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Long Island is experiencing a boomlet of new French eateries joining a roster of well-established spots.

Guide: LI's top French restaurants

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Several longtime eateries have closed this year.

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Check out Long Island's latest restaurant openings.

New Long Island restaurants to try in 2024

Some of Long Island's best burgers are all on the same road, and it leads to Long Beach.

7 great burgers on the way to Long Beach

The Farmingdale restaurant is back, with the same family ownership and a roster of Chinese-Japanese dishes.

Longtime LI eatery reopens after 2-year renovation

It's the first New York location for this franchise that specializes in acai, juice and healthy food.

Siblings open cafe chain's first LI location 

The menu is mostly Peruvian, but there's also a smaller section of hard-to-find Ecuadorian dishes.

New LI restaurant serves whimsical takes on classics

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Pietro's in Roslyn has closed less than a year after taking over The Jolly Fisherman.

LI Italian restaurant closes months after taking over landmark location

2 new eateries to try on Freeport's Nautical Mile

Find out what eateries we're saying goodbye to.

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Long Island can lay claim to a number of old-school fish houses where little has changed over the decades.

3 classic LI seafood houses for nostalgia-lovers

The shop sells many of the baked goods and sweets found at the chef-owner Jesse Schenker's Oyster Bay restaurants.

Popular LI restaurateur opens new bakery-market

Global hospitality guru Danny Meyer is retooling the Hamptons landmark.

Famed NYC restaurateur taking over food service at LI resort

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Rebecca Weiner, owner of Aquafinz Infant Aquatics and survival swim specialist, gives some tips for water safety this summer.

Water safety tips for your family

At Aquafinz Infant Aquatics, kids as young as 6 months old can learn how to swim. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

'It teaches children how to survive any aquatic emergency'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits three of Long Island's sunflower fields and mazes.

Sunflower season is here

Forget sweating it out at the gym. Take an outdoor workout class under the sun.

Outdoor drop-in fitness classes to try this summer

Join Newsday food writer Andi Berlin as she eats at burger restaurants along Long Beach Road, which she has dubbed the "Hamburger Highway."

'This entire street is a hamburger highway'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits United Skates in Seaford for a look back at Long Island's roller rink history.

Rolling into LI's roller rink history  

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus tries Long Island clam chowder at Chowder House in Bay Shore.

Eating clams and chowder in Bay Shore

Ahead of the Feast of St. Rocco in Glen Cove, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano makes eggplant parmesan with the "nonnas."

Faith, family, fun and lots of food: The 'nonnas' make eggplant parmesan for St. Rocco's Feast

Find your waterside table with our searchable guide to restaurants on the north and south shores.

Best LI restaurants on the water 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano met with interior designer Rose Ott, whose new home decor collection, LB Soul, is inspired by Long Beach locations.

'There's a lot of Long Beach love right here'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and food writer Marie Elena Martinez seek out Long Island restaurants where you can dine in the sand.

Feet in the sand with a drink in hand

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez take a look at the hottest places to dine on Long Island this summer. 

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No matter where you are on Long Island, you're never far from homemade ice cream. Here's a sampling of independent shops that make it.

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The selection of taco spots is more innovative and more delicious than ever.

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Long Island's Italian restaurant scene has never been better.

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