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The South Fork's Restaurant Industry Has Settled Into New, Old Patterns Post-Pandemic

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Rumba in Hampton Bays on a cold Tuesday night in February. DANA SHAW

Rumba in Hampton Bays on a cold Tuesday night in February. DANA SHAW

Rumba in Hampton Bays on a cold Tuesday night in February. DANA SHAW

Rumba in Hampton Bays on a cold Tuesday night in February. DANA SHAW

Veteran American Hotel bartender Vin Rom on a Tuesday night in late January, where every stool and seat in the barroom and parlor was full. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Veteran American Hotel bartender Vin Rom on a Tuesday night in late January, where every stool and seat in the barroom and parlor was full. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The American Hotel was bustling on a recent January weeknight. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The American Hotel was bustling on a recent January weeknight. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Sameer Mohan of Saaz Indian Cuisine in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Sameer Mohan of Saaz Indian Cuisine in Southampton. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorMichael Wright on Feb 16, 2025
The first half of the 2020s has been a roller coaster for the restaurant industry on the South Fork. It started as a typically slow winter of 2020 was just... more

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