Where are the Long Island BYOB restaurants? I never really thought much about this until Nena and I visited our friends Paul and Sara in Philly, the land of BYO resturants. We had a great dinner at Azafran and what a joy it was to bring our own wine.
I know of only two.
- Kitchen - A Bistro (St. James)
- Thai Gourmet (Port Jefferson Station)
Both are awesome, by the way. Great food. And not corkage fee at all.
Do any of my local readers know of any? Please share.
I'm particularly interested because, as you all know, I love Long Island wine and so few restaurants, even those in Long Island wine country offer good local wine lists. And if they do have good bottles, most of the markups are ludicrious (considering I know the wholesale prices that are the maximum the restaurant paid).
I just heard today that Saracen in Wainscott has no corkage fee on Wednesday and Thursday, but I can't confirm that.
Posted by: Ed | May 01, 2006 at 02:27 PM
Hello, both of those places are great and we eat there all the time. I wish there were more BYOB places in Long Island. Oscar's restaurant in St. James charges regular store price for the wine and a 5$ corking fee. Even though it is not BYOB, the wine is at a good price. The food is good (not like the "Kitchen" though).
Posted by: Veronica cea | August 28, 2006 at 07:45 PM
Hi--
Three of my BYO finds:
Tj's Cafe in Suffolk(Medford)
Orient in Bethpage (Hong Kong seafood)
Artie's in Island Park (paper plates BYO glasses-connected to fish market)
Posted by: Art | October 10, 2007 at 08:52 AM
Tate's Restaurant in Nesconset is BYOB and Prix Fixe too! Cash only, great food, awesome staff :)
Posted by: Emilia | November 16, 2011 at 06:19 PM