This new beachside bar is opening in Montauk this weekend
Come this Memorial Day weekend, Hamptons season is officially upon us.
Among the many bars debuting their spaces for the summer is new Montauk destination Shark Bar, a beachside drinking den at 2167 Montauk Highway from the team behind the beloved Mavericks Montauk.
“Vintage-inspired” frozen cocktails (we’re not sure what, exactly, a vintage drink looks or tastes like but we won’t dwell on that) pepper the menu, including a refreshing sounding frozen spicy watermelon margarita and a BBC made with Reposado tequila, Don Q cristal rum, Shankys toffee, Lucano Café, banana, Five Farms Irish cream and Coco Lopez.
The food offerings feature the sorts of dishes you’d want to munch on while staring at the ocean or hanging out by a pool: local fish sandwich with trout roe tartar, fried oyster with tomatillo chow chow and a Vietnamese cucumber salad with chilies, coriander and peanuts, among other offerings. Can’t you just picture yourself relaxing by the beach already?
Design-wise, expect an eclectic but vibrant scene defined by surf memorabilia and a collection of black-and-white photographs from famous French photographer Jean-Philippe Piter alongside prints shot by up-and-coming local artists like Candace Ceslow. Vanessa Price, one of the bar’s co-owners, has also put some of her own photography work on display.
“The exterior area showcases the natural beauty of Montauk, while also insulating guests from the bustling highway, with communal and individual seating to encourage sociability and plenty of standing room for guests to mingle and socialize,” reads an official press release.
We’ll be honest, after a long and wet winter in NYC, any sort of beachside attraction—especially one involving such delicious cocktails—sounds absolutely amazing. Montauk, here we come.