WEEKEND
BREAK AWAY
August is a great month to plan a quick escape to relaxing destinations and scenic wonders within driving distance. BY NANCY KANE
THE NORTH FORK Known as the un-Hamptons, the North Fork can be a great antidote to traffic and crowds. Vintage shops and independently owned restaurants fill the 19thcentury village of Greenport, and the roads that connect it to nearby towns are sprinkled with family-owned farm stands and vineyards. WHERE TO STAY Located in the heart of Greenport Village, The Menhaden (themenhaden .com), a boutique 16room hotel with a sleek, chic black-and-white color palette, boasts the Fork’s only hotel roof deck, complete with fire pits and lounge seating. Walk around
the village or take their complimentary Moke, like an open-air jeep, to local vineyards and farm stands. For a more laid-back stay, try the Sound View (soundviewgreenport.com), right on the Long Island Sound. Take a painting class on the beach or sign up for a chef-led farm tour, and don’t forget to check out their new shop At Dawn, a beachside outpost envisioned by Sound View’s owner Erik Warner, offering a highly curated collection of chic accessories, home goods, wellness items, travel necessities and gifts.
restaurant, The Halyard (thehalyardgreenport .com) with food direct from foragers and farmers, growers and fishermen and a Summer Guest Chef Series. A table at sunset offers unparalleled views of the sun setting over the Sound.
WHAT TO EAT Feast on local seafood at the Sound View’s 88
Or dine poolside at Jack’s Shack—a reborn icon from Jack Levin’s snack shack that was one of the area’s biggest draws post-World War II. It’s now at the pool of the Sound View, with classic fare and a festive feel. Back on Main Street
Courtesy Sound View
Magical views, here and below, at Sound View in Greenport
