The Menhaden

Long Island contains multitudes, from Brooklyn and Queens (technically) to the Hamptons, and beyond. The relatively sleepy North Fork certainly qualifies as beyond — Greenport, once a fishing village, is now an upscale haven for travelers from the city, and the heart of the Long Island wine country. It’s also, as you’ll have noticed, home to the Menhaden, a stylish and self-assured 16-room boutique hotel, set right on Front Street, at one end of Greenport’s compact main drag.

The look is almost totally monochrome, with a bit of hardwood and some carefully curated plant life serving as accents. Furnishings come from Restoration Hardware, and the bathrooms are lavish and modern, with walk-in showers and in some cases deep soaking tubs. And space is plentiful, both in-room and outside — there’s a charming rooftop deck, the highest point in town, and each floor has a galley stocked with drinks and snacks.

Meanwhile the ground floor is home to the most significant public space: the Merchant’s Wife is the restaurant, bar, and café. For getting around, there’s a fleet of loaner bikes, as well as a Moke electric car. And perhaps most convenient of all — the hotel is just two blocks from the end of the Long Island Railroad.

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