As Long Island has gotten more food savvy, its beachside concessions have taken a giant leap beyond hot dogs and ice pops. Nowhere is that more evident than along the South Shore of Nassau County, where the most popular beaches — Long Beach, Jones Beach and Tobay Beach — have stepped up to the breakfast, lunch and dinner plates.

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Tobay beach is home to the new Crazy Oyster seafood restaurant overlooking South Oyster Bay in Massapequa.

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General manager Dennis Borysowski shows off a raw seafood tower at Crazy Oyster at Tobay Beach in Massapequa.

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A lobster roll topped with avocado and mustard greens at Crazy Oyster at Tobay Beach in Massapequa.

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Tuna tartare with avocado mash and cucumber at Crazy Oyster at Tobay Beach in Massapequa.

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At the Tobay Beach Marina in Massapequa, Mango Bay serves a pan-Latin menu on a patio overlooking the bay.

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Gregg LaPenna, owner of Shakes & Shuckers, on the boardwalk in Long Beach, is also chief clam shucker.

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Walter Greenhill, left, Ken Cesaire and Rachel Visone, all of Baldwin, share an order of hot dogs from Shakes & Shuckers on the boardwalk in Long Beach.

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Rip Tides 11561 serves a wide range of beach-friendly dishes on the boardwalk in Long Beach.

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Gina Zhang of Syosset and Rafael Duran of Corona, Queens, share an order of chicken fingers at Rip Tides 11561 on the boardwalk in Long Beach.

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Among the tacos at Beach Local Café on the boardwalk in Long Beach are chorizo and wasabi tuna, both topped with pineapple salsa.

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A lobster roll served with crinkle-cut fries at the West Bath House on the boardwalk at Jones Beach.

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Lobster nachos, one of the new offerings at the West Bath House on the Jones Beach boardwalk.

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The high tide seabiscut, a crab cake sandwich, is available at the West Bath House on the boardwalk at Jones Beach.

 
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