New York City doesn’t get enough credit for its miles and miles of seashores. We were given sand and shore available with the swipe of a MetroCard. But when max relaxation requires a beach day a bit farther away, look no further than the isle of Long. Long Island has more beaches than exits on the L.I.E., so choosing the proper one for you could be a chore. Each spot has a wonderful vibe, tempo, and taste, and one incorrect can turn your staycation into a summer bummer. Here, you’ll find the whole thing you need to recognize earlier than you go.
Whether you’re looking to devour and drink the day away, have some circle of relatives a laugh inside the solar, trap a glimpse of your favored movie star or even Alec Stanley Baldwin, take in a little nature, or make it an actual rager, those are the nice Long Island seashores to match each temper.
Best For Foodies: Long Beach
Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach
The city via the sea, that is simply an LIRR journey away for town dwellers, is likewise an excellent dining area. The West End seashore’s newly refurbished publish-Sandy boardwalk offers oceanside eats for each appetite. Stop by using Swingbelly’s for gradual-cooked B.B.Q. and beers, seize a marshmallow-topped s’ mores doughnut at the Dough Hut, and chow down on tall stacks of chocolate chip pancakes and rainbow milkshakes at Diner By The Sea. Don’t have time to sit down? Grab and cross at Shoregasboard, the beachside meals truck smorgasbord.
Still hungry? Pick up some tacos al pastor from Copper and Clay, in which nothing is greater than $10, or carbo-load on Tutta da fava at Steven’s Pasta before scarfing a banana fro-yo from the Marvel Frozen Dairy stand or shelling out $14 for one in all Baked By The Ocean’s O.G. creations, the 7-inch chocolate chip cookie with rainbow cookies baked proper in. Finally, treat yourself to Atlantica, the oceanfront New American restaurant within the Allegria Hotel. You may walk out onto the beach and fall into a meal coma when you’re carried out. Be positive to apply adequate SPF so you don’t wake up as blistered as Atlantica’s shishito peppers.
Best For Families: Jones Beach
A thousand Ocean Parkway, Wantagh
It’s smooth to write down Jones off as a basic seaside because each Tom, Dick, or Harry inside the tristate place visits. But it’s the area for every person tasked with tykes, particularly if they aren’t interested in really beaching. The Splash Pad is in the right vicinity to cool down with rambunctious bambinos, while the brand new adventure park gives a ropes course and zip traces for kiddos seven and up. Fill the relaxation of these top seaside hours with ping pong, corn hollow, bocce ball, paddleball, and shuffleboard, all to be had to lease. Even better, all this laugh within the solar is positive to tire the children out for the trip home.
Best For Celeb Sightings: Main Beach
104 Ocean Avenue, East Hampton
No marvel, the fine vicinity to identify a Hollywood superstar out in the wild remains the Hamptons. To the seaside is the opposite. 1/2 seashore isn’t so clean. While this quaint, tony seaside, described as “integral East Hampton,” is wherein you’ll locate celebrities, putting your umbrella after them on the weekend requires a parking permit for citizens and non-citizens alike — and they sell out earlier than Memorial Day.
(Not to say, the city handiest offers 60 parking spots for non-citizens so that you’ll get there very, very early.) But normies averse to sneaking onto the seaside needn’t fear; there’s plenty to do in this town that would result in you rubbing elbows with the rich and well-known — even though they’d likely decide upon which you refrain from really touching them. See who’s whos and who’s that at Tuscan farm-to-desk eatery Nick & Toni’s — an organization for celebrities like Alec Stanley Baldwin and Martha Stewart for over 30 years.
Manhattan Mayor Sarah Jessica Parker has been known to common Tutto il Giorno, a Naples-style Italian eating place owned by Donna Karan’s daughter, even as Babette’s, a smooth food joint named in honor of the 1987 Danish movie Babette’s Feast, is Goop-accredited. And Kim K. As soon as had cocktails at seventy-five Main, so there’s that. Grab your biggest hat and darkest sunglasses and stay like a one-percenter for an afternoon. Who knows? You would possibly even get flawed for one yourself.
Best For Animal Spotting: Cupsogue Beach
906 Dune Rd, Westhampton
This beach is made for animal fans who don’t have the budget to discover farther-flung islands. Positioned on the east end of Fire Island and the west side of Westhampton Island, this barrier seaside is a warm spot for harbor seals, dolphins, and humpback whales. Sign up for the seashore’s whale-looking tours, which kick off in July, to ensure a sighting. (The seal walks begin again up within the fall.) Otherwise, keep your eyes peeled and enjoy this tranquil white sand beach super place for people and marine lifestyles.
