Twenty minutes west of Huntington.
From Huntington Village, L’Étoile is a twenty-minute drive west along Route 25A: past Cold Spring Harbor, through the trees, to a candlelit dining room on South Street in Oyster Bay. Classic French cooking, an old-world wine list.
Worth crossing the Cold Spring Harbor line.
A French dinner without the drive to Manhattan
Escargots, steak frites, sole meunière and a sommelier-built wine list, twenty minutes along one of the prettier stretches of Route 25A.
Before the Paramount, after the Heckscher
Book an early seating and tell us about the show; the kitchen will pace the evening so you make the curtain. A long-format dinner after a museum afternoon works just as well.
A deeper cellar than the village
Around two hundred bottles, French-led, with strong Bourgogne and Bordeaux pages, a deep Champagne selection and a small Loire collection. The cellar earns the drive.
A different kind of room
Where Huntington leans brick-and-banquette American, the Snouder’s Building gives us marble, brass and candlelight. The change of scenery is part of the date.
9.6 miles, 20 to 25 minutes.
West on NY-25A through Cold Spring Harbor, left onto Cove Road, right onto South Street. We are at 108 South Street, on the right. Street parking along South Street; the municipal lot is one block east.
108 South Street
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
- Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum · 12-minute drive
- Heckscher Museum of Art · 18-minute drive
- The Paramount · 22-minute drive
- Caumsett State Park · 15-minute drive
From around Huntington.
How long is the drive from Huntington Village?
About twenty minutes door to door off-peak via Route 25A, past Cold Spring Harbor. Friday evenings can stretch it to twenty-five.
Can L’Étoile work for a pre-Paramount dinner?
Yes. Book an early seating, mention the show when you reserve, and we will pace the courses so you leave in good time. An apéritif at the bar first fits comfortably.
Do you host private events for Huntington parties?
Yes. We offer a private dining room on the lower level and full buyouts of the first floor. Capacity depends on the style of the event, so send an inquiry with your date and headcount.
Can we bring a bottle from our own cellar?
Yes. Corkage is $75 per bottle, and we are glad to decant something you have been saving. Call ahead so it can be handled properly.
In Oyster Bay itself? Here is finding us in the village. Coming from Locust Valley? It is a six-minute drive.