French

Cozy French bistro that's been the year-round dinner answer in Bridgehampton for two decades.

Pierre Weber's village-center bistro. Steak frites, escargot, bonjour Madame.

Western-edge French-Med fine dining. The off-season escape worth the drive.

French brasserie and lounge on Hampton Road; 5pm to 10pm daily, valet parking, no beachwear.

French bistro on Main Street with a 40-seat back room for private parties; no hours published.

French Mediterranean on Gosman's Dock — dinner from 5:30pm, closed Tuesdays, lunch at weekends.

Chef Arie's Water Mill bistro at 760 Montauk Highway — Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm, reservations released fourteen days ahead.

4805 Depot Ln, Cutchogue.

Balinese instincts layered over French technique, built on East End produce and Montauk seafood, from the Roundtree's Bali-inspired kitchen. The bar program comes from Martiny's alum Takuma Watanabe. Ask for the garden.

The SoHo cabaret-bistro's Southampton outpost inside The Capri: shared French plates with a coastal lens and a room that treats dinner as the start of the night, in a hotel leaning hard into St. Tropez energy.

The Upper East Side bistro's summer house, out on Long Wharf beside the marina — a horseshoe bar, an oyster bar, the Cajun chicken and tuna tartare from the Manhattan menu, and a DJ at weekends. The house dress code is explicit: no beach attire, no shorts, no flip-flops, no sports caps.