We were interviewing a potential new New York Ex-Expats group member who was meeting a friend at Sagaponack for $1 oysters and bubbly during their happy hour. I was unfamiliar with the restaurant, even though it was in my hood. I had to try it.

You might recognize the name as an affluent town in the Hamptons, a fact that came up while playing a trivia game about the Big Apple.

I recently met friends there to sample their fare. Love that their I-495 happy hour runs from 11:30 am until 6:30 with a  tagline, “Drink, but don’t drive through the I-495!”

From those offerings, I partook in a $5 glass happy hour Sauvignon blanc Mas la Chevalière, France, and we shared the Parmesan fried ($7) with spicy mayo, ketchup and charred scallion aioli.

One English friend enjoyed their hearty fish and chips ($16).  Another ate the lobster roll ($32), and I the crab roll ($19), with more of the buttered top-loading hotdog roll than the crustacean. We were still happy, enjoying each other’s company.

I recommend stopping in for happy hour.

Happy Hour details as of 12.20.2024
Hours:    11:30am – 6:30pm, daily
What’s happy?    $1 oysters, $4 shooters, $5 wines and beer; $9 cocktails and 3 bites $6 to 8 including 6 pieces of cocktail shrimp, miso hummus and Parmesan fries (not available from 2:30 to 4:30)
How happy?    ** (two out of three stars)

Sagaponack
Flatiron
4 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 100
212-229-2226
saganewyork.com/