Red/Bar Brasserie, Southampton
Southampton , New York
11968
Tel: 631 283 0704
www.redbarbrasserie.com
Concierge.com's insider take:
For a relaxed dinner at a French bistro, head to the Red/Bar Brasserie early on a weeknight—in the off-season. Between June and September, Red/Bar's high-wattage clientele (shock jock Howard Stern and his wife, Beth Ostrosky, are regulars) park their Land Rovers up and down Hampton Road and pack into the dining room. They come for chef Erik Nodeland's top-flight bistro fare, such as garlicky steamed Prince Edward mussels in a white wine broth, and tender, truffle-scented chicken breast paired with a hearty wild mushroom risotto. Try for one of the banquettes in the center of the dining room to best take it all in. There's also a happening scene at the tiny bar, where the crowd downs potent martinis and glasses of white wine from the nearby Channing Daughters vineyard and grooves to a Brazilian beat.
Open nightly from 6 pm.