Fine dining on Long Island

Entrees offered at La Piazza restaurant in Melville

Doug Young

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There are enough tablecloths between Great Neck and Montauk to blanket Long Island. Nassau and Suffolk are rife with fine-dining restaurants.

The most popular cuisine: Italian. But the two counties are full of steak houses, seafood establishments, continental mainstays and New American eateries, plus a healthy sprinkling of dining rooms for French, Indian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese and combinations thereof.

Their food is rated according to a star system, from none to four, or fair/poor to exceptional. Service and ambience are rated from poor to exceptional, but do not carry a star rating.

This guide should help you find exactly what you want. It's consumer reporting with knife and fork.

--Compiled reviews by Peter M. Gianotti

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Critic rating 1

388 Restaurant $$$ | New American 388 Willis Ave. Roslyn Heights Sunny, unpretentious and fairly priced, a mainstay in the neighborhood, serving fine New American fare. ...
Critic rating 3

Amicale $$$$ | Seafood, Restaurant 872 E. Jericho Tpke Huntington Station Jan 2012 Note - The critic review, 3-star rating and related articles are based on ...
Critic rating 2.5

Amarelle $$$ | New American 2028 N. Country Rd. Wading River At Amarelle, the accent is on local vegetables and meats. ...
Critic rating 1

Atlantica on the Ocean $$$ | New American, Seafood 80 W. Broadway Long Beach The best course at Atlantica on the Ocean is visual: great views of the waves ...
Critic rating 2

Bistro 72 $$$ | New American 830 W. Main St. Riverhead
Critic rating 3

Wave Seafood Kitchen $$$ | New American, Restaurant, Lounge 25 E. Broadway Port Jefferson Wave Seafood Kitchen is the latest restaurant to reside at Danfords Hotel & Marina. It's ...
Critic rating 2

Blackwells Restaurant $$$ | Steak, American Great Rock Golf Course 141 Fairway Drive Wading River Clubby, friendly, shining with enough mahogany to host a vintage PBS series, this is a ...
Critic rating 2

Blue Sky Mediterranean Lounge $$$ | American, Mediterranean, Nightspot, Lounge 63 Main St. Sag Harbor You can get a taste of Italy or Spain, Greece or France, and points between ...
Critic rating 1

Bob's Place $$$ | Eclectic, New American 230 Jericho Tpke. Floral Park Bob’s is certainly a handsome place, with a high ceiling, wood furnishings and a sophisticated, ...
Critic rating 2

Cafe Red $$$ | Italian, New American 107 Main St. Kings Park Cafe Red is the eastern offspring of Red and Osteria da Nino in Huntington. The ...