which consists of
sautéed gyro, melted mozzarella and marinara.
Aside from having many traditional dishes
available, Chef Pete delivers a new way of
enticing your taste buds. The gyro made at The
Greek Place is sautéed and cut off the all-famous
“Gyro Cone,” yet it is made to order so you get
fresh juicy gyro—sautéed on a flat iron grill and
splashed with an au jus that will make your
mouth water and your soul sing!
BEST HEALTH
FOOD STORE
CORNUCOPIA NATURAL FOODS
39 N Main St., Sayville
631-589-9579
www.cornucopiahealthfoods.com
Before Lynne Dougherty opened Cornucopia, she
was on a path of self-transformation. Plagued
by multiple health issues for which traditional
doctors had no solution, Lynne became
disillusioned with western medicine. However,
she found hope in holistic health. Lynne
changed her diet, implemented supplements,
and healed herself. Since holistic medicine was
not common at the time, she had to journey
beyond Long Island in search of health food
stores and naturopathic doctors. Inspired by her
discoveries, she decided to bring the health food
movement to her own community of Sayville.
Her intention was to help others realize their
own potential to heal. With a little bit of money
and a big vision, she started Cornucopia in 1976.
Building from the ground up, Lynne envisioned
and brought into fruition a place for people to
find vitamins and other holistic remedies.
BEST HEALTH FOOD
STORE (NATIONAL
WINNER)
TRADER JOE’S
Multiple Locations
www.traderjoes.com
Long Islanders know that Trader Joe’s is the
place to shop for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
The nationwide supermarket chain with seven
Long Island locations is your home for affordable
groceries, meat, and produce. Read the label on a
Trader Joe’s product and you’ll find wholesome
ingredients that you’ll feel comfortable serving to
your family. With its famed wood-paneled stores
and staff in Hawaiian shirts, Trader Joe’s is a fun
place to shop. It’s no wonder that Long Islanders
who aim to eat healthy visit Trader Joe’s, which
also features plenty of products for kosher or
vegan diets.
BEST HEALTHY
EATERY
FUEL YOUR BODY CAFE
196 W. Old Country Rd., Hicksville
516-933-3835
www.fuelyourbodycafe.com
Power up your day the right way with a meal at
Fuel Your Body Cafe. They offer all-day breakfast,
sandwiches & other health-conscious fare in a
vintage diner setting. This health-conscious cafe
serves up breakfast, lunch, and dinner items, as
well as fresh-squeezed juices, smoothies, and
protein shakes. Fuel Cafe’s mission is simple:
“Eat right, feel great,” and their food is always
grilled or baked, never fried. They serve healthy
and delicious fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner,
plus a wide selection of fresh-squeezed juices,
smoothies, and protein shakes. Breakfast is
served all day, and lunch and dinner offers soups
and chili, salads, wraps, pitas and sandwiches,
burgers, quesadillas, create-your-own pizzas,
small plates, “power platters,” seafood platters,
rotisserie chicken, and even a kids’ menu.
BEST HEALTH
EATERY (NATIONAL
WINNER)
PANERA BREAD
Multiple Locations
www.panerabread.com
Roasted beet, quinoa and citrus salad, seasonal
greens salad, tomato mozzarella flatbread, Thai
garden chicken wonton bowl—the list of healthy,
yet delightful, dishes at Panera Bread is endless.
They even offer vegan and gluten-conscious items,
proving that it is the perfect eatery for anyone
who is looking to have a nutritious meal, without
sacrificing taste. Whether you order to stay or
go, Panera Bread is the ultimate place to visit for
quality food made with a lot of love!
BEST HOT DOGS
CHARLIE’S LEGENDARY HOT DOGS
16 Lowell Ave., Islip terrace
631-617-3480
www.charlieslegendaryonions.com
Charlie’s Legendary Hot Dogs has a fantastic
story that could only happen on Long Island.
Many years ago, a man named Charles Summa,
a disabled WWII Veteran was in search for a way
to provide for his family. In 1963, he and his wife
Rosemary decided to open a hot dog stand located
in Brentwood, Long Island, NY. What started as
a small pushcart quickly grew into the Famous
Charlie’s Hot Dogs, serving many generations
of Long Islanders for over 50 years. Charlie’s
Legendary Onions were a marvel hit, his biggest
success to date. The family has not only revived
Charlie’s recipe, but Charlie’s Hot Dog Truck itself
– ready to share it with the world once again! The
world will love these great tasting hot dogs!
BEST HOT DOGS
(NATIONAL
WINNER)
NATHAN’S FAMOUS, INC.
Multiple Locations
www.nathansfamous.com
Founded on Coney Island and headquartered in
Jericho, Nathan’s Famous lives up to its name by
making the best hot dog in New York. It all began
with a Polish immigrant and his wife’s secret
spice recipe. Now, 102 years later, Nathan’s is
synonymous with good hot dogs--and good times
eating them with your favorite condiments! You’ll
find these famous franks in supermarkets and on
the menu at Nathan’s restaurants all over Long
Island. Famously, you’ll see them gobbled by the
dozen at the annual hot-dog eating contest on
Coney Island every Fourth of July. No matter how
quickly you eat them, you’ll enjoy every bite of a
Nathan’s hot dog.
BEST ICE CREAM
DOUGLAS & JAMES HOMEMADE
ICE CREAM (SWEET TREATS
ON THE WHARF)
405 Main St., Port Washington
516-708-1706
Find the flavor that satisfies your sweet tooth at
Sweet Treats on the Wharf, a lovely ice cream
shop in the Port Washington region of Port
Washington. Easily accessible parking options
are located near this dining establishment.
For those who prefer to travel by bike, Sweet
Treats on the Wharf is a great option due to
its generous bike parking options. Douglas &
James’ ice cream isn’t your typical frozen treat,
but is made the old-fashioned way, one tub at
a time. The super premium ice cream is made
every day on site. Prices at Sweet Treats on
the Wharf are super affordable. Everyone will
scream for the ice cream at Sweet Treats on the
Wharf. Head there tonight for quite the delicious
cold treat!
BEST JARRED
PASTA SAUCE
MAMMA LOMBARDI’S – HOLBROOK
400 Furrows Rd., Holbrook
631-737-0774
www.mammalombardis.com
Mamma Lombardi’s in Holbrook has been
awarded the best Jarred Pasta Sauce on Long
Island for 2018. Known for their delicious
Neapolitan Italian cuisine, Lombardi’s brings
part of Italy’s culture to Long Island. The
Lombardi Family has proudly served the
Long Island community for the past 40 years.
Mamma Lombardi’s offers a pizza and takeout
menu as well as a happy hour menu in addition
to their award winning Jarred Pasta Sauce.
BEST LOBSTER ROLL
THE LOBSTER ROLL
1980 Montauk Hwy., Amagansett
631-267-3740
www.lobsterroll.com
Long Island lobster is a huge part of the local
cuisine and The Lobster Roll fits the bill
perfectly. The Lobster Roll was purchased in
1965 by Frederick H. Terry Sr., and his Dad;
Richard C. Terry Sr. when it was a tiny roadside
clam shack on the Napeague stretch. The
Lobster Roll Restaurant became affectionately
known as “Lunch” (though it’s always served
dinner) because locals and travelers associated
the now “iconic” sign with the restaurant. The
Lobster Roll has transformed over the years,
through several expansions, but remains the
quintessential indoor/outdoor summer eatery;
attracting locals, celebrities, day-trippers, and
travelers from all over the globe! The Lobster
Roll embraces the atmosphere of a nostalgic
roadside shack, amid the sand dunes, gardens
of summer flowers, umbrellas, beach balls,
picnic tables, and plenty of smiling faces!
BEST LUNCH DEAL
VITO’S RISTORANTE & PIZZA
91 Forest Ave., Glen Cove
516-759-1366
www.vitospizzany.com
Vito’s Ristorante began with a couple that set
out on a journey from Sicily bringing only their
hard work ethics and family recipes and made
their way to Brooklyn, NY. With hard work and
perseverance, they opened the doors to their first
pizzeria in 1982 on Avenue L in Canarsie which
quickly became a staple in the community. Ten
years of service, two pizzerias, and three kids
later, they moved the family out to Long Island
where they opened their third. This is where
their son began to learn the trade, studying his
father’s every move. He is now beginning my
own journey in Glen Cove using Nonna’s recipes
and working side by side with one of Brooklyn’s
finest, his father. They look forward to making
Vito’s Restaurant & Pizzeria one of Glen Coves
favorite eateries.
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BEST LUNCHEONETTE
FLO’S LUNCHEONETTE
38 W Main St., Blue Point
888-356-7864
www.flosfamous.com
The original Flo’s opened in Blue Point in 1926,
and the Flo’s empire has since expanded to
include a taco shack called Floasis (also on Corey
Beach) and a food truck. Flo’s has retained
elements of Flight’s funky barnlike interior,
adding weathered-wood booths and a few other
rustic touches, such as nautical rope dividers and
a massive Flo’s logo painted onto a brick wall.
Breakfast starts at 8 a.m. daily with multiple
iterations of crepes, pancakes, French toast,
omelets, scrambles and breakfast burritos, priced
from $8 to $14. Come lunch and dinner, Flo’s
builds on luncheonette classics such as its famous
hot dog ($6) and baked clams ($10), with a robust
roster of salads, sandwiches and burgers — some
of them served on breads from nearby Artisan
Kaiser such as a 12-hour brisket with mozzarella
and onion straws on a baguette ($12) and a
barbecue chicken-topped Cobb salad for $13.
BEST MACARONI
AND CHEESE
DELICIOUS MOMENTS CATERERS
792 Merrick Rd., Baldwin
516-594-1349
www.icater4u.com
Macaroni and cheese is the ultimate comfort
food. With every bite, you are both happy to be
indulging in such a meal and sad that you are one
step closer to finishing it. While there are many
ways to make macaroni and cheese, not everyone
has mastered the art of doing so. Delicious
Moments Caterers, however, is on an entirely
different level than everyone else, offering creamy,
delicious macaroni and cheese that will leave you
wanting more. It’s no wonder why they’ve been
voted the Best Macaroni and Cheese on Long
Island for the second year in a row!
BEST MEATBALL
PIZZATINI
185 Henry St., Hempstead
516-280-8226
www.pizzatini.com
You’ll be rolling in delight when you indulge in
the meatballs served as Pizzatini. They’re known
for their pizza, of course, but their overall Italian
food experience can’t be beaten. Their meatballs
are terrific and served fresh for you. Located
conveniently in Hempstead, Pizzatini features
great service and great food. You can even order
online at their website or over the phone. There’s
a number of ways to get their delicious, authentic
Italian food to you and your family’s mouths. It’s
a great place to get pizza, meatballs or whatever
Italian cuisine you’re looking for, all prepared
fresh for you by Pizzatini’s excellent and helpful
staff. Pizzatini is known for being family owned
and they are preserving the art & tradition of the
New York/Italian pizzeria. Pick-up, catering or
delivery; quality & freshness is guaranteed!
BEST MUSSELS
VITO’S RISTORANTE & PIZZA
91 Forest Ave., Glen Cove
516-759-1366
www.vitospizzany.com
Vito’s Ristorante began with a couple that set
out on a journey from Sicily bringing only their
hard work ethics and family recipes and made
their way to Brooklyn, NY. With hard work and
perseverance, they opened the doors to their first
pizzeria in 1982 on Avenue L in Carnarsie which
quickly became a staple in the community. Ten
years of service, two pizzerias, and three kids
later, they moved the family out to Long Island
where they opened their third. This is where
their son began to learn the trade, studying his
father’s every move. He is now beginning my
own journey in Glen Cove using Nonna’s recipes
and working side by side with one of Brooklyn’s
finest, his father. They look forward to making
Vito’s Restaurant & Pizzeria one of Glen Coves
favorite eateries.
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