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

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Restaurants/Bars/Hotels: MOBY DICK'S

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This place is hipster in the sense that if you weren't told about it, you probably wouldn't know it existed. It's also operated by some super hip New Yorkers. However, it's also the pop up restaurant off of the super local spot Rick's Crabby Cowboy Cafe. Let's go over a few of the hipster features of this laid back eatery: you order off one large chalkboard menu, which changes daily, there's a beer and rosé cart on wheels that brings liquor to you, and all of this can be enjoyed perched atop a lifeguard stand if you so fancy. This place strays away from being overly hipster by attracting cool families that are just looking for an amazing meal.

Rating: 3 Fedoras. The Crowd is certainly "hip," but the food and setting are so good, they practically go unnoticed.

  • 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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