Summer Summer Summertime: Nello: Southampton

Nello Summertimes in Southampton appears to be the undiscovered gem of the summer. This year the restaurant, located just a block from the center of town, has added an indoor/outdoor 100 person lounge. On a recent Friday night when our global W4 correspondents Boris, Hunter S. Texas, and El Capitan gathered for the requisite Black Label, vodka and champagne it was discovered that the lounge is perfect place to go if you hope to dance a little, drink alot, and shamelessly attempt to seduce the occasional Latvian model even if she has absolutely no intention of talking to anyone other than your wallet. After a respectable alfresco dinner, the Euro/WASP-y set ambles towards the rear of the restaurant and into the newly minted lounge where a request-friendly British DJ spins uplifting house music and crowdpleasers guilt-free of any hip hop garbage--the only downside of his playlist being that Love Generation might be spun more than a couple of times in an evening. The place is run right and there is no haggling at Nellos about how much your party needs to spend on its liquor allowence in order to have a good time or gain entry. The mixed age dual passport crowd is there to unwind and let loose. It is a welcome refuge from the North Jersey accents and share house crowd that seem to have overrun the nightspots of Eastern Long Island. Summertime and Nellos is easy.

N.B. As we went to press we have sadly received word that the Nello lounge has now been invaded by the aforementioned undesirables and that the service staff have not been able to keep up with the overwhelming crowds.

+Nello Summertimes, 136 Main Street, Southampton.
+Track: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Summertime [lyrics].
+W4 Photog: 15 July 2006.