PHYSICISTS' FAVORITES

A list of restaurants based on reports compiled by the BNL High Energy
Theory Group, with help from other friends.

* denotes that it is near the Lab.

BAITING HOLLOW:  The Cooperage - Nice, mainly Italian food with a
modern touch -- and great Early Bird specials.  Worth the 15-20 minute
drive from the Lab for a nice dinner with friends.  Take County Road
46 north to Route 25A East, continue heading east to where Sound Ave.
branches off, follow Sound Ave. for several miles; Cooperage is on
your left.  727-8994.

BAYPORT:  Le Soir - 825 Montauk Hwy.  Two courses -- 2nd or 3rd best
French restaurant in Suffolk.  Entrees $17-23.  472-9090.

*BELLPORT:  The Bellport - 159 South Country Road.  Three courses.
Recession Buster, Mondays - $13.  286-7550.

BLUE POINT:  Cilantro - 154 Montauk Hwy., 363-0500.  Interesting menu,
moderate prices.

BRIDGEHAMPTON:  H.S.F. - On Montauk Hwy, Route 27, on the south side;
really easy to miss, the sign is pitch black.  Very good Chinese. 
Nice interior.  Entrees about $10.  537-0550.

*BROOKHAVEN HAMLET:  Varney's Seafood - Great food at reasonable
prices. Very informal.  Go to the intersection in Shirley, turn right
onto Montauk Hwy., continue, bear right at the fork, look for a crab
sign.  286-9569.

*CORAM:  Mike's Place - Route 25.  Sports Bar and Restaurant - "good
pub grub."  732-9667

EAST MARION:  Hellenic Restaurant - on South Ave, Route 48, on the
north side.  Very good Greek, informal atmosphere, great with kids. 
Have outside patio to eat in summer.  Try their fresh lemonade,
spanakopita, baklava, etc.  Cheap.  477-0138.

*EAST MORICHES:  Larry's Crab House - 215 Atlantic Ave, at the very
end of Atlantic Avenue right by the water.  This is our favorite place
during the summer.  They sometimes have ridiculously cheap specials,
so be sure to check.  Beautiful view. 878-0700, 

*EASTPORT:  Triangle Pub - Eastport Manor Road, Eastport.  325-1849

EAST QUOGUE:  Michael's - I like their Cajun pizza (I know it sounds
weird, but try it).  We normally only go for the pizza, as the pastas
are about $15.  But in the summer, during the week they have been
having a buffet for $12, which is a great deal.  728-0500.  

GREENPORT:  Aldo's - a deli with a few tables for eating.  His food is
great.  1-3-105 Front Street.  477-1699.

LAKE GROVE:  Red Robin - in the Smithhaven Mall.  If you absolutely
have to go to the mall and are hungry this isn't bad.  Kids love it
... Entrees $5-10.

MATTITUCK: Ammarati's - On love Lane off Sound Ave., Route 48.  Mainly
a deli, but great brunch on Sunday for only $7.  You eat outside,
though, so check the weather.

MONTAUK:  Gosman's - At the dock.  West Lake Drive.  Lobster, etc.

PATCHOGUE:  Hei Sei - 286 West Main Street.  Good Japanese.  Entrees
$8-15. 447-1425.

PORT JEFFERSON:  Costa de Espana - 9 Traders Cove on East Main.  A bit
hard to find, you have to get to it from the parking lot.  Good
Spanish.  331-5363.

PORT JEFFERSON: Elk Street Grille - 201 Main St.  The NY Times described
this as a "warm, welcoming gathering place."  They're right, and the food
is very good too!  331-0960.

PORT JEFFERSON:  Hana - a very nice Japanese Restaurant near the train
station.  21 Oakland Ave.  473-4262

PORT JEFFERSON:  Pasta Pasta - 234 East Main.  Best Italian around. 
Very pleasant, we often take speakers here.  Entrees $10-15. 
331-5335.

PORT JEFFERSON: Portico - 34 East Broadway opposite Danfords. 
American cuisine.  Rooftop tables, pleasant, unusual pizzas, fish. 
Entrees $10.  Good for kids. 474-2233. 

PORT JEFFERSON:  Salsa, Salsa -  Main Street.  Basically a take-out
place but there are a few stools.  Very good Mexican.

PORT JEFFERSON STATION:  Szechuan Garden - Route 112.  Good Chinese. 
928-4949.

RIVERHEAD:  Digger O'Dells's - 58 West Main Street.  An Irish pub with
a menu that features some Irish specialties.  Take County Road 46
north of the Lab to Route 25 East, and follow it all the way into
Riverhead.  Digger's is on the left downtown, across from a large
bank.  369-3200.

RIVERHEAD:  Ocean Fancy - Seafood, cheap and good.  Go north on County
Road 46, then take Route 25 east to Riverhead, until you spot a gray
concrete building on the right that says "Seafood."  No reservations,
few tables, no liquor license (get Cokes from the machine) and don't
go if you'll get squeamish at the sight of the whole fresh fish in the
cases at their fish market.  Get dessert at the ice cream stand across
the road.  Closed Mondays.  727-7050.

*ROCKY POINT:  Diamond Wok - or Route 25A, the south side of the
street, just east of Rocky Point Road.  Good, inexpensive Chinese.  An
old standby for speakers.  821-6000.

*ROCKY POINT:  Sea Basin -  on Route 25A.  Fishy.  744-1643.

SAG HARBOR:  Provisions - in town, near the pier.  Aging hippy
cuisine, but good.  The portions are a bit small, so in all about
$15/person.  The only affordable place in Sag Harbor.  725-2666.  

SAG HARBOR:  There's a great Mexican place right by the wharf.  Forget
the name.  Killer Margarita, lite Tex-Mex.

SAINT JAMES:  Mirabelle -  404 North Country Road.  French.  Very
expensive. Many believe that this is the best restaurant on Long
Island.  584-5999.

SAINT JAMES:  Szechuan Garden II - Route 25A.  Best Chinese in the
area. 584-7171.

*SELDEN:  Cafe Stephano's - on Route 25 by Route 83, at the southeast
corner.  Nice Italian.  Pasta about $10.  696-9618.

SETAUKET:  Fusion Grille -  Route 25A.  Outdoor dining, pleasant,
Nouvelle cuisine.  Expensive, but worth it.  Entrees $20-25. 
751-2200.

SETAUKET:  Paula Jean's - 130 Old Town Road.  Excellent Cajun an blues
(music, not fish).  751-5483

*SHIRLEY:  Windmill Diner -  The biggest diner menu you've ever seen
-- and it's close.  Go south on County Road 46; the Windmill will be
on you right near the railroad tracks.

SMITHTOWN:  Solo - 53 W. Main, 265-8080.  Excellent food.  Best buy
isearly bird special.

SOUTHAMPTON:  La Parmigiana - Hampton Road.  Great Italian, and cheap. 
Try their daily specials on the board, or Fusili Sicilian (drowned in
black olives and capers), fatten on their tirami su for desert.  Very
informal -- the only affordable place to eat in Southampton. 
283-8030.  

SOUTHAMPTON:  Lobster Inn - 162 Inlet Road.  Great atmosphere and view
of Peconic Bay.  No reservations.  $15-20.  283-1525.

SOUTHOLD:  The Seafood Barge - 150 Old Main Road.  Fish place on the
water.  765-3010.

STONY BROOK:  Eastern Pavilion - corner of Nichols Road and 25A.  Good
Chinese.  Very good sushi bar, pleasant, GREAT air conditioning. 
Entrees around $10. 751-1888.

STONY BROOK:  Green Cactus Grill - 1099 Route 25A (near train
station).  A dive, sit at counters.  Great Mexican -- Cheap.  

STONY BROOK:  Pentimento - Route 25A,  Outdoor dining, pleasant
atmosphere, Italian/American Nouvelle, Entrees $15-20.  689-7755

WADING RIVER:  La Plage - across from the beach on Creek Road; go to
the center of Wading River, then take the road going north till it
veers left.  Very good pasta and fish.  Entrees about $20.  Relaxed
atmosphere in a small beach house.  Call for reservations if more than
six.  But you can drink yourself into a stupor and then go across the
street to pass out on the beach.  My favorite for visitors.  744-9200.  

WADING RIVER:  Phils - A sports bar with a reasonable American menu
for lunch or dinner.  North on County Road 46 to Route 25A East, turn
left at the Hess gas station in Wading River.  Phil's is on you
immediate right -- park in back.  929-4163.

WADING RIVER:  Two by Four -North Wading River Road.  Very good
American. 929-4117.  

WESTHAMPTON:   Baby Moon - Excellent, relatively inexpensive Italian.
Entrees $10-20.  288-6360

WESTHAMPTON BEACH:  Starr Boggs - 379 Dune Road.  Expensive but very,
very, very good eclectic American with dynamite dune-side dining.

*YAPHANK:  Carmans River Inne - 450 Main Street.  Very good American. 
345-3303