Old Town dining and Old Town nightlife rarely share a room gracefully. The Montauk manages it with a whitewashed Hamptons beach-house fantasy on Scottsdale Road — a real kitchen on weekdays, a DJ-driven beach club at weekend brunch, and the Atlantic roughly 2,400 miles away.
The lobster roll is the dish the whole concept hangs on; the chowder and the smash burger are the dependable backups. Order a frozen drink, because resisting the theme is pointless.
When to go: a weekday late lunch for peace and patio. Weekend brunch is the full production — book ahead and commit to it.