Dan's Best of the Best 2016 Holiday Shopping Guide
Where do East Enders find the best holiday gifts for everyone on their lists at this time of year? Right here, of course! The best toys for the kids? Got it. How about the best women’s clothing? Check. Best bookstore? Why stop at just one? Best jewelry store? Yes, please. Whether you’re on the North Fork or the South Fork, many of the best places for holiday gifts, flowers and more are right here among the 2016 winners in the über popular shopping category for Dan’s Best of the Best!
NORTH FORK
BEST ANTIQUE STORE
Platinum In the Attic Too
Gold Antiques & Old Lace
Silver Lydia’s Antiques & Stained Glass
Bronze Triangle Sea Sales
BEST APPLIANCE STORE
Platinum The Home Depot
Gold P.C. Richard & Son – Riverhead
Silver Carl’s Equipment & Supply
BEST AUTO DEALER
Platinum Mullen Motors
Gold Apple Honda
Silver Riverhead Ford, Lincoln, Mercury
Bronze Eagle Auto Mall
BEST AUTO DEALER (DOMESTIC)
Platinum Mullen Motors
Gold Riverhead Ford, Lincoln, Mercury
Silver Lucas Ford
BEST AUTO DEALER (FOREIGN)
Platinum Apple Honda
Gold Eagle Auto Mall
BEST BAIT/TACKLE SHOP
Platinum Wego Fishing Bait & Tackle
BEST BIKE SHOP
Platinum Twin Forks Bicycles
Gold Dan’s Bike Rental
Gold Country Time Cycle
BEST BOAT RETAILER
Platinum Modern Yachts
Gold Albertson Marine
Silver Strong’s Marine – Mattituck
Silver Goldsmith’s Boat Shop Inc.
BEST BOOKSTORE
Platinum Antiques & Old Lace
Gold Burton’s Bookstore
Silver Black Cat Books
BEST CAR WASH
Platinum Country Car Wash
BEST CHILDREN’S CLOTHING STORE
Platinum Bloomstrings
Gold Renee’s Kid’s Corner
Gold The Children’s Place – Riverhead
Silver Red Tag
BEST FABRIC/TEXTILES
Platinum Textile Mill End Shop
Gold Gail’s Upholstery & Decorating
BEST FLORIST
Platinum Ivy League Flowers & Gifts
Gold Blooms by Design
Silver Mattituck Florist & Garden Shop
Bronze Home Side Florist
Bronze Riverhead Flower Shop
BEST FORMAL WEAR
Platinum Chaps Corner
BEST GROCERY STORE/SUPERMARKET
Platinum IGA Southold
Gold IGA Shelter Island
Silver Commander Cody’s Fish Shoppe
Silver 7-Eleven – Cutchogue
BEST HARDWARE STORE
Platinum Riverhead Building Supply – Riverhead
Gold Jamesport True Value
Silver Griffing Hardware
Bronze Lowe’s
BEST HOME FURNISHINGS/DECOR
Platinum Renee’s
Gold Phoebe & Belle
Silver Antiques & Old Lace
Bronze 1670 Furniture House
BEST JEWELRY STORE
Hall of Fame Robert’s Jewelers
Platinum Jacobs Jewelers
Gold Blue Ruth
Silver Jewelry Clinic
Bronze Zales the Diamond Store Outlet
BEST NURSERY GARDEN CENTER
Platinum Clarke’s Home and Garden
Platinum Bianchi Davis Greenhouse
Gold Glover Perennial Growers
Gold Shade Tree Nursery
Silver Decorative Gardens
BEST OPTICAL STORE
Platinum North Fork Optical
Gold Southold Optician
Silver Greenport Eyeworks
BEST SPORTING GOODS EQUIPMENT
Platinum East End Sporting Goods
Gold Dick’s Sporting Goods
Silver Edward’s Sports Center
BEST SUPERMARKET
Platinum IGA – Southold
Gold King Kullen – Cutchogue
BEST SURF SHOP/BEACH WEAR
Platinum One Love Beach
Gold Claudio’s Shirt Shack
TOY STORE
Platinum Goldsmith’s Toys and Electronics
Gold GameStop – Riverhead
BEST WOMEN’S CLOTHING STORE
Platinum Mint
Gold Renee’s
Silver Loft Outlet
Bronze Impulse Boutique – Greenport
SOUTH FORK
BEST ANTIQUE STORE
Platinum Black Swan Antiques – Sag Harbor
Gold Hampton Gather
Silver Antiques Center Southampton (Antiques & Flowers & Co.)
Bronze Privet Cove
BEST APPLIANCE STORE
Platinum Southampton Vacuum and Sewing Center
Gold P.C. Richard & Son – Southampton
Silver Gringer Appliances
Silver Plesser’s Appliances
Silver Kmart – Bridgehampton
BEST AUTO DEALER
Platinum Mercedes Benz of Southampton
Gold Lexus of Southampton
Silver Jaguar Southampton
BEST AUTO DEALER/DOMESTIC
Platinum Jeep of Southampton
Gold Buzz Chew
Silver Otis Ford
BEST AUTO DEALER/FOREIGN
Platinum BMW of Southampton
Gold Mini of Southampton
Silver Audi of Southampton
Bronze Mercedes Benz of Southampton
Bronze Land Rover/Jaguar of Southampton
BEST AUTO DEALER/PRE-OWNED & CLASSIC
Platinum Grand Prix Café
Gold Aventura Motors
Silver BMW Certified Pre-Owned
BEST BAIT/TACKLE SHOP
Platinum The Tackle Shop Amagansett
Gold Haskell’s Bait & Tackle
Silver Johnny’s Tackle Shop
Bronze Tight Lines Tackle
BEST BIKE SHOP
Platinum Twin Forks Bicycles
Gold Sag Harbor Cycle Company
Silver Bike ‘N Kite
Bronze Rotations Southampton
BEST BOAT RETAILER
Platinum Hampton Watercraft and Marine
Gold Dave Bofill Marine
Silver Strong’s Marine – Southampton
Bronze Mariner’s Cove Marina
BEST BOOKSTORE
Platinum BookHampton
Gold Harbor Books
Silver Books & Books
Bronze Montauk Bookshop
BEST CAR WASH
Platinum Beach Hand Wash
Gold Hampton Auto Wash
Silver Southampton Car Wash
BEST CHILDREN’S CLOTHING STORE
Platinum Hildreth’s – Southampton
Gold Baby Shock/Shock Kids
Silver Bean 2 Tween
BEST CONSIGNMENT/THRIFT STORE
Platinum Lynn Stoller Collection
Gold Collete Designer Consignment – Southampton
Silver Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons (ARF)
BEST FABRIC/TEXTILES
Platinum Hildreth’s – Southampton
Gold Hampton Fabric and Blinds LLC
Silver Textile Mill End Shop
Bronze Hildreth’s – East Hampton
BEST FLORIST
Platinum Roses and Rice
Gold Flowers by Topaz
Silver Dutch Petals
Bronze Moriches Main Street Flowers Inc.
Bronze Flowers by Rori
BEST FOOD/GROCERY SERVICE
Platinum Citarella – All Locations
Gold King Kullen – Bridgehampton
Silver Peapod by Stop & Shop
Bronze Sydney’s “Taylor” Made Cuisine
BEST FORMAL WEAR
Platinum Brooks Brothers – Southampton
Gold J. Hilburn Men’s Clothier
BEST GROCERY STORE/SUPERMARKET
Platinum Citarella – All Locations
Gold King Kullen – Bridgehampton
Silver Stop & Shop
Silver Best Market
Bronze Sydney’s “Taylor” Made Cuisine
BEST HARDWARE STORE
Platinum Shinnecock Hardware Inc.
Gold Shinnecock True Value
Silver True Value-Westhampton
Bronze Ace Hardware – Hampton Bays
BEST HOME FURNISHINGS/DECOR
Hall of Fame English Country Antiques
Platinum Couture Outdoor
Gold Hamptons Handpoured
Silver Hildreth’s – Southampton
Bronze Hildreth’s – East Hampton
BEST JEWELRY STORE
Platinum London Jewelers – East Hampton
Gold Jill Lynn & Co.
Silver Rose Jewelers
Bronze Tamara Comolli Fine Jewelry
Bronze Glenn Bradford Jewlery
BEST MEN’S CLOTHING STORE
Platinum J. McLaughlin’s Mens
Gold Brooks Brothers – Southampton
Silver Impulse for Men – Westhampton Beach
Bronze J. Crew – East Hampton
BEST NURSERY GARDEN CENTER
Platinum Unlimited Earth Care
Gold Olish Farm Stand
Silver Groundworks @ Hren’s
Bronze Marders Landscaping
BEST OPTICAL STORE
Platinum Southampton Optics
Gold Main Street Optics
Silver Sunglass Hut – Bridgehampton
BEST SHOE STORE
Platinum Jildor
Gold Shoe Inn – Westhampton
Silver Gubbins
Bronze Sam Edelman Shoes
BEST SPORTING GOODS EQUIPMENT
Platinum Hampton Watercraft and Marine
Gold Olympia Sports
Silver Skidmore’s Sports
Bronze Brennan’s Bit and Bridle
BEST SUPERMARKET
Platinum King Kullen – Bridgehampton
Gold Stop & Shop
Silver Schmidt’s Market
BEST SURF SHOP/BEACH WEAR
Platinum Sun Barth
Gold Island Surf & Sport – Westhampton Beach
Gold Main Beach Surf Expeditions
Silver Air & Speed Surf Shop
Silver Flying Point Surf & Sport – Southampton
BEST TOY STORE
Platinum Kites of the Harbor
Gold Stevenson’s Toys & Games
Silver Hildreth’s – Southampton
Bronze Second Star to the Right, Inc.
BEST WOMEN’S CLOTHING STORE
Platinum Mint
Gold Therapy
Silver Lynn Stoller Collection
Bronze J. McLaughlin Clothiers – Southampton