Southampton is home to many different restaurants catering to any kind of flavor palette and style. One of the greatest things about Southampton restaurants is the sheer variety; with everything from Italian bakeries to American steakhouses, any sort of cuisine can be found here, and for nearly any budget. A great number of the restaurants are perfect for those looking to eat on the cheap, while an equal number cater to the date-night crowd.

Southampton excels particularly well when it comes to breakfast. With at least seven dedicated restaurants for serving the most important meal of the day, all styles of breakfast are represented, from a simple Danish and a glass of juice to a more thorough, eggs and ham style. If you're looking for a cheap breakfast, you can get something simple, like a Spanish omelet. For more expensive breakfasts, maybe for special occasions or an early morning business meeting, mimosas and toastys can be had in a much more business-casual setting.

Lunch is a meal that tends to be overlooked by most locations; people prefer to grab a quick burger or something they can eat in half an hour, and lunch time meetings are a thing of the past. However, Southampton feels a bit differently. With numerous seafood grills and pasta bars that are perfect, moderately priced options for lunch, Southampton caters to a crowd that prefers the old style of dining in the middle of the day. At these locations, there's no need to rush through lunch just to get back to work. The atmosphere is more at ease, inviting diners to savor the epicurean experience and take a bit of a break from the stress of endless spreadsheets and productivity meetings.

For a bit of a mid-afternoon snack, or maybe a slightly irresponsible lunch, there are plenty of restaurants in Southampton that serve exclusively desert. Everything from cakes and pies to more specialized dishes like crme brulee can be had. If the work day is particularly rough and you've got a hankering for something sweet, Southampton is the place to be.

But perhaps the meal that is many people's favorite is the one where Southampton stands aside from the crowd - dinner. With restaurants that range from completely family oriented to some at which a child would be utterly confused by the offerings, Southampton has it all. Romantic Southampton restaurants with breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean provide the perfect options for an anniversary celebration or a simple evening out with that special someone. For days when the weather is nice and it seems such a shame to stay inside, numerous outdoor dining options are open - just beware the birds. They don't understand personal space very well.

Most of the restaurants in the area are local, providing a bit of a €melting pot' feel to the town because of the sheer number of different cuisines on offer. And it doesn't stop at just dinner. Late night options for the hip and the happening are open long past the time when most people have turned in, and street food is available for different stalls for when you just don't feel like sitting down and eating.

No matter the mood or the occasion, Southampton restaurants give dining options to suit any situation. Perhaps one of the most undiscovered and underrated locations in all of New York, Southampton offers a bit of small town feel with big city dining options. Anyone traveling through the area should stop and see what it has to offer, as there are few places like it anywhere else in the country.