Top tuna dishes

Seared tuna salad is sprinkled with black and

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Long Island chefs have made tuna a restaurant staple as familiar to diners as stuffed flounder. The big fish swims into sushi and seviche, tartare and carpaccio; it's in pastas and in burritos, it's peppered and seeded, it's all over the menu.

From today's catch, here are some popular preparations and where you'll find them, rare and done well.

--Compiled by Peter Gianotti

Critic rating 3

Bryant & Cooper $$$$ | American, Steak 2 Middle Neck Rd. Roslyn Bryant & Cooper ranks among the top all-around Long Island steak houses, straightforward and recommended ...
User rating 4

Chachama Grill $$$ | New American 655-8 Montauk Hwy. East Patchogue Adventurous New American in East Patchogue serving one of our 10 favorite tuna dishes on ...
Critic rating 2.5

Fishbar on the Lake $$$ | Seafood 467 East Lake Dr. Montauk At the Gone Fishing Marina and opposite the airport is Fishbar on the Lake. Chef ...
Critic rating 3

Four Food Studio $$$ | New American 515 Broadhollow Rd. Melville This high-style New American restaurant-and-bar is the closest thing to a Hamptons lounge west of ...
Critic rating 2.5

H2O Seafood Grill $$$ | New American, Seafood 215 W. Main St. Smithtown Sophisticated seafood house with sushi bar. ...
Critic rating 4

Mirabelle $$$ | New American, French, Sports bar, Breakfast 150 Main St. Stony Brook Voted the best new fine dining restaurant in 2009 by critic Peter Gianotti, Mirabelle pairs ...
User rating 3

Mumon Sushi, Asian fusion, Japanese, Seafood 1300 Franklin Ave. Garden City Fatty tuna, or toro, served pristinely and perfectly: lush, rich, essential - the purist's choice. ...
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Stone Creek Inn $$$ | American, French 405 Montauk Hwy. East Quogue Sunny and handsome, Stone Creek Inn is a conversion of an early 1900s residence. Tables ...