It’s always nice to treat yourself, your friends and your family to a fancy dinner. And what a better way to do it then at a really nice upscale restaurant? You’ll have the opportunity to enjoy gourmet foods in an exquisite atmosphere, complete with top service and the company of your loved ones. Make reservations at the Best Upscale Restaurant on Long Island for a dining experience you deserve.
2024: Long Island Voted Foster Best Upscale Restaurant!
Foster
39 Roslyn Ave, Sea Cliff
(516) 759-0100 – fosterrestaurant.com
For an elevated dining experience, check-out Foster, Long Island’s premier late-night restaurant and craft cocktail bar featuring seasonal farm-to-table offerings cooked traditionally using both a wood fired oven and grill. The chef-owned venue boasts an impressive drink menu featuring classic and craft cocktails from a vanilla chai old fashioned to a perfect Manhattan and everything in between. For the discerning palette, foster focuses on serving up creative salads and appetizers from shaved brussels sprouts to seasonal burrata as well as hearty entrees from grilled bavette steak to salmon teriyaki. Memorable meals are served in an inviting atmosphere with a full bar, main dining room, chef’s table, porch, and seasonal outdoor seating. Other features include Sunday take-home meals and a Wednesday-Sunday Happy Hour with tasty bar bites!
2023: Long Islanders Voted Tellers Best Upscale Restaurant!
Tellers
605 Main St., Islip
(631) 277-7070 – tellerschophouse.com
Tellers has been described as a refined steakhouse. Located in a former bank with a copper bar, terrace seating, and a wine cellar in an old vault, this Islip eatery is not just a chophouse – it’s a historic institution. Tellers visually delights guests with the original Mosler Vault that serves as the wine vault at the heart of the venue and a dining room set inside sky-high ceilings and 25-foot vertical windows. Skilled chefs construct progressive takes on the classics but still let the traditional chophouse fare take center stage. Guests can enjoy lunch in Tellers’ dining room, their fireplace lounge, or at their bar. You can also host events or celebrate special occasions in the timelessness that is Tellers!
2022: Long Islanders Voted Tellers Best Upscale Restaurant!
Tellers
605 Main St., Islip
(631) 277-7070 – tellerschophouse.com
Sometimes you need to treat yourself to a nice, upscale meal. At Tellers in Islip, you are in for a truly incredible experience. The restaurant has a menu of delicious options that you will be dreaming about after you dine on them, plus an expansive wine list that will bring your meal to the next level. The comfortable and cozy atmosphere and friendly waitstaff at Tellers brings the whole experience together, and you will be planning out the next time you can sit down for a delicious meal, or a time when you can pick some food up to bring home and enjoy. Be sure to make a reservation before you come!
2021: Long Islanders Voted Tellers Best Upscale Restaurant!
Tellers
605 Main St, Islip
(631) 277-7070 – tellerschophouse.com
Sometimes you need to treat yourself to a nice, upscale meal. At Tellers in Islip, you are in for a truly incredible experience. The restaurant has a menu of delicious options that you will be dreaming about after you dine on them, plus an expansive wine list that will bring your meal to the next level. The comfortable and cozy atmosphere and friendly waitstaff at Tellers brings the whole experience together, and you will be planning out the next time you can sit down for a delicious meal, or a time when you can pick some food up to bring home and enjoy. Be sure to make a reservation before you come!
2020: Long Islanders Voted Spiro’s Restaurant & Lounge Best Upscale Restaurant!
Spiro’s Restaurant & Lounge
4 Patchogue Dr, Rocky Point
(631) 744-4100 – spiroslounge.com
In the mood for something fancy? Looking to spoil yourself with lavish food and luxurious drinks? Look no further! A trip to Spiro’s Restaurant & Lounge will take you right where you want to be and give you exactly what you’re looking for. Enjoy upscale dining with the best food and drinks around! Put on your fanciest dress clothes and lounge in style while you enjoy exquisite cuisine in a restaurant filled with lush interiors and a comforting atmosphere. Get something to take the edge off while you enjoy a nice steak or shrimp with a side of fresh vegetables. If you want to enjoy the best upscale dining in Long Island, you’ll have to go to Spiro’s!
2019: Long Islanders Voted Prime: An American Kitchen & Bar – Huntington Best Upscale Restaurant!
Prime: An American Kitchen & Bar – Huntington
117 New York Ave., Huntington
(631) 385-1515 – www.restaurantprime.com
Long Island is home to a vibrant restaurant scene with upscale restaurants that serve to house our most special occasions. Long Island voters chose Prime as their #1 pick for a meal that is elegant, delicious, with magnificent ambiance and unbeatable water views, and the impeccable service we’ve come to expect.
2018: Long Islanders Voted Blackstone Steakhouse Best Upscale Restaurant on Long Island
Blackstone Steakhouse
10 Pinelawn Rd., Melville. 631-271-7780. blackstonesteakhouse.com
You know what they say: When it comes to fine dining, presentation is everything. Blackstone Steakhouse takes this to heart, in spades. Its interior is as beautiful as those luscious cuts of high-quality meat! With candlelight tables, lush, vibrant decor replete with dark, elegant woods, diners are not just served an extraordinary meal, every single time, but a truly exceptional dining experience in the Best Upscale Restaurant on Long Island!
2017: Long Islanders Voted Blackstone Steakhouse Best Upscale Restaurant on Long Island
Blackstone Steakhouse
10 Pinelawn Rd., Melville. 631-271-7780. blackstonesteakhouse.com
You know what they say: When it comes to fine dining, presentation is everything. Blackstone Steakhouse takes this to heart, in spades. Its interior is as beautiful as those luscious cuts of high-quality meat! With candlelight tables, lush, vibrant decor replete with dark, elegant woods, diners are not just served an extraordinary meal, every single time, but a truly exceptional dining experience in the Best Upscale Restaurant on Long Island!
2016: Long Islanders Voted Spiro’s Restaurant & Lounge Best Upscale Restaurant on Long Island
Spiro’s Restaurant & Lounge
4 Patchogue Dr., Rocky Point. 631-744-4100 spiroslounge.com
When fine dining and exceptional customer service in an inviting, relaxing atmosphere is what Long Islanders crave, they head to Spiro’s. Besides the high caliber and wide variety of truly amazing meals, patrons know that Owner / Chef Spiro Karachopan also prides himself on presentation, be it his many superb dishes, or his restaurant’s divine ambiance. Wow.
2015: Long Islanders Voted Peter Luger’s Best Upscale Restaurant on Long Island!
Peter Luger’s
255 Northern Blvd., Great Neck. 516-487-8800. peterluger.com
For a special occasion, there is nothing quite like Peter Luger. The exceptional service, masterful command of the kitchen, and overall experience, everybody should try to get there at least once. This is no night for chicken! Order the porterhouse for two and don’t forget their famed creamed spinach and your belly will be thanking you for days to come!
2014: Long Islanders Voted Prime: An American Kitchen and Bar in Huntington Best Upscale Restaurant on Long Island!
1. Prime: An American Kitchen and Bar
117 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-385-1515. restaurantprime.com
Long Island is home to a vibrant restaurant scene with upscale restaurants that serve to house our most special occasions. Long Island voters chose Prime as their #1 pick for a meal that is elegant, delicious, with magnificent ambiance and unbeatable water views, and the impeccable service we’ve come to expect.
2. Peter Luger’s
255 Northern Blvd., Great Neck. 516-487-8800. peterluger.com
3. Insignia Steak & Sushi
610 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown. 631-656-8100. insigniasteakhouse.com
2013: Long Islanders Voted Peter Luger’s in Great Neck Best Upscale Restaurant on Long Island!
1. Peter Luger’s
255 Northern Blvd., Great Neck. 516-487-8800. www.peterluger.com
2. Blackstone Steakhouse
10 Pinelawn Rd., Melville. 631-271-7780. www.blackstonesteakhouse.com
3. Prime Restaurant
117 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-385-1515. www.restaurantprime.com
2012: Long Islanders Voted Peter Luger’s in Great Neck Best Upscale Restaurant on Long Island!
1. Peter Luger’s
255 Northern Blvd., Great Neck. 516-487-8800. www.peterluger.com
2. Blackstone Steakhouse
10 Pinelawn Rd., Melville. 631-271-7780. www.blackstonesteakhouse.com
3. Prime Restaurant
117 New York Ave., Huntington. 631-385-1515. www.restaurantprime.com
