<p>Explore our&nbsp;critics&#39; picks for all of your favorite foods on the Island.<br />
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 <p>From the grandest steakhouse to the humblest noodle shop, the best restaurants not only serve great food but deliver personality, style and charm.</p> 
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<p>Find a table with a view using&nbsp;our searchable guide to restaurants on the north and south shores.</p>

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<p>Smoked ribs, succulent brisket and homemade cornbread await.</p>

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Best barbecue spots

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 <p>Linger over omelets, waffles, breakfast tacos and more at these egg-ceptional destinations.</p> 
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<p>Nothing satisfies like the&nbsp;ultimate, comforting burger. Check out these 12 spots.</p>

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Standout burger spots

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 <p>Discover top picks for regional cuisine, from Cantonese dim sum to Sichuan dry pot and more.</p> 
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<p>Here are 12 shops making their own creamy flavors in house.</p>

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Best gelato shops

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<p>Here are 10 local shops melting hearts with decadent hot chocolate.</p>

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Best hot chocolate spots

<p>No matter where you are on Long Island, you're never far from homemade ice cream.&nbsp;</p>

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Best homemade ice cream

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<p>St. Patrick's Day is celebrated year-round at these traditional Irish spots.</p>

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Standout Irish pubs

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 <p>These restaurants distinguish themselves with service, atmosphere and — most of all — with food that honors the bedrock principles of Italian cuisine.</p> 
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<p>The famous Jamaican dish, rubbed in Scotch bonnet peppers and allspice, is a labor of love for local chefs.</p>

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Standout jerk chicken

<p>LI is enjoying an influx of regional gourmet spots taking Mexican food to spendy new heights.</p>

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Best Mexican restaurants

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<p>These are the best artisanal pies LI has to offer. The secret? It's all in the crust.</p>

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 <p>The&nbsp;best places on Long Island to get a steaming bowl of rich broth and noodles.&nbsp;</p> 
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Best ramen spots

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<p>The best bets include come-as-you-are casual clam bars as well as upscale fish houses.</p>

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Top seafood restaurants

<p>The best places to get steaks and chops.</p>

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Best steakhouses

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<p>Top picks for&nbsp;neighborhood sushi to omakase experiences.</p>

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Best sushi spots 

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<p>The selection of taco spots on LI is more innovative and more delicious than ever.</p>

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Best tacos 

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Best Thai eateries

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 <p>Discover the top spots for classic Buffalo wings, dry rubs and other varieties of meaty flavor bombs.</p> 
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Best chicken wings

<p>Hot spots for Dominican pizza, classic noodles of Yunnan, Japanese shabu-shabu and more.</p>

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Best new restaurants

<p>Newsday food critics picked their top dishes of the year.</p>

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Best things we ate in 2024

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The Manhattan-based international chain, known for its crinkle-cut fries, milkshakes and burgers has expanded quickly across the country and Long Island.

Shake Shack to open 5 new locations on LI by 2026

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Enter ice cream nachos and fat ice cream sandwiches with inventive flavors.

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The closure of Caribbean-themed chain restaurant appears to be part of an abrupt shuttering of more than a dozen locations nationwide.

Nat'l sit-down chain closes only LI location

Find your waterside table with our searchable guide to restaurants on the north and south shores.

Best LI restaurants on the water 

At a time when diners on Long Island seem to be endangered, Huntington's got a reason to celebrate.

Diner serving Greek favorites, breakfast opens in Huntington

Brothers Nick and John Tsotsos opened the diner on May 1, 1975. On Wednesday, they'll have a special menu for the golden anniversary.

Circle M Diner celebrates 50 years in Wantagh with special $5 menu

A long-standing, family-owned string of restaurants in Queens has landed on Long Island.

NYC restaurant opens Huntington outpost

The popular chain has opened its first Long Island location.

National taco chain opens at Roosevelt Field

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The social media sensation is popping up in elaborate desserts and simple milkshakes.

Places to try trendy Dubai chocolate on LI

From new rides at Adventureland and Splish Splash to Long Island's best gelato to must-see summer concerts, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano has your inside look at Newsday's summer FunBook.

Your guide to excitement under the sun!

Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez visits Levittown Food Trucks - TGIF, which is hosted by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Levittown. 

'It's just a place to get together every Friday night'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano talked to the NY State Parks regional director about the upcoming FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach May 24-25.

Know before you go: FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach

As Circle M Diner in Wantagh prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary on Wednesday, co-owner John Tsotsos attributes its success to good food and loyal customers. 

'They come back with their own little babies'

For more than three decades, Rob Rimmer, the chief brand officer at Lacrosse Unlimited in Edgewood, has been pouring his heart into making custom sticks. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'It's all about expressing yourself on the field'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano tries brioche con gelato at Spiga Bakery in Bellmore.

'We actually started this dessert 18 years ago'

Newsday food writer Melissa Azofeifa tries the Dubai cheesecake at The Dirty Cheesecake in Smithtown.

'You get the creaminess with the crunch'

Two Mom Crews is a group created for families with two moms to bond with other moms raising young children and make new friends. Newsday family reporter Beth Whitehouse was at the group's inaugural event in Babylon.

  Playdate unites families with two moms

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa heads to North Quarter Farm and Tweeds in Riverhead.

'It's a wonderful experience'

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus visits Gra-Bar in Copiague to learn about local versus non-local fish.

Exploring fish at Gra-Bar in Copiague

Jay's Hidden Treasures Flea Market & Gift Shop, in Lake Ronkonkoma, is a place where you can find collectibles such as Jeremy Chiaramonte's Betty Boop collection. Chiaramonte says Boop never really went out of style and is back on top thanks to the new Broadway musical "Boop."

'She has not lost any popularity'

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The festive thin-crust pizza specialist counts supermodel Heidi Klum as a partner at its NYC location.

Over-the-top NYC pizza spot opening LI location

The Mineola taco spot is expanding to Baldwin, setting up in a former Friendly's.

 Inside LI taco spot's second location

The ambitious kaiseki tasting menu is 10 courses.

Longtime Long Island restaurant turns into upscale Japanese spot

Alibi Lounge in Farmingdale is being transformed into a sweet destination.

Candy-themed popup opens in Farmingdale

Customers are warned against ordering anything hotter than a medium.

A look inside Long Island's first Dave's Hot Chicken

It was retirement in 2020 that pushed Randolph Brown toward fulfilling a lifelong dream: opening his own BBQ restaurant. 

'I had a fascination with preparing meals'

At Sweeties Candy Cottage in Huntington, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano learns how to make a Dubai chocolate bar. 

We learned how to make this viral chocolate bar

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits three Long Island restaurants to find out where the best wings are.

LI's best chicken wings? We've got the sauce!

NewsdayTV's Andi Berlin tries the Flying Dutchman burger at 8-Bit Bites in Centereach. 

Centereach's 8-Bit Bites serves up popular burger with a side of fun

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus visits Farina 00 in Franklin Square to talk about Italian American cuisine.

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