The Montauk Lighthouse
1. MONTAUK: THE ECONOMIC PLAN. PARTY OR RELAX
Michel Gondry shot in Montauk Forget Me! on its beach, in that closed mansion… That almost deserted and idyllic vision is a postcard Montauk of winter, and autumn and even spring, before the partying hordes invade its two streets and its immense beaches in summer. There are two very different Montauks, but both are the cheapest option in the Hamptons. Hence the party hordes. In off-season Montauk, the harbor side and its shops and seafood restaurants aren't even open, but it doesn't matter. In the main street there is enough supply, especially for breakfast, because pancakes and nutella french toast from classic diner Anthony’s Pancake House is all you need to hear and try. then the best is walk along the immense beach or go to the lighthouse , which is the northernmost tip of Long Island.
A restaurant with good concerts
In summer, the plan changes – although the pancake thing you should keep it, really – and it consists of finding the best party. If you are lucky and the contacts can end up in Private and exclusive parties with celebrities and _ jet set _ New Yorkers. If you don't have it and you're not looking for it either, Montauk has a party on any corner, there are so many that locals have been complaining for several years about the noise and the mess that arises in their small town. But you can also go to the ones organized by Surf Lodge, with very good concerts.
One last summer plan in Montauk: try the lobster roll of The Lobster Roll restaurant, a snack bar on the road parallel to the beach, the same one where Alison (Ruth Wilson) works in the series The Affair, which of course was also shot in Montauk.
Coquettish Sag Harbor
two. SAG HARBOR: THE PRETTY AND PORT PLAN
The whole Hamptons area is pretty, let's be clear, but of all towns, sag harbor , of whaling tradition is the one that has more charm. Of course, with restaurants with terrace almost in the middle of the sea ( The Dock House ) and for its cozy main street of old houses, Art Déco cinemas, antique shops and old diners converted into gastropubs, such as Muse or LT Burger .
irresistible burgers
3. THE ARTISTIC PLAN
You have to understand that the Hamptons is a social destination. It is a place full of huge mansions, second homes of New Yorkers , with many walls to fill. The combination of empty walls and the need to socialize results in the large number of art galleries lining the streets of East Hampton or Bridgehampton and the major art fair that is held annually in July.
Four. JACKSON POLLOCK'S HOUSE-STUDY
But there is another more appealing artistic plan that does not involve investing in art: The home-studio of Jackson Pollock and his wife r, Lee Krasner , a humble 19th-century wooden house they bought thanks to patron Peggy Guggenheim in the interior of the island, in a wooded area. On the floor of his studio, a smaller house, near the main one, you can see the remains of paint left by Pollock in his particular style. They barely have the work of both, but yes organize interesting exhibitions mostly in summer.
One of the East Hampton mansions
5. EAST HAMPTON: MANSION TOURISM
it's the hamptons more posh. On its main street you can go to galleries, shop and eat and drink well at Hamptons prices, of course, but the most fun thing about East Hampton is to get lost in its streets between the interior and the coast and die of envy with the houses that are seen In fact, if you think about it with time, many of them are rented in the summer and are perfect for large groups and live an experience of the Hamptons, almost, almost complete. The only thing missing is the helicopter from New York.
Good place to eat in Quogue
6. QUOGUE: ALMOST HAMPTONS
Hamptons purists don't recognize Quogue like the hamptons. It's too far east, they say, and still doesn't have the cache that other towns have. But he doesn't need to. For now, and we'll see until when, it's the hipster Hampton, the Williamsburg of the area, freer, more (falsely) hippie, less stuffy . It is the place where they go to relax from the intense social life that summering in the Hamptons entails. poor things In addition to going to its quieter beach, you can eat at Quogue Country Market , a local who has been there for more than 100 years and walk through the wild reserve .
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