Best spots for lobster

BY PETER M. GIANOTTI
Newsday Staff Writer

August 16, 2006

The lobster is Long Island's official shellfish. Here are some restaurants across Nassau and Suffolk where you'll catch it:

Artie's South Shore. 4257 Austin Blvd., Island Park; 516-889-0692.

Bedlam Street Fish & Clam Co. 55 Main St., Cold Spring Harbor; 631-692-5655.

Benny's. 199 Post Ave., Westbury; 516-997-8111.

Bryant & Cooper. 2 Middle Neck Rd., Roslyn; 516-627-7270.

Casa Rustica. 175 W. Main St., Smithtown; 631-265-9265.

Cyril's Fish House. 2167 Montauk Highway (Route 27), Montauk; 631-267-7993.

Duryea's. 65 Tuthill Rd., Montauk; 631-668-2410.

East Hampton Point. 295 Three Mile Harbor Rd., East Hampton; 631-329-2800.

Gosman's. Montauk Harbor, Montauk; 631-668-5330/2549.

H2O Seafood Grill. 215 W. Main St., Smithtown; 631-361-6464.

Jimmy Hays. 4310 Austin Blvd., Island Park; 516-432-5155.

Jordan Lobster Farms. 1 Pettit Place, Island Park; 516-889-3314.

Legal Sea Foods. Walt Whitman Mall, Huntington Station, 631-271-9777; Roosevelt Field Mall, Garden City, 516-248-4600.

Lobster Roll. 1980 Montauk Hwy. (Route 27), Amagansett; 631-267-3740.

Lobster Roll Northside, 3225 Sound Ave., Baiting Hollow; 631-369-3039.

Mamma Lombardi's. 400 Furrows Rd., Holbrook; 631-737-0774.

The Mansion at the Woodlands. 1 Southwoods Rd., Woodbury; 516-921-5707.

Modern Snack Bar. 628 Main Rd. (Route 25), Aquebogue; 631-722-3655.

Nautilus Cafe. 46 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport; 516-379-2566.

The North Fork Table & Inn. 57225 Main Rd. (Route 25), Southold; 631-765-0177.

The Orient. 623 Hicksville Rd., Bethpage; 516-822-1010.

Oyster Pond. 4 S. Elmwood Ave., Montauk; 631-668-4200.

Pacific East. 415 Main St., Amagansett; 631-267-7770.

Paddy McGee's. 6 Waterview Rd., Island Park; 516-431-8700.

The Palm at the Huntting Inn. 94 Main St., East Hampton; 631-324-0411.

Pearl East. 1191 Northern Blvd., Manhasset; 516-365-9898.

Pier One. 33 Bayville Ave., Bayville; 516-628-2153.

The Plaza Cafe. 61 Hill St., Southampton; 631-283-9323.

Rachel's Waterside Grill. 281 Woodcleft Ave., Freeport; 516-546-0050.

Shagwong Restaurant. 774 Main St. (Montauk Highway), Montauk; 631-668-3050.

Southside Fish & Clam. 395 W. Montauk Hwy., Lindenhurst; 631-226-3322/3391.

Stresa. 1524 Northern Blvd., Manhasset; 516-365-6956.

The Surfside Inn. 685 Old Montauk Hwy., Montauk; 631-668-5958.

Tellers. 605 Main St., Islip; 631-277-7070.

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