Gone, Baby, Gone
GONE
The Golden Eagle
144 North Main Street, East Hampton
This one hurts. The family-owned art-supply store and year-round venue for art classes shuttered in January after more than 70 years in business. The owners told The East Hampton Star that they couldn’t compete with online shopping. R.I.P.
Coche Comedor
74A Montauk Highway, Amagansett
Honest Man Hospitality — the team behind Nick & Toni’s, Townline BBQ, and Rowdy Hall — closed its Mexican-influenced restaurant in late September after a six-year run in the old diner next door to their popular takeout joint, La Fondita, which remains open. Coche was known for its traditional Oaxacan cuisine, extensive mezcal collection, and live salsa music nights. (Consolation for frozen-beverage lovers: Townline BBQ got Coche’s old margarita machine.)
The Golden Pear Cafe, Bridgehampton location
2426 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton
Three decades of caffeinating hungover financiers on Main Street ended not with a bang but with a whimper in October following a lease dispute. The popular branches in East Hampton and Southampton remain open, serving giant muffins and the “Hedge fund omelette” to the breakfast and lunch crowd.
Hidden Gem
47 Job’s Lane, Southampton
This vibrant boutique, run by a team of sisters and a favorite for chic gifts, closed in March after eight years. The Wilcox sisters maintain a presence online and at Gathering Marketplace, the innovative retail space-sharing venue on the Reutershan Parking Lot in East Hampton.
Estia’s Little Kitchen
1615 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Sag Harbor
After 27 years, Colin Ambrose closed his Sag Harbor eatery this spring to retire. The restaurant will be remembered for its longtime staff and delicious breakfasts. The Erewhon-esque health food chain, SunLife Organics, replaces it.
Espresso Da Asporto
2 Main Street, Sag Harbor
This old-reliable resource for excellent Italian takeout, known colloquially as Espresso’s, closed in March after almost 25 years. Fans mourn the focaccia sandwiches.
Also gone: The Cookery, East Hampton; Village Bistro, East Hampton; Windmill Lane Bakery, Southampton; Nikki’s Not Dog Stand, Sag Harbor.
CHANGING
Baron's Cove
31 West Water Street, Sag Harbor
Blue Flag Capital, a real estate investment firm on a shopping spree across the East End, scooped up Baron’s Cove for a reported $66.5 million. The hotel, a fixture on the waterfront since 1958, will be rebranded under the name Faraway, joining luxurious sister locations in Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and Jackson Hole, Wyo. It will host an Amalfi Coast-inspired restaurant, Zagara.
The Corner Bar
1 Main Street, Sag Harbor
The 48-year-old bar — sainted for its perfectly greasy cheeseburgers and the feeling that it never changed — shut its doors following a nostalgic last bash in February. The local couple behind the Clam Bar on the Napeague stretch plans to re-open the bar and grill this summer with backing from Hildreth Real Estate Advisors, after some staff changes and interior renovations. Expect a pub menu.
Old Stove Pub
3516 Montauk Highway, Sagaponack
R.I.P., Sagaponack steak! The team behind Jean’s, a clubstaurant on Lafayette Street in Manhattan, bought the old farmhouse that housed the Old Stove Pub, founded by the Johnides family nearly 60 years ago. It won’t reopen until 2027, but the owners told Eater they plan to host a dinner series and special events in the meantime.
Sam’s Restaurant
36 Newtown Lane, East Hampton
Until last year, the building that housed Sam’s had changed hands only once since it opened in 1947. The quintessence of old school, with its graffiti-scratched red vinyl booths, it has been sold to Robert Zecher, founder of Vault Development Partners, and a small group of investors. Vault also owns the building that houses Hampton Chutney and Zakura. Loyalists hope the company might maintain its hands-off approach here, too.
Amagansett Beach & Bicycle
1 Cross Highway, Amagansett
Andrew and Susan Silver, recently retired, acquired the bike sales, rental, and repair shop from another retiring couple, Lee and Barbara Oldak. “We’re looking to this as our second career,” they told The Star. “While we may embark on a bit of a refresh, we are not going to fundamentally change the nature of the place.”
Loaves & Fishes Cookshop
2266 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton
The owners of the cookshop, who also run the legendary gourmet-food store of the same name (as well as the Bridgehampton Inn), have shut it down and are reconceptualizing the space as a “lifestyle” shop.
Moving: GeekHampton moves from Sag Harbor to Hampton Bays; Ketchy Beach changes East Hampton locations.
NEW ARRIVALS
Babe’s Sag Harbor
51 Division Street, Sag Harbor
Julian Cavin (co-owner of Greenberg’s Bagels and beverage company Brooklyn Best) and his wife, Martine Langatta (artist) have partnered with another married duo, Jonny Shipes (record exec) and Arielle Justine (web designer) to launch their “finer diner” in the tiny former home of Nikki’s Not Dog Stand. Anthony Petty, a chef formerly of Almond and Topping Rose House, will serve classics like pancakes and club sandwiches, but Babe’s will also host a supper club with tasting-menu dinners by chefs from around the country.
Miracle
29 Main Street, Sag Harbor
With the name of his new restaurant, Fresno’s co-founder, Michael Nolan, nods to Miracle Grill, his now-closed East Village spot where Bobby Flay worked as a chef. For this Miracle, he brings Jesus Gonzales, a chef at Fresno, to create “a polished interpretation blending modern American cuisine and thoughtful innovation.” Nolan’s wife and business partner, Helen Gifford, designed the interiors.
Lion’s Nook Bar & Grill
10 Main Street, East Hampton
Alex Rossi, founder of the Springs Tavern and Grill, will try to fill the shoes left by Rowdy Hall (and, before that, O’Malley’s Famous Saloon) that Village Bistro was unable to. Fabian Rodas of Springs Tavern will design a menu that pays homage to Rowdy Hall and O’Malley’s. Rossi’s father, the owner of the famous Upper East Side Italian spot Parioli Romanissimo, which earned four stars from The New York Times in 1974, is working on a new risotto for Lion’s Nook.
Jamagansett
136 Main Street, Amagansett
The small-batch jammery, which produces flavors such as vanilla raspberry, strawberry lime, and salty blueberry, opens its first brick-and-mortar this spring. In addition to preserves, expect pastries and artisanal home goods.
Barlume Beach
435 East Lake Drive, Montauk
LDV, the hospitality group behind the Maidstone Hotel as well as a robust roster of national and international brands, opens a new boutique hotel and “all-day dining experience” in Montauk Harbor, featuring a beach club kitted out with cabana seating, lounges, and music programming.
Hotel Corduroy
540 West Lake Drive, Montauk
In addition to Faraway Sag Harbor, Blue Flag Capital opens Hotel Corduroy in the former location of Sunset Beach Montauk, which it bought in 2022.
Maison Close
281 County Road 39A, Southampton
After a fire claimed its Montauk location hours before opening weekend in 2023, the SoHo restaurant will make a second East End attempt at Capri Southampton this summer.
Dick’s Sporting Goods
34 Park Place, East Hampton
The East Hampton Star’s social media post announcing the imminent arrival of the national chain — only yards from a locally owned mom-and-pop sporting goods store, Gubbins — generated over 600 panicked comments. As of press time, the Dick’s outpost on the Reutershan parking lot will be a summer pop-up shop and the grapevine says it will have a retail focus on golf.
East Hampton Bar Car
Railroad Avenue, East Hampton
A cafe and wine bar will open (expected to open in summer 2027) in the landmark Long Island Rail Road Station, built in 1895. The developer, Holden Rosen Grupp, told The Star that he wants “a very tasteful, curated menu” that includes grab-and-go options and “in the evening, a place to hang in a historical setting in East Hampton.”
Additional openings: Lobster House & Clam Bar, Montauk; Alba Spiaggia, Montauk; Chanel, East Hampton; Rag & Bone, Sag Harbor; Madewell, Sag Harbor; KatieJ, Sag Harbor; Hill House, Sag Harbor; Tutto Café, Bridgehampton.
Correction: May 30, 2026
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Sam's Restaurant had been sold. It was the building that was sold to Vault.