The Dock House

"Something feels quintessentially American about the sleepy Hamptons village of Sag Harbor. And it’s not just because Billy Joel has a house there. I order a cold lobster roll and a Sprite. It comes in a styrofoam take-out container with Lay’s potato chips, which I dig into at one of the outdoor high-top tables, dog in tow. The bun is charred and warm on the outside, spongy and cool on the inside. It is the perfect vessel to transport the three ice-cream scoops’ worth of mayonnaise-coated lobster chunks, celery and onion. This might be as close as I’ll find to the Wonder Bread-and-leftover lobster meat fixings of yesteryear, and I’m not mad about it. Stop by Big Olaf a few doors down for ice cream afterward, and bring cash. Lobster 4/5"