Hempstead
Hempstead, NY · Food & Drink
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City Island Restaurant Week – November 9 to 15, 2026
City Island will celebrate Restaurant Week for a second time this year starting Monday, November 9, through Sunday, November 15. Organized by the City Island Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Flavors of NY, the week will feature specials at 15 City Island locations, from seafood to smokehouse BBQ, Irish pub to Italian fare, Greek and Mediterranean flavors, and more.
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Three new restaurants to try on Long Island
Koyu brings an intimate Japanese restaurant beneath another modern Japanese establishment, Okaru, in Roslyn, offering a chef-led sushi tasting experience in a 12-seat dining room. The restaurant’s menu features a number of rotating courses that change nightly, beginning with small plates and seasonal seafood before progressing to Edomae-style nigiri, hand...
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Roslyn's Tiny New Koyu Counter Serves 18-Course Omakase for $215 a Seat
1401 Old Northern Blvd. — Approximate Site of New Omakase Counter. A tiny new omakase counter has tucked itself beneath one of Roslyn's buzziest restaurants, and it only seats 12 people a night. Koyu, the 12-seat counter operating beneath Okaru at 1401 Old Northern Blvd., opened to a full counter on Nov. 5, offering an 18-course menu built around fish flown in from Japan and locally sourced ingredients.
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This No-Frills Queens Pizzeria Has Locals Crossing Boroughs For One More Thin-Crust Pie
Some New Yorkers will ride the train, sit in traffic, or drive in from Long Island for a pizza they could easily replace with something closer to home. They just refuse to. In a quiet corner of Forest Hills, Queens, there is a small pizzeria where the crust is thin, the menu is short, and nobody seems to want it any other way. You will not find a slice counter, a flashy sign, or a long list of trendy extras.
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After 15 years in Seattle, she’s opening Kraken Coffee in St. James
Elaine Secilmis spent 15 years in Seattle, starting a family and developing an appreciation for the city’s coffee culture. When she returned to Long Island, she missed having that familiar neighborhood stop. “Coffee gets embedded in your day-to-day,” she said. “We just never found that same spark here.”...
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Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins Woodhaven location celebrates grand reopening
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the grand reopening of the newly renovated Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins location at 84-13 Jamaica Ave. in Woodhaven on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Dunkin’ and Baskin-Robbins leadership were joined at the ribbon-cutting ceremony by New York State Sen/ Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., officers from...