New Mexican Eatery Opens In Hamptons

AMAGANSETT, NY —A Mexican restaurant featuring cuisine inspired by local products has opened in Amagansett.

The team behind Nick & Toni’s, La Fondita, Towline BBQ, Rowdy Hall, and Honest Catering have unveiled Coche Comedor at 74A Montauk Highway, in the space once known as the Honest Diner, adjacent to La Fondita, which will remain a taqueria.

The year-round restaurant features regional Mexican cuisine inspired by local products. A wood-burning grill and rotisserie will produce roasted chickens, meats and seafood seasoned with the flavors of Mexico, all paired with house-made tortillas, according to a release.

In addition, Cass Calder Smith Architecture, the design team behind Nick & Toni’s and Townline BBQ, has reimagined the space, making an effort to preserve much of the classic diner exterior and several original elements inside, including the rounded ceiling, stainless steel detailing, and light fixtures — but also infusing the space with bright colors and a lively tone.

CCS Architecture has opened up the wall that faces La Fondita, creating a clear architectural relationship between the two spaces; in warmer months, the glass doors retract almost entirely to connect to the outdoor seating area between the two buildings.

A graffiti artist from Brooklyn, Host18, was commissioned to paint an interior wall mural while seven different local artists are designing custom tabletops.

Executive chef Joseph Realmuto has created a menu featuring regional Mexican cuisine and highlighting local products. The Raw Bar section ($12 to $18) features local littleneck clams and local oysters on the half shell, seafood cocktail with clams, shrimp, calamari and octopus and a selection of ceviches such as ceviche verde with clams and snapper, roasted jalapeno, lime and salsa verde.

A small plates section ($9.50 to $16) kicks off with chips and guacamole and chips and salsa, both served with house-made chips. Other creations in the starter section include chicharrons, crispy pig skin with chili lime salt; duck sopes, crispy duck off the rotisserie on maseca boats; chicken tamal with pipian rojo and queso fresco; wood grilled octopus with black olive mayo, avocado crema, pickled red onion and lemon oil; and queso fundido, melted cheese, house-made chorizo, roasted green chili peppers, corn nuts served with hand-pressed tortillas.

Main dishes ($24 to $49) places rotisserie meats center stage, including half and whole chicken adobo served with choice of mole rojo, mole negro, salsa chipotle or salsa verde and apricot-tamarind glazed duck served with pipian rojo and tortillas.

Main dishes from the wood grill include bone in rib steak with grilled seasonal vegetables; pork rib carnitas with charred baby onions; cod al pastor with grilled pineapple, pickled cabbage and avocado crema; and arroz a la tumbada, Mexican rice, seafood & chorizo in a casuela.

The bar will offer a progressive beverage program with a large selection of tequilas and mezcals and an emphasis on margaritas. Also featured will be an extensive beer selection and sangria on tap.

Coche Comedor is open Wednesday to Friday, with the bar open at 12 p.m. and a raw bar menu served; dinner served from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday and 11 p.m. on Friday.

On Saturdays and Sundays, the bar open at 11:30 a.m. with a raw bar menu served; dinner is served from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 p.m. on Sunday. On Memorial Day, the bar opens at 12 p.m. with a raw bar menu served and dinner is served from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The eatery is open Wednesday through Sunday through June 23 and open seven days a week as of June 24.

For further information contact Coche Comedor at 631-267-5709.