(Bloomberg) -- The booming Hamptons housing market in New York’s Long Island means it’s already time to start mapping out summer dining plans. Last year, places were so packed that even former chief executive officers willing to shell out hundreds of dollars in tips weren’t guaranteed a seat. (Picking up the tab for an almost-finished table and then squatting there, however, proved a successful strategy.)

Last year’s heavy hitting places will still be impossible to get into. Duryea’s in Montauk will once again construct monstrous seafood platters and lobster rolls for all the tables on the deck. At Sí Sí, which will celebrate its second season at the remodeled Sunset Harbor in the EHP Resort and Marina, the Goop crowd will continue to pile in for bright Mediterranean dishes such as spicy surf-and-turf paella.

This season, a few popular New York City chefs are planting their flag on the South Fork, giving hungry locals alternative options. Brooklyn pizza darling Roberta’s will be operating in Montauk, offering fans their signature Bee Sting pies; in Amagansett, Italian food expert PJ Calapa has revamped the menu at Astro’s Pizza for a fresh selection of top-notch pies. There are also excellent new options for Japanese fare, stylish caviar service, and lots and lots of vegetable-forward cooking. 

Here, then, are the eight newest, most highly anticipated restaurants to know about in the Hamptons. A few are already serving customers; others won’t open until June, or—gulp—July. In the Hamptons’ restaurant world, it’s never too early to start planning ahead. 

Roberta’s, Montauk

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Beloved Brooklyn pizza institution Roberta’s is, for the first time, taking its blistering Neapolitan pies out east to land in Montauk’s former Arbor space on Fort Pond Road, just down the block from the Surf Lodge. The expansive, 5,400-square-foot space will open in late May and spread room for 165 guests among the dining room, an outside patio, and two bars. Chef Carlo Mirachi and his team will be emphasizing seafood in dishes such as pasta laced with shellfish, and dayboat scallops with ramp oil. The menu will include Roberta’s classics like the littleneck clam- and chili-topped-Ursula’s Parade pizza, natural wines, local beers, and seasonal cocktails. 

O by Kissaki, East Hampton

Manhattan’s popular, affordable sushi chainlet Kissaki is back in the Hamptons for a third season. What’s new this year is the menu from chef Chris Jaeckle, of now-shuttered all’onda in Manhattan. He has revamped the cozy Japanese eatery’s menu to reflect Itameshi cuisine, which blends Japanese and Italian sensibilities. His menu features uni and lardo on crispy rice, a wild mushroom truffle donabe (Japanese clay pot), and assorted nigiri and maki rolls made by chef Mark Garcia.

Lobster Roll , Southampton

One of the Hamptons’ oldest and most legendary eateries, Lobster Roll—which many know as ‘Lunch,’ thanks to the oversized red, white, and blue signage affixed to this beach shack’s roof on the Montauk Highway—has expanded for the first time since its 1965 debut. The new location is in a defunct retro silver diner on Route 27 in Southampton. The menu mirrors the original in Amagansett: Bestsellers are seafood nachos, fried clam strips, and, of course, the namesake lobster rolls. There’s also a roster of draft beer, cocktails, and egg creams.

The Living Room at the Maidstone, East Hampton

East Hampton’s white-washed hotel the Maidstone, the new incarnation of the 150-year-old property that was once the iconic Maidstone Arms,  has fresh dining options this summer. At the Living Room, which opens in mid-May, chef Andrew Doran will feature local seafood that includes raw bar selections and lobster beignets, along with farmers market salad dressed with Wölffer Estate rosé vinaigrette. Caviar and Champagne service are in the works, plus specialty elixirs. 

Astro’s Pizza, Amagansett

Pasta pro PJ Calapa, who made his name making extraordinary fresh pastas at Ai Fiori, has taken the reins at the ancient, unfussy Amagansett Italian fixture Astro’s Pizza. When it opens at the end of May, he’ll be offering an entirely new family-friendly Italian bill of fare with a plethora of square pizzas that Calapa describes as a mix of grandma-style and Detroit-style. They’ll be topped with such ingredients as clams and garlic, as well as pecorino and cremini mushrooms. He’ll also serve a classic chicken Parmesan and a fish crudo option, such as black bass or tuna, spiked with lemon and olive oil.

Mavericks Montauk, Montauk

Mavericks is the forthcoming Montauk surf-and-turf spot, overlooking Fort Pond, from sommelier Vanessa Price and Jeremy Blutstein, a former chef at Surf Lodge. Think of this 200-seat, indoor-outdoor eatery as a seasonally inclined, vegetable-forward steakhouse in which Blutstein will draw most ingredients from the land and water between Montauk and upstate New York. Alongside a dry-aged rib-eye and a bone-in tuna rib-eye,  look for such options as Amagansett creamed corn with smoked feta or the burnt Sagaponack carrots with basil labneh. The restaurant plans to open in mid-June.

Enchanté, Southampton

The team behind East Hampton Point Resort & Marina, home of Si Si, is adding a new venue to its roster. Enchanté, a French-inspired dining room, is moving into the home of Southampton’s former Red Bar Brasserie on Route 27, a deal that cost a reported $3.4 million. In a space decorated with vintage pieces to evoke a classic bistro, the menu will be coastal, casual French with everything from a fruits de mer platter to a Niçoise salad and lobster frites.

Léon, Shelter Island

First-time restaurateur and East Hampton native Valerie Mnuchin—and sister of Steve—will open the quaint European bistro Léon, named after her grandfather, on Shelter Island’s West Neck Road. The rustic French-Italian seasonal dishes will be overseen by chef Mason Lindahl, who used to cook at Diner in Brooklyn. He’ll be using local ingredients, prepared as much as possible on a wood-fueled hearth, in such dishes as strozzapreti with fire-roasted tomatoes; striped bass accompanied by spicy peperonata; and grilled rib-eye with herbed crispy potatoes. They’ll be  paired with old-world wines and classic cocktails. Seating will accommodate 70 diners inside and on an outdoor patio when the restaurant opens in July.  

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