Lighthouse Cafe To Open At Montauk Point State Park this June

LifestyleTravelLighthouse Cafe To Open At Montauk Point State Park this JuneByMelissa Kravitz Hoeffner,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa is a writer based in Brooklyn.Follow AuthorMay 11, 2026, 03:53pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Montauk Point Lighthouse at Montauk Point State Park on Long Island, NYFlickr VisionA new restaurant is about to open at New York’s oldest lighthouse.The 225-year-old Montauk Point Lighthouse will be adjacent to the Lighthouse Cafe, a historic restaurant space in the state park at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Hotelier and restaurateur Sean MacPherson, who is behind the Montauk waterfront hotspot The Crow’s Nest, as well as Manhattan’s Bowery Hotel, Hotel Chelsea and The Marlton Hotel, is leading the project in the waterfront eatery formerly run as The Lighthouse Grill. Expected to open on Wednesday, June 3, Lighthouse Cafe will be seven days a week through the season, featuring a menu of pintxos inspired by the coastal surf towns of the Basque regions of Spain and France. A full bar will also be available. “I have been trying to lease the Lighthouse Cafe for the last two decades,” said MacPherson, who has a home in Montauk. “I believe its location at the very tip of Long Island, at the foot of the George Washington-commissioned lighthouse, is unquestionably the most spectacular restaurant site on Long Island. We will start the day by serving breakfast to fishermen and surfers, followed by lunch for park visitors, and we will finish with sunset dinner and cocktails for all.” As there are plenty of spots to get traditional Northeastern beach fare in Montauk, MacPherson wanted to do something a bit different. “Since Montauk has a large surf community and is just across the Atlantic from French surf towns like Biarritz and Hossegor, we have leaned into pintxos, which are delicious and popular i...