The Sag Harbor food cheat sheet

The dish to eat
A thick, loosely packed beef patty cooked medium rare, with cheese and onions on a soft bun.
Best at Sag Harbor Tavern, Bay Street, Sag Harbor. Get: The burger, medium rare, and a wedge salad
Five places, and what to order
- Carissa's The Bakerybakery · Bay StreetGet: A loaf of the European-style bread and a pastry; pies in the fall
- Grindstone Coffee & Donutsbakery · Main StreetGet: A yeasted donut on Saturday morning, early
- Sagtown Coffeecafe · Main StreetGet: A coffee to walk the wharf with
- Babe'sfor diner breakfast · Division StreetGet: Babe's classic pancakes
- Beaconfor harbor seafood dinner · West Water StreetGet: Fish at sunset
The market
Market kitchen. Prepared food, sandwiches, holiday dishes
In season this November
Peconic Bay scallops · Thanksgiving to-go dishes
How it works here
Tip: Tip 18-22% at sit-down restaurants, a dollar or two a drink at the bar.
Book: Book the hot places on Resy or OpenTable, often the day tables drop (2-4 weeks out); counters and slices are walk-in.
When locals eat: Lunch noon-2pm, dinner 6-9pm; it gets late only in the big cities.