Visitor's Guide Fire Island is unlike any other place. You won’t be bored here. There is plenty to do, by yourself, with your friends or with your kids. The diversity of communities makes it even more interesting. You can hope on a bike and go explore while riding the many boardwalks and walkways that line the streets. Of course, let’s not forget the beach and all the fun it has to offer! Fire Island has activities for everyone, including swimming, shopping, surfing, bodysurfing for the little ones, hiking, observing wildlife, tennis, fishing, etc. Go to Sunken Forest and explore! You can also take nice daytrips to other communities or even visit the Fire Island lighthouse. Children will enjoy the playgrounds and the wildlife around them. No cars to think about. Just fun and sun. DINING, BARS & CLUBS Hurricane's Bar and Grill (at Fire Island Hotel & Resort) Flynn's: Restaurant and bar; 1 Cayuga St (Cross Street: Bayview Avenue) (631) 583-5000 Schooners Inn: Restaurant and bar, pizzeria, bike, boat, and kayak rentals; (631) 583-9561 The Pizza Place: (631) 583-0351 The Inn Between: Breakfast, lunch and dinner; (516) 583-8438 In Ocean Beach: Town Pizza 631-583-7774 Housers 631-583-7805 Albatross (Bayview & Denhoff) 631-583-5697 Bocce Beach Restaurant (Evergreen & Bay Walk) 631-583-8100 Matthew's (Bay Side of OB) 631-583-8016 Island Mermaid (Bay Walk) 631-583-8088 Maguire's Bay Front Restaurant (Bay Walk) 631-583-8800 Rachel's Bakery And Restaurant (Bay Walk) 631-583-5953 If you are a vegetarian: There are a number of vegetarian friendly restaurants on the Island. You can try out Rachel's. They have several vegan dishes that are quite good. There is a deli/Market called Mermaid Market, in Ocean Beach (631-583-0303) that has soymilk for smoothies and coffee. They also offer a couple of veggie sandwiches and sell packages of vegetarian hotdogs, bologna and a number of other really good meat substitutes. SHOPPING Ocean Bay Park liquor store (near Flynn’s) Seaview Market & Liquor Store: 631-583-5287 For Gifts and Souvenirs: Overtures, Fire Island Pines 631-597-4201 Valerie Graham Essentials 631-583-7958 Flare House, Ocean Beach 631-583-5025 Klines, Ocean Beach 631-583-5333 THINGS TO DO Movies: shown every night during the summer in Ocean Beach - check the board in the middle of Main Street for a schedule. Tennis: Call the Driscolls at (631) 583-8864 to reserve time on the Ocean Bay Park tennis courts. Basketball court: at the Seaview bay beach (but they may charge a fee for non-residents of Seaview). There are also courts in Ocean Beach – at the ferry dock and at the School. They are open to the public. Volleyball nets: set up on the beach to the East and West of Erie Street. Softball fields: in Seaview and Ocean Beach (at the F.I. School). Rollerblade in Ocean Bay Park and Seaview is ok. For Ocean Beach, check the rules. Sunfish Rentals: behind the Schooner Inn in OBP. Water Sports OBP: (631) 583-9561 |