I hit the Hamptons for the first time during a cozy MDW weekend, exploring the town on the tip during a quick day trip with a Montauk professional who showed us the best that the end of the world has to offer—detailed for you below 🌊
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a sleek oceanview property that just opened last year, can't complain about being beachside and in walking distance to the main strip. plush balcony chairs are the perfect place for an afternoon bask, and the staff was extremely warm, welcoming us wi...
Offshore Montauk
the only matcha i’ll drink, now served inside a real-life general store that's more than just a brand name. get the strawberry syrup and vanilla cream top, peruse mgs merch, and shop an elevated curation of snacks, trinkets, and skincare on the shelv...
Montauk General Store
the one and only lobster deck for lunch. 10/10 people watching (we noticed a significantly euro presence) with a sparkly ocean view. i'd skip on the $97 lobster salad next time and splurge on a roll instead. stroll down the pier after eating to take ...
while we didn't see it ourselves, there's allegedly a "the end” sign frequently photographed here.
Duryea's Lobster Deck
housed inside a permanent bluestone lane coffee shop, when we visited this frankie's pop-up the montauk zip up was 60% off—meaning the whole squad had to cop the most affordable hoodie we found in town 👙
Frankies Bikinis Montauk Pop-Up
a curated vintage collection from clothes to beaded bags to tea cups, all sold at extremely reasonable prices. even if you don't try anything on, don't miss the whimsical cottagecore dressing room 🫖
Montauk Vintage
if nothing else, head inside to see the handmade multi-story designer dollhouse along the back wall. the other room has a swinging rope chair, couches for your boyfriend to sit on while you shop, and gold-plated records—in other words, there's plenty...
Wyld Blue
at least loop around this segment of montauk point state parkway to see the infamous lighthouse. otherwise, you'll have to pay $8 to park and walk aroundm, and an additional $15 to go inside the museum and observation tower.
note: while the lighthouse officially closes at 4 pm, the ticket office closes once the line to the top would exceed the amount of time remaining to close to get through 💡
Montauk Point Lighthouse
the sister to maison close, a tulum-esque lounge dinner with the bounce beach club just upstairs. the portions were relatively small and overpriced for what we got (but that seems to be the case around montauk in general) with the crispy phyllo samos...
the energy picks up if anyone orders bottle service, with the restaurant lights dimming, waiters carrying lights, beats bumping, and an obligatory smoke machine of course.
Talya
the one and only influencer x summer house hotspot, with no prior context surf lodge reminded me of the victorian in los angeles. it was much more intimate (read as cramped) inside than expected, and i honestly would have been outraged if this tiny t...
The Surf Lodge
a string light firepit patio to kick back and take a breather at behind the swanky resort, though you’ll still get mellow dj beats in the background to keep the night's energy going. during mdw, gurney's seemed to close much earlier than everywhere e...
Gurney's
the nightclub above talya, have dinner then head upstairs for 2010's sing-alongs and throwbacks from a dj that'll satisfy the whole squad. the crowd was a bit rough-around-the-edges, though we had a ball watching the confetti cannons and smoke machin...