Brent's General Store
Amagansett general store and deli with a breakfast counter.
Coffee shops, bakeries, bagel counters, and early-bird breakfast spots locals actually go to.
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Amagansett general store and deli with a breakfast counter.
Open Mon-Fri 5am-5pm, Sat 5:30am-5pm, Sun 7am-3pm.
Cafe, deli, bakery, juices and groceries.
Open Mon-Sun 5am-9pm.
Open Mon-Sun 5am-9pm.
Open Mon-Sun 5am-8pm.
Open Mon-Fri 5am-5pm, Sat 6am-5pm, Sun 7am-4pm.
The 1994 flagship: espresso bar, bakery, juice bar and a full sit-down restaurant with a hidden outdoor garden.
Open Mon-Fri 5:30am-7pm, Sat-Sun 5:30am-4pm.
Open Daily 6am-3pm.
The Sag Harbor Main St branch of the Original Goldberg's.
Open Daily 6am-3pm.
Open Mon-Sat 6am-4pm, Sun 6am-3pm.
Open Mon-Fri 6am-7pm, Sat-Sun 6am-5pm.
Hampton Coffee's Montauk cafe (opened 2020) across from Chase Bank.
Southampton outpost of Hampton Coffee Company.
Open Mon-Sat 6am-4pm; Sunday hours not published.
Amagansett's iconic Jack's.
Sag Harbor's Main Street coffee counter — espresso, specialty drinks, breakfast and lunch — plus Sagtown Apres, wine, beer and…
The Southampton Main Street Golden Pear, year-round.
Open Mon-Sun 6:30am-7pm.
The Hamptons breakfast/lunch chain that started in 1987.
Hours: Wed-Mon 7am-3pm, closed Tue.
Open Mon-Sun 7am-1pm.
Boulangerie-cafe (I Baguette You) and Riviera-inspired restaurant.
A 1925 luncheonette and soda fountain: pancakes served all day, grilled cheese, egg creams and ice cream made on the…
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Breakfast from 7am at the Southampton Inn.
Open Mon-Sun 7am-2pm.
Jack's organic stir-brewed coffee arrived on Sag Harbor Main St with the same vegan apple-cider donuts and plant-based pastries as…
A Park Place fixture for over 20 years, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner from 7am every day.
Open Mon-Sun 7am-8pm.
Coffee, matcha, simple food and curated provisions.
The original Tate's location, where the chocolate chip cookies started.
Open Mon-Sat 7:30am-9pm, Sun 7:30am-8pm.
Open Daily 7am-7pm.
Main Street mainstay since 2010, open 8am to midnight every day with a full brunch menu, indoor and outdoor seating.
Neighborhood market and take-out kitchen on Division Street.
Montauk's surfer-morning institution on South Edison.
The Almond Restaurant team's neighborhood market in Bridgehampton — coffee, Plain-T tea, fresh pastries and a breakfast menu, with sun-filled…
Levain's Wainscott bakery on Montauk Highway, open 8am to 4:30pm seven days a week.
The Monte family's restaurant inside the historic Montauk Manor.
Montauk's 40-year health-food store and cafe.
Women-owned organic eatery on Main Street serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily 8am-5pm.
Sag Harbor's 30-year natural foods market with a full organic cafe.
The Lester family farm stand and prepared-food counter.
The Tutto il Giorno family's Italian caffe at 55 Main Street, open daily 8am to 5pm.
Cult-favorite bakery with sourdough loaves, croissants, and morning buns.
Open Daily 8:30am-4pm.
James Beard-winning Carissa's third East End outpost, across from the Marine Park.
Southampton Main Street cheese and charcuterie counter, open from 8:30am for sandwiches and platters.
Cheese shop and gourmet grocer founded in 2004, open from 9am every day but Tuesday.
One of two Doubles locations on the East End.
The East Hampton outpost of the East End's cult dosa shop.
American taqueria in front of the Sag Harbor windmill.
Open Mon-Sat 9am-9pm, Sun 9am-8pm.
Open Mon-Sun 10am-7pm.
Hours: Mon 10am-4pm, Tue closed, Wed-Sun 10am-4pm.
Gourmet grocer and market on Montauk Highway, open daily 10am to 6pm.
One of two Doubles locations on the East End.
Italian restaurant and coffee bar on Newtown Lane, open from 9am every day.
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On 2209 Montauk Hwy.
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On 22 Hampton Rd.
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Il Buco's Amagansett café and alimentari on Main Street, pairing espresso and pastries with a pantry of Italian goods.
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Montauk's specialty roaster.
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Open Daily 6am-4pm.
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Ralph Lauren's green coffee truck, parked for the summer on the lawn of the East Hampton Historical Society's restored 17th-century…
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Historic 1958 soda fountain and breakfast counter.
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On 249A Main St.
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The only full-service luxury hotel in the Hamptons, a reimagined 19th-century mansion on the Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike.
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Open at 6am every day but Christmas, with a full breakfast and lunch menu and pastries baked on site.
Open Mon-Sun 7am-8pm.
The Heights Cafe — Brooklyn Roasting Co. coffee and pastries.
Open Mon-Thu 7am-2pm, Fri-Sat 7am-3pm, Sun 7am-2pm.
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Breakfast and lunch seven days a week, year-round.
North Ferry Road kitchen open seven days a week — 8am to 8pm in summer, 9am to 7pm in winter.
Open Mon-Sun 8am-9pm.
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Hours: Mon-Fri closed, Sat-Sun 8am-3pm.
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On 184 N Ferry Rd.
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Open Mon-Sat 5am-8pm, Sun 6am-5pm.
Breakfast sandwiches, omelettes, bagels, plus pizza and deli.
Open Mon-Sun 5am-9pm.
Open Mon-Sun 5am-9pm.
Open Mon-Sun 5am-9pm.
Open Mon-Sat 5:30am-9pm, Sun 6am-9pm.
Open Mon-Thu 5:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 5:30am-11pm, Sun 6am-10pm.
Open Mon-Sun 6am-2pm.
Citarella's fourth Hamptons outpost, opened spring 2026 in the former Westhampton Beach storefront everyone kept asking Joe Gurrera for…
Westhampton Beach branch of Hampton Coffee.
East Quogue deli that serves breakfast all day — egg sandwiches from $7, plus Ranch and Mayan platters with beans…
A 6am deli counter on Old Riverhead Road, an hour later on Sundays, shut by mid-afternoon.
Open Daily 7am-3pm.
The Water Mill roaster's eighth outpost, opened 2026 in the 1878 building that was George Jessup's general store and, until…
West Montauk Highway bakery open from 7am Tuesday through Sunday; orders taken by phone.
A compact Speonk coffee shop with beans ground to order and shelves devoted to chocolate from small producers — a…
A Main Street coffee bar that runs 7am to 3pm, then reopens as a bar Thursday through Saturday evenings.
Open Mon-Thu 7am-9pm, Fri-Sat 7am-9:30pm, Sun 7:30am-9pm.
Open Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, Sat-Sun 9am-4pm.
A small Speonk café for a proper breakfast or lunch, with the unusual bonus of a Saturday-night dinner service.
Open Mon-Sun 8am-6pm.
Wellness cafe on Main Street with thoughtfully sourced, seasonal ingredients and plenty of gluten-free options.
Hours: Mon closed, Tue-Thu 10am-7pm, Fri-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 10am-7pm.
Hampton Bays restaurant.
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Stuffed cookies — chocolate chip around an Oreo, a peanut butter cup, a rainbow cookie.
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On 40 W Montauk Hwy.
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The Westhampton Beach Main Street bakery and cafe, now run by the owner of the Montauk Bake Shoppe.
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Open 6am-5pm.
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Hampton Bays deli and caterer serving breakfast and lunch with ever-changing sandwich suggestions and daily specials.
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Hours: Mon-Fri closed, Sat-Sun 7am-1pm.
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A well-stocked Quogue market and deli that's also home to Mugs at Schmidt's, a coffee counter from the Riverhead cafe…
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Established 1993.
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Natural-foods grocery on West Montauk Highway with its own bakery, deli and sushi counter, made fresh daily.
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Breakfast and lunch sandwiches, hot specials.
Open Mon-Sun 5am-9pm.
A locally owned Riverhead bagel shop that opens at six on weekdays, with baked bagels, spreads and the full breakfast-sandwich…
A Riverhead bakery focused on breads, cakes and pastries, opening at six on weekdays and staying open through the evening.
Open Daily 6am-7pm.
Open Daily 6am-3pm.
North Fork outpost on Route 25 with a drive-thru window.
Doughnuts made fresh every morning on Love Lane since June 2018 — until they sell out, which they do.
A true early-opening Riverhead bagel shop: daily-baked New York-style bagels, house spreads and breakfast sandwiches from six most mornings.
Bagels from 6:30am to 3pm, seven days, on Cutchogue's Main Road.
Open Mon-Sun 6:30am-2:30pm.
The North Fork outpost of a Manhattan espresso bar; opens 6:30am on weekdays, 8am at weekends.
Greenport's 40-year specialty roaster on Front St. Coffee roasted in-house, hand-made biscotti, and freshly churned gelato through the afternoon.
Breakfast and brunch from 7am to 4pm, seven days, a block from the Greenport waterfront.
Open Daily 7am-3pm.
Southold Main Road cafe, open 7:30 to 5 every day.
A vintage 1941 Kullman diner on Route 25 in Cutchogue.
Established 1997.
The anchor of Mattituck's Love Lane.
A small Orient café that stretches beyond coffee: pastries, bowls and brunch by day, then desserts and drinks on weekday…
Orient's historic general store is also its breakfast-and-lunch counter: fresh baking, soups, salads, sandwiches and homemade ice cream under one…
The original Blue Duck on Front Street, Greenport.
Greenport room that only runs a day service: 9am to 2:30pm Thursday through Monday, closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm, Sat-Sun closed.
An organic café inside a Riverhead wellness business, serving breakfast and lunch alongside açaí bowls, smoothies, coffee and juice cleanses.
Bakery, gourmet food shop and wholesale kitchen.
An independent café inside Tanger for organic fair-trade coffee, panini and avocado toast — a useful counterpoint to the mall…
Italian market on Love Lane, open from 10am every day but Tuesday.
Chocolate shop and tasting bar on Main Road with organic espresso, Belgian Liege waffles made fresh all day and homemade…
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The Southold branch of the North Fork's three-shop bakery.
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On 441 Main St.
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Cutchogue deli doing Mexican breakfast on Main Road — tacos, burritos, quesadillas from early.
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Mattituck country market from the NoFo Pot Pies kitchen.
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The North Fork's yoga and Pilates studio with an organic market and juice bar.
Cafes and roasters
153 of the spots above are coffee-first rather than sit-down breakfast. By region, then by kind; earliest opener first within each town.
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