Milk Pail Fresh Market

Sant Ambroeus’ original Hamptons outpost is in Southampton, where it's been a fixture for years. It's really two spots in one: there's the take-out cafe and gelato counter, sandwiches, pastries, coffee, and ice cream to go, with a few tables spilling onto the street as soon as you walk in, and the restaurant tucked toward the back, with both indoor and outdoor seating. Whichever you choose, you can't go wrong.

Founded by Gabby Karan De Felice and her husband Gianpaolo, Tutto Il Giorno is a southern Italian restaurant in Southampton village that has become a true Hamptons staple. Sit outside in the garden, under the twinkle lights, and don’t miss the Pane Carasau (crisp Sardinian flatbread with rosemary and flaky salt). Open for dinner nightly and for lunch on weekends.

A classic Italian spot right on Main Street in the heart of Southampton, Dopo Argento is the kind of place that works for almost any occasion. Open for both lunch and dinner, it offers great people-watching (tables spill out along the sidewalk) and the menu is just as easy for kids as it is for adults.

Tucked just off Water Mill's tiny stretch of town, Suki Zuki has been serving some of the best sushi in the Hamptons for years. It's no-frills and entirely unchanged, exactly the way the regulars want it. Our picks: the Chicken Teriyaki Salad and the "Tuna Sandwich." A note: be prepared to wait for a table on Friday and Saturday nights, it gets busy.

The most famous fro-yo in the Hamptons, with a long lineup of flavors, mix-ins, and toppings galore. BuddhaBerry made its name at the original Sag Harbor shop, and the Southampton location (which opened a few years ago) has quickly become a staple in its own right, the place to go on a hot afternoon or after dinner when you need a sweet treat.

Best known for its East Hampton flagship, Red Horse Market has a second location in Southampton that's just as worth knowing. The gourmet grocery is known for its premium meats, Montauk-caught seafood, well-edited pantry staples, and excellent prepared foods, a true one-stop shop for anything you might need in the kitchen. The space itself is unassuming, but everything in it is top-of-the-line.

El Farm turns locally sourced ingredients into prepared foods with a Latin twist: think roasted tomato salsa and dips that travel perfectly to a beach picnic or dinner at home. The menu also runs through tacos, gourmet sandwiches, and a rhubarb-berry pie that's worth the detour alone.

The most famous and most frequented of Golden Pear's several Hamptons locations sits on the corner of Main Street in Southampton, where it's been forever. It's the go-to for coffee, iced drinks, and quick grab-and-go bites, nothing fancy, just a deeply ingrained part of town. Expect to see people and tables spilling onto the sidewalk, waiting for orders or settling in with them.

Known for its many NYC locations, Juice Press has a tiny outpost tucked onto Main Street for pre-made juices and smoothies (with custom blends made to order), plus prepared foods and soups. Perfect for stocking the fridge for the week, or for a quick post-workout grab.

Tucked behind the Topiaire Flower Shop, this charming, old-fashioned candy shop is brimming with giant glass jars of penny-candy-style sweets, from oversized swirled lollipops to neon gummies to warm caramels. It's a great spot to pick up a gift for the friend with a sweet tooth (they also do curated boxes for special occasions or a fun movie night).

Don't be misled by the name: the Southampton Cheese Shoppe is best known for its pressed paninis, salads, açaí bowls, and soups. That said, the cheese counter is very much real: a thoughtfully curated selection of wedges along with ready-made cheese and charcuterie platters that cover any last-minute hostess or beach picnic emergency. A heads-up: the staff isn't exactly warm and fuzzy, and they're strict about pickup times, so order ahead (it takes a minute) and show up when they tell you to.

Goldberg’s is home to the most famous bagels in the Hamptons, no question. The Water Mill outpost is one of its larger locations, with plenty of outdoor seating, plus ice cream, baked goods, and brick-oven pizza alongside the bagel menu. That said, it's not really a sit-down kind of place; it's a takeout spot at heart, the kind you grab from on your way home to feed a hungry house. New this season, and perhaps the most over-the-top Hamptons offering yet: caviar, ready to be piled onto your bagel. Yes, really.

Most recognizable for the painted vintage truck parked on the side of the highway as you enter Water Mill, the family-run organic farm stand sells some of the best local produce in the Hamptons. Green Thumb is the perfect stop when you're cooking at home, and it's an unmistakably hippie kind of place, no frills whatsoever.

When you're hunting for a hard-to-find ingredient, Farm & Forage probably has it. Every item on the shelves is seed-oil-free, and the curation is genuinely niche, the kind of edit that earns the "best of the best" label. The shop carries its own exclusive in-house caviar brand and caters to the most discerning customer, whether you're after the best local produce or their top-tier prepared foods (which the New York Times and New York Magazine have both compared to the iconic Round Swamp).

Located right on the side of the highway in Water Mill, this seasonal farmstand location (open from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend) of The Milk Pail is their back road site offering all the same goodies as in their year-round Fresh Market located on Montauk Highway. The Milk Pail Farmstand follows more of the traditional, low-key outdoor type farmstand under the tent.

A longtime Southampton staple for fudge, ice cream, taffy, and every other kind of old-school sweet. The place has remained completely unchanged over the years, and it's better for it. Don't come here looking for clean or organic; come for the kind of candy-shop nostalgia that's a classic for a reason.

Tate's may be known worldwide for its iconic crispy chocolate chip cookies, but don't be fooled into thinking the Southampton shop is where they're baked from scratch. This is the place to come for everything else: the coffee cake muffins (truly, WOW), pies, brownies, breads, and beyond.

The Hamptons are a cornerstone of Ralph Lauren's identity, and the Southampton store is a classic one-stop shop for all things Ralph Americana. It carries the full spread: Purple Label, Collection, Polo, the women's, men's, and home lines, plus antiques, vintage, fine watches, and jewelry. If you're scrambling for something to wear to a last-minute clambake or dinner party, or you've realized it's chillier than you thought, this is where you go to both blend in and stand out the way the locals do.

Elyse Walker has quickly become a Main Street fashion staple, balancing designer collections from the likes of The Row, Khaite, Loewe, and Toteme with a thoughtful edit of emerging brands mixed in. Founded in Pacific Palisades over 25 years ago, the shop has a way of pulling you in for one sweater and sending you out with an entirely new outfit.

Stevenson's, a Southampton toy store that's been a fixture for more than 20 years, is hands-down the best place to shop for kids in town. Their selection runs from arts and crafts to stuffed animals, bedtime books, water toys, and collectibles.

Hildreth's, the oldest family-owned and -operated department store in the country, is not exactly Saks or Bloomingdale's in scale or luxury, but it stocks everything your house could possibly need, from towels and linens to pool floats. It's a true Southampton staple and the first place locals go for anything home.

When you're in need of a hostess gift, the perfect picture frame, backgammon set, or candle, or a beautiful gift for yourself (a set of dishes, a weekender bag), Aerin Lauder's lifestyle brand AERIN has the perfect Main Street boutique. It's a charming spot to browse the brand's seasonal lifestyle collections alongside a curated selection of one-of-a-kind jewelry and fragrance.

The Peter Marino Art Foundation is housed in a landmarked late-19th-century building on Jobs Lane and features more than 500 works from Marino’s personal collection, including ancient antiquities, Renaissance and Baroque bronzes, Old Master paintings, French ceramics, 20th-century photography, and modern art and furniture. The collection reflects more than 40 years of collecting and is open to the public on Thursdays through Saturdays for guided tours and self-guided visits. This summer, the foundation presents an exhibition of Tiffany silver, a fitting focus given Marino’s long-standing interest in the medium and his role as the architect behind Tiffany & Co.’s New York City flagship.

The Southampton Playhouse is the town's recently renovated movie theater. Besides new movie openings, they host advance screenings, conversations with media legends, and old-movie showings, making it the perfect spot to settle in on a rainy day or a long summer night. A bonus: parking is available right behind the theater, so you won't waste an hour circling the block.

The Parrish is the definitive art museum in the Hamptons. Set on a wide lot of farmland and designed to echo the original farm structures that once stood on the property, it's a genuinely special place to spend an afternoon with art. This summer, they're hosting an Ellsworth Kelly exhibit that we're particularly looking forward to.

It's the Barry's you already know and love. The signature full-body HIIT class alternates between the treadmill and the floor (weights, mat work, and more), set to high-energy music that makes the time fly. Even at 50 minutes, you'll absolutely feel it the next day.

TREMBLE is a high-intensity, low-impact, full-body workout on Megaformers that blends the best of strength training, cardio, and Pilates-inspired movements into a single class. Note: there's complimentary parking right outside the studio, and grip socks are required, but available for purchase if you forget yours.

Sollis is a 24/7 concierge medical membership with a year-round outpost in Water Mill. Members get unlimited access to ER-trained clinicians for everything from scraped knees to true emergencies, plus walk-in urgent care, on-site imaging, and in-house labs at the Water Mill center. They also do house calls, a real lifesaver when summer traffic makes the drive feel impossible.

Hamptons BioMed is anchored by world-class expertise in integrative medicine, nutrition, and longevity. The clinic offers some of the most advanced regenerative treatments out east, including Red Light Therapy, IV drips, NAD+, Human Regenerator, NeoGen, FireFly, exosomes, saunas, and the Hamptons’ first medical-grade hyperbaric chamber, all aimed at boosting energy, reducing inflammation, and extending longevity.

Wave is a wellness social space, open to members and non-members alike, with drop-in treatments alongside a membership model for deeper access. The space includes a mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy cabin offering 60- and 90-minute sessions, a communal social sauna, and a cold plunge suite with three pools for contrast therapy. The class schedule spans sculpt, strength, restorative, and breathwork sessions, and the treatment menu rounds out the offering with lymphatic drainage, Brazilian wood sculpting, and an elevated acupuncture practice incorporating cupping and sculptural facial work. If you want contrast therapy, a sculpt class, and acupuncture under one roof, this is the place.

The renowned NYC salon Julien Farel has just opened in the former La Carezza space, marking a major addition to the Southampton beauty scene. The new salon includes a dozen chairs for hair and makeup, three private rooms for spa treatments, and an entire nail suite with six pedicure chairs and manicure tables. The menu spans haircuts, hair color, styling, brows, waxing, nails, massage, and facials. We have a feeling it'll be a hot appointment to get come July 4th.

Located at The Mill Center (right above Goldberg's), One Ocean offers yoga classes for every level, from foundational sessions for first-timers to more challenging courses and workshops for seasoned practitioners. It's not fancy, just a reliable, no-frills go-to. Private sessions are also available.

Tracy Anderson's iconic Water Mill studio, freshly renovated in time for summer and located just off Montauk Highway, is one we'd be remiss not to include. The airy, light-filled space is open year-round and is kept at very specific temperature and humidity levels to facilitate the best results. During the summer months, you'll find her signature classes at all levels on the schedule, from muscular structure and dance cardio to group MYMODE.

The Megaformer workout you know and love now has a Southampton outpost. SLT is a 50-minute, reformer-based strength workout that fuses cardio, strength training, and Pilates-inspired moves, and it's not for beginners. And we should mention that there's parking along the street in front of the studio, as well as additional parking behind the building.

When you're faced with an unexpected health emergency, look no further than Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, the sole provider of emergency care on Long Island's South Fork and a provisional Level 3 adult Trauma Center. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it's staffed by roughly 250 physicians, dentists, and allied health professionals across more than 50 medical specialties. Services range from primary care to specialized surgical procedures (including orthopedics and bariatrics).