A Guide To Montauk's "Hampsters," The Fedora Rating Scale

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Restaurants/Bars/Hotels: THE GIG SHACK

THE #GIG SHACK ON INSTAGRAM = 36 PHOTOS

A super laid back hangout, this is an authentic beach bar owned by locals. Don't expect interiors designed by Robert McKinley or Sean MacPherson here, instead take in the sight of string lights and rasta colored couches. If hipsters aren't too intimidated by a posse of blonde surfer dudes, this is a sweet spot to throw back a few PBRs.

Rating: 2 Fedoras. See The Shagwong on slide #7.

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  • Ditch Plains
  • Gin Beach
  • Navy Beach
  • Kirk Park Beach
  • Moby Dick's
  • Crow's Nest
  • The Shagwong
  • Swallow East
  • La Bodega
  • Ruschmeyer's
  • Surf Lodge
  • Montauk Beach House
  • Gig Shack
  • Sloppy Tuna
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deliadillow

August 6, 2012

8:14pm

Sorry, but wasn't it the brilliant booksellers at BookHampton that baptized the great unwashed "Hampsters?" According to the New Yorker and the Village Voice it was. [blogs.villagevoice.com]  

Check your facts

August 8, 2012

4:18pm

The gig shack is not owned by locals. The people who own it lived in NYC and had a house out here. SO they are NOT LOCALS!!!!! None of them were born and raised out here year round. Check your facts. This is just one of the many false statements that I have read on this craptastic site!  

dbealey

August 8, 2012

7:36pm

We were the last peopel to get married at the crows nest before it became a "hampster" hangout. If theytreat people the way they treated us, iI would Endorse this awesome amazing place all day long. Great food, great staff, worth going to check out despite the hipster rating...  

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