82 LONGISLANDPRESS.COM • OCTOBER 2018
SPOTLIGHT ON 2018 WINNERS
YOU VOTED, THEY WON:
BEST FALL FUN SPOTS
BEST FARMSTAND
The Harbes family has farmed on
Long Island for 13 generations. When
you visit their Mattituck farmstand,
you’ll experience centuries’ worth
of caring and hard work. Fruit and
vegetables don’t get fresher than
the produce grown on the Harbes
family’s North Fork farms. If the
luscious tomatoes, peaches, apples,
and melons make you hungry, try
the roasted sweet corn, handmade
apple cider donuts, and fresh-popped
kettle corn. Even the bees work hard
on the Harbes family farm–fresh
honey is for sale alongside locally
produced specialty treats. Save room
for the homemade ice cream. Harbes
Family Farmstand, 715 Sound Ave.,
Mattituck, 631-298-0800, harbesfamilyfarm.
com/mattituckfarmstand
BEST WINERY
ON LONG ISLAND
Just in time for harvest season,
Martha Clara Vineyards’ variety
of red, rosé, white, sparkling and
dessert wines offers something
for every occasion. Let’s recall that
its 2010 Merlot was named the best
in the state, a coveted honor, to be
sure. These vintners know how to
treat what ferments inside their oak
barrels with loving care. In case
you’re curious, Martha Clara was
the revered mother of the owner,
bakery executive Robert Entenmann,
who transformed a potato field into
a thoroughbred horse farm before
he began planting Vitis vinifera
grapes on 18 acres in 1995. Now his
operation encompasses more than
100 acres, including a tasting room,
and hosts concerts and events. For
miles around, Martha Clara has
rightly become known as one of
the North Fork’s finest vineyards.
Martha Clara Vineyards, 6025
Sound Ave., Riverhead, 631-298-0075,
marthaclaravineyards.com
BEST HAUNTED HOUSE
Franklin Square Horror will scare
your socks off! One of the biggest and
scariest haunted walk-throughs on
Long Island, Franklin Square Horror
is a tradition for thousands of Long
Island families and friends. Upon
entering, you will be immersed in
hundreds of feet of pure terror! See
if your family and friends can make
it through the different terror-filled
chambers and pockets of fright
without running for the hills. Every
season, Joe Allocco’s Franklin Square
is host to an exciting and terrifying
array of ghoulish horrors that will
give you an evening you will never
forget. During the Halloween season,
scares begin at 6 p.m. and continue
till 10 p.m. Joe Allocco’s Franklin
Square Horror, 1148 Norbay St.,
Franklin Square, Facebook.com/
FranklinSquareHorror
BEST GERMAN
RESTAURANT
Willkommen! For an authentic Oktoberfest
experience, this is the place
for giant pretzels imported directly
from Munich that you can wash down
with their thirst-quenching homebrewed
Plattduetsche Kolsch, along
with a great assortment of German
beers you can enjoy outside at their
wonderfully inviting Biergarten
when the weather’s right, or inside
their convivial Beer Hall building,
where their proud heritage is on display.
There’s a reason Plattduetsche
Park Restaurant has been voted, once
again, the Best German Restaurant
on Long Island. Since 1939, this place
has been serving traditional specialties
and continental cuisine, from
bratwurst to leberkase and Jaeger
schnitzel, and so much more, with
a commitment to quality and dedication
to superb customer service!
Plattduetsche Park Restaurant, Catering
& Biergarten, 1132 Hempstead
Tpke., Franklin Square. 516-354-3131,
parkrestaurant.com
BEST PET
CLOTHING STORE
It’s sweater season not just for
us, but also for man’s best friend.
While the saying “If you look good,
you feel good” is definitely true for
us humans, we’re not the only ones
who appreciate a trendy tee or a
stylish sweater—our dogs do too!
Repeat Best of Long Island winner
Fetch, located in Huntington Village,
offers designer brands for canines
of all different sizes. And since
our pets are like our children (just
admit it!), seeing your prized pooch
decked out in fleece coats, couture
dresses, and fashionable collars
is priceless! Fetch, 44C Gerard St.,
Huntington Village. 631-824-6636.
fetchshops.com
READY, SET, VOTE!
Vote for your favorite businesses and people in the 2019 Bethpage
Best of Long Island program, beginning Oct. 1 through Dec. 15.
Step 1: Visit bestoflongisland.com
Step 2: Click “Vote Now”
Step 3: Fill out form
Step 4: Select a category and click “Vote”
Step 5: Repeat for all your favorite people and businesses
To find other 2018 Bethpage Best of Long Island contest winners, visit
bestoflongisland.com Nominations for the 2020 contest open Jan. 1.