East Quogue

East Quogue was known as Fourth Neck from 1673 until earning its current name, appropriate for the hamlet east of Quogue, in 1891. You can spot nods to the hamlet’s past in street names such as Carter, Squires, Foster, and more—tips of the hat to previously prominent East Quogue families. Author and illustrator Palmer Cox would spend winters in the hamlet, developing his characters The Brownies and often enthralling local children with their tales. As one might suspect for an early Long Island settlement, fishing and farming started as big industries during the hamlet’s Fourth Neck days, though farming lagged in profitability. However, ample natural area in the northern portion of East Quogue cleared the way for woodcutting to emerge as a valuable supplemental line of work. Some of that portion remains untouched today as the Westhampton Dwarf Pine Plains, nearly 800 acres preserved space ideal for hiking, birdwatching, and the like.

Being the resident small-town that’s also still part of the Hamptons, East Quogue’s dining options give you a little bit of everything: from take-out to dine-in, hearty to decadent, surf to turf. Stay as simple as a sandwich, a slice, or a schmear on your bagel. Branch out a bit and bite into Asian, Caribbean, or Mediterranean cuisines. Stop in for brunch or even a happy hour to take advantage of humankind’s two favorite between-meals options for eating and drinking. Or really lean into the East End lifestyle and enjoy seafood on the water at sunset. As that sun completely goes down, this relatively relaxed hamlet gets a jolt of energy in the form of its popular nightlife scene. Shops tend toward being locally-owned establishments, only accentuating the feeling of East Quogue as a small community on the South Shore.