Harbor Market and Kitchen in Sag Harbor is one of those places you find once and then never stop going back to.
It's the kind of neighborhood spot that handles whatever you need without making a big deal about it. Morning coffee run for six people? Covered. Forgot about dinner and have a house full of guests? Also covered. Need provisions, a good bottle of olive oil, or just want to wander through a market that feels warm and inviting? They've got you.
The Morning Move
This is where you go when you're the one on coffee duty and you actually want people to be happy to see you. Six iced lattes that taste right, pastries that look like you tried, breakfast sandwiches that are messy in the best way. The kind of morning fuel that sets the tone for a good beach day.
Their organic fair-trade coffee is the real thing, and the baked goods come out of their own kitchen. You're not grabbing something that's been sitting under plastic since yesterday. It's fresh, it's ready, and it works.
Beyond Breakfast
But here's the thing about Harbor Market—it doesn't stop at breakfast.
Chef Paul Del Favero runs the menu, and his approach is Mediterranean-inspired, seasonal, and rooted in the kind of food that feels like someone's home kitchen. Because in a way, it is. The prepared foods change with what's available and what's good right now. You can taste the difference.
The wood-fired pizzas are legitimally good. Not "good for a market," just good. The kind you'd order on purpose, not because you're desperate.
And if you're stocking a rental or your own place for the week, they carry artisanal pantry staples, local and sustainable ingredients when possible, and all those little things that turn a kitchen into something functional.
When You Don't Want to Think Too Hard
This is the spot for that 5pm moment when you realize you have nothing planned, a house full of people, and zero energy to figure it out. You walk in, you see what looks good, you leave with dinner and maybe a bottle of wine and somehow you look like you had it together the whole time.
It's open seven days a week. Breakfast, lunch, prepared foods, provisions. It just works.
The Feel of It
There's a warmth to Harbor Market that's hard to describe but easy to feel when you walk in. It's not trying to be anything other than what it is—a neighborhood market that cares about good food, good ingredients, and the people who come through the door.
Sag Harbor has plenty of spots that are fine. This one's better than fine. It's the place you tell people about when they ask where to go. The one you save for yourself but also can't help sharing.
If you're spending time in Sag Harbor this year, put it on your list. Or better yet, just go. You'll end up back there anyway.
Harbor Market & Kitchen Sag Harbor, NY Open 7 days a week