The Hamptons’ New Restaurants Defining 2026

A locally rooted finer diner turns all-day classics into a supper-club platform, with rotating chef collaborations after the milkshakes and tuna melts.

Sag Harbor native Michael Nolan and chef Jesus Gonzalez channel coastal Mediterranean cooking through East End produce, polished cocktails and a moody year-round room.

The Springs Tavern team revives a storied East Hampton address as a neighborhood grill, balancing local seafood, tavern staples and English-pub warmth.

The SoHo French dining room heads east to Capri Southampton, translating theatrical hospitality and late-night energy into a poolside seasonal residence.

Chef Jarad McCarroll brings Amalfi-minded cooking to Faraway’s waterfront reinvention, matching East End seafood with a polished Mediterranean resort mood.

Chef Dewa Wijaya folds Balinese flavors and a wellness-minded philosophy into East End produce, seafood and a garden-built Bridgehampton dining room.

Rubirosa’s East Hampton experiment becomes an annual outpost, pairing tie-dye pizza and Sunday sauce with a sprawling indoor-outdoor camp ritual.

The Hedges’ revival brings Swifty’s clubby uptown DNA to East Hampton, turning a historic inn into a polished garden restaurant for 2026’s second-season stride.