Wine
Vineyards lead the way, followed by wine bars, craft breweries, and shops across the East End.
8 places
Vineyard
3 places
Riverhead · 3 places
- Vineyard · Riverhead
Roanoke Vineyards
3543 Sound Ave, RiverheadSmall-production Riverhead winery pouring bottles and wine by the glass Friday to Monday; the vineyard runs no tastings and its posted hours are wine-club-member only.Skip it if you came to taste — the vineyard pours bottles and glasses only, four days a week. Worth it for members picking up wine.
- Vineyard · Riverhead
Palmer Vineyards
5120 Sound Ave, RiverheadEstablished North Fork producer with a broad portfolio and a converted-barn tasting room.Reds & whites · Tastings from $25 (mystery flight)AlbariñoCabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonChardonnayGewürztraminerMerlot+4 moreWorth a stop if you're already touring Riverhead vineyards — only if tastings are what you came out here for.
- Vineyard · Riverhead
RGNY
6025 Sound Ave, RiverheadThe Mexican-owned estate on the former Martha Clara property — the largest tasting operation at the Riverhead end of the North Fork wine trail.Whites onlyChardonnayRieslingSauvignon BlancSémillonViognierYes if you are coming from the west and want one stop before the traffic — it is the first serious vineyard you reach on Sound Avenue.
Brewery
5 places
Riverhead · 5 places
- Brewery · Riverhead
North Fork Brewing Company
24 E 2nd St Ste A, RiverheadTasting room in Riverhead’s 1930s firehouse, a block off Main Street. Closed Monday and Tuesday; afternoons and early evenings the rest of the week.1930s firehouseRiverhead tasting roomDowntown Riverhead has almost nothing on this site yet, and this is the walkable one — but check the day, because it is shut at the start of the week.
- Brewery · Riverhead
Twin Fork Beer Co
807 Raynor Ave, RiverheadBrewery and tasting room off Osborn Avenue, open seven days — the rare East End taproom you can walk into on a Monday afternoon.Open seven daysTasting room and distributionNot a night out — it shuts at 7pm at the latest. Worth it as the afternoon stop when everything else on the fork is closed midweek.
- Brewery · Riverhead
Jamesport Farm Brewery
5873 Sound Ave, RiverheadFarm brewery on 40 acres of Sound Avenue, with live music at weekends, a dog-friendly lawn and semi-private outdoor “Hop Rooms” for groups of 10–25.Sound Avenue farm breweryWeekend live musicDog friendlyThe one to bring a group and a dog to. Seating is first-come except the Hop Rooms, and it is closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Brewery · Riverhead
MoonFish Brewery
221 E Main St Suite 5, RiverheadRiverfront brewpub on the Peconic, with a gastropub kitchen, a full bar and a seasonal cocktail list — the patio looks straight down the river.Peconic River patioGastropub kitchenFull barThe only brewery on this site with water at the table rather than a car park. Takes reservations for small groups, which almost no taproom does.
- Brewery · Riverhead
übergeek Brewing Company
400 Hallett Ave, RiverheadSmall Riverhead brewery near the LIRR station, open Friday to Sunday plus a Thursday-evening “Geek Talk” session.Weekend-only tasting roomThursday Geek TalkFour days a week and three of them short — check the hours before you drive. Closest brewery on the East End to a train station.
Grapes listed for 20 producers, from their own wine lists.
Blank grape lists mean unchecked, not none; breweries simply pour beer.
Also 21+ and licence-checked: dispensaries on the East End.